North West news

• Smith helps Wire beat Hull FC to keep pace at top

  05-06-2026 23:50 via bbc.com
  
  Josh Smith scores two second-half tries as Warrington struggle past Hull FC to move level on points with Leeds at the top of Super League.
  
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• Town returns to its 'bustling' Medieval roots

  07-06-2026 15:50 via bbc.com
  
  Medieval events take place in Rochdale following on from a archaeological dig there last summer.
  
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• Boy, 13, among arrests in town centre crackdown

  07-06-2026 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  Seven teenagers were arrested after weeks of problems in Warrington, police say.
  
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• Wigan impress in Paris win over Catalans

  07-06-2026 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  Watch highlights as Wigan follow-up their Challenge Cup triumph with a 40-16 win over Catalans Dragons in Super League.
  
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• City's tallest tower plan edges closer with £50m loan

  07-06-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  The 76-storey skyscraper is designed to become Manchester's tallest building.
  
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• Bomb squad called as residents evacuate homes

  07-06-2026 11:08 via bbc.com
  
  Police say a suspicious item was found in a front garden in Fallowfield on Saturday evening.
  
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• 'Canal Street is magical - like living on a movie set'

  07-06-2026 08:12 via bbc.com
  
  Actor Alan Cumming stars in the new Channel 4 series which was filmed in Manchester's Gay Village.
  
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• 'Going on TV inspired me to help other women in construction'

  07-06-2026 08:10 via bbc.com
  
  Michaela Wain says her eyes were opened after her stint in BBC show The Apprentice.
  
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• Why pupils are getting custom school leavers' shirts made for their last day

  07-06-2026 01:58 via bbc.com
  
  In between studying for GCSE exams, many students spend hours designing personalised leavers' shirts.
  
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• Thunder to face Lightning or Pulse in Grand Final

  06-06-2026 22:20 via bbc.com
  
  AO Manchester Thunder are the first team to book a place in the Netball Super League Grand Final after beating London Pulse on Saturday.
  
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• Wigan earn comfortable Paris victory over Catalans

  06-06-2026 21:41 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan Warriors follow up their Challenge Cup win with a comfortable Super League victory over Catalans Dragons in Paris.
  
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• Sale beat weakened Bristol to get Champions Cup spot

  06-06-2026 19:28 via bbc.com
  
  Sale Sharks rubber stamp a place in next season's Champions Cup as they end The Prem season with a convincing win over Bristol Bears.
  
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• Macclesfield FC co-owner suspended following arrest

  06-06-2026 18:37 via bbc.com
  
  Robert Smethurst, 48, has been "temporarily relieved of his duties", the National League North club said.
  
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• Three Brits admit killing restaurant owner in Canada after 'unpaid bill' row

  06-06-2026 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  Canadian police confirmed Robert Evans Jr pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, while his father and uncle admitted being accessories to the crime.
  
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• Home care service rated inadequate following errors

  06-06-2026 16:47 via bbc.com
  
  Elite Homecare, in Hazel Grove, Stockport, received the downgrade amid a raft of concerns.
  
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• Warrington's King set to join Broncos

  06-06-2026 14:33 via bbc.com
  
  Warrington Wolves centre Toby King is to leave the club at the end of the season and join London Broncos.
  
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• Wigan re-sign midfielder Power from Bradford City

  06-06-2026 13:42 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan Athletic re-sign midfielder Max Power from fellow League One club Bradford City for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.
  
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• Young people team up with Lottery Winners to write hometown anthem

  06-06-2026 08:30 via bbc.com
  
  Young people in Leigh team up with the indie chart-toppers to write a song championing their hometown.
  
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• 'I've matched with four men on dating apps - they were all scammers'

  06-06-2026 08:27 via bbc.com
  
  Julie Osgood tried dating after losing her partner of 38 years to Covid and now wants to warn others.
  
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• Was the weekend really invented in Greater Manchester?

  06-06-2026 08:23 via bbc.com
  
  Salford is holding a free festival for all the family to celebration the invention of the weekend.
  
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• Nightmare parking issues in beauty spot could be tackled by free tourist buses

  05-06-2026 23:51 via bbc.com
  
  It has worked in the European Alps, but could a free shuttle bus tackle traffic issues in Eryri?
  
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• T20 Blast round-up: Bairstow inspires Yorkshire to record Roses win

  05-06-2026 23:32 via bbc.com
  
  A round up of Friday's T20 Blast action which included Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali inspiring Yorkshire to a 106-run win over Lancashire Lightning.
  
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• Angry Ginge says pets died in fire at mum's home

  05-06-2026 23:02 via bbc.com
  
  The Salford-born content creator says two cats and one rabbit died in a fire at his mother's house.
  
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• Associate of synagogue attacker admits terror charge

  05-06-2026 22:48 via bbc.com
  
  Mohammad Bashir drove Jihad Al-Shamie to a military base in Oxfordshire in the months before the attack.
  
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• Man jailed for 24 years for 2003 rape in Salford

  05-06-2026 21:46 via bbc.com
  
  A rapist has been jailed for the 2003 attack in Salford for which Andrew Malkinson wrongly served 17 years in prison.
  
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• Stockport County appoint Rochdale boss McNulty

  05-06-2026 19:44 via bbc.com
  
  Stockport County appoint Rochdale boss Jim McNulty as their new manager on a three-year deal.
  
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• Rapist's 24-year sentence an 'insult', says Malkinson

  05-06-2026 19:04 via bbc.com
  
  Paul Quinn is jailed over the 2003 attack in Salford for which Andrew Malkinson served 17 years.
  
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• Airport check-in worker part of £30m cash smuggling gang

  05-06-2026 18:48 via bbc.com
  
  Emirates attendant Emma Rauf helped couriers carry hundreds of thousands of pounds on flights to Dubai.
  
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• Ministers considering whether to go ahead with council tax changes

  05-06-2026 14:58 via bbc.com
  
  It is unclear if the Plaid Cymru Welsh government will proceed with planned council tax revaluation.
  
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• National park could pause overnight parking ban targeting sunrise chasers

  05-06-2026 11:16 via bbc.com
  
  Eryri National Park Authority has restricted overnight parking at the car parks since 1 April.
  
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