Dad recalls frenzied attempt to 'catch' boy swept '20 meters' into the air in zorb ball

Five-year-olds in Britain are, on average, up to seven centimetres shorter than children in other wealthy nations, new data has revealed.

A violent dad has been jailed after name-calling, punching, strangling, and threatening with a knife the mother of his three children during their 'abusive' relationship.

Border Force guards have smashed a plot by a computer science student to smuggle more than £40,000 worth of counterfeit postage stamps into Britain.

Claire Sweeney has jokingly shared what has been the most ‘traumatic’ part of her new job after landing a role on Coronation Street. It was announced back in April that the Brookside legend will make her way onto the cobbles as Cassie Plummer.

New images show firefighters working into the night to tackle a blaze at a derelict building.

With house prices continuing to rise amid the cost of living crisis, househunters who are in search for an affordable home may be finding it difficult. According to Rightmove, the average price of a home across Greater Manchester is currently £260,200, which has jumped up in the last month alone.

Frenkie de Jong says he expects to remain at Barcelona next season, warding off interest from Manchester United after last year’s "restless" summer chase.

Manchester City have qualified for the UEFA Super Cup after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final of the Champions League on Saturday night.

A horrifying video has captured the moment a nine-year-old boy was flung 20 feet into the air while inside an inflatable zorb ball.

If you grew up in Greater Manchester, there's a good chance you will have memories of being packed off to Center Parcs for a family holiday.

Horror unfolded at a festival on Sunday afternoon (June 4) after a young boy in an inflatable zorb ball was 'swept into the air' by a 'gust of wind' and injured.

Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst is reportedly a target for another Premier League club.

The chief executive of Oldham council is to leave the authority by the end of the year, it’s been announced.

Noel Gallagher says writing his latest album has helped him “come to terms” with life events including his recent divorce.

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The family of a teenage girl who was mauled to death by four dogs today backed a new campaign for stricter laws amid a series of recent fatal attacks, saying: "Things are at breaking point. We want justice for families."

A Netflix series with an almost-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score has returned to the streaming service's top 10 most-watched list two years after it was released. Mini-series Maid secured climbed to the eighth spot on the English language series list last week, thanks to clips of the show trending on TikTok.

Inspirational footballers returned to their former club after beating cancer to help others. Rochdale legend Joe Thompson was joined by former Dale youth player Bader Al-Akkad at Spotland for the Goals for A Cure match.

The CEO of a mental health care firm has hit back at a critical watchdog report into its Stockport hospital - where three young women died within weeks last year. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) deemed child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) services at Cheadle Royal Hospital, also known as the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal, to be 'inadequate' following a recent inspection.

Asda is to buy the majority of EG Group's UK and Ireland operations in a deal worth over £2bn.