Live updates in Greater Manchester and east Cheshire have finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with more of the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

A major engineering operation has taken place this morning on the Peak Forest Canal near Stockport. 

A team of workers has been replacing two old lock gates on the 200-year-old canal. 

It is part of a project to improve the region's waterways.

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Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a doorman was stabbed in the thigh outside a Manchester nightclub. 

Officers said the doorman was attacked after he stopped a group of men in a queue, who were trying to force their way into the LIV nightclub on Peter Street at about 04:00 on 11 December.

He was taken to hospital where he was treated for a stab wound.

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Sofiane Feghouli is available for West Ham after winning an appeal against his sending off versus Manchester United.

Fellow midfielder Mark Noble may return after suffering a knock at Leicester, but Cheikhou Kouyate and Andre Ayew are away on international duty.

Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho begins a four-game ban after failing to overturn his red card against Burnley.

Ilkay Gundogan, Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane are injured and Fernando could miss out because of a knock.

• The family of a Manchester woman found dead in an Australian strip club say she was "the most amazing, special, caring person"
• British Airways flights between Manchester and Heathrow will operate as scheduled during a planned strike next week, the airline says
• Tesco has said shoppers wearing nightclothes in its stores is "not a big issue", after a Salford customer complained

British Airways (BA) says all its flights between Manchester and Heathrow will operate as scheduled during a planned strike next Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Some cabin crew are due to walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions.

The airline said all customers would still be able to fly to their destinations despite the proposed industrial action by cabin crew members of the Unite union.

But BA said it would be merging a "very small number" of flights to and from Heathrow.

A dull, dreary and rainy afternoon with temperatures in the region between 5C and 10C.

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A man from south Cheshire has made an appeal for people in the area to lookout for his missing ram. 

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Paul the ram went missing from near Nantwich a week ago and his continued absence is now causing concern for the family. 

Owner James Thompson told BBC Radio Stoke he's got out before but has previously stayed nearby.

• Barrow and Rochdale will be meeting in an FA Cup tie for the third time. Barrow have won both of the previous two ties between the clubs; round one in 1948-49 and 1966-67

• Rochdale have won their last two FA Cup third round ties; both against opposition in a higher league (Leeds in 2014, Nottingham Forest in 2015)
• Rochdale have won their last two FA Cup ties against non-league opposition, but only after a replay. One of these ties was in round one this season, versus Maidstone United
• Steve Davies has scored three goals in Rochdale's last two FA Cup games

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Tesco has said shoppers wearing nightclothes in its stores is "not a big issue", after one customer asked it to refuse to serve such people.

A customer at the Salford store posted his request on Tesco's Facebook page alongside a picture of two women wearing pyjamas and dressing gowns.

Chris Cooke said he had seen shoppers dressed similarly on "a regular basis".

Tesco said it did not have a dress code and staff used "common sense" in talking to customers about the issue.

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Nick Evans returns for Harlequins at fly-half, while Alofa Alofa moves from the wing to start in the centre alongside Joe Marchant and Will Collier is named at tighthead prop.

Sale centre Will Addison will play for the first time since November after he suffered concussion.

Bryn Evans, TJ Ioane and Byron McGuigan are also recalled.

In the reverse fixture earlier this season, Sale, who has lost eight matches in a row, won 19-10 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

It's awards season in movie-land and one of the films hoping to do well at this Sunday's Golden Globes in Los Angeles has been co-produced by a man born in Wythenshawe.

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Ged Doherty, who is also chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, helped make Loving which tells the story of a real-life inter-racial marriage in 1950s America. 

Its two stars Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton have been nominated for their performances in the movie, which Doherty produced with Colin Firth - who starred in The King's Speech and Pride and Prejudice.

A 74-year-old man who died after being hit by a car in Blackley was the "kind of person who would do anything for anyone", his family said.

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Stephen Glennie was struck by a Mercedes A Class while walking down Charlestown Road at about 18:00 yesterday.

He died at the scene.

Paying tribute Mr Glennie's family added: “He was well known in the area and enjoyed going for a pint and loved to support Manchester City Football Club.” 

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custody for questioning.

The family of a British woman found dead in an Australian strip club have described her as "the most amazing, special, caring person".

Image source, Stacey Tierney

The body of Stacey Tierney, 29, was discovered in Dreams ­Gentlemen's Club in Melbourne on 19 December.

Australian police are investigating the death of the former fitness instructor from Manchester, which they are describing as "unexplained".

"This loss has devastated our family", a statement said.

• British Airways says all its flights between Manchester and Heathrow will operate as scheduled during a planned strike next Tuesday and Wednesday
• A 28-year-old man has been arrested after the death of a 74-year-old man who was hit by a car in Blackley last night
• Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of Salford-based comedy hit East is East, has died aged 66

Tomorrow night sees the launch of two big entertainment shows on Saturday primetime - both of which were filmed weeks apart at the MediaCityUK studios in Salford last autumn.

The Voice UK returns to screens after it moved from the Beeb to ITV, while Gary Barlow - along with Mel Giedroyc and Graham Norton - will spearhead the new BBC series Let It Shine to find the lead stars for a Take That stage musical.

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Stockport's Naomi Broady has pulled off an upset in Sydney in the run-up to the Australian Open.

She's defeated top seed Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1 6-4 in the first qualifying round of the Apia International Sydney. Just the 15 aces in that victory, too...

A man has died after a crash involving four vehicles in Bolton.

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The driver of a pick-up truck crashed with three cars on the Blackrod Bypass, near to the junction with Station Road at about 17:15 yesterday.

The 59-year-old "suffered a medical episode at the wheel" and was taken to hospital where he later died, police said.

His two female passengers are being treated for minor injuries.

The drivers of two of the cars were also taken to hospital but are now recovering at home, police said.

Police are appealing for information.

Manchester Evening News

Plans for a new £30m road to ease congestion in Stockport and Cheshire, external - and link up with the forthcoming Manchester Airport Relief Road - have been recommended for approval.

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Here's Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola explaining the comments he made about "arriving at the end" of his career.

Guardiola's side take on West Ham in the third round of the FA Cup tonight, with the action live on BBC One.