Disabled man 'trapped in bedroom for five years' due to care failings

Volunteers divers found the body of a missing dad in less than an hour after a police search that lasted for five weeks.

As Manchester City's defence of the Champions League enters the crucial Round of 16, they find themselves with a considerable advantage. Their opponents, FC Copenhagen, have been on their winter break since mid-December, potentially giving City an edge in match fitness and form.

Manchester United are finding form at the right time under Erik ten Hag following a difficult Christmas period. The Reds are now back in the hunt for Champions League football with three months of action remaining.

Scots businesswoman Michelle Mone and her entrepreneur husband Doug Barrowman have sold their £19million London townhouse despite it previously appearing on a list of frozen assets. The six-bedroom Belgravia property was bought in 2015 for £11million by two companies registered in the British Virgin Islands, according to Land Registry records.

Met Office forecasters are predicting another rainy day in Greater Manchester today - with showers forecast over the weekend.

Nicola Sturgeon and Jeane Freeman have been urged to come clean about "one of the worst atrocities of the pandemic".

A Scots family who have been left battling black mould for nine years say they feel they have been "ignored" by a housing association.

Scotland captain Andy Robertson is in line to end his three-and-a-half month injury hell against Norwich this weekend. The Liverpool left-back is in contention to start Sunday’s FA Cup clash at Anfield - 15 weeks after after he was crocked against Spain.

Since the second season of The Traitors started this month, we have, like many, been obsessed with Claudia Winkleman's on-screen wardrobe - is there anyone who isn't talking about it? Hanging up her sequins and dancing shoes for outfits of a more practical nature (because let's face it, the riotous Scottish highlands is no place for strappy cami dresses and glitzy gowns), she's sparking a whole 'traitorcore' trend. Working with her stylist of 18 years, Sinead Mckeefry, the duo has managed to create a media storm with her weather-appropriate wear, ingeniously combining British heritage with a goth-punk aesthetic.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Scots have been braced for some extremely windy and wet weather as this weekend comes to a close thanks to Storm Isha.

Greater Manchester is set to be battered over the next few days as a 'danger to life' warning has been issued for the region. A yellow weather warning will be in place from midday on Sunday, January 21 to midday on Monday, January 22 and covers the entire county.

Storm Isha is set to batter Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK this weekend.

The Traitors ' Paul Gorton has been the TV villain that fans love to hate on the BBC One competition, fully embracing his role as a devious traitor before becoming the latest contestant to be banished from the show. However, the Manchester-based business manager nearly didn't make it on the show after a serious injury put him in hospital just four weeks before filming started in Scotland. Paul, 36, told OK! in an exclusive interview that he worried about his place on the show after a game of football left him with a collapsed lung.

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has spoken about the role Jose Mourinho played in his career, after the Portuguese manager was axed by Italian side Roma this week.

Returning to Manchester always holds special memories for film star Alan Cumming. He has had an illustrious career on stage and screen, but Manchester is where it all first started for the Scottish star.

Forecasters have revealed whether it will snow again in Greater Manchester on Wednesday (January 17)- and just how cold it will get over the coming days.

Many across Greater Manchester have woken up tho e blanket of snow outside as the white stuff fell overnight. As a result there is disruption on the roads with a number of schools also having to close their doors.

Forecast snow in Greater Manchester is set to cause 'disruption to public transport and infrastructure' across the region, the Bee Network has announced.

The Met Office has issued yet more yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, with up to 5cm of snow predicted to fall in north England this week. Drivers have been urged to take care and double check their route amid dangerous conditions and disruption on the roads.