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Tarbock Island road closures to last into January bbc.in/48ijVml

Tarbock Island roadworks: M57 and M62 closures until 2027

Motorway exit slips will are also closing overnight until 13 November as drivers face furthe disruption.

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Family farms 'will be no more' without tax U-turn bbc.in/4yJFcAe

Cumbrian farmers and MP call for inheritance tax U-turn ahead of Budget

Farmer Lynsey Awde says she will not be able to invest further but the government says the tax is fair.

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Police carrying out random roadside eyesight checks bbc.in/4A0HhJg

Cheshire Police carrying out random roadside eyesight checks

Drivers need to be able to read a car number plate from a distance of 66ft (20m), police say.

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Parents who killed their baby have sentences increased bbc.in/48i0oCr

Wirral parents who killed their baby have sentences increased

Klevi Pirjani, 38, and 35-year-old Nivalda Pirjani, murdered their baby, Miguel in 2024.

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Tide-trapped dog and walker rescued from cave bbc.in/4yJcJuk

Dog and walker rescued from tide in Workington cliff cave

The man and his dog find shelter in a Cumbrian coastal cave having been cut off by the incoming sea.

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Ex-Britain First leader arrested in HMO attacks investigation bbc.in/4so6rP6

Ex-Britain First leader arrested in HMO attacks investigation

Ashlea Simon says she was arrested at Manchester Airport in connection with her identifying HMOs.

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New ID rules at tips spark fly-tipping fears bbc.in/4iIutBa

New Greater Manchester tip rules spark fly-tipping fears

The new system is set to be rolled out from January, Greater Manchester Combined Authority says.

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Drivers face M6 rush hour delays following crash bbc.in/4e4tOaK

M6 drivers face rush hour delays after motorway shut by crash

The M6 is closed in both directions at junction 20 following a collision at the Lymm Interchange.

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Amir Khan backs £500k fighter welfare campaign bbc.in/3W9xHF7

Amir Khan and Paul Smith back combat sports safety inquiry

The campaign aims to examine fighters' medical care, contracts and support after retirement.

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Will the Budget pass Burnham's Makerfield test? bbc.in/4igcXmp

Budget 2026: Will Andy Burnham's Makerfield test be met?

People in the prime minister's constituency say rising costs are squeezing household finances.

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Storm-hit families keep 'brave face' without power bbc.in/4yNKhYq

Cumbria's storm-hit families keep 'brave face' without power

Thousands of families start half term with camping stoves and candlelit dinners during Storm Boelo.

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Man stormed Jewish wedding on hate spree, court told bbc.in/4zW0jQR

Man stormed Jewish wedding on hate spree, court told

A man said he was left "shocked" after being the victim of antisemitic abuse at Jewish wedding.

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Man dies in Whitehaven flat fire bbc.in/4sp5ruj

Man found dead after Whitehaven flat fire

Police say the body of a man in his 60s was found at the scene of a fire in a flat in Whitehaven.

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River of Light return confirmed after storm disruption bbc.in/3W80GZX

Liverpool River of Light return confirmed after storm disruption

The River of Light will get under way later after it was called off for three days due to high winds.

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Front of church built in 1883 crumbles in storm bbc.in/47F2xrS

Front of Seaton church, built in 1883, collapses in storm

Sunday service at St Paul's in Seaton was cancelled after the entrance fell down in Storm Boelo.

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Man dies after falling from Lake District ridge bbc.in/4smqNs6

Man dies after falling from Blencathra's Sharp Edge ridge

A man, in his 40s, slipped while traversing Blencathra's Sharp Edge on Thursday afternoon, police say.

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Hundreds still without power after Storm Boelo bbc.in/4ikNs3B

Storm Boelo: Hundreds in North East and Cumbria still without power

Hundreds of homes across Cumbria and the North East remain without electricity following Storm Boelo.

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Free things to do in the North West this half-term bbc.in/4i6UPN3

Free activities in the North West during October 2026 half-term

From Halloween trails to crafting and swimming, a lot of free activities are on offer this half-term.

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Legally Blonde turns 25: Meet the lawyers inspired by Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods bbc.in/4iBuTcB

Legally Blonde at 25: Lawyers inspired by Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods

Twenty five years after the release of Legally Blonde in the UK, lawyers discuss how the film inspired them

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Coercive control victim unaware of crime until boyfriend's arrest bbc.in/4i6UNop

Coercive control victim unaware of crime until boyfriend's arrest

Shannon Byrne is speaking about her ordeal because she wants to help others in a similar situation.

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