Inquest opens into tragic death of three-month-old baby boy

The trial of former Manchester United ace Ryan Giggs began this afternoon with fresh claims emerging about his relationship with ex Kate Greville.The 48-year-old is accused of controlling behaviour towards Ms Greville from 2017 until their split in 2020 and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against her. He is also accused of assaulting her sister Emma Greville.

In response to the growing popularity of Turkey with UK tourists, Jet2 has confirmed they will bring forward the start of the summer '23 season to Dalaman and Izmir.

A man was found dead in the flower bed at his home - with his sister later saying she only ever heard from him 'when he was in hospital or jail'.

A huge search and rescue operation was launched after a nine-year-old boy got into difficulties in 'choppy' and 'dangerous' water at Formby beach.

Holidays might be on people’s minds, but there’s no rest for the hospitality folk, with a raft of new openings coming this month. Here are some of the best new places to check out in August...

Greater Manchester’s new buses will be painted in an ‘iconic’ Mancunian colour scheme, the city-region’s mayor has said.

Concert-goers have slammed the Emirates Old Trafford after poor crowd control, security checks, and “inadequate” left them feeling “wholly unsafe” at the venue.

The budget designer eyewear brand behind Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby's iconic season six glasses has opened a gorgeous boutique in Manchester. IOLLA was founded in Scotland, but has now made its way to the UK's most fashionable city (not that we're biased or anything).

A thug who tortured a four-month-old puppy told RSPCA inspectors he did it because his head was "f*****" on steroids. A horrified neighbour secretly filmed Callum Ruane, 21, punching, kicking and throwing the American Bully dog, called Dice, at his home in Warrington.

Liz Truss will perform a major U-Turn on Northern Powerhouse Rail if she wins the Tory leadership race, pledging to deliver the project in full.

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have given a full-throated commitment to "levelling up" the North, amid a tense Tory leadership debate.

winning the competition in 2022.The European Broadcasting Union said the Russian invasion of Ukraine forced them to look at other potential host countries, the BBC reported. Several cities including London, Manchester and Sheffield have put their names in to host the competition due to their suitable arenas, accommodation and international transport links.“We are grateful to our BBC partners for showing solidarity with us,” said Mykola Chernotytskyi, head of Ukraine’s public broadcasting.

to the BBC.“Over the past 18 months he approached his diagnosis with a characteristic grace and dignity,” they wrote. “He will be missed hugely by us, his family and friends, and remembered as a kind-hearted, generous and compassionate man, partner and father, whose legacy of extraordinary work has touched the lives of so many over the years.

Young families on a street in Bolton say they are frightened to let their children play outside because of rats breeding on their street.

A second pre-inquest review has been opened into the death of a teenager who died in a crash after reportedly failing to stop for police.