Inside the disgusting homes STILL riddled with damp and mould - three years after the death of a toddler

This is the stunning farm shop praised by a Coronation Street star for its "incredible quality and value". Albion Farm Shop in Delph, Oldham, offers panoramic views across Saddleworth and beyond and inside boasts an array of fresh local produce.

You can fly a plane and land at any airport in the world... without even leaving Manchester. I tried it out for myself at The Deck 747, based at Barton Aerodrome, that offers a truly unique - if not slightly nerve-racking experience - at controlling a real former Boeing 747 from the cockpit.

Manchester has one of the lowest life expectancy rates for a newborn male, according to published new data which shows men here can expect to live for just over 75 and a half years. For females, the city has the third lowest life expectancy in the country, of 79.2 years.

It's the series on everyone's lips at the moment - The Traitors' has been dominating the second halves of our weeks recently. After a month-long run, all the backstabbing and deceiving comes to an end tonight (Friday January 26).

Vicious and dangerous knives that have been used to take the lives of people across Greater Manchester will be banned later this year following a public outcry about the use of long serrated blades. In legislation that will be brought before parliament tomorrow (January 25), anyone found in possession of a zombie-style knife or machete could face two years behind bars.

Three masked thugs robbed two men at knifepoint as they washed their off-road bikes outside a Texaco petrol station in Salford. Daniel Bebro, a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons and an unidentified man approached the group after filling up their car with petrol.

Former world champion boxer Amir Khan's multi-million pound new wedding and events venue is preparing for a 'grand opening' and is now said to be taking bookings.

The former chief executive of Greater Manchester’s failing mental health trust was still being paid his £196,000 CEO salary for months after resigning and finishing his duties at the helm. Over the four-month period, the incoming chief executive officer was also being paid the same six-figure salary by the trust, the Manchester Evening News can exclusively reveal.

A man has died after a motorbike crashed into a fence post in Wigan.

Police, mountain rescue teams and a helicopter were called out to save an injured woman near Dovestone Reservoir on Saturday (January 20).

A dusting of snow has covered Greater Manchester this week as temperatures plummet across the country. While there’s not much more snow expected to fall in the coming days, the weather is going to remain very cold but with lots of bright, January sunshine on the cards.

A super cheap property has come on the market in Greater Manchester and has huge potential as a doer-upper home. The terraced house in Tyldesley, Wigan is up for sale with a guide price of just £25,000 - making it the cheapest house currently up for grabs in the region.

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has completely confused fans after vowing to 'break the internet' with a newly familiar face. The actor took a break from the cobbles as he headed to watch his beloved Manchester United on home turf at Old Trafford on Sunday night (January 14).

The Met Office has warned of 'widespread snow' this week with a number of snow and ice warnings issued across the UK.

A 'cruel and calculated' fraudster who pressured and threatened an elderly man into handing over more than £400,000 in a vile con lasting three years has been jailed.

Heavy snow has been forecast for parts of England this week, as the severe cold snap and plummeting sub-zero temperatures continue to move in.

ITV'S Dancing on Ice will return to screens this weekend and Corrie fans will be excited to hear that former actor Ryan Thomas is included in this year's line up.

On the newsstands of Glasgow the headlines read 'Boom Boom banged up forever'. But in the headquarters of Greater Manchester Police a frantic post-mortem was taking place.

When viewers watch new ITV drama After the Flood they may think it was shot in a real-life storm. But the dramatic rain-soaked scenes in the new six-part series were all created using gallons of water and special effects.

ITV is welcoming in the new year with a huge line-up of gripping dramas. Their latest offering, After The Flood, focuses on the secrets of a quaint village devastated by high waters.