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M62 crash, lightning causes fire and nan locked up

The latest evening ECHO headlines on Wednesday, September 7

Liverpool Echo

Lightning bolt sets United Utilities plant on fire

An eyewitness said they saw "the biggest flash" and heard "the loudest crash of thunder" before the silo went up in flames

Liverpool Echo

Blaze at water plant, ex pro footballer jailed and woman collapsed in gym

The latest evening ECHO headlines on Tuesday, September 6

Liverpool Echo

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Rail line reopens in Greater Manchester after five days of disruption due to flooded line

Flood damage was caused to more than three miles of track.

Manchester Evening News

Thousands of fake cigarettes found in 'hidden compartments'

Police visited several stores after reports of shops selling fake cigarettes to minors

Liverpool Echo

Rail services in East Manchester still disrupted as flooding repairs from burst mains pipe continue

It is the fifth day of disruptions on the line due to a burst water main

Manchester Evening News

'Waterfall' railway bridge damaged as major water leak now stopped

Trains, however, continue to be suspended for a fourth day

Manchester Evening News

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Trains cancelled and lines closed after thousands of gallons of water submerges tracks

Trains running between Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds via Stalybridge and on the Glossop line are being impacted

Manchester Evening News

Tameside leak leaves households in Droylsden with no water

Local businesses have been forced to close this morning due to the leak

Manchester Evening News

Passengers face 'severe delays' in Manchester due to flooding on railway lines

A burst water main began flooding the tracks in the early hours of Thursday

Manchester Evening News

Massive water leak floods train tracks

Network Rail said it was forced to close the line in Audenshaw, east Manchester, at around 2am on Thursday due to a burst water main.

The Independent UK

Homes and businesses left without water after burst pipe in Greater Manchester town

Bottled water was handed out to families in Whitworth near Rochdale

Manchester Evening News

Answers demanded over sewage being pumped into the Mersey

United Utilities insisted it was not at fault for the grim scenes in the river

Liverpool Echo

Child sex offence suspect named, Jet2 row and 'Raw sewage' in River Mersey

The latest ECHO headlines at lunchtime on Tuesday, August 30

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United Utilities respond to videos of raw sewage in River Mersey

Grim pictures and videos of the river emerged over the weekend

Wales Online

Rain could become Wales' 'oil of the future' according to expert

Questions have been raised as to whether Wales should charge to send rain water to England

The Guardian - UK

‘It stinks’: Windermere plagued by blue-green algae as ‘toxic as cobra venom’

Campaigners accused of ‘scaremongering’ despite tests of algal bloom in lake exceeding WHO guidelines

Manchester Evening News

'Foul' smelling oil found dumped at popular riverfront woodland

The Environment Agency are investigating the source of the 'pollution'

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London wants to take water from another region's reservoir to solve capital's drought

The GMB Union thinks a Victorian plan to move water via the river Severn, the Cotswold canals into the river Thames to deal with predictable and expected periodic droughts in London and the South East

Wales Online

Plan outlined to take water from Welsh reservoir and send it to London to solve drought

GMB London has called on Thames Water and the UK Government to implement the Victorian-era idea

The Guardian - UK

As drought hits, what are UK water company chief executives paid?

Anger is growing over the huge sums handed to shareholders and executives

Manchester Evening News

Low water levels continue at Manchester's reservoirs during weekend of extreme heat

The Enivornment Agency has warned that England’s drought could persist into next year

Manchester Evening News

Five-year tunnelling project to take place in Bury as part of new £1.75bn water pipeline

The work is part of the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme which is laying new sections of pipeline from the Lake District to Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Fears of looming drought as water levels at Woodhead Reservoir continue to fall

The Met Office recently raised the Fire Severity Index to the highest level, warning there was also an “exceptional” risk of wildfires.

Liverpool Echo

Kids play in fountain of water as hydrant set off 'illegally'

United Utilities have confirmed the hydrant was set off illegally

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