Updates on Thursday 14 April
More news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 on Friday
Live updates have now finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates from across Greater Manchester and east Cheshire.
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A 17-year-old boy who ran away with cash given to him by a trusting shopper has handed himself in to police.
Image source, Emma FarrerTrying to bypass a store's rules preventing anybody buying more than one pair of limited-edition trainers, the shopper asked two strangers for help.
He gave them £260 but, after becoming briefly distracted, discovered that the pair had vanished with the money from the shop in Market Street, Manchester.
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Northampton's Chris Wilder is Bolton's preferred choice to be their next manager, BBC Radio Manchester reports.
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe 48-year-old ex-Oxford manager has guided the Cobblers to promotion from League Two this season, after a series of financial problems at the club.
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A memorial service for a Mancunian killed in a San Francisco street robbery, external in February will take place this weekend.
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An 83-year-old cyclist who suffered serious head injuries after hitting a pothole while riding his bike has died. , external
A Jet 2 flight travelling from Newcastle to Lanzarote diverted to Manchester Airport "as a precaution" following a fault with the landing gear.
Image source, bbcA spokesman for the airline said: "The aircraft has landed safely and passengers are currently being transferred onto a waiting aircraft.
"We apologise for the delay to the start of our customers' holidays but their safety is our absolute priority."
Manchester United fans planning to head to Wembley for the FA Cup Semi-Final on 23 April have been warned to check the trains before they travel.
Image source, PAWith Network Rail due to carry out planned improvement works to the West Coast Main Line that weekend, the 17:15 kick-off time means there will be no trains back from London Euston to Manchester after the game, Virgin Trains has warned.
A pharmaceutical company is to move almost 100 jobs from Liverpool to Alderley Park in Cheshire.
Image source, David Dixon/GeographRedx Pharma, which develops anti-cancer drugs, is currently based in the Royal Liverpool Hospital's Duncan Building, which is due to be demolished next year.
They already employ about 100 people at Alderley Park and another 88 jobs will relocate from Merseyside.
Any showers will slowly ease and die away during the evening.
It will become mostly dry with some clear spells developing, with patchy mist and fog.
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Ex-military jets will have to perform aerobatic stunts at higher altitude and further away from crowds following a Shoreham crash report.
Image source, ReutersThe Civil Aviation Authority has published its final report into how safety regulations will be tightened at UK air shows following the disaster on 22 August, where 11 people were killed when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27.
Organisers of the Manchester Airshow have blamed the timing of the review on the cancellation of its event this year.
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One lane is closed on the M61 Northbound between J5 A58 at Westhoughton and J6 A6027 Horwich due to debris on the road.
Police are hunting a man wanted on suspicion of assault following an attack against a woman on Deansgate on 12 February.
Image source, GMPKarl Anderson, 28, has links to Ancoats and parts of North Manchester.
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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says winning the FA Cup is more important to the club than for him.
Image source, PAThe Red Devils beat West Ham 2-1 on Wednesday to set up a semi-final against Everton at Wembley on 23 April.
Van Gaal, 64, is expected to leave his position at the end of the season - one year before his contract expires.
Quote MessageI said I wanted a title and I am happy but it is not important for me, it is important for the club, the players and the team.
Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager
Stockport Council is buying the Merseyway Shopping Centre as part of a regeneration investment.
Image source, Stockport CouncilThe council is investing £900m in projects such as Stockport Exchange, Redrock and improving access to attract people to the town centre.
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