The picturesque road in the hills where another tragedy has claimed two more lives

A vodka and cocaine fuelled killer driver crashed into a cyclist before fleeing and leaving him to die. After police traced Sam Hughes, he gave officers false names and pretended to be someone else.

Well, Big Santa has come down, and Christmas in Manchester is officially over. Until next time.

The Met Office has predicted where snow could fall over the UK amid a yellow weather warning for ice and sub-zero temperatures this week.

Andre Onana will be available to play for Manchester United against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup and Tottenham in the Premier League before he leaves to represent Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Manchester City's new academy director is not just thinking about the present after beginning work at the City Football Academy. He's already challenging the club to find the 'player of the future'.

Bolton’s claim to be the ‘Hollywood of the North’ is ringing increasingly true with production crews for various television and movie projects spending 88 days filming at locations in the town in 2023. The town’s locations, in particular the cobbles and grand, curved architecture of Le Mans Crescent, have featured in dozens of productions over recent years.

The familiar face of Toby Jones has returned to our screens for the new ITV drama Mr Bates vs Post Office, but what fans might not know is that he also has star-studded parents.Toby, 57, who holds an OBE, is best known for being the voice of Dobby in the Harry Potter films from 2002 to 2010. Other huge roles from the actor include Percy Alleline in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Claudius, the announcer for The Hunger Games.

Chloe Madeley has described people wishing for her and James Haskell to reconcile as a "slap in the face" as she opened up about the end of their marriage for the first time. The couple called time on their relationship in September after nearly five years of marriage.

Eintracht Frankfurt believe Donny van de Beek is the 'perfect fit' for their team and that the Manchester United loanee will help them improve in attack.

LGBT activist Paul Fairweather has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours List 2023.

Claudia Winkleman has made an admission about her position on The Traitors as she prepares to ditch the sequins for a black cloak once more. The reality show became a runaway hit last year and is set to return for a second series next month (January).

Manchester council spent more than £3m on the HS2 line that was supposed to reach the city before it was scrapped by Rishi Sunak earlier this year. The Prime Minister said he would cancel the Northern leg of the high-speed rail line, promising to spend the £36bn saved on other transport projects, in his keynote speech at the Tory party conference which was held in Manchester in October.

Lewis Anderson and his little sister provide just the kind of back-up our emergency workers need at Christmas. The pair have been playing Santa to nurses, firefighters, and police officers.

There was a familiar face in Weatherfield as Tommy Orpington reappeared on Coronation Street on Christmas Day.

Coronation Street is set to see the return of a familiar face. Those who follow the ITV soap will know Tommy Orpington from various mentions and some appearances over the years.

Each morning, Mia starts her day by carefully wiping down her walls and windowsills for mould.

A member of an organised crime group (OCG) has been jailed for his part in selling almost £2million worth of Class A and B drugs.

Construction of the University of Bolton’s Institute of Medical Sciences has injected more than £12m into the local economy. The medical training college, which is due to open in 2024, has far surpassed its local spend targets, with current figures for expenditure within a 20-mile radius totalling £12.3m, more than doubling its initial target of £6m.

The country's top sports stars lined the red carpet in Salford tonight (December 19) as they arrived for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. The 70th edition of the annual awards show is taking place at MediaCityUK with the winner to be crowned by 9pm.

Can you believe it's been 30-years since Mr Blobby topped the UK charts at Christmas with his song Mr Blobby? Often voted the most hated Christmas number one of all time, one critic in the Telegraph said the song "set the bar so low... it's hard to imagine that it could ever be usurped".