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The 52-year-old man was sleeping on Sunday evening when he heard a knock at the door of his Warrington Road home

A Leigh pensioner, 72, has been swindled out of more than £100,000 after a conman stole all his life savings in a campaign that lasted over a year.

UKIP have three North West MEPs, while the Conservatives hold two seats after gaining only 20.1% of the North West vote.

The Liberal Democrat leader of Stockport Council has blamed the party’s national problems for her former deputy’s shock election defeat.

Emergency services were called to Grove Lane in Cheadle Hulme around 6.30am yesterday after a Ford Focus collided with a tree

UKIP made British history on Sunday night as they became the first party that wasn’t Labour or the Conservatives to top a national pole since 1910 – a success achieved without even having any MPs.

The 49-year-old victim was rushed to hospital and is believed to be in a serious but ‘stable’ condition

Gorton South Councillor Julie Reid readily voiced her concerns despite beating second place UKIP candidate, Bob Catterall, by 1781 votes.

Sedgely Labour councillor Alan Quinn used his comfortable victory – which saw him gain 57.6% of the vote – to ask why UKIP, if they really stand for UK independence, do not worry about the manufacturing sector like he does.

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The Conservatives now have a majority of 34 seats, eight more than Labour.