Angela Ferguson
@angelaferguson.bsky.social
Journalist at BBC News North West and BBC Wales News | angela.ferguson@bbc.co.uk
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Good morning! By way of introduction, I’m a journalist for BBC News online, working in the North West and also for BBC Wales News. Sharing a few glorious autumnal pics I snapped on a few recent walks as we prepare for possible snow and sleet later this week
I spoke to Amanda Grant about this “magical moment” she and her family experienced on a rainy visit to see the River of Light installation in Liverpool. She said the video she captured just shows “you can't dampen a Scouser's spirit"
Moment crowds at River of Light sing Don't Stop Me Now in the rain
Amanda Grant says her family were soaked and wanted to go home until they saw this
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November 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I spoke to Amanda Grant about this “magical moment” she and her family experienced on a rainy visit to see the River of Light installation in Liverpool. She said the video she captured just shows “you can't dampen a Scouser's spirit"
It was so good to return to one of my favourite places with my daughter today 🏴 ♥️ 🌳
October 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It was so good to return to one of my favourite places with my daughter today 🏴 ♥️ 🌳
Oh my, do you think I’d be able to go on placement with the BBC concert orchestra for next year’s proms. I could maybe play triangle for the John Williams movie music night, which I am absolutely
loving right now. Pretty please 😆
loving right now. Pretty please 😆
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August 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Oh my, do you think I’d be able to go on placement with the BBC concert orchestra for next year’s proms. I could maybe play triangle for the John Williams movie music night, which I am absolutely
loving right now. Pretty please 😆
loving right now. Pretty please 😆
It was such a privilege to talk to young DJ AJ Murphy about being invited to join Chris Martin on stage at Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium concert last night
Liverpool: Teen in tears after going on stage with Coldplay
AJ Murphy says he will
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August 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It was such a privilege to talk to young DJ AJ Murphy about being invited to join Chris Martin on stage at Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium concert last night
Thank you to Emma Miller for talking to me about her brother’s disappearance nearly five years ago. She said her family “holds on to hope” that they will see him again.
'My brother walked out the door and vanished'
The family of James Miller say the last sighting of him was on CCTV more than four years ago.
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August 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Thank you to Emma Miller for talking to me about her brother’s disappearance nearly five years ago. She said her family “holds on to hope” that they will see him again.
“I have always wanted to bring him since he was little and I just never had the opportunity.”
A family speak about the difference a sensory room at @evertonfc.com’s new stadium has made to them.
A family speak about the difference a sensory room at @evertonfc.com’s new stadium has made to them.
'It's amazing to finally go to an Everton game with my son'
Thanks to a sensory suite at Everton's new stadium, Joe Thompson can attend matches with his family.
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August 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“I have always wanted to bring him since he was little and I just never had the opportunity.”
A family speak about the difference a sensory room at @evertonfc.com’s new stadium has made to them.
A family speak about the difference a sensory room at @evertonfc.com’s new stadium has made to them.
Shop owners should greet customers as soon as they enter a store in a bid to deter shoplifters, police have advised
Lancashire Police advises greeting customers deters shoplifters
Lancashire Police issues advice for shop owners as shoplifting levels have
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August 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Shop owners should greet customers as soon as they enter a store in a bid to deter shoplifters, police have advised
"It all started off with stuff I'd heard that he hadn't that I knew he was going to love.”
The sister of Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has told how his love of music was inspired by mix tapes she made for him, beginning in the 1980s.
The sister of Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has told how his love of music was inspired by mix tapes she made for him, beginning in the 1980s.
Sister's mix tape left Elbow's Guy Garvey in tears - BBC News
Guy Garvey cried in a Manchester canteen after hearing the mix tape over lunch in the late 1990s.
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August 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"It all started off with stuff I'd heard that he hadn't that I knew he was going to love.”
The sister of Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has told how his love of music was inspired by mix tapes she made for him, beginning in the 1980s.
The sister of Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has told how his love of music was inspired by mix tapes she made for him, beginning in the 1980s.
“We've had to expand Friday's clinic to put in some extra slots as we have had so many children referred in.”
Alder Hey opens clinic for children's ketamine abuse
It is believed to be the first of its kind in the country, an Alder Hey paediatric consultant said.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“We've had to expand Friday's clinic to put in some extra slots as we have had so many children referred in.”
Reform UK councillor Amanda Clare has been charged with assault and criminal damage after an incident at a Pride event.
Reform's Amanda Clare charged with assault and criminal damage
The councillor has been charged in connection with an incident at a Pride event, police said.
