Pregnant Lauren Bushnell Lane Shares the 'Really Hard Part' of Her Journey to Conceive

direct to your inboxA woman has described watching her home flood as Storm Christoph brought hours of torrential rain and then heavy snow.Gabrielle Burns-Smith, 44, her partner James Dainty, 38, and their dog Tag have been stuck inside their home on Warrington Lane in Lymm after their property flooded on Wednesday.Gabrielle says the water is too deep for them to get their car out, so they've been left stranded to the upstairs of the house.By 12.30pm yesterday, the couple were concerned about the

direct to your inboxPeople were so keen for their COVID-19 jabs in one Trafford town that a queue began forming outside one distribution site – before it even had any supply.Rumours began circulating last week that the Larkhill Centre events space on Thorley Lane in Timperley was set to become a new vaccine hub.Before it was even confirmed as the official site, a queue began to form outside, leaving councillors concerned about social distancing.Managers said the way the vaccine hub is being run

direct to your inboxDetectives are investigating a “shockingly dangerous and reckless” drive by shooting, which happened in the middle of the day.Shots were fired on Briscoe Lane, in Newton Heath, Manchester, just before 1.45pm on Tuesday afternoon (January 19).

direct to your inboxPlans for more than 400 new homes in Partington are set to be decided on this week.Across two separate applications, 449 homes are going to Trafford council’s planning committee.The first would see 151 homes on land off Hall Lane in Partington from Countryside Properties.The application, for full planning permission, for land sitting along the Manchester ship canal in the village includes a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.It was submitted by Countryside Properties

direct to your inboxAn investigation has been launched after a woman died in a house fire in Cheshire.Fire crews were called to reports that a smoke alarm had been activated at a terraced house on Grimshaw Lane in Bollington shortly after 11.20am on Saturday (16 January).Firefighters from Macclesfield and Bollington had to force entry into the house after arriving at the scene.A woman, believed to be in her 80s, was found dead on the first floor of the property.Her next of kin have been informed

direct to your inboxA 23-year planning debacle has ended in rubble.Amongst the bricks, shrouded in winter mist, are broken columns of elegant stone work.They are the remains of a once handsome building tucked away off Pinfold Lane, Whitefield.Until recently the damaged south facade of the former Georgian, Whitefield Town Hall, still stood.In its 19th century heyday, as revealed in black and white pictures, its immaculate grounds included a small bridge over a lake.Until late last year metal

direct to your inboxLocals have of spoken of their shock after a gunman fired at a house in north east Manchester.It was one of two shootings which took place in the region just hours apart. The first happened on Belfield Mill Lane in Rochdale on Thursday evening.

direct to your inboxAn investigation has been launched after shots were fired at a home.Police were scrambled to Belfield Mill Lane in Rochdale on Thursday evening after reports of a firearms discharge.When officers arrived they found damage to the window caused by gunshots.No one was injured and there is not believed to be a wider threat to the community, a spokesman for GMP said.Officers remain at the scene this morning.Photos from the road showed police parked outside a home.In a statement,

direct to your inboxFirefighters were called out after a blaze broke out at a flat above a parade of shops in south Manchester. The drama unfolded on Green End Lane in Burnage shortly after midday today (Thursday).

hereOfficers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.A GMP spokesman said: "Police were called at around 6.20pm to a report of a fight on Monks Lane in the Breightmet area with one man being left with a serious stab wound."Emergency services have attended and taken a man to hospital where his condition is described as serious but not life-threatening."Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault."Enquiries are ongoing."Anyone with information

Bolton has been plagued with cars using it as a cut through for years, and residents in the surrounding streets are now being asked for feedback on what can be done to improve the situation. A public consultation has also opened into similar plans for Whittaker Lane in Prestwich, along with other streets close to Heaton Park.

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterA fight at a beauty spot involving a hammer has prompted police to issue an appeal.The altercation happened on Rivington Lane in Rivington at 2.30pm on Sunday (January 10). Police say the fight between two groups resulted in a car being severely damaged with a hammer. Officers say a black Vauxhall Corsa was also driven dangerously by a man in the car park. It collided with several other cars before fleeing

Salford, Trafford and Stockport this morning (Thursday, January 7). One of the warrants was executed at a home in Rake Lane, in Clifton.

EXCLUSIVE: In the first significant agency move of the new year, Meredith Wechter is exiting WME. Details are still being worked out, but I’m told the exit will be amicable and that she will become a manager. Wechter has been a partner at WME, and she is rumored to shortly be joining Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 as a manager and partner.

direct to your inboxThe Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is calling for witnesses after a teenage boy was struck down by a police car in Stockport and left fighting for his life. The crash happened at around 9.30pm on Boxing Day in Garners Lane as officers were responding to reports of a domestic disturbance.

direct to your inboxA Greater Manchester Police officer has been suspended from driving after a boy was knocked down by a police car and left fighting for his life.The 15-year-old was hit by the vehicle on Boxing Day as officers were responding to reports of a domestic disturbance.The accident happened at 9.30pm on Garners Lane in Stockport.The boy was taken to hospital with a serious head injury, where yesterday (December 30) his condition was described as critical but stable.In a statement GMP

Racing magnate JP McManus is comforting his eldest son John after the sudden death of his wife, who was aged just 40.