Updates on Thursday 21 April
More news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 on Friday
Live updates for Greater Manchester and east Cheshire have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the region.
There will be clear spells and light winds overnight, allowing it turn chilly for many.
A patchy frost can be expected by dawn, especially in rural spots.
A 76-year-old woman has been left seriously injured after a suspected carjacking in which she was allegedly run over by her own car.
Dorothy Cooper got out of her vehicle in a car park off Sandy Lane in Royton, Oldham at about 13:50 BST on Wednesday when she was told there was a problem with it, witnesses told police.
As she was checking her white Hyundai i10, a man allegedly jumped in and drove over her. A man, 45, has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
Manchester Evening News
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A family from Cheshire have forked out a whopping £153,000 for a wooden beach hut, external in North Wales.
Two men have been charged after the theft of more than £70,000 from payphones in Manchester, police said.
Image source, Rossographer/GeorgraphThe spate of thefts from BT payphones started in April 2015, said Greater Manchester Police.
Alan Portwood, 37, of Carrfield Avenue, Salford and 38-year-old Paul Knowles, of Broomfield Road, Stockport were charged with conspiracy to defraud and have been bailed to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 6 May.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Manchester.
Image source, GoogleSeveral shots were fired at a house in Weybridge Road in New Islington, Ancoats on Saturday night. A mother and two young children were inside but no-one was hurt.
A 25-year-old and 29-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and were bailed until 1 June pending further inquiries.
Today's top stories:
BBC Sport
Giant-killers Oldham will face Super League leaders Warrington Wolves in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup.
The Roughyeds, who beat last season's finalists Hull KR in round five, are ninth in the Championship.
Police have arrested a man in connection a suspected carjacking in Royton.
A 76-year-old woman was seriously injured in the incident, which happened on Wednesday.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
Two men have been charged after the theft of more than £70,000 from payphones in Manchester, police said.
The spate of thefts from BT payphones started in April 2015, said Greater Manchester Police.
Alan Portwood, 37, of Carrfield Avenue, Salford and 38-year-old Paul Knowles, of Broomfield Road, Stockport were held following police searches on 9 April.
They were charged with conspiracy to defraud and have been bailed to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 6 May.
TeamGB Olympic open-water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne launches the 2016 Greater Manchester Swim in Salford Quays.
The Stockport swimmer finished fourth at London 2012.
Olympic open-water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne launches 2016 Greater Manchester Swim
Morrissey has paid tribute to Victoria Wood on his semi-official website., external
They may seem an unlikely pairing, but Morrissey was such a fan that he used her comedy as inspiration for his song Rusholme Ruffians.
Victoria chatted to him for her BBC programme Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea, about his tea obsession, naturally over a cup of ceylon., external
"Tears today for my dear friend Victoria Wood. So unbearable that it cannot be true. I am lost," he said.
A list of the places in north-west England hosting beacons for the Queen's 90th birthday.
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A £1.5m go karting track is to be installed beneath Manchester Arena.
Image source, TeamSport KartingPlanning permission has been granted to build the 550m track in the arena's basement.
The people behind the plans - TeamSport Karting Manchester - say it will create 38 full and part-time jobs.
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One lane is blocked on the M60 clockwise with slow traffic between J24, Denton Island, and J25, Bredbury, because of a broken down vehicle.
Young British Asians talk about what the Queen means to them as she celebrates her 90th birthday.
Queen at 90: Views from Manchester
A 76-year-old woman has been left seriously injured after a carjacking in which she was run over by her own car.
She was tricked into getting out of her vehicle at about 13:50 BST on Wednesday when told there was a problem with it.
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