Mum who had to give up work over child missing school awarded £2K

A mum who was left with serious facial injuries after being dragged along the ground in Stockport has been left traumatised by her ordeal.

Standing in the classroom where she taught a Strictly Come Dancing finalist as a year six pupil, Joanne Morris reflects on the enormity of his achievements. St Paul's CE Primary School stands to the west of the Dickie Bird estate, on the edge of Bury.

One of the biggest nights in the TV calendar is here - the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final. It's set to be a dazzling night in the ballroom as, after 13 weeks, this year's winner will be announced.

No one has been prouder than Ellie Leach's mum Karen to see how her daughter has blossomed on the dancefloor of BBC Strictly Come Dancing. Her dance skills have amazed even the people closest to her - who had no idea she had such a talent.

A newly resurfaced interview with Alex Batty's grandmother revealed how his mum led a 'chaotic' lifestyle and 'got involved with a cult' before the boy went missing.

A dealer who 'played a leading role' in a UK-wide network that supplied drugs to the north west has been jailed. Connor Sainsbury was arrested in June after an operation involving officers from Greater Manchester.

Inquest proceedings working out how a young mum from Bolton came to die at a music festival opened yesterday (December 11).

A prison officer had 'phone sex' with a serving inmate and even met his mother, a jury was told.

A jailbird mum from north Manchester with a 16-year history of attacking police officers, shopkeepers, nurses and care workers has walked free from court for assaulting two prison officers.

A mum spent eight hours painstakingly hand-making 350 decorations for her Christmas tree - and said she saved herself thousands.

A boy was diagnosed with a brain tumour after his mum noticed he was blinking too much. Varden Callaghan, now six, had been blinking excessively, rubbing his eyes and getting irritable since he was eight months old.

The daughter of a mum missing for more than five decades hopes Scots can finally help solve the mystery ahead of her 90th birthday.

Ryan Thomas has shared his sadness over a 'last' while Gemma Atkinson also appeared emotional over the end of Steph's Packed Lunch. Both former soap stars have made regular appearances on the Channel 4 show which is set to air for the last time on Friday (December 8).

A 'caring' man who left a 'massive impact' on others died in his mother's arms after a weekend away. David Clarke had been feeling 'alone and upset' after the first of two nights he spent in Liverpool.

A mum-of-two with terminal brain cancer has slammed vile yobs who ransacked a Christmas display in her front garden.

A 42 year old woman who was tragically killed in a shooting in East London has been named. Residents claim Lianne Gordon was trying to protect someone in Vine Close, Hackney, when she was shot.

Police say an aid worker whose body was discovered in Ukraine was murdered while working in the war-torn country.

Bobby Brazier has said it was a "privilege" to honour his late mother Jade Goody on Strictly Come Dancing last week after his tribute left the judges, viewers and his dad, Jeff Brazier, in tears. The EastEnders actor performed a couple’s choice dance with professional partner Dianne Buswell.

Actress Brigit Forsyth, who starred in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? has died at the age of 83, her agent Mark Pemberton has confirmed.The Scottish actress played battleaxe Thelma Ferris, the long suffering wife of Rodney Bewes’ character Bob, in the cult 70s BBC sitcom. Her agent confirmed she died “peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family” in the early hours of Friday morning.

Rochelle Humes has given an update on how she's getting on with her children amid her husband Marvin's stint in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. The This Morning presenter was seen watching the latest edition of the ITV reality show on Thursday night (November 30) with her eldest children.