Speaker calls for 'radical' reform of Parliament after porngate

A mum who claims the placenta was left inside of her body for two days after she gave birth at Bolton Royal Hospital says she feared she might die. Edyta Dobrzańska, 27, claims medical professionals at the hospital in Farnworth failed to acknowledge her concerns that something wasn't right after she gave birth to her baby daughter prematurely last month.

Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis yesterday (May 18), two of his surviving bandmates – Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris of New Order – appeared in Parliament to discuss mental health and suicide prevention.Curtis took his own life in May 1980 after battling depression and epilepsy in his final years. In an event that was originally due to take place in 2020 to mark 40 years since his passing, but was delayed due to the COVID pandemic, a special talk and panel titled Suicide Prevention: Breaking The Silence took place in the Speaker’s House in Parliament.NME were invited along to the event hosted by Kerry McCarthy MP that was chaired by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.

A performance of Beauty and the Beast in Manchester had to be stopped twice after reports that a woman was assaulted by a man at the theatre. Security staff scrambled inside the Palace Theatre around 30 minutes into the 'must-see' show on Friday night (May 13) while police were called out to the scene.

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu proudly flew the flag for the UK as she read out the UK vote at Eurovision. The TV presenter followed in the footsteps of celebs such as Fearne Cotton, Scott Mills and Amanda Holden to dish out those all important points at this year's competition.

Gemma Collins has hit back at Samantha Giles after she joked she would "punch her" if they ever crossed paths.The former Emmerdale star, who confessed she doesn't watch herself in the soap, did not hold back as she gave her view on the former TOWIE star's route to success. "All these reality stars, I haven't got a clue who they are!" the 50 year old said. "That Gemma Collins, I think I'd punch her if I ever came across her." The soap star added to the Daily Star: "I don't know - how can someone so talentless and revolting have made so much money?" Samantha continued: "I wouldn't mind if she'd give it away and did something good with it, but all she seems to do is put more s*** on her face and do her nails." Gemma was clearly devastated as she took to her Instagram Stories to repost the interview, adding "#BeKind".

Bus operator Rotala has won the right to appeal the decision which had cleared the road for bus reform in Greater Manchester. An unwelcome hurdle to Andy Burnham's plans to transform the bus network to bring cheaper fares and better timetables, the hearing is expected to now take place this summer.

Plans to set up a beer garden at an old mill this summer are facing another setback as council staff are still not satisfied with the scaled back proposal.

Cristiano Ronaldo's sister has 'liked' an Instagram post calling for him to leave Manchester United this summer.

Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez has pleaded with Elon Musk to give him his verified blue tick back on Twitter.

The Prince of Wales has called for the UK’s ancient woodlands and natural habitats to be renewed as he unveiled a collection of historic trees curated for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The Prime Minister has ignored calls to scrap all Clean Air Zone charges in Greater Manchester as he responded to a letter from leaders sent eight weeks ago. Mayor Andy Burnham wrote to Boris Johnson on March 3 saying that the Labour leaders of the city-region want a non-charging scheme instead – and Bolton's Conservative leader Martyn Cox also supported the suggestion.

Bin strikes which were set to start next week affecting 220,000 homes across Manchester have been called off as workers win a pay rise worth up to 22 pc.

Ian Evatt admits upcoming discussions and telling some of his Bolton Wanderers players their time at the club will end after their contracts expire is the 'worst' part of his job.