North West news

• Leaders 'cannot ignore flaws' in plan for new town

  24-12-2025 07:26 via bbc.com
  Council leaders say concerns over the plan for up to 20,000 homes include the impact on the green belt.
  
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• Solskjaer set for face-to-face talks with Man Utd chiefs

  09-01-2026 20:33 via bbc.com
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set for face-to-face talks with Manchester United chiefs about becoming the club's interim boss.
  
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• Salford & Accrington games among four frozen off

  09-01-2026 19:18 via bbc.com
  Oldham Athletic, Chesterfield, Salford City and Accrington Stanley matches scheduled to take place on Saturday are postponed due to freezing conditions.
  
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• Oldham defender Simeu to stay for rest of season

  09-01-2026 17:42 via bbc.com
  Oldham Athletic defender Dynel Simeu signs a new deal to remain with the League Two side until the end of the season.
  
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• Mansfield sign striker Adeboyejo from Bolton

  09-01-2026 16:27 via bbc.com
  Mansfield Town sign striker Victor Adeboyejo from League One rivals Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• Ten PCSO roles to be saved but 50 jobs could go

  09-01-2026 15:27 via bbc.com
  Cheshire Police has promised to fight to retain roles where funding allows.
  
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• 'It was -6C and I thought I had place to sleep - but hotel refused me for being homeless'

  09-01-2026 15:21 via bbc.com
  Calumn Donaghey arrived to check-in at the Oxford Road hotel only to be rejected for being homeless.
  
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• Littler signs sponsorship deal worth reported £20m

  09-01-2026 14:45 via bbc.com
  World number one Luke Littler signs a record sponsorship deal for a darts player worth a reported £20m.
  
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• England hopeful Kpoku keen on Sale move

  09-01-2026 13:21 via bbc.com
  Junior Kpoku, a key part of England Under-20s' World Cup win in 2024, wants to join Sale and push for a spot in the senior squad.
  
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• Driver held after car ploughs through salon window

  09-01-2026 13:12 via bbc.com
  Police say a 21-year-old man has been arrested following the crash at Dixa Hair and Beauty Salon.
  
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• Hundreds cut off after underground cable problem

  09-01-2026 12:54 via bbc.com
  Hundreds of Greater Manchester and Merseyside homes are affected after an underground cable problem.
  
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• 'He was lying in the porch - we just saw his legs'

  09-01-2026 12:47 via bbc.com
  Ian Woolfenden was working in Wigan when he noticed en elderly man trapped inside a burning house.
  
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• Rail services and roads impacted by Storm Goretti

  09-01-2026 11:05 via bbc.com
  Many travellers face disruption despite the north-west of England escaping the worst of Storm Goretti.
  
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• 'My best is yet to come' - Semenyo joins Man City in £65m deal

  09-01-2026 10:49 via bbc.com
  Manchester City sign Ghana international Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth in a deal worth about £65m.
  
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• Why Man City have signed 'extraordinary' Semenyo

  09-01-2026 10:02 via bbc.com
  Antoine Semenyo has gone from Bristol City to Man City in the space of three years. BBC Sport looks at why Pep Guardiola has moved for the Bournemouth man.
  
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• Macclesfield's 'massive occasion' tinged with sadness

  09-01-2026 08:14 via bbc.com
  Non-league Macclesfield host holders Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Saturday, 25 days after the death of their player Ethan McLeod.
  
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• Bereaved families criticise councils' 'grief tax'

  09-01-2026 07:57 via bbc.com
  Grieving families demand a flat fee for graves and burials across Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs.
  
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• How alcohol-free venues ended up as pubs

  09-01-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  A historian says temperance campaigners would have been "disturbed" to see their venues used as pubs.
  
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• Football hero's death and man shares A&E ordeal

  09-01-2026 00:20 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Avalanche warning and thundersnow in Wales as Storm Goretti hits

  08-01-2026 23:09 via bbc.com
  There are areas of unstable snow in several locations near the top of Yr Wyddfa, said the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team.
  
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• Homeless men refused entry to city centre hotel

  08-01-2026 23:05 via bbc.com
  The men were told they could not stay in pre-booked rooms on a night when temperatures hit -6C (-21.2F).
  
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• Dog attack on farm kills 21 sheep in one day

  08-01-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  Farmer Alan Jackson said the aftermath of the attack resembled a "battlefield".
  
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• Holocaust memorial bench destroyed and thrown in lake

  08-01-2026 15:38 via bbc.com
  The vandalism has been described as a "vile act of hatred" and a "disgusting" act of antisemitism.
  
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• What is Man Utd's 'DNA' and does it really matter?

  08-01-2026 14:43 via bbc.com
  As Manchester United look for Ruben Amorim's successor, Phil McNulty asks if a club's so-called "DNA" is actually relevant?
  
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• Fletcher to take charge for FA Cup - but Man Utd problems far bigger

  08-01-2026 01:15 via bbc.com
  Darren Fletcher will remain in charge of Manchester United for their FA Cup match against Brighton - as the club battle problems that go far deeper than sorting out managerial uncertainty.
  
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• Search launched as prisoner absconds from jail

  07-01-2026 21:54 via bbc.com
  Kieran Cameron is serving a 23-year-prison sentence for an attempted murder in 2016.
  
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• Is a Welsh accent a help or a hindrance in The Traitors?

  07-01-2026 21:31 via bbc.com
  From hiding their jobs, to secret relationships and faking accents, many contestants have trialled strategies to gain people's trust.
  
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• Three children fall from window of double-decker bus

  07-01-2026 20:41 via bbc.com
  The children have "potentially serious injuries" but they not thought to be life-threatening.
  
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• Former England boss Keegan diagnosed with cancer

  07-01-2026 20:37 via bbc.com
  Former England striker and manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer and is receiving treatment.
  
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• Carrick and Solskjaer frontrunners for caretaker role

  07-01-2026 20:09 via bbc.com
  Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer emerge as frontrunners to become Manchester United's caretaker manager until the end of the season.
  
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