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BBC News
22-07-2025
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Chester boy, 5, in hospital after bike hit-and-run
A five-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after a hit-and-run involving an electric dirt bike, police have services were called to Wealstone Lane in Chester, at 15:20 BST to reports a boy had been hit while walking with his rider of the bike, who had a passenger on the vehicle, failed to stop and made off towards Plas Newton Police Det Insp Ross Hamilton, of the Western Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said it was a "horrific incident". Det Insp Hamilton added: "I understand the anger that it is likely to cause in the local community, and we are committed to doing all we can to identify the people responsible," he said."As part of our investigation were keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or anyone with any video footage that may aid the investigation."The same goes for anyone who believes that they know the identity of the rider or the passenger."The boy was taken to the Countess of Chester hospital. Read more stories from Cheshire on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC North West on X. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
21-07-2025
- BBC News
Rachel Booth: Body found in Oakmere lake in search for missing Cheshire mum
A body has been found in a lake during a search for a missing Booth, 38, disappeared in the early hours of Saturday after she was last seen by her family in the village of Barnton in Police earlier said officers had found a body which they believed to be Ms Booth in a lake in Oakmere after "extensive searches and appeals in the area". The body has not been formally identified but Ms Booth's family has been informed and was being supported, the force said. Read more stories from Cheshire on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC North West on X. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
14-07-2025
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Moped rider dies in crash with tractor near Chester
A 17-year-old moped rider has died in an early morning crash with a tractor on a country Police said the collision happened at 07:30 BST on Friday on Welsh Road in Dodleston, near boy from Great Broughton died at the scene, while the 19-year-old tractor driver from Wrexham was has been arrested, but police have appealed for anyone with information about the crash to come forward. Det Sgt Russ Sime said: "This was an absolutely tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family of the teenager involved." Read more stories from Cheshire on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC North West on X. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Health
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'I was asked why my children have type 1 diabetes', says mum
"What have you been feeding your kids to give them type 1 diabetes?"Leigh, a mum-of-three from Liverpool, said that was just one of the many ignorant questions people had asked 33-year-old said Evie, Paisley and Louis - aged eight, six and five respectively - were diabetic due to an unpreventable problem with their immune added: "Sometimes you will have people saying 'I can't believe your kids are diabetic at this age'."It's really insulting as it's nothing to do with what they've eaten or their diet and lifestyle - it's an autoimmune disease." Leigh is sharing her family's experiences as part of a six-part BBC North West Tonight series about invisible disabilities and wants to raise society's awareness of people living with conditions which are not immediately 1 diabetics cannot make a hormone called is different from type 2 diabetes, which is more common in older people and those who are has set up TikTok and Instagram accounts - Diabetic Diamond - to share her family's said she was "very proud" of her children and how they have adapted to the additional challenges they face."They just take it in their stride," she explained. "They love to raise awareness and always just get on with it and support each other." Leigh said she felt "constantly on edge" due to the constant vigilance required to manage her children's all have monitors which provide an alert if their glucose levels are outside of the normal range."Even when the alarms aren't going off, I wake up in a panic just in case I've missed an alarm," she said. "But they do go off quite often. "I don't think there's been a night in a long time when I've not needed to get up and give apple juice or an insulin correction."Leigh said she had been left with no choice but to give up work, just to keep on top of the daily challenge."There's a lot that I've got to think about," she said. "Even if the kids' levels are fine there's then the preparation."You can't just walk out of the door."The family's story features in a special six-part BBC North West Tonight series about invisible disabilities and conditions. You can watch it on BBC One in the Northwest of England and the Isle of Man from 18:30 BST on Tuesday 8 July. It will also be available on the BBC iPlayer. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Politics
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Choosing the Pope: 'The conclave is intimidating'
The leader of the Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has said he definitely will not be the next pontiff, but is looking forward to the "intimidating" duty of choosing Pope Francis's successor. Following Pope Francis's death, the next Pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals, who will gather for a tradition known as the conclave. Cardinal Vincent Nichols will vote with more than 100 others, but almost missed out, as he is only a few months off his 80th birthday, the age limit for voting rights. The Merseyside-born Archbishop of Westminster said he thought it would "pass me by" until he heard the Pope was seriously ill and thought: "Oh Lord, this is going to come my way." The conclave, which traditionally starts after a two-week mourning period, sees the College of Cardinals gather in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to cast a series of votes to choose the next pope. Theoretically, any baptised man can be elected as pope, but a cardinal is usually picked. There are currently 252 cardinals and while all can take part in the debate about who should be chosen, the voting age restriction means only the 135 who are under 80 can vote. Cardinal Nichols, who leads six million Roman Catholics in England and Wales, exclusively told BBC North West he "never thought" he would be voting because Pope Francis "didn't show many signs of slowing down" and appeared to be recovering from double pneumonia. However, he played down any suggestion of remaining in the Vatican as the next pope himself. "I'm coming home," he said. "You can be sure of that." The 79-year-old archbishop, who was born in Crosby on the Merseyside coast, said he had met Pope Francis several times during high-level meetings in Rome, but had two abiding special memories. "One particularly has never left me," he said. "He said to me: 'From the moment of my election as Pope, my peace has never left me'. "Despite the pressure of all he has to deal with, he has lived close to God." Cardinal Nichols also said he had fond memories of their last meeting two years ago. He said an author had asked him to give a copy of their latest book to Pope Francis. "I gave him the book and said the author was 'very keen that you might have this'," he said. "He came back after lunch with a handwritten card and a copy of one of his own books for me to give as a return gift. "That was quite astonishing." Following Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, Cardinal Nichols will join his fellow cardinals to vote for the 267th pontiff, who will go on to lead the world's estimated 1.4 billion Catholics. He said the prospect was "quite intimidating frankly". He added that he believed the cardinals would their "best work once the doors of the conclave have been shut", as at that point, there would be "a peace and a prayerfulness between us". "I know I have got to get myself together and be a little nuanced to all the political manoeuvring and Paddy Power's bets and all that and say 'actually, this is a group of men trying to discern the will of God," he said. "That's the only thing that matters." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
