Updates on Wednesday 8 June
More news, sport, weather and travel updates from 08:00 on Thursday
Live updates for Greater Manchester and east Cheshire have finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Thursday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across the region.
Showers will die out during the evening to leave a dry night, with some clear spells.
Image source, BBC WeatherIt will stay fairly warm overnight with light winds.
Bolton News
The Bolton News
Travellers who have set up camp on parkland in Bolton, external have been given 24 hours to leave the site.
Two men threatened a security officer before stealing a cash box at a supermarket in Wigan.
He was threatened with a wooden implement near the entrance of Asda in Worthington Way, Marus Bridge.
Police are appealing for witnesses.
A drug dealer from Tameside has been convicted of supplying pills that killed a teenager at a music festival in Cumbria.
Christian Pay, 18, died in hospital after being taken ill at the Kendal Calling music festival near Penrith last year.
Michael Mountfort, 42, from Denton denied he was involved in a conspiracy to supply class A drugs but was found guilty after a trial at Carlisle Crown Court.
Two other men pleaded guilty to the same charge earlier this year.
BBC Sport
England defender Chris Smalling says he is fully fit for England's Euro 2016 opener against Russia despite leaving Tuesday's training session with an ice pack on his left knee.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Manchester United player said his knee was "normal" and the treatment was part of his usual routine.
A CCTV image of a man suspected of stealing £300 from a 79-year-old woman in Wigan has been released.
Image source, Greater Manchester PoliceThe woman was withdrawing cash from an ATM outside Lloyds in Market Street on 27 May when a man diverted her attention and stole money from her account without her realising.
PCSO Debbie Alty said: “This poor woman was left significantly out of pocket by an opportunist thief who targeted her while she was using the cash machine."
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Jack Dearden
BBC Radio Manchester
We're hearing that Bolton Wanderers search for a new manager is now down to two, with Nigel Adkins and Steve Cotterill the leading candidates.
Image source, GettA final decision is expected later this week or early next week.
This afternoon's top stories:
Calls have been made for banning orders on beggars in Manchester City Centre after claims a teenage girl was abused and shouted at by someone asking for money.
Image source, GoogleManchester City Council say action is needed after the incident in Piccadilly Gardens was filmed and widely shared on social media.
Flash flooding is reportedly affecting parts of Greater Manchester this afternoon.
Image source, BBC WeatherTorrential downpours have affected areas including Middleton, Rochdale and Oldham and rain is expected to ease later.
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A man from Greater Manchester who died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in the Isle of Man, has been named.
Image source, Isle of Man PoliceShaun Watkinson from Bolton was riding his BMW motorbike when it collided with a Citroen car driven by a local man on the (A18) Mountain Road on 3 June.
The 55-year-old was treated at the scene but pronounced dead on arrival at Noble's Hospital in Braddan.
The car driver and passenger were taken to hospital but later released.
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David Inns is offering a reward after his motorbike was stolen in broad daylight , externalfrom Hollingworth Lake.
A mostly fine, warm afternoon with sunny spells, although it is set to be cloudier in the west.
There is the risk of a few heavy and thundery downpours in the afternoon.
This afternoon's top stories:
Chris Long
Entertainment reporter
Theatre has gone backwards in providing opportunities for people from black and ethnic minority background, Matthew Xia, an associate artistic director at the Royal Exchange in Manchester has said.
Image source, Jonathan KeenanThe theatre's recent production of King Lear saw veteran actor Don Warrington (right) take the lead role but some actors say diversity in casting is still an issue.
BBC Sport
Manchester United have completed the signing of Villarreal defender Eric Bailly, subject to the 22-year-old receiving a work permit.
Image source, Manchester UnitedThe Ivorian international joins for a fee of around £30m on a four-year deal.
Bailly said: "It is a dream come true to be joining Manchester United. To play football at the highest level is all I have ever wanted to do."
United manager Jose Mourinho said: "Eric has the potential to become one of the best around."
Bolton News
The Bolton News
A Horwich pub building could be converted, external into three new flats, if plans are approved.
