Gangster's girlfriend jailed after taking 'enormous risk' by couriering SIX guns for Cheetham Hill gang

A deputy headmistress who taught at a controversial 'spiritual' school has escaped jail over a lunchtime drink driving smash after revealing she was getting treatment for a severe alcohol problem. Hayley Copplestone, 40, tested more than four times the alcohol limit after her BMW veered onto the wrong side of the road and crashed into an oncoming Nissan Juke at 1pm.

Manchester United have had six more of their opening Premier League fixtures rearranged for television including the heavyweight clashes against Liverpool and Arsenal.

A Sri Lankan restaurant in Hale has been named ‘best fine dining restaurant’ at the annual Asian Restaurant Awards. Sigiriya, in Hale Village, scooped the gong at the ceremony at the Hilton in Manchester this week.

A burly pub landlord was beaten up and wrestled to the floor by his girlfriend after he punched her in the face during a drunken row, a court heard. Adam Prestage, 40, was subject to immediate ''retribution'' by Tracey Ellis in front of her two children when he left her with a bloodied lip.

A new food hall and other proposed improvements at Bolton market hall hopes to attract early evening diners and increase visits to the town centre by 800,000 a year. Plans have been published by Bolton Council for the food court extension and a general refurbishment of the building.

The Hu have unveiled details of a full UK and European tour this year – check out the dates below.The band will perform at Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast and Glasgow, as well as a huge show at London’s Roundhouse on December 9.Tickets for the shows are available here from Friday July 1 at 9am and you can see all the UK dates here:NOVEMBER 28 – Manchester, Academy 30 – Leeds, StylusDECEMBER 1 – Nottingham, Rock City2 – Cardiff, Great Hall3 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 5 – Dublin, 3Olympia6 – Belfast, Ulster Hall07 – Glasgow, SWG3 (Galvanizers)09 – London, RoundhouseBLACK THUNDER TOUR: EUROPE & UK 2022!! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9AM. #BlackThunderTour #TheHU pic.twitter.com/mUlTlUja6m— The HU (@TheHuOfficial) June 28, 2022Back in May, The Hu shared their latest thunderous single, ‘This Is Mongol’.The track is another preview of their upcoming second studio album, which is set for release later this year via Better Noise Music.A statement said of the track: “As with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth.

Scores of civilians are feared dead or seriously injured after a Russian rocket strike hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, officials have said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was “unimaginable”, citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack.

Gary Neville warned Boris Johnson “he’s done” following Conservative defeats in by-elections held in Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield. The Tories have suffered major blows last night and this morning, losing the two seats and party co-chair.

A footballer has told how his girlfriend saved his life when he had a sudden heart attack in bed. Adam Dodd and his club, FC United of Manchester, shared his story to raise awareness of the crucial importance of CPR.

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Baryshnikov (Dickinson) will join Oscar nominee Kristen Stewart in A24’s romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding from double BAFTA Award-nominated director Rose Glass (Saint Maud).

Plans to demolish a former Chinese restaurant and build an indoor crazy golf centre have been approved by Tameside councillors.

Two Salford men have been jailed as part of a gang of drug dealers. The gang have been jailed for a total of 27 years after guns and drugs worth £830,000 were found in a safe and a freezer in a Darwen industrial unit.

Jack Grealish's long-term girlfriend is reportedly among a group of WAGs set to appear in a new Netflix series. Sasha Attwood, 26, is currently one of the most high-profile partners of England players.

A second artist has been forced to pull out of this year’s Parklife festival in Heaton Park after their flight was cancelled.