She heard a bang in her living room then saw a man leaving her house covered in blood

Emmerdale's Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa Woodfield, on the soap has expressed her disappointment after missing out on a post holiday catch-up with Dancing on Ice star Claire Sweeney and her partner, boxing legend Ricky Hatton.The 53 year old TV star, who met Hatton on the winter sports show, recently whisked him away to Tenerife, sharing lovely snapshots of their getaway with her Instagram followers. Now, the couple has jetted off to Majorca for another sunny retreat. On Sunday 23 June, Claire updated her fans about their Spanish escapade, sharing an enchanting photo of herself and Ricky outside a bar and writing: "Lovely weekend in Majorca with @rickyhitmanhatton x".

Residents are hoping to 'rebuild' a community in Greater Manchester where parents are said to be 'too scared' to let their kids play out at local parks.

Amid relics of Manchester's industrial past, 10 years ago, a new era for the North of England was ushered in. The Northern Powerhouse speech at the Museum of Science and Industry set out a vision of an interconnected region that, together, could 'take on the world'.

It's almost inconceivable that two photographs taken of Amelia Bird taken a year apart are depicting the same young girl. One shows a six year old Amelia in hospital, her tiny body riddled with over 30 gruesome injuries, a result of an attack by a group of suspected XL Bully dogs.

Korea JoongAng Daily.“We will deliver more joy with an expanded lineup and various programs, exceeding expectations,” he added. “We are committed to providing opportunities for fans and artists who love K-pop to communicate closely with each other and create memories.”The line-up, ticketing details and more for KCON Germany 2024 have yet to be announced.

A woman with genital herpes has hit out at the men who have slut-shamed and ghosted her after she bravely disclosed she had the condition on her dating app profile.

Liam Gallagher debuted the ‘rap’ from the Sawmills demo of Oasis‘ ‘Columbia’ during one of his recent shows in Manchester. Watch the footage below.The Britpop band released the previously unheard version of the song – titled ‘Columbia (Sawmills Outtake)’ – last week to preview their upcoming 30th anniversary edition of ‘Definitely Maybe’.Mixed for the first time by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho, the extended early take of the track clocks in at over seven minutes, and is based around an effectively simple chord structure.It boasts “hypnotic rhythms” that “spiral into delayed drums and droning feedback”, as well as a ‘rapped’ segment from Liam.The singer incorporated the ‘rap’ into his live performance of ‘Columbia’ at his show at the Co-Op Live arena on Saturday night (June 15) – which marked the first ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour date since the demo dropped.Later, a fan on X/Twitter asked Liam if he was “gonna rap again for the rest of the tour”.

Dani Dyer has shared a heartbreaking Father's Day post in tribute to her footballer boyfriend Jarrod Bowen.The former Love Island star, 27 who welcomed twin daughters Summer and Star with Jarrod, 27, in May last year gushed over how 'grateful' she was, before making a sad confession. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, 16 June Dani shared a sweet snap of Jarrod, who plays for West Ham, and their twin daughters as they played on a swing set together.

It was meant to be a significant day for one of the North West's best-known seaside towns.

It’s a rainy and blustery Friday morning at the UK’s largest retail park, but Middlebrook remains busy with shoppers stocking up for the weekend. The shopping outlet, alongside Bolton Wanderers Toughsheet Stadium, is in the heart of the Bolton West constituency with incumbent MP Chris Green winning by a margin of 8,855 at the last election in 2019.

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“Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian,” animal doctor Amy Attas dishes on what she’s learned about the lives of New York’s wealthy and well-known by visiting their homes to care for their four-legged family members.Attas launched her mobile practice, City Pets, in 1992. Joan Rivers, whom she had impressed with her no-nonsense approach to treating the comedian’s Yorkie, Spike, at Park East Animal Hospital, was her first client.Other notables, including Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Wayne Gretzky, Erica Jong and Steve Martin, followed.

Even with a biting wind whipping down Royton high street, shopkeepers are taking their lunch breaks outside, pensioners are milling about the park and parents with small kids are dodging between the shops on Market Square.

Janette Manrara has been flooded with messages as she shared with fans an emotional moment she experienced with her family during her trip to the States as she said they 'won't be together' when a big milestone occurs next month (July).

BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth has been forced to pull out of a Prime Ministerial Debate after suffering a painful ankle injury.The broadcaster, 56, was set to moderate the upcoming debate, which will see Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head-to-head once again later this month. However, Sophie has revealed that she is no longer medically able to host the show. A keen runner, Sophie said in a statement to The Mirror that she suffered an injury whilst running the London Marathon in April and had to quit the race after he ankle "blew up".

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Based on a True Story composer Sherri Chung brought a typewriter to the orchestra to perform her score during Deadline’s Sound & Screen live-music event. The typewriter was just one of the unusual instruments she included in the music for the Peacock comedy mystery.

The smile drops almost instantly from Richard McPartland’s face when he hears the word ‘election’.

At St Peter's R.C High school in Longsight, it isn't just attendance and grades that make the school shine, but an impressive and long list of sporting achievements.

Trinity Rodman, 22, the emerging star of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and daughter of NBA legend Dennis Rodman, 63, and Michelle Moyer, 57, has made a personal announcement on Instagram.