Masked robbers with baseball bats smash up store in cigarettes raid

A dad-of-four groomed three teenage girls online and plied them with booze before raping one of them under a pier in Blackpool. A court heard how married Cristian Piscurianu had told the teenagers he was 18 years old when they were aged 13 and 15 and 'not worldly wise'.

From a tiny restaurant on Cutting Room Square to a prime position on Portland Street, the expansion of Rudy’s Pizza has been a sight to behold. The neighbourhood pizzeria’s journey began in Manchester in 2015 and has culminated in 17 sites across the UK, including six in Greater Manchester.

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An Oldham man stood just metres away from King Charles III as he was on his way to being crowned at the Coronation today. Proud family and friends snapped pictures of Afruz Miah when he appeared on their screens as one of the 2,000 people invited to witness the King’s Coronation inside Westminster Abbey.

Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson has named Marcus Rashford as the best player he's ever played with, insisting this season's consistency means people are now putting him up with the best.

When Jack Whitehall had his front door stolen in Fallowfield, he did what any self-respecting student would do. He taped a bin bag to the door frame and carried on as normal. Similarly, when a lightbulb went, he and his housemates just resigned themselves to that room being ‘just for the daytime’.

Salford gran Laynie Nesbitt had been a yo-yo dieter for years, and had seen her weight continue to rise up to 19 stone. But in June 2020, a chance conversation would spark a life-changing journey that has seen Laynie lose seven-and-a-half stone in under a year.

Love Island favourite Molly-Mae Hague has proven to be ever the doting daughter-in-law, after surprising boyfriend Tommy Fury's mother for her birthday.The 24-year-old was joined by her boxer beau, also 24, as well as their three-month-old daughter Bambi on a trip to Manchester's shopping facility the Trafford Centre to meet Fury family matriarch, Chantal Fury. Sharing a snap from the backseat of Tommy's Land Rover, the mum-of-one showed off a beautiful bouquet of flowers, including nine white roses and several sprigs of Lily of the Valley.

Manchester United are reportedly making good progress in their contract talks with Marcus Rashford and hope to pair him with England teammate Harry Kane next season.

Detectives have issued CCTV and video footage of a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Stockport. The man was caught on camera at approximately 4pm on Friday April 21 2023, taking aim at a property on Wilmslow Road.

Police have released more CCTV images of man they wish to speak to after a young girl was sexually assaulted in Oldham. The victim has told police she noted "an unusual smell" moments before she was grabbed.

Alison Hammond 'looked fire' as she admired a selection of glamorous snaps of the TV favourite. The 48-year-old This Morning presenter couldn't believe what she was seeing as she and co-host Dermot O'Leary were joined on the chat show couch by dating expert Stefan-Pierre Tomlin.

Mrs Hinch has been inundated with support from her fans as she shared a struggle before a night out with Stacey Solomon. The cleaning sensation, whose name is Sophie Hinchcliffe, headed out on the town with the Loose Women star as the pair and a group of pals celebrated Stacey's sister Jemma's birthday.

Take That are set to release their first new music in five years, with a special twist.

Owning a multi-million pound home is a lifelong goal for many people but is often only achievable through winning the lottery or coming into a large sum of money.

As a member of the all-star panel on the hit ITV show The Masked Singer, Mo Gilligan is used to seeing people pushed beyond their usual boundaries, and this summer he'll be showing a different side to himself at Soccer Aid 2023. The 35-year-old comedian and Celebrity Gogglebox star will be back on the pitch this summer as the huge televised all-star charity match returns.

A woman has been left with 'visible scars' for the rest of her life after being viciously attacked in her home by a neighbour with a drill. Jade Kent came in to her neighbour's house and launched a brutal attack with a Black and Decker electric drill.

Mark Wright and his brother were proud to cross the finish line of the 2023 London Marathon together, just weeks after Joshua welcomed home his baby boy who was born 12 weeks early. The brothers embarked on the journey together with their mum and dad, Big Mark and Carol Wright.

Police are probing a series of 'linked' and 'targeted' incidents that saw a gun discarded in a bin bag and homeowners 'attacked with bats' following a huge brawl in Wigan.

A record store housed on a canal barge sank the night before Record Store Day as it sailed to Manchester. Rubber Ducky Records owner Myles Greenwood lost around 1,000 vinyl records as the 28ft boat went down on the Rochdale Canal on Friday.