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A new High Street Commission is meeting during the summer to work on plans to support the recovery of the high streets across the Borough.

Cheshire East’s leaders have criticised as ‘wholly inadequate’ a government announcement of a new funding package to help councils hit by the huge costs of tackling Covid-19.

Sunday 5th July marks the 72nd birthday of the NHS and we want to use this weekend to remind everyone to take part in the biggest ‘thank-you’ our region has ever seen.

The family of a 17-year-old girl who died in a collision in Astbury have paid tribute to her.

A full list of the countries exempt from England's coronavirus travel quarantine has been released by the government.

A five-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus spikes has been announced by the government - as the chief medical officer warned of a potential second wave.

Some regions in England are doing better than others in combating the growth of COVID-19, according to new government figures.

A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a university student - in an attack in which he wore a dress and a silver wig.

The lawyer for dozens of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims has claimed Prince Andrew is "deliberately evading authorities" who have invited him to provide a statement about abuse by the financier.

Pubs in England will be allowed to open from 6am tomorrow as punters prepare to order their first pint in more than three months.

A West London mother who converted to Islam has been jailed for life for plotting to blow up St Paul's Cathedral during Easter celebrations.

The prime minister has refused to "get into details" about his father's trip to Greece during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The drive from Norilsk airport to the city takes you past mile after mile of crumbling, Soviet-era factories.

A former worker at the UK's consulate in Hong Kong has told Sky News that Britain's decision to grant him asylum could set a precedent for others who fear Chinese persecution.

France's new prime minister has been named as Jean Castex following the resignation of Edouard Philippe, triggering a government reshuffle.

A pilot whose seaplane crashed in 2017 killing five Britons is likely to have had his ability to fly impaired by carbon monoxide, according to investigators.

A majority of Russians have voted to approve amendments to the country's constitution which would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036, despite protests in Moscow and St Petersburg.

Exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has called a referendum that has given Vladimir Putin the right to remain in power until 2036 a "total fraud".

China is urging the UK to stop "interfering" in Hong Kong's affairs after Boris Johnson's government gave millions of citizens the chance to move to Britain.

The growing number of illegal raves sweeping the UK is down to young people feeling frustrated that nightclubs are still closed – despite lockdown lifting, a top DJ has told Sky News.

The Copenhagen statue of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid has been vandalised, with the phrase "racist fish" scrawled on its stone base in the Danish capital's harbour.

Johnny Depp's libel claim against The Sun after an article in the newspaper referred to him as a "wife beater" will go ahead next week as planned.

Katie Price has told MPs her disabled son Harvey has been the target of "disgusting and despicable" abuse from online trolls.