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Makerfield by-election LIVE as Labour issues statement on Robert Kenyon's former social media accounts
Andy Burnham is one of 14 candidates hoping to become MP in the upcoming by-election
Ex rugby-league player Gareth Hock cleared of rape but found guilty of assault
He will be sentenced later this year
Sick confessions of a pervert looking for a 'thrill'
William Kidd has been jailed
Carol Vorderman brands Reform candidate 'little coward' as she sends letter to thousands of women in Makerfield
EXCLUSIVE: Carol Vorderman has directly appealed to women voters in Makerfield to reject Reform UK’s Rob Kenyon, after a string of crude and sexist social media posts resurfaced.
TK Maxx asks shoppers to return product to store immediately over 'fire risk'
Shoppers have been told to 'stop using it immediately' and return it for a full refund or replacement
Dispersal order in force in Middleton after police concerns over planned 'street party'
A huge area around the Langley estate in Middleton is covered
I found the prettiest £28 linen dress that can be 'worn again and again' in summer
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'Two minutes is all it takes': Parents' message following beloved son's death
'One life can be lost, but up to nine lives can be saved because of that one loss'
Police knew driver had given them a fake name, then they figured out who he was
'I panicked', Moneeb Arshad said as he was hauled back before the courts
Heart attack survivor 'didn't leave room for a year', but one thing turned his life around
Terry Blinco, 47, said his heart attack three years ago sparked a 'mental breakdown'
Brothers accused of assaulting officer at Manchester airport will not face third trial
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad denied assaulting PC Zachary Marsden in 2024 incidentTwo brothers who were accused of assaulting a police officer at Manchester airport in 2024 will not face a third trial after prosecutors failed to provide evidence.Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaa...
Child among three dead in south London after man, woman and child fell from high-rise flats
The three deaths are being treated as unexpected, the police force has said
Driver of 'boxed in' car shot in arm by police, watchdog says amid investigation
'The subject appears to try and drive out of the containment before the shot that injured him was fired'
M&S announces 34 new ice cream products being added to freezers this week
The supermarket has vowed to double its frozen food offering
Family's heartbreaking tribute to son, 17, found dead in lake at beauty spot
His loved ones say the pain of his loss 'will never leave us'
Yobs speeding at 139mph filmed themselves inhaling nitrous oxide before man killed in horror crash on Kingsway
'This was deliberate risk taking - seemingly for the thrill of it', a judge told Uways Hussain and Usmon Mahmood
MIOIR welcomes international cohort to Manchester for science and innovation policy evaluation course
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) welcomed an international group of policymakers, researchers and practitioners to Alliance Manchester Business School for the 2026 Professional Development Course on the Evaluation of Science and Innovation Policies.Delivered from 18–22 May, ...