Eccles takeaway owner who failed to deal with rat problem is fined

An Eccles take away owner has been fined for failing to deal with rats at his premises. Sajid Ali, who runs Freddy’s Chicken &...

School choice fails to empower parents, study finds

Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about education than those who have little choice, according to research published in...

Economy grew in November ahead of expected Omicron slowdown

Britain's economy grew strongly in November to finally surpass its size just before the country went into its first COVID-19 lockdown, official data showed...

Public funding for cricket must depend on progress to tackle racism

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Report into racism in cricket urges the Government to limit public funding for the game unless there...

Being overweight may cause more UK hospital admissions than previously thought, finds new study

Being overweight may cause more hospital admissions and higher incidences of disease and mortality than previous studies report, according to new research. The study, led...

Fourth arrest in connection of murder of 16 year old Rhamero West

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Rhamero West from South Manchester, who was killed after being stabbed...

Four jailed for life for Salford murder of 17 year old Jessie Norman

Four teenagers have been jailed for life today for the murder of 17 year old Jessie Norman was hit by a car and attacked by...

Jailed for 18 years after physically and mentally abusing woman for over a year

A man from Ashton-under-Lyne has been jailed after a woman was physically and mentally abused for over a year Emmanuel Richards 42 of Stamford Street...

50 year old pedestrian killed in Rochdale after hit and run

A pedestrian has been killed in Rochdale following a hit and run The fifty year old man was crossing the road when brown Skoda Octavia...

Energy Cost Crisis: ‘Families better off under Labour,’ says Tony Lloyd

Rochdale MP, Tony Lloyd, has slammed the Conservatives for a decade of failure on British energy – and reveals Labour’s plan to save families...