Families distraught as up to 20 graves vandalised at Manchester's largest ceremony

When you think of the Peak District, impressive hills and dramatic crags probably spring to mind. Yet it also has its fair share of beautiful woodland walks.

In one of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester, a mum-of-four walks her children home from school. “I hardly sleep,” she says as her young daughters play beside her.

The brother of a woman murdered at her luxury villa in Spain has spoken of his heartbreak after discovering that he and his sister had different fathers. Lesley Pearson, who grew up with her brother Steve Ramsbottom in Manchester, was strangled to death by her gardener in a row over wages.

Have a wander around Rivington and you never know what you’ll find around the next corner. This village, located between Bolton and Chorley, is where you’ll discover a range of outdoor delights, from beautiful yet wild gardens to mysterious hilltop towers.

A young mum who is struggling to afford the rising cost of energy was left without gas and electricity at her home in Stockport for several days. Laura, 29, had been unable to top-up her prepayment meter with E.ON Next online due to a technical error, and slammed the firm for 'failing to help.'

A distraught bar owner is pleading with the council to let him move tables and chairs onto the street outside ahead of summer - in a bid to save his business as it continues to financially recover from the pandemic. Braddan Quayle, 35, owns the Alvarium bar in Manchester's bustling Northern Quarter.

Peak District which is used by celebrities. The 39-year-old mum-of-three, who has not yet been named, is reported to have been taking part in a session with Breatheolution in Buxworth in the Peak District, reports the Manchester Evening News. She was pulled from the water and given CPR on Monday, April 25 by paramedics who were called around 4.

Gogglebox stars Tom and Julie Malone have told fans of their eventful flight back to Manchester Airport after jetting off to Dublin this weekend for a mini-break.

Nestled beneath imposing limestone cliffs, this is the quirky Peak District village that draws visitors by their thousands - and even the occasional Hollywood star. Stoney Middleton in Derbyshire boasts some rare and unusual dining options while the cliffs and quarries around the village were used by film icon Tom Cruise for the filming of his Mission Impossible 7 movie last summer.

“It doesn’t feel like five years ago, in some ways that feels like another life".

An Oldham based organised crime family flooded the north of England with almost 100 kilos of cocaine and heroin worth millions of pounds. Faizal Hussain Jnr has been locked up for 16 years for his role in the huge drugs ring, which saw class A drugs peddled in their home town as well as cities including Leeds, Birmingham and Liverpool.

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has admitted the force were "borderline incompetent" in their handling of the Rochdale grooming gangs.

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester United's game with Liverpool tonight after the death of one of his newborn twins. "Family is more important than everything and Ronaldo is supporting his loved ones at this immensely difficult time," Manchester United said in a statement on the club's website. "As such, we can confirm that he will not feature in the match against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday evening and we underline the family's request for privacy.

There are going to be changes to school bus services in nine of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs, transport chiefs have announced. The new services come into effect from next Monday (April 25).

The search is on to find an unclaimed £1,000,000 EuroMillions prize from a ticket bought in Trafford.

Throughout the Peak District there are lots of pretty villages nestled in the breathtaking scenery. But there’s one tiny village located in a country estate just outside of the national park.

A mum has told of her nightmare after her family's suitcase which had 'everything in' failed to show up in Ibiza after catching a flight from Manchester Airport. Lucy Taylor, 33, her partner Adam and two children, aged one and four, boarded a Ryanair flight to the island yesterday morning (Thursday).

Manchester families who are sponsoring Ukrainian refugees are complaining the Homes for Ukraine scheme is a "frustrating shambles" that is leaving them and the desperate people they are helping in limbo.

Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the foyer at the venue at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017.Martyn Hett, 29, was among those who died and his father Paul Hett has now said he “can’t understand” why the attacker Salman Abedi was not classed as a person of interest by the security services prior to the attack.Mr Hett told BBC Breakfast that when the bombing happened, “we thought that Martyn was just in the wrong place at the wrong time” and “extremely unlucky”.“Now we know that wasn’t the case,” he said. “The fact was that this could and should have been prevented and we just can’t get over that.”A public inquiry into the bombing has been exploring the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the bombing and is due to publish its findings later in the year.It has so far heard that on May 1 2017, Abedi had been assessed as meeting the threshold to be considered for further investigation by MI5 and was due to be considered for referral on May 31, 2017.A senior MI5 officer later conceded that it was a mistake not to question the bomber after he returned to the UK from Libya four days before the attack.Mr Hett said he “can’t understand” why Abedi was not a person of interest, because he had “at least eight” known terrorist contacts.“He also visited a convicted terrorist in prison on two occasions,” he said.

There’s a look of desperation in Angela Speak’s eyes. Sat on a bench in Bolton town centre, the single mother-of-two starts to cry. “There have been days where we’ve had no electric and we’ve had to use candles,” she says.