Craig Cash weeps as he remembers the huge talent of pal Caroline Aherne - a genius who saw all the comedy she needed in the supermarket

Claudia Winkleman has made an admission about her position on The Traitors as she prepares to ditch the sequins for a black cloak once more. The reality show became a runaway hit last year and is set to return for a second series next month (January).

There was a familiar face in Weatherfield as Tommy Orpington reappeared on Coronation Street on Christmas Day.

He is one of the four McGann brothers and has been a familiar face on out TV screens, including the likes of Emmerdale, for years. But Stephen McGann is probably best known for playing Dr Patrick Turner in BBC One's Call the Midwife.

Coronation Street is set to see the return of a familiar face. Those who follow the ITV soap will know Tommy Orpington from various mentions and some appearances over the years.

Helen George, known for her role as Trixie Franklin in the BBC drama series Call The Midwife, has shared some exciting details about the show's Christmas special and revealed she will be taking on a completely different role in the New Year.The much-loved series, which has been warming our hearts every winter since 2012, is set to return this festive season with more stories from the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House.The Christmas Special will kick off two weeks before Christmas with Apollo 8 ready to circle the moon and Sister Monica Joan fears this could be her last Christmas and doubts she'll live to see man walk on the moon. In response, the Nonnatus Family, including Trixie's brother Geoffrey, decide to lift her spirits.

Christmas TV is a must for many, with those who plan their break around the box grabbing a copy of the TV guide and circling their can't-miss shows in red. When families can watch laptops, tablets and tellies all in one room, the set-up has changed, but there are still programmes that everyone loves.

Construction of the University of Bolton’s Institute of Medical Sciences has injected more than £12m into the local economy. The medical training college, which is due to open in 2024, has far surpassed its local spend targets, with current figures for expenditure within a 20-mile radius totalling £12.3m, more than doubling its initial target of £6m.

Work to transform a historic warehouse behind Piccadilly Station into a series of ‘creative workspaces’ is getting underway in a matter of weeks.

Hundreds of new homes for Salford could be approved next week and plans for a new skyscraper in Manchester city centre have surfaced.

Final touches of the £16m refurbishment of Rochdale town hall are being carried out ahead of its reopening next year. Work on the Grade I-listed landmark has been ongoing since 2021.

Over the last year or so, the sight of squads of police officers - prising open the security shutters as they launch yet another raid - has become a familiar one on Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street'. Since last November, when GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson vowed to clean up the area around Bury New Road in Strangeways 'once and for all', more than 200 counterfeit shops have been closed down.

One of the biggest nights in the TV calendar is here - the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final. It's set to be a dazzling night in the ballroom as, after 13 weeks, this year's winner will be announced.

Alex Batty should return home to England over the 'next few days', police have said.

Emmerdale star Zoe Henry has said who Rhona Goskirk would choose if it came down to her husband Marlon Dingle and new baby Ivy, born using her frozen embryos without her permission as she opened up about her latest storyline.

Strictly Come Dancing's 2023 finalists have been confirmed after a sad final exit. It's been 12 weeks since 14 celebrities first appeared in the ballroom after signing up for this year's run of the BBC One dance contest.

Three weeks feel like they have gone by in a flash as the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here final is now just hours away. Ten campmates entered the jungle back in November as they signed up for the 2023 run of the ITV reality show.

Six new flood warnings have been issued across Greater Manchester this afternoon (December 9) as the region braces for adverse weather.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admits close friends attempted to talk him out of taking the top job at Old Trafford - but the Dutchman told them he was ready to embrace the challenge.

Erik ten Hag insists he can still be the man to bring success to Manchester United and points to his managerial success at other clubs as evidence he is the right man for the job.

One of Manchester Airport’s lounges has been named among the worst in the UK according to a study by consumer group Which?. The Manchester Terminal 1 Escape Lounge received a score of just one and a half stars based on secret inspections.