Blackburn's Prof Dominic Harrison says child jabs are "desperately needed" to fight a rise in cases.

A woman who took on parental responsibility for her grandchildren says there is a lack of support.

Emily Williamson saw her campaign to ban the import of bird feathers for fashion succeed in 1921.

Michael Cullen is to hand out some of the £750,000 he raised walking hundreds of miles in his trunks.

The boy was airlifted to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool following the collision in Holyhead.

Cheshire Police's dogs will be given collar numbers to make them "part of the team", the force says.

The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

Saqib Mahmood takes his first five-wicket haul as Lancashire beat Yorkshire in the Roses match by an innings and 79 runs.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne suffers fractured nose and eye socket in Champions League final defeat to Chelsea.

The man, believed to be in his 70s, was struck by a taxi in Kirkdale at about 01:00 BST.

A man is held over the theft of a car believed to have been in a crash that killed two men.

Yorkshire's chances of saving the Roses match against Lancashire are dented after they lose two late wickets.

One piece of extra good news for Red Rose fans of all cricketing codes to emerge this morning is that England have made World Cup winning wicketkeeper Jos Buttler available for Lancashire's first six matches in the T20 Blast.

Exciting news too for other counties' commercial departments too, to welcome the top box office attraction.

Buttler, who has not played since his stunning IPL century for Rajasthan Royals on 2 May - 124 off 64 balls - will play in Lancashire's first two home games at Emirates Old Trafford.

They are on back-to-back days against Derbyshire (9 June, 14:30) and Leicestershire (10 June, 18:30).

But then their next four games are all away: Worcestershire (13 June, 14:30), Derbyshire (15 June, 19:00), Durham (17 June, 19:00) and Birmingham Bears (18 June, 18:30).

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A teenager is arrested after a man, believed to have been hit by a vehicle, dies, police say.

Fernandinho could end his Manchester City career on the highest of highs in this Saturday's Champions League final against Chelsea - if he decides to leave.

As the collapse of the last criminal trial marks the end of a long legal road, Judith Moritz asks what the legacy of Britain’s worst sports disaster is.

People living in some areas of the county are being urged to get tested after a rise in Covid cases.

Keaton Jennings leads the way for Lancashire with 114 as they build a commanding Roses match lead over Yorkshire.

A tyre shop owner tells a court a drive-by gunman who killed a passer-by "was looking at me".

Everton midfielder James Rodriguez says he is filled with "great disappointment" after being left out of Colombia's squad for the Copa America.