A holidaymaker on a two week trip to Majorca has been left with just his swimming trunks after his luggage went missing. Paul Hesp, 41, flew from Manchester Airport with four children and another five adults with TUI on a £6k all-inclusive holiday.
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A candlelit vigil is to be held to celebrate the life of a toddler who died after being hit by a tractor. Three-year-old Albie Speakman suffered fatal injuries after the tragic incident on a farm off Bentley Hall Road near Bury on Saturday afternoon.
On Friday night his mum Leah has invited friends, family and the wider community to help celebrate his life at an event in Radcliffe. The invite, which the Manchester Evening News has been asked to share, says: "I would like to invite family, friends and the wider community to join me celebrating the life of my little sunshine boy.
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"Please support me in lighting a candle so that his light can continue to shine bright." Albie's family desperately tried to get the toddler to hospital before flagging an ambulance on Rochdale Old Road at around 12.45pm, but he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
On Sunday Leah paid a heartbreaking tribute to her son and vowed to 'find a way to be strong'. She said: "Albie was an incredibly loving, affectionate and caring boy who just wanted everyone to be happy.
"He was so sensitive and wanted everyone to be ok, especially the people that he loved. We all love Albie so much more than we can ever put into words - especially his Nan and his ‘Nanny-Nanny’, as he would always call her.
"I will miss absolutely everything about Albie, his voice, his smile, the smell of his skin and the feel of his little hands on my face when he would say ‘I love you mummy girl’. I always call him my little sunshine boy because he has brought so much light into my life and he is my little ray of sunshine, and I don’t want his life to
A holidaymaker on a two week trip to Majorca has been left with just his swimming trunks after his luggage went missing. Paul Hesp, 41, flew from Manchester Airport with four children and another five adults with TUI on a £6k all-inclusive holiday.
An 11-year-old girl has died after going missing at a water park in Windsor, Thames Valley Police has confirmed. Emergency services were called at around 3.55pm on Saturday to reports of the child getting into difficulty at Liquid Leisure near Datchet.
A violent thug who repeatedly punched his partner in the head before holding a knife to her throat and threatening to kill her has been jailed.
Nicola McLean has spoken out on how the Wagatha Christie court case affected the mental health of everyone involved, explaining that the whole situation is "really sad". Rebekah Vardy, 40, who is married to Leicester City ace Jamie Vardy, 35, lost her libel trial against fellow WAG Coleen Rooney, 36, with Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivering the verdict on 29 July. Coleen, wife of former Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, 36, accused Rebekah of leaking false stories about her to the press back in 2019 – Rebekah has continued to deny the allegations.
A lost chain of British steakhouses, known for serving signature prawn cocktails, steaks and Black Forest gateau was "a proper treat back in the day" for families across Greater Manchester.
Kate Ferdinand has broken her silence after losing her baby in a tragic miscarriage. She wrote: “I’ve been taking time off of my phone to be with my family but have just caught up with all of your messages. “Thank you so much for all of your love and well wishes.
On April 3, 1978 Hollywood star Vanessa Redgrave walked off the stage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles having won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in the wartime drama Julia. Just three months later she stood in the far-less glamourous surroundings of Manchester town hall awaiting the announcement of a very different kind of vote.
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The family of a 27-year-old man who was due to study at the University of Manchester but tragically died have told of his long-term battle with mental illness - amid claims on Twitter that the university had left him in a 'hopeless situation'.
A man has died after emergency services were called to a concern for welfare on the M60. Police were called to Barton Bridge on the motorway at about 9pm on Saturday (July 23).
Erik ten Hag's assistant, Mitchell van der Gaag, has impressed during the open training sessions during Manchester United's pre-season tour and, for Darren Fletcher, Van der Gaag brought back memories of his childhood in Scotland.
Young families on a street in Bolton say they are frightened to let their children play outside because of rats breeding on their street.
A number of holidaymakers said they were 'pleasantly surprised' at the queueing situation as Manchester Airport today as bosses said they are to draft in a further 150 security staff to deal with the big summer getaway.
The knock-on effects of the latest coronavirus peak will be felt for 'some months' by NHS hospital and care services, Manchester's public health director has warned. However, the country is now cresting the wave of infections and should see a decline.
'Septic patients' were held outside hospitals on ambulances without air conditioning on the hottest days on record in the UK, according to paramedics in North West Ambulance Service (NWAS). The news comes as doctors have admitted severe bed shortages, resulting in patients waiting for hours because there is no space to safely put them.
A dad who is going on a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ to Florida with his family feels let down by his package holiday provider after he claims they tried to charge him £511 extra because of a rescheduled flight.
Covid-19 is once more piling pressure on an already strained NHS, according to Greater Manchester health chiefs. Staff absences as a result of coronavirus are seeing shortages in hospitals, GP surgeries, and community care.