SIX THOUSAND toddlers were put in hospital by this illness last year - how to avoid it

Councillors have approved plans to build more than 2,000 homes in the Hyde green belt despite thousands of objections from campaigners who asked whether the land was ‘precious’ or a ‘cash cow’.

Manchester United will be desperate to put the disappointment of defeat to Manchester City behind them in the coming weeks after a shocking afternoon at Old Trafford.

It's no secret that house prices have skyrocketed across the UK over the last two decades, especially in the last five years. Rising demand and low supply has pushed property costs further and further up, with the average house price having increased dramatically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

A coroner today concluded that Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has brought in a new rule change that will affect thousands of families on Universal Credit.

Councillors are finally set to vote on hugely controversial plans to build thousands of homes in the Tameside green belt next week.

For anyone who drives regularly on the M56 or A556 through Cheshire, there is a familiar and sad sight along the roadside - of a gradually decaying old pub. Once The Nag's Head, and more recently the Cheshire Lounge, its car park and fields famously played host to Sunday car boot sales off Junction 7 of the M56 at Bowdon for years.

Manchester United began what is a crucial week for them with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

A woman who suffered 'major trauma related injuries' was rescued with five others hospitalised after a crash between a double decker bus and an Audi in Bolton.

A couple who live with thousands of pet insects and let them roam freely has told of how the creepy crawlies escape their home '24/7' - and how they 'kill the mood' when they enter the bedroom.

Six Brits were killed in Hamas’s attack on Israel and a further 10 are missing, Rishi Sunak has announced to MPs.

It's been a difficult season so far for Manchester United.

Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear has been seen for the first time since her dementia diagnosis was confirmed by her husband. There was an outpouring of support in June this year when it was revealed that the actress had been 'suffering forgetfulness for some time' and that her condition will now get 'progressively worse'.

Noel Gallagher has hit out at the use of video assisted refereeing (VAR) in the Premier League and has also called Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb “disastrous”.Gallagher, a Manchester City fan, saw his team lose to Arsenal 1-0 over the weekend. He spoke to talkSPORT about Tottenham’s 2-1 win to Liverpool last week after Luis Diaz was incorrectly ruled offside following a VAR blunder.The referring association, PGMOL, have since apologised to Liverpool, releasing an audio to talk through how the error occurred as part of the greater transparency PGMOL Chief Howard had previously pledged.Gallagher, however, had some strong opinions about Webb and VAR.When asked about the blunder at Liverpool last week, Gallagher said of Webb: “All I will say is, this guy Howard Webb, since he’s been brought in to sort stuff out it’s been nothing short of an absolute disaster.“Nobody wants it VAR, it kills the vibe in the ground, they cannot get it right.“For the life of me, I cannot understand why they don’t use the same system they use in the Champions League, I can’t understand why [Premier League clubs voted against it].“It seems to be really definitive and fan friendly, I imagine the system here will get thrown out.

Steve Coogan stars as Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama series about the disgraced presenter's rise to fame and his sickening crimes, which he hid in plain sight for decades.

Julie Goodyear and her husband Scott Brand joined in on the Alzheimer's Society Manchester Memory Walk at Heaton Park on Sunday. It's a cause very close to the couple's heart, as Coronation Street legend Julie, 81, was diagnosed with dementia just several months ago. Pictured in their bright-blue charity T-shirts, 55-year-old Scott pushed his beloved wife around in a wheelchair and even cut the special event's ribbon.

More than a third of private hire taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are licensed by a council that operates around 80 miles away in Wolverhampton.

A heartbroken mum has told of how her son spent six weeks trying to get a GP appointment before he died.

One of Manchester's most iconic music stores will be amongst the venues and community spaces offering free music lessons this weekend.

Hospital bosses have released a statement after a corporate manslaughter investigation was launched at Countess of Chester following nurse Lucy Letby’s murder convictions. Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole life order after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the hospital's neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016.