North West news

• Fernandes rounds on Carrick after Man Utd humiliation

  21-10-2026 21:59 via BBC News
  
  Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes blames head coach Michael Carrick for the tactics that led to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat by Como in the Champions League.
  
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• Hiker died in 100ft fall from knife-edge ridge on Wales' highest mountain

  21-10-2026 21:58 via BBC News
  
  Adrian McAnarney fell from Crib Goch in Eryri National Park, also known as Snowdonia.
  
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• Pupils who designed a badge sent to space meet NASA astronaut

  21-10-2026 21:39 via BBC News
  
  Frank Rubio is set to be in the crew for the Artemis III mission and previously spent a year in space.
  
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• Inquest hears of 'great danger' tip-off before fire murders

  21-10-2026 18:55 via BBC News
  
  Social workers were told children were in "great danger" days before a fatal fire, an inquest hears.
  
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• Driver heard victim being dragged under car, court hears

  21-10-2026 18:16 via BBC News
  
  The witness said driver Simon Richardson could 'hear the cyclist' from inside the car.
  
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• Sinkhole revealed 50m mine shaft beneath road

  21-10-2026 16:47 via BBC News
  
  Part of Alan Turing Way has been closed since March and is expected to stay shut until mid-December.
  
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• Andrews died of tear in artery around heart - autopsy

  21-10-2026 16:39 via BBC News
  
  Former Sale player Hyron Andrews - who was found dead at his new team's hotel base before a Champions Cup match - died of natural causes, an autopsy finds.
  
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• Three more arrests after woman stabbed to death

  21-10-2026 15:38 via BBC News
  
  Alisha Samuels, 26, was found dead after a disturbance in the Newton Heath area of Manchester.
  
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• Essex sign wicketkeeper Bell from Lancashire

  21-10-2026 14:36 via BBC News
  
  Essex sign wicketkeeper George Bell from Lancashire on a permanent deal after a productive loan spell last season.
  
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• Macclesfield & Altrincham reach FA Cup first round but Bury bow out

  21-10-2026 10:39 via BBC News
  
  Eighth-tier Stafford Rangers will host Grimsby in the FA Cup first round after thumping National League strugglers Gateshead 5-0.
  
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• Aberfan 60 years on and student admits to murdering housemate

  21-10-2026 07:34 via BBC News
  
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Young adults in the North 'dying at higher rates'

  21-10-2026 07:31 via BBC News
  
  The gap between North and South has more than tripled since 1981, despite falling death rates.
  
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• Wigan Council 'listening' as warehouse plans dropped

  21-10-2026 07:15 via BBC News
  
  Wigan Council said it had listened and "struck the right balance" between supporting growth and creating jobs.
  
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• What do unpaid carers want from next week's Budget?

  21-10-2026 07:14 via BBC News
  
  Six unpaid carers from Greater Manchester talk about their lives and what the chancellor could to to help.
  
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• No Haaland, no problem - can Foden be Man City's alternative goalscorer?

  21-10-2026 00:35 via BBC News
  
  Phil Foden's magnificent man-of-the-match display in Manchester City's Champions League win against AEK Athens serves as a reminder of his talent and ability to influence games.
  
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