The news was delivered last night by Hill after deciding it was a natural choice to select Lancashire who had already gained sound experience as a skipper.

Reports are circulating on Twitter that Khadir Islam was killed on Sunday by Israeli forces after his convoy carrying medical supplies was hit by a missile strike, just days after arriving in the city

The leader of Manchester City Council’s statement came at the opening of a meeting at Manchester Town Hall this morning, in response to a pro-Palestine protest outside Karem Cosmetics

Rochdale mum and her baby assaulted in their home.

Labour MP Lucy Powell has criticised protests outside a Jewish run King Street shop amidst fears of clashes between picketers on both sides of the Palestine Israel conflict.

Islamic Relief’s Cakes4Syria fundraising effort has seen volunteers, all fasting for Ramadan, deliver more than 15,000 cakes across the UK

On April 7 2014, the 32-year-old man admitted causing a child to suffer serious physical harm. His partner and the child’s 30-year-old mother also admitted allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm.

A Sri Lankan politician has been jailed for the killing of a Rochdale aid worker who was holidaying on the island over Christmas.

Motorists will see a 17-mile stretch of network between junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and Junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale kitted out with technology to tackle traffic jams

Kallum Roberts and his Redwood School classmates travelled to the Chill Factore in Manchester last week to sit-ski down the 590ft high snow slope with the help of the venue’s staff.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Prime Minister David Cameron has also sworn to leave ‘no stone unturned’ in the inquiry, which will investigate alleged child abusers across politics, the BBC and the health services