North West news

• National Gallery unveils art celebrating quarry's wartime role

  01-12-2025 19:12 via bbc.com
  The artworks were shipped to north Wales near the beginning of the war in order to keep them safe.
  
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• Woman who 'made friends everywhere' killed in crash

  06-12-2025 15:36 via bbc.com
  An 87-year-old woman who died after a crash is described as a "much-loved" great-grandmother.
  
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• Severe weather forces closure of storm-hit port terminal

  06-12-2025 14:21 via bbc.com
  Terminal 5 at Holyhead has been temporarily closed, but the port will maintain a “full sailing schedule”.
  
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• Twice winners Bolton and Vale face EFL Trophy showdown

  06-12-2025 14:19 via bbc.com
  Former winners Bolton and Port Vale will meet in the last 16 in the EFL Trophy, while League Two's Swindon Town travel to Luton Town.
  
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• Anglesey happiest place in Wales, says survey

  06-12-2025 12:52 via bbc.com
  Property website Rightmove quizzed almost 20,000 people across the UK for its 2025 survey.
  
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• Warrington care service named best in the North West - Yahoo News UK

  06-12-2025 11:00 via news.google.com
  Warrington care service named best in the North West  Yahoo News UK
  
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• 'Teeny-tiny' Christmas tree sparks confusion

  06-12-2025 09:56 via bbc.com
  A councillor defends a newly planted council Christmas tree after locals said was too small.
  
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• 'Cruel and sadistic attempts to make me straight'

  06-12-2025 08:19 via bbc.com
  Pauline Collier recalls being strapped to a chair while doctors gave her painful electric shocks.
  
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• 'It's good to have somewhere for mums to feel seen'

  06-12-2025 08:18 via bbc.com
  The group has been described as a "really good space" for mental health and well-being.
  
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• Kate celebrates UK community work at Christmas service - The North West Star

  06-12-2025 03:03 via news.google.com
  Kate celebrates UK community work at Christmas service  The North West Star
  
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• Man City won't take risk on 'suffering' Rodri's return

  05-12-2025 23:39 via bbc.com
  Manchester City midfielder Rodri is "suffering" and "struggling" as he wants to make a return to action from a hamstring injury, says manager Pep Guardiola.
  
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• Glasgow earn opening night bonus-point win at Sale

  05-12-2025 23:06 via bbc.com
  Glasgow Warriors enjoy a dream opening night in the Champions Cup with a bonus-point away win over Sale Sharks.
  
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• Cathedral music boss sacked after 'inappropriate' song row

  05-12-2025 22:13 via bbc.com
  A protest at Bangor Cathedral came after it announced it was considering laying off two-thirds of its workforce.
  
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• Littlejohn given extended ban for violent conduct

  05-12-2025 15:43 via bbc.com
  Crystal Palace midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn has been given an extended five-match ban for violent conduct after grabbing an opponent by the neck and throwing her to the ground.
  
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• Alleged associate of synagogue attacker in court

  05-12-2025 12:14 via bbc.com
  Mohammad Asim Bashir is accused of driving Jihad Al-Shamie to UK Defence Academy before the attack.
  
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• Warning over Christmas markets travel chaos

  05-12-2025 12:13 via bbc.com
  Up to 1.2m people travelled into the city centre over a recent weekend, say transport bosses.
  
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• Extra £95m cost of town hall revamp a 'disaster'

  05-12-2025 11:13 via bbc.com
  The full cost of the restoration of the neo-Gothic venue in Manchester is set to reach £525m.
  
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• 'I cried with relief after ADHD diagnosis at 52'

  05-12-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  Isobel Lepist says her life "finally made sense" after the ADHD diagnosis and is now helping others.
  
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• LGBT survivors tell of 'barbaric' NHS shock therapy

  05-12-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.
  
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• 'Twerking' cop 'groped' colleagues and two killed in horror crash

  04-12-2025 23:50 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Family tributes to dad killed in e-bike crash

  04-12-2025 22:52 via bbc.com
  The 61-year-old's family say they are struggling to come to terms with his sudden death.
  
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• 'Twerking' police officer sacked for groping colleagues at party

  04-12-2025 18:18 via bbc.com
  A misconduct panel says PC Pamela Pritchard breached the force's standards of behaviour.
  
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• ‘A huge bang’: Earthquake shocks residents in North West - The Telegraph

  04-12-2025 17:51 via news.google.com
  ‘A huge bang’: Earthquake shocks residents in North West  The Telegraph
  
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• Pair's festive engagement under 'Mr Zippy' Santa goes viral

  04-12-2025 17:12 via bbc.com
  A social media video of the couple's special moment at Manchester's Christmas Markets has thousands of views.
  
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• Man accused of driving synagogue attacker to UK defence site charged with terror offences

  04-12-2025 16:30 via bbc.com
  Greater Manchester Police confirms the 31-year-old was an associate of Jihad Al-Shamie.
  
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• Ex-Salford winger Caton-Brown bids for club

  04-12-2025 15:22 via bbc.com
  Former Salford Red Devils winger Mason Caton-Brown launches a bid to take over the club as part of a consortium.
  
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• New UK sanctions against Russia after Novichok report - The North West Star

  04-12-2025 14:09 via news.google.com
  New UK sanctions against Russia after Novichok report  The North West Star
  
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• Canada star Hogan-Rochester signs for Sale

  04-12-2025 13:49 via bbc.com
  Sale Sharks women announce the signing of Canada wing Asia Hogan-Rochester from 1 January.
  
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• Manchester synagogue attack victim says Al-Shamie 'radiated evil'

  04-12-2025 13:45 via bbc.com
  Father-of-four Yoni Finlay was shot by a police bullet as he barricaded the doors of the synagogue.
  
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• Teen thought she was hungover before sudden death linked to contraceptive pill

  04-12-2025 12:42 via bbc.com
  Áine Hurst's family is raising awareness of contraceptive pill side effects.
  
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