Summary

  • Key updates on Friday 3 May:

  • Local elections: Minor parties make gains across North West

  • Labour celebrate 'stunning' win in Trafford

  • Wirral Council hung after gains by Tories and Greens

  • Bid to oust Liverpool mayor launched after polls close

  • Labour loses seven seats and control of Bolton Council

  • Lancashire: Labour make gains in Chorley

  1. Nineteen wickets fall as fans return to Glamorganpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    19 wickets fell on the first day between Glamorgan and Lancashire as fans return to Sophia Gardens

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  2. Apology call over 'nakedly racist' deportationspublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Two thousand Chinese merchant seamen were forcibly repatriated from Liverpool after World War Two.

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  3. Alisson set for Reds contract talkspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Liverpool intend to open contract talks with goalkeeper Alisson Becker when he returns to the club after the summer.

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  4. Director resigns over bullying claims at brewerypublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Marble Beers' Jan Rogers steps down over bullying and harassment allegations at the company.

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  5. Construction worker hurt in lift shaft fallpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    The worker was taken to hospital after falling during work at the former Liverpool Echo offices.

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  6. Man City fan fined for racist abuse at derby gamepublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Anthony Burke was seen on TV making a monkey gesture at Manchester United players during the match.

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  7. Three fined after Covid test teacher harassmentpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Two women and a man, who said Covid-19 was "a lie" and broke lockdown rules, are fined £2,000 each.

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  8. Electric bike rider killed in crash with carpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Officers witnessed the crash and carried out emergency first aid on the 35-year-old man, police say.

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  9. Man held over fall death released without chargepublished at 08:33 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    The death of a woman who fell from a building is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.

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  10. 'Long Covid means I constantly smell rotten meat'published at 08:22 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    Sally McCreith, 31, says her distorted sense of taste and smell has "turned her life upside down".

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  11. Amazon beefs up Covid testing capabilitiespublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 3 June 2021

    The online giant may use this as a further opportunity to get into the health sector, analysts say.

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  12. Nuno and Moyes among top Everton targetspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    Nuno Espirito Santo and David Moyes emerge as two of the leading candidates to become Everton manager.

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  13. Shut county's schools amid Covid rise, says unionpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    Lancashire has 10 areas in the top 20 worst-affected by coronavirus cases in England.

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  14. PC jailed for selling police intelligencepublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    Mohammed Malik, 37, sold sensitive data while working for Greater Manchester Police, a court hears.

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  15. Murder arrest after woman, 18, falls from buildingpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    A 21-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of the woman in Liverpool.

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  16. Cyclist, 56, killed in crash with carpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    The 66-year-old driver of the car is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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  17. 'Ancelotti exit a cold shower on Everton ambitions'published at 09:14 British Summer Time 2 June 2021

    Everton are looking for a sixth manager in five years and Carlo Ancelotti's exit will come as a major blow to owner Farhad Moshiri, says Phil McNulty.

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  18. Murder arrests after boy, 14, stabbed to deathpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 1 June 2021

    Two teenagers aged 13 and 14 are among six held following the stabbing.

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  19. 'I flew to Gibraltar instead of Belfast by mistake'published at 19:59 British Summer Time 1 June 2021

    EasyJet says it is investigating after Gemma Cargin got on the wrong flight.

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  20. Ex-footballer fined for Magna Carta Covid breachpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 1 June 2021

    Bradley Orr claimed the ancient document meant he did not have to close his children's play centre.

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