Dad struggling with depression following break-up spent the weekend 'drinking heavily to numb the pain and help him forget' - he was found dead days later, inquest told

we decided to share her story to highlight the struggle many families have faced this year.The mum, from Bolton, agreed to go by the name of Tina, as she didn't want those closest to her to know how badly she was coping.Her story resonated with so many of our readers, and we were overwhelmed by the number of people who got in touch offering to help Tina. A gofundme page was set up with the aim of raising £500 to help Tina and her husband buy Christmas presents for their children this year.

If you’re a die-hard Coronation Street fan then you may well remember Bruce Jones who played the part of Les Battersby.The actor left his role as the taxi river in 2007, but what has been up to since? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

direct to your inboxTameside now has the most places with hardly any cases of Covid-19 in Greater Manchester.The borough’s council boss says the explanation is simple – everyone has ‘played their part’.The latest hyper-local neighbourhood data shows that there are five areas of the borough which saw two or fewer cases in the last week.Ashton North, Audenshaw, Hurst Cross, Denton East and Dukinfield West all saw either two, one or no new infections in the seven days to December 11 according to

direct to your inboxAn extra 24 miles of permanent cycling and walking routes will be built across Greater Manchester using almost £16m in government funding.Permanent and ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes, footpaths, pedestrian crossings and traffic calming measures feature amongst 25 schemes delivered in each of the 10 boroughs.They form the second phase of Greater Manchester’s active travel vision, with the city-region using a £3.1m emergency government grant to trial temporary cycle lanes and

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admits Manchester City are struggling to meet the high expectations placed upon them this season.City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by lowly West Bromwich Albion in Tuesday night's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.Gundogan put Pep Guardiola's men ahead in the first half but a Ruben Dias own goal earned the Baggies a share of the spoils.City have failed to hit the heights they have shown themselves capable of in recent years so far this

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has bemoaned Manchester City's lack of firepower - but is not writing them off just yet. Pep Guardiola's men were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by struggling West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have tipped Jadon Sancho for a move to Old Trafford in the wake of Borussia Dortmund sacking Lucien Favre.Dortmund and Sancho have struggled for consistency this season as they sit fifth in the Bundesliga, five points behind league leaders Bayern Munich.Sancho was a priority transfer target for United during the summer window but the two clubs were unable to reach an agreement over his transfer fee.

Tim Burgess has propelled one Manchester band onto BBC Radio 6 Music – as well as a slot at next year’s Kendal Calling.Guitarist Jack Iddon approached Burgess while working at Crewe train station to ask for a photograph, according to 6 Music DJ Chris Hawkins.When Iddon bumped into the Charlatans frontman a second time, the young musician told him about his own band, prompting Burgess to suggest that Iddon send him one of their tracks.‘Love Is A Pleasure’ by Rhys E – the band fronted by Rhys

direct to your inboxFirefighters spent eight hours tackling a blaze at a house in Trafford.They were called to a fire at a property in Devon Road, Partington, at 3.40am today.It's not clear what the cause of the fire was but it started in the roof of the house, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said.It's not known whether there were any injuries.The blaze spread to other neighbouring properties, a spokeswoman said.The M.E.N.

Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kidsDecember 25 is officially two weeks away.And as Manchester remains in the strictest tier of the government's latest Covid alert systems, many fans of the festive season are spending their extra time in doors binge watching their favourite Christmas films.From guilty pleasures you enjoyed as child and old classics to some of the new releases you might have spotted on Netflix,

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates demonstrate a widening gap between northern and southern boroughs in Greater Manchester.Public Health data from the week ending December 6 shows that boroughs which lie south of the city now have an infection rate lower than the national average.It comes as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the disparity in rates could see the conurbation split up into different tiers when the government come to review the system next week.He

direct to your inboxMarcus Rashford has spoken movingly about his mother and his debt to Manchester United after being honoured at an awards ceremony.The striker's continuing off-the-pitch campaign to end child poverty led to him becoming one of the most recognisable athletes in Britain - one who has twice forced the government into u-turns, first on £15 food vouchers and then on free school meals for the kids of the poorest in society.The 23-year-old England star, awarded an MBE in October, has

forced a policy U-turn from Boris Johnson.

“At lower levels, snow is expected to be transient, but at higher elevations – say above 200-300 metres in areas like the Peak District – there is a risk of it settling and creating more difficult conditions on trans-Pennine routes.