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June 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Reform UK councillor Amanda Clare has been charged with assault and criminal damage after an incident at a Pride event.
“When you take it out of the ground and you are the first person to touch it in 2,500 years then it does give you a bit of a jolt."
Manchester: Researchers help uncover ancient Egyptian city
A cooking pot containing the remains of a 4th century BC fish stew are among the artefacts found.
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June 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
“When you take it out of the ground and you are the first person to touch it in 2,500 years then it does give you a bit of a jolt."
“I wish dad was still here but doing this makes me feel like he's always going to be here with me and you have always got your memories.”
'Dad's ashes are in the neck of my guitar'
Mark Wood's friend, Sam Orr, worked some of his dad's ashes into the neck of his Fender Telecaster.
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June 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
“I wish dad was still here but doing this makes me feel like he's always going to be here with me and you have always got your memories.”
“Life happened and my mum never got a chance to travel” ❤️
Oldham mum's ashes put in bottle in sea to 'travel the world'
Cara Melia says she wants her mum to be able to travel the globe, which she never got to do.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Life happened and my mum never got a chance to travel” ❤️
“I don't want anyone else to go through what I did”
Chester: 'I finally have peace after stalker sentenced'
Teana Lynne says she can now feel safe after ex-footballer Andrew Shelton was given a restraining order.
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May 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“I don't want anyone else to go through what I did”
Two Labour MPs have called for Reform UK to suspend one of its newly elected councillors after a photo of Adolf Hitler was shared on his official Facebook page.
Calls for Reform UK councillor's suspension over 'Hitler' post
Two Lancashire Labour MPs condemn a post on a newly elected councillor's Facebook page.
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May 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Two Labour MPs have called for Reform UK to suspend one of its newly elected councillors after a photo of Adolf Hitler was shared on his official Facebook page.
“I'm so grateful that I found it that day because we got it quickly before it had a chance to spread”
Cheshire woman found a lump in her breast while watching Bake Off
Vicky Green says she is
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May 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“I'm so grateful that I found it that day because we got it quickly before it had a chance to spread”
Premier League champions Liverpool will parade through the city on an open-top bus, it has been announced
Liverpool Premier League parade: route, transport and times
The what, where and when of the Reds' Premier League trophy parade and celebrations.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Premier League champions Liverpool will parade through the city on an open-top bus, it has been announced
“It just bumps up the power and prestige of these tribal groups in North Yorkshire and it makes them even more glamorous”
Melsonby Hoard: Iron Age 'bling' shows wealth of northern tribes
The Melsonby Hoard shows tribes had
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March 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“It just bumps up the power and prestige of these tribal groups in North Yorkshire and it makes them even more glamorous”
Love this! 🤭
March 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Love this! 🤭
“If I can stop one family from going through what we went through then I have done a good thing.”
Liverpool: 'I lost my son to gambling-related suicide'
John Myers says he wants to stop other families from
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March 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“If I can stop one family from going through what we went through then I have done a good thing.”
Azar Nazir, who has earned over 900,000 followers on Tik Tok, told me that running the shop had affected his mental health and he felt it was "time to move on" from Wakey Wines
Viral 'Wakey Wines' Tik Tok off-licence goes up for sale
Azar Nazir, the owner of
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March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Azar Nazir, who has earned over 900,000 followers on Tik Tok, told me that running the shop had affected his mental health and he felt it was "time to move on" from Wakey Wines
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David’s Day! 🌼 🏴 🌼
March 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David’s Day! 🌼 🏴 🌼
Four financially struggling councils in the north-west of England are to receive millions of pounds in additional funding from the government.
Four north-west of England councils to get extra government support
Cheshire East, Halton, Trafford and Wirral councils are deemed to require additional financial help.
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February 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Four financially struggling councils in the north-west of England are to receive millions of pounds in additional funding from the government.
“My neurologist, when he diagnosed me, they worked out I had over 100,000 sub-concussive hits in my brain”
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Alix Popham: 'I can't remember most rugby games I played in'
Former Welsh rugby international Alix Popham speaks about the impact of head injuries on players.
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February 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“My neurologist, when he diagnosed me, they worked out I had over 100,000 sub-concussive hits in my brain”
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A council has rejected calls to raise the default 20mph speed limit on a number of roads in Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire: No 20mph roads to return to 30mph, council says
The authority says its
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February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A council has rejected calls to raise the default 20mph speed limit on a number of roads in Monmouthshire, Wales