Schoolgirl, 13, found hanged 'did not intend to end her own life', coroner rules

A mum found out that her son was dead two days after the tragedy when his friend sent her a message asking 'when's the funeral?'.

Motorway police are being kept busy near Manchester Airport with drivers choosing a risky place to hang around before picking up passengers. By law, drivers are only allowed to stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway in an emergency, such as a breakdown.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain was seen enjoying an evening out with girlfriend Mollie Lockwood on Monday in a rare appearance together. The actor, known best for portraying Simon Barlow on the soap, was pictured with his girlfriend of two years as they attended the press night of the Addams Family at the Opera House Theatre in Manchester.

An inquest has been opened into a man found dead in Stockport.

A huge blast echoed across Rochdale town centre this morning as the bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion on a 'suspicious device'.

Police have issue an appeal for help to find a 'high-risk' missing woman from Wigan.

Scots Love Island star Paige Turley has laughed off claims that she and her boyfriend Finley Tapp have split after it was reported that they spent the Easter break apart.

A woman who was found dead at a Premier Inn in Sale has been named as 42-year-old Julie Howarth. An inquest opened into her death at South Manchester Coroners Court today (April 20).

Tanisha Gorey, who plays troubled teen Asha Alahan, first joined Coronation Street in December 2009 as Dev and Sunita Alahan's daughter. As an adorable six year old, Tanisha had never even taken an acting class before she popped up on the ITV show.Tanisha, whose real parents run a pub in Oldham, has now tackled some big storylines on the show, including issues such as skin-lightening and revenge porn. Now all these years later, the 19 year old explained to The Saddleworth Independent that she'd been doing child modelling at the time of the casting.

A teenage girl who died had 'no previous mental health history', an inquest opening has heard. Precious Olamiji Akinyemi, 15, was rushed to hospital after being found 'unresponsive' in the bedroom of the family home on Monday, March 28.

A teenage boy has been charged after police officers found a machete and drugs following a 'fight' in Gorton.

A pub has been told to make major improvements to hygiene after inspectors discovered mould in an ice machine and out-of-date frozen food. After a visit from the Food Standards Agency, The Harp Inn in Little Neston, Cheshire, was given a rating of one which means 'major improvement necessary'.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help finding a woman in her 70s who has been reported missing over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Janet Bolton, from Tameside, was last seen at around 9.20am this morning (April 17).

More than 900 civilian bodies have been found near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the area's regional police chief has said.

A drone is to be flown above Salford Quays to pinpoint the best place to install a nesting tray for peregrine falcons. It is hoped the move will help a pair who have tried to breed since 2017 have a family.

A man who was found dead near Hyde Bus Station has been named as James Lowndes.

Paige Turley has revealed she is not taken seriously as a music artist since appearing on Love Island and going out with Lewis Capaldi.

An Islamic State fanatic has been found guilty of murdering MP Sir David Amess at a constituency surgery in Essex. Ali Harbi Ali stabbed the politician to death in a Leigh-on-Sea church on October 15 last year.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a newborn baby. The seven-week-old tot was discovered unresponsive at a property in Burnley on November 28 last year.