Doctor, 30, dies from rare illness after complaining of bad headaches... he left his young son two heartbreaking gifts before his death

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direct to your inboxNine more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The latest NHS figures bring the region's hospital death toll to 5,717.Three more deaths were recorded by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.The trust's figures include those of North Manchester General, the Royal Oldham, Rochdale Infirmary and Fairfield General.Stockport NHS Foundation trust confirmed two more deaths.Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop

direct to your inboxAnother nine people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 5,708, the latest NHS figures show.In the last 24-hour reporting period, five coronavirus-related deaths were recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were reported at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and one at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Get the latest updates from across Greater

direct to your inboxA man has died after falling from a bridge over the M60.Emergency crews - including an air ambulance - attended at the anticlockwise carriageway at junction 19 (Middleton) following the fall on Tuesday afternoon (March 10).Police have now confirmed that a man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.His death is not being treated as suspicious, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.The road was closed shortly after 2.15pm as police and paramedics attended the

direct to your inboxAnother 12 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It means the region's covid hospital death toll is now 5,688, the latest NHS England figures show.In the last 24 hours another four deaths were reported at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, while three people died at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.There were two fatalities at both Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Stockport NHS

direct to your inboxA further nine people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 5,648, the latest NHS England figures show.In the last 24-hour reporting period, three further deaths were reported at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust both recorded two more deaths each.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct

direct to your inbox Twenty-three more people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

direct to your inboxAnother four people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has now reached 5,609, the latest NHS figures show.In the last 24 hours two more deaths were recorded at both Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday, February 28, is:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 614Greater

direct to your inboxThe dad of a seven-year-old who died from a brain tumour has released an album of music that he says has helped him process his grief. Chris Nelson, 58, from Didsbury, was a part of Jam MCs, a Manchester duo who toured with the Happy Mondays in the 1990s at the height of the 'Madchester' scene.

direct to your inbox Three more people have died in Greater Manchester hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

The total number of coronavirus-related deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, February 27, is:Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 740In England, a further 257 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 82,974, NHS England said on Saturday.Patients were aged between 23 and 98.All except seven, aged between 45 and 95, had known underlying health conditions.The

red light.Karl Freeman, 52, collided with a car and died after suffering a serious brain injury, an inquest has heard. Our sister title The Manchester Evening News reports how Mr Freeman was not wearing a helmet and ‘not paying proper attention’ and was almost double the drink drive limit.

here"This is something that could have been easily avoided and it has resulted in tragic consequences."The coroner said the case demonstrated the importance of wearing helmets when cycling.Rochdale Coroner's Court heard that Mr Freeman, a father who was born in Ramsbottom, was cycling on Manchester Road at about noon on Sunday, January 26 last year.His sister Janet Freeman told the inquest she didn't know where her brother, who had a gutter cleaning business, was cycling at the time.The coroner