North West news

• 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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• Aer Lingus to end all Manchester-US flights

  28-01-2026 18:39 via bbc.com
  The Irish airline cancels flights to New York and plans to cease all transatlantic operations by March.
  
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• Sinkhole swallows walkway on Wales Coast Path

  28-01-2026 16:35 via bbc.com
  The sinkhole has prompted the council to ask members of the public to "stay away from this part".
  
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• Confirmed Gorton and Denton by-election candidates

  28-01-2026 16:32 via bbc.com
  Who is standing in the Greater Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton?
  
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• WhatsApp group councillors breached standards

  28-01-2026 15:59 via bbc.com
  A report finds Labour councillors in Tameside's Denton wards breached code of conduct.
  
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• Stockport aim to better last season's points total

  28-01-2026 15:51 via bbc.com
  Stockport County boss Dave Challinor is looking to better the end-of-season points total his side managed in 2024-25.
  
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• UK construction activity December 2025: North West - Construction News

  28-01-2026 15:36 via news.google.com
  UK construction activity December 2025: North West  Construction News
  
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• Men found guilty over 'Mexican cocaine to UK' plot

  28-01-2026 15:02 via bbc.com
  National Crime Agency detectives find crime groups based in Liverpool and Manchester were involved.
  
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• Fake window cleaner ties up woman, 95, in robbery

  28-01-2026 12:33 via bbc.com
  The man said he could clean the woman's windows to get in the house and threaten her for money.
  
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• Council tax could increase by almost 10%

  28-01-2026 12:28 via bbc.com
  The council has asked for financial support warning it could face effective bankruptcy if refused.
  
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• Woman took her own life after benefits cut in error

  28-01-2026 11:16 via bbc.com
  A coroner wrote to the DWP to express her concerns after the death of Tamara Logan in Tameside.
  
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• Selling stars - how Man City have turned player sales into big business

  28-01-2026 09:15 via bbc.com
  Manchester City have made more than £250m selling young players from their talent factory over the last five years.
  
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• Snooker player, 2, pots Guinness World Records

  28-01-2026 07:49 via bbc.com
  Jude Owens, from Manchester, has become the youngest person to perform two trick shots.
  
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• Manchester Film Festival 2026: All you need to know

  28-01-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  From A-listers to the best home-grown filmaking talent - the lowdown on the Manchester Film Festival.
  
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• Dozens of ashes interments not recorded, audit finds

  28-01-2026 07:20 via bbc.com
  "Major gaps" are found in a Cheshire cemetery's paperwork, with 49 interments not included in records.
  
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• Newborn baby dies after mum not woken for heart rate check

  27-01-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  Sonny Taylor was "left distressed for a significant amount of time" before his birth, a report says.
  
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• 'Hospital played Russian roulette with our baby's life'

  27-01-2026 18:39 via bbc.com
  A coroner concluded "avoidable delays" to a home birth being suspended led to a baby's death.
  
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• Boy charged over 14-year-old's e-scooter death

  27-01-2026 17:49 via bbc.com
  The boy is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after the fatal crash in Wythenshawe.
  
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• Bolton sign Derby winger Blackett-Taylor

  27-01-2026 17:45 via bbc.com
  Bolton Wanderers sign Derby County winger Corey Blackett-Taylor on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• Doku thankful he was not 'badly injured' by Dalot

  27-01-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku says he is thankful he was not more seriously injured after a high studs-up tackle by Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot.
  
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• Guardiola apologises to ref Hallam but 'defends' outburst

  27-01-2026 15:38 via bbc.com
  Pep Guardiola has apologised to new Premier League referee Farai Hallam if he "feels offended", having taken issue with the official following Manchester City's victory over Wolves on Saturday. But the Spaniard said he has to "defend my club and my players".
  
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• Yr Wyddfa plummets to -9C amid Storm Chandra ice and flood alerts

  27-01-2026 15:10 via bbc.com
  Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing soon after midnight, the Met Office says.
  
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• Man Utd's Dorgu set for weeks out with hamstring issue

  27-01-2026 12:56 via bbc.com
  In-form Patrick Dorgu is still being assessed but he is likely to miss Manchester United matches with the injury he picked up against Arsenal.
  
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• Conservative MP Braverman defects to Farage's Reform UK - northweststar.com.au

  26-01-2026 15:21 via news.google.com
  Conservative MP Braverman defects to Farage's Reform UK  northweststar.com.au
  
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• Champions Wigan open new Women's Super League season against Leeds

  26-01-2026 14:50 via bbc.com
  Wigan Warriors start their Women's Super League defence against Leeds Rhinos on 16 May in a modified format for 2026.
  
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• BBC Radio Manchester listeners have their say about Burnham's thwarted Westminster ambitions

  26-01-2026 14:45 via bbc.com
  BBC Radio Manchester listeners have their say about Andy Burnham's thwarted Westminster ambitions.
  
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• Fulham close to agreement for Man City winger Bobb

  26-01-2026 13:52 via bbc.com
  Fulham are close to reaching an agreement to sign winger Oscar Bobb from fellow Premier League side Manchester City.
  
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• 'Heading football likely contributed to McQueen's brain disease'

  26-01-2026 13:20 via bbc.com
  An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former footballer's death.
  
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• 'Heading ball likely contributed to McQueen's brain disease'

  26-01-2026 13:20 via bbc.com
  An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former footballer's death.
  
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• Man, 87, dies after being hit by car crossing road

  26-01-2026 11:41 via bbc.com
  The man later died in hospital after being hit by a Vauxhall Astra in Salford.
  
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