http://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/default.aspxen-gbFri, 17 Jul 2009 07:26:55 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukInhabitants of a block of flats in Chester have been evacuated after a "significant" fire broke out.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/_Ihs_FBSpxo" height="1" width="1"/>
Police and fire services were called to a two-storey building in Hoole Road at about 1am on Friday.

Cheshire Constabulary described the blaze as "significant" and said it was still ongoing three hours after emergency services arrived.

]]>2ec0f9b791dd186826c81d56289ae62ahttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/_Ihs_FBSpxo/Blaze+causes+flats+evacuation.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/2ec0f9b791dd186826c81d56289ae62a/Blaze+causes+flats+evacuation.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/2ec0f9b791dd186826c81d56289ae62a/Blaze+causes+flats+evacuation.aspxThe cause of a fire which tore through a family home in Manchester killing three siblings is being investigated.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/H3fcLkunasI" height="1" width="1"/>
Jordan Swift, 14, his sister Carly, 19, and John, eight, died when the blaze swept through their modern three-storey house in Openshaw.

A joint police and fire service investigation is under way into the cause of the incident.

]]>a097e723bde896178849deb9bf29b70fhttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/H3fcLkunasI/Probe+into+fatal+house+blaze.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/a097e723bde896178849deb9bf29b70f/Probe+into+fatal+house+blaze.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/a097e723bde896178849deb9bf29b70f/Probe+into+fatal+house+blaze.aspxManchester United have cancelled a match in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after bombs exploded at two luxury hotels, killing nine people.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/v78NvzKnTsU" height="1" width="1"/>
The team had been due to stay in one of the hotels hit in the attacks, the Ritz-Carlton.

The English champions were to play an Indonesia Super League XI in Jakarta in a pre-season friendly on Monday.

]]>e98a401209d0c2a58b6ba453569777cehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/v78NvzKnTsU/Match+cancelled+after+blasts.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/e98a401209d0c2a58b6ba453569777ce/Match+cancelled+after+blasts.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/e98a401209d0c2a58b6ba453569777ce/Match+cancelled+after+blasts.aspxThe parents of a teenage Army cadet stabbed through the heart in Liverpool have come face-to-face with the men and boys accused of killing him.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/PNm-KT2uw1M" height="1" width="1"/>
Six men and four boys appeared over the death of Joseph Lappin, 16, outside a youth club on October 20 last year.

Liverpool Magistrates' Court saw all of them remanded to appear at the city's Crown Court on July 31.

]]>c0a091bfac257669da8870622d397cb8http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/PNm-KT2uw1M/Ten+remanded+over+cadet+death.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/c0a091bfac257669da8870622d397cb8/Ten+remanded+over+cadet+death.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/c0a091bfac257669da8870622d397cb8/Ten+remanded+over+cadet+death.aspxA murder victim who died on a narrowboat on the Lancaster canal has been named as David Tweddle.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/2Hrdj3ws6Gk" height="1" width="1"/>
The 56-year-old from Carlisle was found collapsed on a boat at Garstang and died despite the efforts of paramedics.

His wife, Agnes, 57, said: "David worked for Age Concern and was a loving family man." A 72-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder

]]>2ca0aea920ab90d19b6c05d4ded376c0http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/2Hrdj3ws6Gk/Boat+murder+victim+named.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/2ca0aea920ab90d19b6c05d4ded376c0/Boat+murder+victim+named.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/2ca0aea920ab90d19b6c05d4ded376c0/Boat+murder+victim+named.aspxRAF helicopter crewmen who helped to save 23 people from a ferry as it sank in the Irish Sea off the Lancashire coast have been honoured by the Queen.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/yRNXPxKX8PM" height="1" width="1"/>
Flight Lieutenant Lee Turner and Master Aircrewman Rich Taylor were part of a team launched when the MV Riverdance was stricken off the Fleetwood coast.

They both received the Queen's Gallantry Medal for their bravery.

]]>1fbd198e2a652a985d7ade628e150d42http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/yRNXPxKX8PM/Crewmen+honoured+for+bravery.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/1fbd198e2a652a985d7ade628e150d42/Crewmen+honoured+for+bravery.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/1fbd198e2a652a985d7ade628e150d42/Crewmen+honoured+for+bravery.aspxA man who ran over his own friend and left him dying in the road in Salford has been jailed.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/ujIHTTGU66U" height="1" width="1"/>
Steven Britton, 21, was fleeing police when he hit Adam Jamma, 18, who was on a motorbike. He then fled the scene.

Britton, of Ordsall, Salford, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for five years and four months at Minshull Street Crown Court.

]]>a3e653084e38bfdefce5181913dcc635http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/ujIHTTGU66U/Man+jailed+for+killing+friend.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/a3e653084e38bfdefce5181913dcc635/Man+jailed+for+killing+friend.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/a3e653084e38bfdefce5181913dcc635/Man+jailed+for+killing+friend.aspxEngineering construction workers at Sellafield and Ellesmere Port are to be balloted for strikes in a row over pay, conditions and recruitment.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/MDVKzPf1Uok" height="1" width="1"/>
Unions said members at seven sites, including the Shell site at Stanlow, will vote in the next few weeks.

Union officials accused employers in the industry of "exploiting" workers and ignoring previous agreements.

]]>108ad110f6317867232436e14861a911http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/MDVKzPf1Uok/Workers+balloted+on+strikes.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/108ad110f6317867232436e14861a911/Workers+balloted+on+strikes.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/108ad110f6317867232436e14861a911/Workers+balloted+on+strikes.aspxAn ex-Foreign Office minister said he doubts whether the UK negotiated with the right people in bids to secure the release of a Lancashire man in Iraq.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/x9Oapj9iGRg" height="1" width="1"/>
The body of Jason Swindlehurst, 38, from Skelmersdale, was handed over to authorities in Baghdad last month.

Kim Howells said much of the negotiation was carried out involving "extremely dubious middlemen".

]]>745e43b84a75f73b086dc37cf113f4d0http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/x9Oapj9iGRg/Doubts+over+hostage+talks.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/745e43b84a75f73b086dc37cf113f4d0/Doubts+over+hostage+talks.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/745e43b84a75f73b086dc37cf113f4d0/Doubts+over+hostage+talks.aspxA &#163;10,000 reward is being offered for information to trace the killer of a policeman mown down outside a pub in Didsbury Road, Manchester.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/regional/north-west/~4/-hlA4BBzHBw" height="1" width="1"/>
Pc Mike Silcock, 30, was knocked down outside a pub where he had spent the evening drinking with a colleague.

His parents Anne and Glyn have issued a heartfelt appeal for any information which leads to conviction.

]]>fbdfca5ff39c1e14a7e6c1f13301d9c7http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/news/regional/north-west/~3/-hlA4BBzHBw/Appeal+over+hit-and-run.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/fbdfca5ff39c1e14a7e6c1f13301d9c7/Appeal+over+hit-and-run.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/north-west/fbdfca5ff39c1e14a7e6c1f13301d9c7/Appeal+over+hit-and-run.aspx