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The Latest Breaking News from the North West

'King of the North' in London: Can parachuting Andy Burnham into seat in capital save Labour?

They used to weigh the Labour vote in constituencies across the North West.

Evening Standard

United Utilities unveils £800m share sale amid plans to bolster water network

The firm said the move will create another 4,000 jobs across its operations in the North West.

Evening Standard

‘What the hell was that?’ Residents terrified by 3.3-magnitude earthquake

Locals in the North West of England reported houses shuddering from side to side late on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

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23,500 young people facing homelessness this winter in worsening crisis, warns leading charity

The North West and Yorkshire and the Humber are among the worst affected places as homelessness is set to rise this season

The Independent UK

Bodybuilder infamous for touching men’s muscles found dead in flat

The bodybuilder’s reputation was widely known across the North West

The Independent UK

Sam Fender and Chappell Roan help bring £1.2bn tourism boost to North West

Sam Fender, Chappell Roan and the Foo Fighters brought music tourists to Manchester, while Taylor Swift’s tour brought overseas fans to the UK.

Evening Standard

Home sales spike as buyers return to market after stamp duty deadline and Easter lull

This month has been the busiest for home sales since the pandemic stamp duty

Evening Standard

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‘Off-plan’ hotspots where new flats are being snapped up before they are built

The North West of England is attracting new-build flat buyers who are keen to lock in sales early, property firm Hamptons said.

Evening Standard

UK house price growth stays stagnant in March ahead of stamp duty hike

Northern Ireland continued to experience the strongest house price growth in the UK in the first quarter of the year, followed by the North West. London, meanwhile, struggled.

Euronews

James Nesbitt and Ruth Jones lead cast in new Harlan Coben adaptation on Netflix

Run Away will be filmed later this month in Manchester and the North West of England.

Evening Standard

Nearly three in 10 teachers ‘bring in food for hungry pupils’

Teachers in the North West of England reported the biggest increase in personally providing food to hungry pupils

The Independent UK

ITV Granada Reports presenter quits channel after 36 years

Bafta-winning newsreader joined ITV in 1988

The Independent UK

‘I feel sorry for London bands’: Why England’s North West is guitar hero utopia

While their London counterparts are struggling, bands like Courteeners and Blossoms are thriving. Michael Hann speaks to the musicians, politicians, and industry figures about what makes this corner of the country so hospitable for burgeoning guitar groups looking to make a splash

The Independent UK

UK’s nuclear deterrent key to Starmer’s plans to keep Britain safe

Labour leader Keir Starmer will meet with forces veterans and a group of his party’s candidates when he campaigns in the North West of England on Monday

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Police ‘working to understand how machine guns are entering country’

Merseyside Police believe fatal shootings in the region last year followed the arrival of a consignment of Skorpion machine guns.

TechRadar

The Manchester game dev scene and the Northern Powerhouse that never was

We spoke to game publishers and developers based in the northern UK city of Manchester about the challenges of growing a successful studio outside of London.

The Independent UK

Theresa May becomes latest ex-premier to urge Rishi Sunak not to trim HS2

The former Conservative leader said more capacity was required on trains to the North West and that HS2 should terminate at Euston.

The Independent UK

BT announces plans for analogue-to-digital landline switchover

The North West and London will be the next areas to start switching, this autumn

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Ministers accused of ‘rail betrayal’ as they refuse to confirm HS2 to Manchester

A leaked photograph suggested the Government is weighing up scrapping the second phase from Birmingham to the North West.

Birmingham Post

The Lowry, Merseyrail and PwC: The 45 latest North West hires and promotions

BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West

Birmingham Post

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Specsavers and Princes: The 31 latest North West hires and promotions

BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West

Manchester Evening News

Call the police immediately if you see this man who could be 'anywhere in the North West'

Martin Bartrop, from Runcorn, is wanted

Manchester Evening News

The family-run pub less than two hours from Manchester that’s been named the best in the North West

The pub's owners said they are 'over the moon' with the win

Belfast Live

Irish government rules out setting up NI passport office, following SDLP request

Micheal Martin wrote to Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan following a request for a passport office to be based in the North West

Birmingham Post

B&M, Everton and CBRE: The 48 latest North West hires and promotions

BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West

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