A private school pupil who died after being hit by a taxi and was described by her family as a “light in our lives” has been named by police. Highgate School pupil Melissa Premaratne, 16, died after ...

Media coverage of a protest in Dublin in April 2025 suggest there were “thousands” at the protest, rather than more than 100,000 as the post claims. The widely shared post does not say when the ...

A family has paid a heartfelt tribute to a “gentle, strong and independent” woman who died following a collision in Leigh.

Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal in a private gathering on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, ...

If instead comparing 2025 to the period from 2011 to 2019 – to strip out years impacted by the pandemic and include only years in which the Conservatives were fully in charge – then growth in 2025 was ...

A group of travellers has set up camp on a car park in Leigh town centre. Around 15 caravans and vehicles were reported on the car park off Spinning Jenny Way on today, September 25. Pictures taken at ...

Lottery Winners are set to play two shows at Parr Hall this Christmas after touring the world with Robbie Williams.

The Prime Minister said he wanted to ‘draw a line’ and focus on helping the public to feel some ‘hope in their lives’ rather ...

Wigan's Julia Sixsmith has cared for more than 3,000 hedgehogs while backing a campaign to help the species survive.

Strictly Come Dancing is set to return to Manchester in 2027 with a brand-new live arena tour. The BBC show will bring its glitz and glamour to the AO Arena on February 6 and 7, as part of a ...

The US network video pool for the White House was back in operation on Friday, for the first time since Donald Trump banned three news outlets in a high-profile showdown over media access. “As of now, ...