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

BBC Weather

Patches of rain are due to continue this afternoon and over night, with mist and fog in store too.

However, temperatures will be mild and hovering well above freezing at about 8C.

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Bolton News

Slim bins have been hailed a “great success” by Bolton Council, external after saving more than £1 million and reducing the tonnage of fly-tipping in the area.

Here's our full story on Peter Clifford, the communist trade unionist who has stepped forward as a candidate in the forthcoming Greater Manchester mayoral election.

Mr Clifford, 61, from Manchester, will contest the election on 4 May on behalf of the Communist League.

He will campaign about issues such as policing, tackling anti-Semitism and "declining" health care conditions.

The successful candidate will lead Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which is made up of the leaders of each of the area's 10 local authorities.

• A 38-year-old woman is seriously injured in a shooting at a hotel in Stockport
• A boy and a driver are found guilty of killing a man who was punched unconcious and then struck by a car in Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Communist trade unionist Peter Clifford declares his intention to stand as a candidate in the Greater Manchester mayoral election

A boy who punched a man and left him lying unconscious in the street, where he was killed by a careless driver, has been found guilty of his manslaughter.

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The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, hit Bradley Moore outside a McDonald's restaurant in Ashton-under-Lyne on 27 July last year.

Father-of-four Mr Moore, 43, fell in front of Jonathan Carter's car and was fatally injured.

Carter, 44, was also found guilty of causing death by careless driving at Manchester Crown Court.

BBC Sport

It's been a quiet transfer deadline day so far, but here's a round-up of every deal concluded throughout the month.

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Still plenty of time left for a few more ins and outs of course.

Billy Mckay joins former club Inverness CT on loan from Wigan until the end of the season, with Lonsana Doumbouya leaving.

Sale Sharks are given the all clear after a review into their concussion protocols for an incident involving TJ Ioane.

Warrington Guardian

A teenager was found dead "two minutes’ walk" from his home – more than two days after police mounted an extensive search, an inquest heard., external

British Airways is returning to Manchester Airport with the launch of seven new routes from the hub this summer.

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From May the airline will begin summer-only direct flights from Manchester to Spanish sunspots Alicante, Malaga, Ibiza and Palma, the Greek island of Mykonos, Nice in the South of France and a weekly service to London City Airport.

The airline sold virtually all its Manchester routes to other airlines in 2007 amid plans to focus its business on Heathrow.

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Oldham Evening Chronicle

An 18-year-old who battled testicular cancer is about to take on the second biggest challenge of his life ­- jumping 15,000ft out of a plane., external

An elderly woman has died three days after she was knocked down while crossing a road in Stockport, prompting a police appeal for witnesses.

The woman was struck in Heaton Moor Road, towards the junction with Gladstone Grove, on Friday morning. She died in hospital on Monday.

PC Paul Shore said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman and we are currently offering them our support.

“Officers are working to ascertain exactly what happened and we are appealing to anyone with information about to please come forward.

“Anyone with dash-cam footage prior to the incident is also urged to get in touch.”

• A 38-year-old woman is seriously injured in a shooting at a hotel in Stockport
• Twelve Manchester United supporters are banned from attending matches following disorder before an FA Cup fixture against Sheffield United
• Communist trade unionist Peter Clifford declares his intention to stand as a candidate in the Greater Manchester mayoral election

Wendy Middleton
BBC Radio Manchester

A new report claims levels of housing development in Manchester city centre have reached record levels.

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The study, published by Deloitte Real Estate, indicates levels are higher even than before the financial crash of 2008. 

Deloitte's Simon Bedford said the report, which looked at the number of new housing building sites in 2016, is a good sign for Manchester.

Listen to more on BBC Radio Manchester 

BBC Travel

A traffic lights failure is causing congestion in Waterloo Road in Broughton, BBC Travel reports.

BBC Sport

Wigan Athletic have signed the former Burnley, Norwich City, Blackpool, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town and Scotland goalkeeper Matt Gilks for an undisclosed fee., external

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A communist trade unionist has declared his intention to stand as a candidate in the Greater Manchester mayoral election.

Peter Clifford, 61, from Manchester, will contest the election in May on behalf of the Communist League.

He said: “Millions of working class people are rejecting bearing the brunt of a worldwide crisis of capitalist production and its never ending wars. 

"I’m standing to help build a movement of working people to replace capitalism which is the source of the problem."

Details of all the candidates contesting the forthcoming election can be found here