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The family of a young Bolton girl whose life was lost last year to heroin have released photos of their happy-go-lucky daughter and sister.

A drug-fuelled killer who was shot with a Taser gun by police minutes after he stabbed his girlfriend in her Oldham home said, ‘I enjoyed that. You need more volts’, a court heard today.

Manchester MPs think Transport for the North (TfN) will be good for business, but have said it needs to be beneficial for everyone else as well.

A Tameside man, who groomed the 11-year-old daughter of a family friend before having sex with her, has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.

Parents are now being told to be vigilant after a 15-year-old girl was raped in Little Hulton on the weekend.

A team of around 60 firefighters are combating a rooftop blaze involving three restaurants on Albert Square.

Mr Leech, who is a member of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), recently held a meeting with campaigners to understand the issues facing riders in the area.

Three men attempted to snatch a woman’s handbag, before robbing her in a ‘terrifying ordeal’ in Manchester City Centre.

A patient ‘with a history of travel to West Africa’ is being tested for Ebola at North Manchester General Hospital.

Reality TV star Kerry Katona’s ex-husband escaped jail yesterday after he admitted running a £50,000 cannabis farm from his attic to pay off his drug debts to Bolton Crown Court.

There’s nothing quite like finishing work for the festive period to spend well-earned time on the sofa watching films with a tin of Quality Streets.