BREAKING NEWS: Marcus Fakana, the 18 year old British tourist jailed in Dubai over a holiday romance is FREE! He was granted a royal pardon following a lengthy campaign, He arrived safely home in the ...

The risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing ...

An environmental campaigner has raised concerns over the condition of a beauty spot. Naomi Schrecker, 69, who has lived in Gardner Road, Prestwich, for 43 years, claims the council and United ...

A shopping centre in Bury has received an international award for its community spirit. Mill Gate Shopping Centre was awarded silver at the International CSR Excellence Awards, held at St Paul's ...

As we celebrate our 170th birthday today, Monday, we are looking back at the figures at the helm of the paper who have shaped our history ...

Two plant workers stole a huge amount of a vital ingredient from their firm’s stock – before it was sold back in a ...

Your local newspaper is significantly different now than the first four-page edition that rolled off the press on July 7, 1855, writes ...

Dan Chapman has been diagnosed with aplastic anaemia, a disorder where the bone marrow does not produce enough blood cells.

A Government-backed fund is pledging more than £28 million for a carbon capture project. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said that workers in “Britain’s manufacturing heartlands” will benefit from ...

Terror laws watchdog Jonathan Hall KC said the number of young people being drawn into extremism is linked to the proliferation of smartphones.

Patients would much rather see a GP than a pharmacist or nurse, new research suggests. A study found that people often like to see a GP and still prefer in-person appointments, considering them the ...

Parents will be entitled to bereavement leave if they lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks, under new plans to be unveiled by the Government. Ministers are set to amend the Employment Rights Bill so that ...