Boy, 11, and grandmother threatened with gun and knife as gang of six rob home

Kate Middleton and Prince William joined forces on World Mental Health Day.

Criminals have been found using encrypted terms in an attempt to disguise their illicit dealings from police.

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry has covered PJ Harvey’s ‘Down By The Water’ with Lo Moon – check out the moment below.The frontwoman of the Scottish synth-pop trio is currently out on a North American tour where she is showcasing a selection of solo material, including her debut single ‘Are You Awake?’.On Monday (September 2), the Los Angeles-based band Lo Moon played the first night of their residency at Zebulon. Mayberry joined them on stage for a rendition of ‘Down By The Water’, which Harvey released in 1996 from album, ‘To Bring You My Love.’Check out the cover in full here:Elsewhere on the tour, Mayberry has covered Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’ and Adam Schlesinger’s ‘That Thing You Do’.The singer-songwriter is set to play a string of solo concerts in the UK and Europe following her North American gigs.

Nearly a QUARTER of the £36bn Rishi Sunak is saving by scrapping the Manchester leg of HS2 is to be spent on fixing potholes, it has emerged.

Tenacious D have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for next year – find all the details below.The comedy rock duo – aka Jack Black and Kyle Gass – are due to hit the road in Europe next spring. Dubbed the ‘Spicy Meatball Tour’, the upcoming run of shows includes stop-offs in Stockholm (April 29), Oslo (30), Copenhagen (May 1) and Luxembourg (3).From there, Tenacious D will head to Dublin for a headline concert at the city’s 3Arena on May 5.

Andy Burnham has reacted with fury after reports HS2 trains will come to Manchester - but on 'normal tracks'. Sky News tonight reported that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to drastically alter the northern leg of the high-speed rail project to save money, effectively scrapping the high-speed stretch to Manchester.

James have shared details of a 2024 UK tour featuring support from Razorlight, as well as teased that a new album is arriving next year. Find ticket info and more below.The Manchester rock band will be kicking off a run of summer dates across the UK next year with the tour featuring support from indie heavyweights Razorlight.The eight-show run beings with a slot at P&J Live in Aberdeen on June 3 followed by a stop at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle two days later.

Harrowing images have emerged showing a faeces-filled home where 11 dogs were kept in squalid conditions. The urine-soaked spaniels were crammed inside stacked cages while one pup was found dead in the corner of a crate.

There should be a dedicated cabinet minister for the north a group of Tory MPs have claimed. They are also calling for half a million new homes to be built in the region as part of a 'manifesto for the north' which is to be unveiled at party's conference in Manchester.

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been warned he is 'risking the cohesion' of the country over HS2, as Labour mayors including Andy Burnham said axing the high-speed rail route to Manchester would result in 'international embarrassment and a national outrage'.

Sky Ferreira has announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for next year – find all the details below.The Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter is due to hit the road in mid-March for shows in Dublin (March 17), Glasgow (19), Birmingham (20), Leeds (22), Manchester (24), London (26), Bristol (29), Oxford (31) and Brighton (April 1).Ferreira hasn’t played live in the UK since she performed as part of the Grace Jones-curated edition of Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre in London in June 2022. Next year’s stop-off in the capital will take place at KOKO in Camden Town.Tickets for the upcoming tour go on general sale at 10am BST this Thursday (September 28) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Political leaders have told the Prime Minister scrapping HS2 rail to Manchester would have 'massive ramifications' on the city region and the north west as a whole.

The mayor of Greater Manchester has said he will personally write to the Prime Minister and urge him to not scrap HS2.

A Place In The Sun host Jonnie Irwin has delighted fans of the hit TV show as he reunited with co-star Jasmine Harman in Birmingham on Sunday. The 49 year old met up with Jasmine, 47, at A Place in the Sun Live on 24 September at The National Exhibition Centre in the city. Jonnie and Jasmine presented Channel 4 series A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? together from 2004 until 2019.

A group of friends claim they were forced to sleep on the floor of a Turkish airport after their plane home "flew away without them" following a row with airline staff. Jet2 has launched an investigation into the incident, which has left Danyaal Khan and his pals out of pocket and "absolutely disgusted".

People with money in a current account at any one of several high street banks are being urged to check their savings rate as they could potentially be missing out on higher returns due to low interest rates. Several banks are currently offering rates of over five per cent, so if your current savings rate is less than three per cent, it could be time to ditch and switch to get the most out of your money.

A teenager has died after allegedly being stabbed to death in a housing estate.

Jason Derulo has announced that he will embark on an eight-stop UK and Ireland arena tour in 2024 – his first in five years. Check out the full dates and ticket details below.The dates are a part of the UK and European leg of Derulo’s ‘Nu King’ world tour.

Fifteen hopeful celebrities will be dancing it out to become the latest Strictly Come Dancing champion this autumn. The popular BBC One dance contest is back with its launch show on Saturday, September 16.

The 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing is just around the corner, with the new season scheduled to launch of BBC One on Saturday 16 September. A new set of celebrities are set to take to the iconic dance floor on the hit BBC One show, including Bobby Brazier, Les Dennis, Ellie Leach and Angela Scanlon. This year's pairings are yet to be revealed, with Strictly bosses being careful to keep them under wraps until the launch show.