Updates on Thursday 8 December
News, sport, weather and travel updates return from 08:00 on Friday
Live updates from Greater Manchester and east Cheshire have finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with more of the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates.
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BBC Weather Watchers Harvey Dog and Dogwalker have been out and about in Cheshire today and sent in lovely pictures of Winsford and Middlewich.
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Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones could be tempted by a big-money move to MMA - mixed martial arts - after the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The Manchester-based 23-year-old defended her Olympic crown at Rio 2016 and is aiming to become the first fighter in history to win three Olympic gold medals in the sport.
She competes in the World Taekwondo Grand Prix finals in Baku on Saturday.
"I'm not going to lie, it's tempting to think 'what else is out there' and in MMA people earn millions," she said.
"Taekwondo is an Olympic sport so it's hard to get sponsors and hard to make money, but I just love it."
Salford City Council has taken over the management of three rented houses after finding the landlords to be unlicensed.
Image source, PAIt is the first time the authority has used its powers in such a way, and means that the rent will no longer go directly to the landlord but will be used to cover management costs and make sure the houses are in kept in decent condition.
The homes are in Reservoir Street, Langworthy, and Barrf Road and Glendore in Weaste.
They were being run by two landlords, who will not be able to resume control of the properties until they have submitted successful licence applications.
A man who boasted to friends about attacking his housemate is jailed for murder.
Read MoreCampaigners have criticised plans to build thousands of homes on Oldham's greenbelt, external, labelling it "an environmental disaster" and "dangerous" for the area.
Seven people have been arrested in Greater Manchester as part of an investigation into people smuggling.
The arrests were made as part an Europe-wide operation targeting a smuggling gang trying to get people from Iran into the UK, the Home Office has said.
Four men and a woman were detained earlier this week at homes in Manchester and Salford, while another man and woman were arrested at Manchester Airport.
All have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Kevin Fitzpatrick
BBC Radio Manchester political reporter
Bury Council has warned of "major changes" to services and a council tax increase of nearly 4% a year, as the authority battles to save £32m over the next three years.
Image source, PACouncil leader Rishi Shori says that since 2010, Bury's budget has been cut by around 40% and significant further savings are necessary.
The budget which provides social care will be cut by £17m, while money for children, young people and culture will be slashed by £7.7m.
There are huge sums, but it's not yet clear what it will mean in practice. However, regarding council tax, those living in average Band D properties will pay £53 more every year.
Mr Shori said the town was unfairly funded, receiving less per person than other areas.
Victoria Derbyshire
The Football Association reacted "dismissively" to worries about sexual abuse in the game when they emerged in the 1990s, the BBC has been told.
Image source, ThinkstockIan Ackley, who was abused by a man with links to Manchester City, said his father's calls for better protection "fell on deaf ears".
Separately, a charity has claimed the FA was too slow to implement criminal record checks in the 1990s, which may have placed children at risk.
The FA said it was unable to comment.
Oldham Athletic will face Mansfield Town in the third round of the Checkatrade Trophy if they get past Walsall next Tuesday.
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Greater Manchester is the best place to live in England if you need "gold standard" fertility treatment on the NHS, an IVF campaign group says.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryOf 209 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), it said only four were meeting national guidelines on IVF treatment.
All four - where patients are offered three cycles of IVF as part of their care - are in Greater Manchester.
The Fertility Fairness campaigners single out Essex and South Norfolk for cutting all NHS fertility treatments.
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BBC Sport
Manchester United's Europa League game in Odessa against Zorya Luhansk tonight is set to go ahead after a pitch inspection this morning.
United manager Jose Mourinho complained about the rock hard state of the surface amid freezing temperatures in Ukraine.
United need a point to reach the knockout phase.
It's a day of celebration at Manchester City, where Raheem Sterling is marking his birthday and Kevin De Bruyne has some big news.
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A tram driver was treated by a doctor at the scene, external after falling ill during a journey.
BBC Travel
There's severe disruption on the M60, moving clockwise between junctions 8 and 9 due to an earlier incident.
An 82-year-old man who was hit by a car in Horwich has died.
Paul Broderick was struck by a Ford Focus as he crossed Green Lane, near the junction with Carr Road, on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police said.
He was taken to hospital but died on Wednesday morning.
PC Peter Cunningham said he would like extend his condolences to the family and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
