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A mum-of-two who was tragically found dead on a footpath in Rochdale has now been publicly named as Kerry Newman as police arrest a man and woman on suspicion of murder.

Two men have admitted manslaughter after a beloved grandad died in a fire.

Police have shared an urgent appeal to help trace a missing man from Longsight. John, whose surname was not given, was last seen at around 7pm on Sunday (July 16).

They are the shocking new figures that reveal the extent of Greater Manchester's problem with dangerously out of control dogs.

A woman was rescued after getting into difficulties in the River Mersey this evening. It happened at the stretch of the river in Didsbury shortly before 5pm.

A man has been left with life-changing injuries and another man was seriously hurt after a car hit a tree in Bolton.

A group of men were reportedly chased down a residential street before shots were fired at a car.

Manchester United and Daniel Levy have not always seen eye to eye, most recently over the transfer availability of Harry Kane.

A pensioner with a perverted past left a woman 'shocked' after she discovered him performing a lewd act in a pub. David Nightingale had been in the pub for around an hour when the woman witnessed his disgusting actions.

George Armstrong, best known for playing Alan Humphries in drama series Grange Hill, has sadly passed away at the age of 60 on Tuesday 11 July.The actor lost his life after a 'long battle with leukaemia', with tributes from devastated fans pouring in as the news was revealed on Thursday morning. A Grange Hill fan account wrote online: "I’ve just heard the very sad news that George Armstrong aka Alan Humphries passed away yesterday. RIP George.

Controversial housing plans for green belt land in Tameside which prompted a huge outcry from residents have been withdrawn.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing pensioner who was last seen in Manchester five days ago. Greater Manchester Police says Keith was last seen on Birch Lane, in Longsight, last Thursday (July 6).

A prisoner jailed for stabbing a friend following a row over a bus pass died in custody after 'unnecessary delays' to his cancer treatment following his diagnosis, a watchdog has said after an investigation.

A 15-year-old schoolgirl who tragically died after spending time with friends at a river drowned, an inquest has heard. Abbie Walton, also known as Habiba Sharafeldin, died on June 14 after being pulled from a river in Tameside.

Tammy Slaton is mourning the death of her husband Caleb Willingham.

1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton’s husband, Caleb Willingham, has died. He was 40.

Rachel Brosnahan will be taking on the roles of Clark Kent and his lady love in the upcoming film the first under the new DC Studios mantle following the hiring of James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-chairs and co-CEOs.The film, set for a July 2025 release, will be written and directed by Gunn, who has said he's drawing from the comic run by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. While not an origin story, the film will focus on Clark's younger years as a reporter and budding hero.Corenswet is best known for his roles in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series, as well as the Mia Goth-led A24 horror film, while Brosnahan just wrapped her acclaimed five-season run as the titular lead of Prime Video's which netted her an Emmy Award and two Golden Globes.Gunn also confirmed the casting news on Twitter, writing that his new leads are «not only both incredible actors, but also wonderful people.»The casting comes after Henry Cavill announced last October that he would be returning to play Superman after making a cameo in the credits of Dwayne Johnson's DC debut, However, after Gunn and Safran took over DC Studios, Cavill returned to social media to share that he would not, in fact, be suiting up again.«I will, after all, not be returning as Superman,» Cavill wrote at the time.

David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been chosen as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane in James Gunn‘s Superman: Legacy.

Following months of audition tapes and in-person screen tests, Warner Bros and DC Studios have their new Clark Kent and Lois Lane. David Corenswet has been set to play Superman while Rachel Brosnahan are on board to play Lois Lane in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.

A 59-year-old man has been banned from entering and ‘urinating or defecating’ in Macclesfield town centre for two years after ‘becoming a real problem’ in the area.

The family of a 15-year-old girl who died after being pulled from a river in Tameside have described her as 'truly beautiful inside and out'.

A 'perfect' couple who were planning their dream wedding abroad tragically died following a devastating house fire.

Police have released a picture of two men they want to speak to after an attack in Manchester city centre.

The family of a 'kind and caring' great grandma who was killed in a crash on Christmas Day say the sentence for the driver‘ does not justify what he has done’.

Michelle Keegan teased fans with a return to one of her most beloved roles as she revealed she had 'wrapped' on one of her biggest projects to date. The actress has been hard at work filming as she is set to star in Fool Me Once, the new Netflix adaptation of bestselling author Harlan Coben's book.

A controversial block of flats is set to be built at a south Manchester Tesco car park as the developer behind the plans won an appeal, overturning the town hall's decision. The plans for 75 apartments off Parrs Wood Lane in East Didsbury were rejected by Manchester council after hundreds of objections.

A schoolgirl who died after being pulled from a river in Tameside has been named. Abbie Walton, 15, was pronounced dead despite the best efforts of paramedics last night (June 14).

A community has been left devastated once again after two girls from same school tragically died in water-related incidents in less than a year.

There is a lot riding on Vicky Jenson’s upcoming musical animation Spellbound about a princess on a mission to reverse a spell that has transformed her beloved king and queen parents into rampaging monsters.

Asda in Trafford Park has been closed to the public after yesterday's deluge damaged the roof.

Trains were delayed, Manchester City treble celebrations were halted, roads became flooded and a man sailed down a street in a kayak after Greater Manchester was battered by downpours again on Monday (June 12).

Hollywood actress Noreen Nash, who has starred in films like The Southerner, Giant and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, has died aged 99. The star died of natural causes while at her home in Beverly Hills, her eldest son Lee Siegel Jr. has revealed.

In person screen testing for the roles of Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane in the upcoming new film, Superman: Legacy, are expected to be happening in the next few weeks, and there are allegedly 3 frontrunners for each of the two leading roles.

Drivers are being warned to expect delays on a busy road heading into Manchester following a crash. Officers have been called out to Ashton Old Road, near the border of Openshaw and Audenshaw, following a collision this morning (June 7).

With the arrival of 80,000 party-goers over the Parklife 2023 weekend, roads around the site will be closed, as well as some motorway junctions too. Here’s a rundown of the closures in full…

A crumbling former pub building stands as a lonely relic of a lost estate, demolished just 20-years after it was built.