Roads across North West gridlocked as crowds flock to beaches on hottest day of the year

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Rochdale Town Hall car park.The facility - one of only three of its type in the country - is for residents who are displaying Covid-19 symptoms but unable to visit drive-through sites due to not having their own transport.It is a self-testing site - meaning those who use it have to perform the procedure themselves, under guidance from staff - and has the capacity to carry out 16 tests an hour.The facility, off Packer Street, is one of the government’s Local Test Sites (LTS).

the rising R number in the North West and South West during Friday's briefing at Downing Street.Figures published by Public Health England and Cambridge University has revealed that the R value  - tracking the rate at which Covid spreads - has now risen above 1 in the North West, making it the highest in the country.Mr Hancock was asked about the findings and at what point the government would 'put the brakes on' easing lockdown where the R number was shown to be rising."What they do confirm

Tameside schools are now being ‘strongly advised’ not to reopen to more pupils this Monday after the council changed its mind in the wake of new Covid data for the North West.

Thousands of social tenants across north Manchester could soon have the council as their landlord for the first time in 15 years - as the town hall moves to bring management body Northwards back in-house.

Twenty more people have died after contracting coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

It’s no surprise that the daughters of Hollywood’s hottest A-listers have incredible wardrobes! From Kim Kardashian‘s mini-me North West, to her cousin Stormi Webster — the KarJenner kids are almost as stylish as their famous parents. Six-year-old North has already developed an intense interest in beauty and fashion, which gives her and Kim something super special to bond over. She’s always trying on her mom’s heels and experimenting with makeup, and the pair even look like twins on occasion!

Another 21 people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

Reunited and it feels so good! On May 26, Chicago, 2, and North West, 6, and their little cousin, True Thompson, 2, got together with members of the Kardashian/Jenner family for a day of fun, bouncy castles, and singing! In a series of clips captured on Khloe Kardashian‘s, 35, Instagram story, the little tots were seen having an absolute blast in a giant white bouncy castle.

Hundreds of former doctors, nurses and health workers have joined the fight against coronavirus in Greater Manchester and the North West.

The first coronavirus deaths at NHS Nightingale North West Hospital have been reported as the number of people to die in Greater Manchester rises again.

Never heard of JoJo Siwa? You may need more youth in your life.  Ask most card-carrying members of Generation Z about JoJo, she of the ever-present bow bow (she has more than 1,000 of her trademark accessories, even sleeping with one at night), and they'll tick off her accomplishments: nine singles, including the platinum hit, "Boomerang," a YouTube channel that boasts more than 11 million subscribers, a TikTok with 20 million more, an exclusive licensing deal with Nickelodeon and enough branded

More than one in three small firms with furloughed workers fear they’ll never reopen, according to new figures for the North West.

Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has spoken of the "close relationship and a long history" between Wales and the North West as he urged people to keep away.