BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester

It should stay largely dry through the night with some clear spells developing, before cloud thickens from the west by dawn. It'll feel cooler than recent nights.

Guards at a Salford prison say they are scared to stand up to inmates due to fear of reprisals on the "outside".

Parents caring for their seriously ill child were told to return to work "immediately" or lose their courier delivery rounds, an MP has said.

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The couple from Greater Manchester were at the bedside of their son, six, who was on life-support after an emergency leg amputation. He later died.

Frank Field, said he had written to Prime Minister Theresa May, calling for an inquiry into Hermes UK.

In a statement, the courier company said it would investigate the case.

Premiership side Sale Sharks sign former Exeter Chiefs utility back Byron McGuigan on a two-year deal.

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The Namibia-born 26-year-old has also spent time with Glasgow Warriors, New Zealand side Bay of Plenty and South Africa's Border Bulldogs.

"It's a great opportunity for me as it is a club with great ambition," he said.

Men armed with a machete held up a cash delivery to a post office in Farnworth this morning – escaping with a quantity of money.  

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Glue containers, plaster and fibreglass have been dumped in a Chorlton beauty spot.

Manchester City are in talks with Everton over the possible signing of John Stones, who it is thought would cost about £50m.

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• Police say they are increasing worried about a missing mother and her three-year-old daughter from Manchester
• The new Northern Powerhouse minister insists the government is committed to boosting the northern economy after the sacking of the project's champion George Osborne
• Plans to build a new private secondary school on green belt land near Macclesfield are approved

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Lancashire must win their three remaining games including today's clash with Derbyshire to stand any chance of reaching the quarter finals of the One-Day Cup.

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Work is starting on a £1m project to repair potholes in Rochdale. 

Rochdale Council using cash from the government's £250m Pothole Action Fund to improve the roads in the area. 

The authority's director of highways, Steve Reay, said compensation claims were a major factor in the cost to its road budget.

A mother and her three-year-old daughter have gone missing in Manchester.

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Police are "extremely concerned" for Mary Doyle, 36, and her child Leona Doyle, who were last seen on Friday at their home in Debdale.

The mother has not made contact since then and police are appealing for the public’s help to find the pair. 

Det Insp Muzemil Kernain said: "I would like to appeal directly to Mary to please get in touch with us to let us know you are both safe and fine."

A missing three-year-old boy who disappeared from a garden in Cheshire has been found.

The boy was last seen in the front garden at a property on Oakdean Court, Wilmslow at about 13:00.

Police were becoming "increasingly concerned" for his whereabouts.

• Public hearings into allegations of child abuse involving the late Rochdale MP Cyril Smith will not start until next summer at the earliest, according to a lawyer  
• A Greater Manchester NHS Trust says it has taken steps to cut the amount it is paying consultants in overtime by using specially-trained nurses

• Work on the Metrolink at Manchester's St Peter's Square is entering its final phase

A hospital trust in Greater Manchester has explained how it is avoiding paying premium overtime to consultants, after the BBC discovered a medic in Lancashire earned £375,000 in just a year.

An investigation found the overtime bill for consultants in the UK was £170m last year - an increase of a third on 2013-14. 

But Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust said specially-trained nurses carry out some of the routine work previously done by consultants - which reduces the amount paid in overtime.

The Charlatans frontman and lover of vinyl Tim Burgess gives his tips on shopping for records from Piccadilly Records in Manchester.

The singer-songwriter and record label owner Tim Burgess talks about crossing the threshold into "a new world".

Sheffield United have signed Bury striker Leon Clarke on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

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Clarke scored 15 goals in 32 games for the Shakers in League One last season.

The 31-year-old has made almost 400 career appearances in spells with 16 clubs, including Coventry City, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday.

The use of force in Greater Manchester Police custody suites is not recorded, monitored or analysed, a report has found.

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Inspectors were "concerned" by the findings as recording the use of force would have provided learning opportunities and helped to ensure staff accountability.

The report by Martin Lomas, deputy chief inspector of prisons, and Dru Sharpling, HM Inspector of Constabulary, also said "exceptionally high demand" meant health care response times were not always met and most suites did not have effective drug and alcohol services.

It found police custody in Greater Manchester had improved, but could make further progress.