Grandfather's 'brilliant' plan to catch barbecue yobs starting moor fires

Soaring food prices may have peaked, a survey has suggested. Food inflation fell to 15.4 per cent in the year to May, according to a survey by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen.

She sent fans wild back in January when she was seen on the Coronation Street cobbles for the first time in years - but fans of the ITV soap shouldn’t expect Brooke Vincent to return to the street full-time any time soon.

This Morning has been the scene of much drama of late. But today's (Friday) programme showed that there is still plenty of fun and goodwill behind the the scenes whenever Alison Hammond is around.

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Loose Women viewers were surprised to see panellist Jane Moore overcome with cramp after an ad break on Friday (May 26). The cameras returned to the programme to see Nadia Sawalha pushing on Jane's foot on the desk.

Angry residents vented their fury as controversial housing proposals were passed despite hundreds of objections and a noisy protest outside council offices. Shouts of ‘shame’ and ‘farce’ filled the air as Rochdale council’s planning committee approved proposals for 61 new homes on protected grazing land in Littleborough, known as Stubley Meadows.The scheme has been mired in controversy since last September, when council bosses backed the 'principle' of selling fields to a developer - despite previously turning down interest from a local resident. More than 500 objections have been received since Russell Homes planning application - heavily weighted towards large family housing but also including two homes for the care of vulnerable children - was lodged with the local authority.The strength of feeling was apparent before proceedings got under way, with dozens of placard-waving - and very vocal - protestors gathering outside the council’s Number One Riverside offices. Things were no less heated inside the meeting, with residents being warned the meeting would be cancelled if proceedings were disrupted.

Manchester City expect Scott Carson to be ready when called upon, after signing the goalkeeper up to another year at the Etihad.

Bury’s former post office building is set to be transformed into ‘high end’ apartments. The Crompton Street building, which is a striking example of 19th century Queen Anne style architecture, is the subject of plans which would see it converted it into 16 apartments.

Another 144 new homes are planned for Stockport town centre - and they are all ‘affordable’. Housing association Great Places has submitted plans for 144 apartments split across two new buildings at the corner of King Street West and Chestergate. Properties include a mix of one and two-bedroom flats and duplexes.

A wildfire is continuing to burn on moorland near Greater Manchester.

Friendly Fires have expanded their 15th anniversary plans for their debut album, announcing a full UK tour celebrating the 2008 LP.The band played their self-titled album in its entirety across two shows new London venue HERE at Outernet in February, then adding further gigs in Norwich and Hull which took place last week.Now, they will hit the road for a full UK tour later this year, coinciding with new reissues of ‘Friendly Fires’ and its hit single ‘Paris’.“We‘ve had such a ridiculously fun time playing these first album shows that we‘re going to spread the love to some more corners of the UK,” they said in a statement. “Join us to raise a glass and have a dance – it’s gonna be special.”The band added: “We’re also going to mark the occasion with 15th anniversary re-issues of the vinyl edition of the ‘Friendly Fires’ LP, and the ‘Paris’ 12” complete with its iconic Aeroplane remix.“Both of these have been out of print for an age, so we thought it’d be good for a few more people to be able to own them.

A dealer linked to a £10m drugs gang was caught with £30,000 in cash and thousands of pounds worth of designer clothes when he was finally caught by police. Cannabis Hamza Badawi, 25, has been jailed after his fingerprints were discovered on snap bags containing £10,000 worth of the class B drug.

A walker was rescued after getting 'stranded in the dark' on Saddleworth Moor. Police and mountain rescuers escorted the walker to safety after they got lost near Birchen Clough in Chew Valley on Friday night.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti insists he is not focused solely on disrupting Erling Haaland when his side face Manchester City in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday.

Manchester City will be aiming to tighten their grip on top spot when they face Everton at Goodison Park this afternoon.

A 'fun-loving' young woman who planned her own funeral knowing she may not awake from an induced coma received the send-off she bravely asked for as mourners gathered to say goodbye.

A boarded-up village pub which has been marked for demolition has been subjected to aggressive behaviour from yobs.

Some of the biggest and best businesses Manchester has to offer have been celebrated at this year's MEN Business Awards.

The public are being being asked for their opinions on £18m plans to redevelop Partington Sports Village. Trafford council successfully bid for £18.3m worth of funding from the government’s Levelling Up fund to carry out the work as part of its sport and physical activity strategy, Trafford Moving.

A 20-year-old was caught driving a Mercedes at almost 120mph on the M6 motorway.