North West news

• Tottenham agree loan for Man City's Marmoush

  26-08-2026 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham agree a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer.
  
  Read more

• Man Utd host Brighton, Man City play Norwich in EFL Cup

  26-08-2026 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool face Tottenham in the third round of the EFL Cup, Manchester United play Brighton and Manchester City draw Norwich.
  
  Read more

• Moment Peter Kay gatecrashes BBC weather report

  26-08-2026 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The comedian interrupted North West Tonight weather presenter Molly Brewer as she gave her report.
  
  Read more

• Newcastle sign Gonzalez from Man City for £52m

  26-08-2026 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United sign Manchester City midfielder Nico Gonzalez for a fee which could rise to £52m.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Lancashire beat Hampshire on One-Day Cup

  26-08-2026 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Blaze secure their place in the One-Day Cup knockout phase in September as Somerset, Surrey and Lancashire also win.
  
  Read more

• 'Beautiful' new park opens on former derelict site

  26-08-2026 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Called St Catherine's Wood, the park has been developed on a previously run-down plot.
  
  Read more

• Peter Kay reveals extra gig for teen's heart treatment

  26-08-2026 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bolton comedian is putting on a show in Blackpool to help Fin Cormack get heart treatment in the US.
  
  Read more

• Drones are 'without doubt the future of policing'

  26-08-2026 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drone unit at Greater Manchester Police is regularly following and helping to catch criminals.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'I go without sleep because of 3am fireworks'

  26-08-2026 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in Coppice, Oldham, say they are woken in the night by fireworks being set off.
  
  Read more

• Man City complete £86m Bouaddi signing from Lille

  26-08-2026 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a £85.6m deal on a five-year contract.
  
  Read more

• Drones are 'the future of policing'

  26-08-2026 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drones have been used to help seize 130 illegal off-road bikes across north Manchester.
  
  Read more

• Man City to make offer for £120m-rated Fernandez

  26-08-2026 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are set to make an opening offer for priority midfield target Enzo Fernandez.
  
  Read more

• Residents fear parking 'nightmare' after beauty spot reopens

  26-08-2026 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dove Stone reservoir has reopened after firefighters spent more than three weeks tackling a wildfire.
  
  Read more

• HIV charity has 'sensitive' health data stolen

  26-08-2026 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People using the George House Trust are told personal health information may have been compromised.
  
  Read more

• Hotel staff to strike during Pride weekend event

  26-08-2026 08:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The action will mark the first ever hospitality strike in the North West, according to the union.
  
  Read more

• Why Pride is facing a backlash - from inside and outside the LGBT community

  26-08-2026 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Big companies used to go out of their way to support Pride. Now, there's a nervousness in the air, Darren Milby writes
  
  Read more

• Man Utd's midfield spending is done - now for a left-back?

  25-08-2026 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After spending £155m on three midfielders, now Manchester United must decide whether to try to buy a left-back
  
  Read more

• Man denies raping girl, 17, near Piccadilly Gardens

  25-08-2026 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdul Shinwari, 24, pleads not guilty to charges of rape, strangulation and drug offences.
  
  Read more

• Legendary rugby league winger Boston dies aged 92

  25-08-2026 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston, one of the game's greatest try scorers, dies aged 92.
  
  Read more

• 'Historic' first as two osprey chicks born on Anglesey

  25-08-2026 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chicks were born earlier this summer, and conservationists hope they'll return to Wales after migrating to west Africa
  
  Read more

• 'Letters to Loved Ones' post box scheme launched

  25-08-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Letters will be handled confidentially and will not be opened or read, Cheshire East Council says.
  
  Read more

• £1bn government housing boost for North West

  25-08-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The money is part of nearly £10bn announced for councils and housing associations nationally.
  
  Read more

• Community garden's food supply hit by dry summer

  25-08-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A community garden in Oldham has lost three quarters of plants, fruit and vegetables due to hot weather.
  
  Read more

• Debt-ridden council announces £51.2m more savings

  25-08-2026 07:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The additional savings plan brings the total cuts to about £90m.
  
  Read more

• Man charged with rape of girl near Piccadilly Gardens

  24-08-2026 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdul Shinwari, 24, has been charged with raping a 17-year-old girl near Piccadilly Gardens.
  
  Read more

• 'It's not Alton Towers' - rows break out over queuing at Wales' highest mountain

  24-08-2026 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been disagreement between queuers and others skipping the line to reach the top of Yr Wyddfa.
  
  Read more

• Mum 'super proud' of teen who passed GCSEs using eyes

  24-08-2026 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patrick McCabe, 16, used eye-tracking technology to take his GCSEs over a five-month period.
  
  Read more

• Race Across the World star dies year after son

  24-08-2026 12:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former TV contestant, Jo Gardiner, 61, dies of cancer one year after her son's death in a crash.
  
  Read more

• Mum to travel to US over daughter's shooting death

  24-08-2026 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jane Coates says she hopes to meet the district attorney and call for the investigation to be reopened.
  
  Read more

• Mum wants people to know 'there is hope after pregnancy loss'

  24-08-2026 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hayley Metcalfe, 37, suffered the loss of two babies at 17 and 19 weeks into the pregnancies.
  
  Read more

Follow @northwestuknews on Twitter!