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Edward Timpson MP is inviting everyone in Eddisbury to get involved in UK Parliament Week and join a UK-wide conversation about our democracy, people power, and making change happen.

A bus service has been saved and improved – thanks to Cheshire East Council.

United Utilities has earned praise from a UK water consumer champion after a dramatic fall in complaints.

Cheshire Police has today launched its new approach to community policing, which will see dedicated police officers assigned to each of the county’s 122 policing areas to tackle crime and support communities.

Every person who downloads the NHS coronavirus contact tracing app will be helping "make the country a safer place", the health secretary has told Sky News.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has revealed a successor to the furlough scheme as he bids to avert a winter jobs crisis following tougher restrictions to combat coronavirus.

The chancellor has unveiled his "Winter Economy Plan" to protect jobs as the UK continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic.

A people smuggler has been jailed after being captured on camera by a drone - as Sky News was given exclusive access to the base where the aircraft is sent out to catch traffickers.

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in England is almost three times as many as at the end of August, official data shows.

Boots has said it is no longer taking bookings for the flu jab "due to unprecedented demand".

Two men have died and three people were seriously injured after a police chase in Salford on Wednesday night.

A throng of clubbers stumbling out onto the streets of Soho is a common sight.

A speedboat skims across the waters of the Piquiri river in central Brazil; on board are a group of vets and animal trackers.

Israel's government has voted to tighten a week-old national lockdown as figures reveal the extraordinary extent of the country's coronavirus challenge.

A South Korean government official was shot and killed by troops in North Korea who set his body on fire over fears he might be carrying coronavirus, officials in Seoul have claimed.

A man accused of being Australia's Claremont serial killer has been found guilty of murdering two young women in the 1990s.

The UK is preparing sanctions for human rights violations in Belarus, the foreign secretary has said.

A police officer has been indicted following the death of Breonna Taylor in March - but not on charges directly linked to her being shot.

Catastrophic climate change could be avoided because of China's promise to be carbon neutral by 2060, the UK's climate diplomat has told Sky News.

The winners of this year's Drone Photo Awards have been announced as part of the Siena Awards Festival - offering an array of striking images showing the world from above.

George Clooney says he's "ashamed" of America's criminal justice system after the decision was made not to charge officers for causing the death of Breonna Taylor.

Zayn Malik has confirmed the birth of his baby daughter with girlfriend Gigi Hadid.

Ryan Reynolds could be about to take on his next big role - as an investor in a Welsh football club.

The Great British Bake Off's first episode of the new series has proved a ratings hit for Channel 4 - averaging 6.9 million viewers and peaking at 7.9 million.