I’ve been looking at why so many people in flats with dangerous cladding are facing long waits, drawn-out legal battles and in some cases still potentially ruinous bills, despite the Building Safety Act which is meant to protect them: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Local commercial radio has massively changed in a way that hasn’t been remarked upon that much in the media - and next month the names Radio City, Rock FM and Signal 1 disappear. Full report on BBC North West in iPlayer - or 2 mins of it ⬇️

What does the future hold for local commercial radio? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

I've been in court for this story today for BBC North West - Cheshire Police have confirmed to us that 3 of the 11 alleged victims of Richard Burrows have since died... bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

I’ve been following the case of Vivienne Groom from Tarvin, Cheshire - one of thousands overpaid Carers Allowance - prosecuted and lost £16k inheritance for a job at Co-op. Anon DWP worker said the dept has “no excuse” for failing to stop big overpayments: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Another carer who’s had to return thousands overpaid to him by the DWP - George had to sell his house and told me his life’s ruined. He changed to Carers Allowance from a diff benefit just 30p a week lower (which he didn’t need to declare his job for): bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Coming to your screens this Sunday … a Tardis, some machine guns and a MAJOR SHOWDOWN between the Cheshire candidates trying to become the county’s next police and crime commissioner. Also me. BBC One at 10am…

The leaders of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for big changes to be made to the Carer’s Allowance system, after we reported on the case of Vivienne Groom from Cheshire earlier this month: bbc.com/news/articles/…

'It's not about me it's about the 7.7 million unpaid carers' Johnny Timpson, who was the UK's inaugural disability ambassador, told #BBCBreakfast he's quit as one of the PM's dementia champions over the clawing back of benefits overpayments from families bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

I've been following lots of people who've been overpaid Carer's Allowance over the last few months for BBC North West - and this is one of the stranger stories: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

See you on the other side…

I’ve found somewhere with a roof to watch #EnglandNetherlands - a big barn that’s been turned into a rural fan park in the Cheshire countryside near Northwich. Will be live on BBC North West at 6.30…

Bomb disposal on scene at Chester bus station:

I’ve been speaking to a survivor of a grooming gang in Oldham - ‘Sophie’ says the govt should lead an inquiry in Oldham - but not a national inquiry into grooming gangs. She said inquiries should cover “all sexual abuse” and worries Oldham would be overlooked. From BBC North West: