Rochdale grooming scandal: GMP and council's 'lamentable' failures left children 'at the mercy of their abusers', damning new report finds

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).

National Holocaust Memorial Day is taking place today, January 27. First held in 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day serves to provide people across the world with an opportunity to learn about the Holocaust and what can be done to challenge prejudice today.

A man from Wigan who started driving to AUSTRALIA in a truck with only his dog for company found love just a fortnight into his trip. Bobby Bolton, 31, fell head over heels after meeting a 'good looking' French woman on a hilltop in Saint-Tropez.

A new public square is set to come to a south Manchester suburb as part of a wave of regeneration.

Wave to Earth have announced the Asia and Europe legs of their upcoming 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour.Today (January 24), Wave to Earth revealed the the first 13 dates of their brand-new 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour. It will kick off in Asia on March 18 with a concert in Hong Kong, before the band head to Taipei and Tokyo in the same week.Thereafter, the trio will bring their 2024 ‘flaws and all’ world tour to Europe, starting with a show in Milan, Italy on March 28.

Jungle have announced a one-off headlining show at London’s O2 Arena which will take place later this year.The London duo – comprised of Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson – will be taking over the famous arena on Thursday, September 12 in support of their fourth LP ‘Volcano‘. Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday, February 2 10am local time.

The Met Office weather map has revealed all the warnings in place across the UK on Sunday (January 21). Storm Isha is set to batter all parts of the nation with strong winds and rain, forecasters have said.

Storm Isha is set to batter Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK this weekend.

The Traitors ' Paul Gorton has been the TV villain that fans love to hate on the BBC One competition, fully embracing his role as a devious traitor before becoming the latest contestant to be banished from the show. However, the Manchester-based business manager nearly didn't make it on the show after a serious injury put him in hospital just four weeks before filming started in Scotland. Paul, 36, told OK! in an exclusive interview that he worried about his place on the show after a game of football left him with a collapsed lung.

It's one of the biggest issues facing Greater Manchester and the UK. But in Parliament, it was debated in a room of empty chairs.

Forecasters have revealed whether it will snow again in Greater Manchester on Wednesday (January 17)- and just how cold it will get over the coming days.

Love Island stars Molly Smith and Calum Jones met on the ITV dating show in 2020, causing a storm when Calum chose to recouple with Molly after Casa Amor leaving Shaughna Phillips alone at the firepit.

Forecast snow in Greater Manchester is set to cause 'disruption to public transport and infrastructure' across the region, the Bee Network has announced.

Areas all across the UK have been warned to expect snow from tomorrow (January 16). The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice for large parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Weather alerts have been upgraded from yellow to amber as a health expert warned freezing temperatures could put lives at risk this week. Every region in England is now covered by an amber cold health alert, lasting until midday on Friday January 19.

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

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.

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.

TV's Gladiators is back! Fans of the hit original 1990s show will welcome a new breed of muscle-bound competitors back on our screens tonight.