Tragedy of mum who took her own life 18 months after her best friend was murdered

Bury, on the evening of August 12 of last year. They all deny the charge.A fourth man denies possession of a firearm.

straight to your inboxManchester City are buoyant after another Premier League weekend where their winning run marched on, and their main rivals dropped points.City's hard-fought win over in-form West Ham was their 20th in a row in all competitions, extending their lead at the top to 13 points. Second placed Manchester United reduced that to 12 points with another boring draw in a big game, while third placed Leicester were beaten by Arsenal.

direct to your inboxAn NHS worker from Manchester died with coronavirus after qualifying as a mental health nurse, but never got to work a day in his dream job.Father-of-four Oronsaye Okhomina, also known as Jeff or Orons, died aged 56 on February 11 after the sudden onset of Covid in early January had put him into an induced coma at North Manchester General Hospital.After trading in a career in IT and almost 10 years working as a student nurse and mental health support worker, he took his final

straight to your inboxThe response to Barcelona's latest Champions League hiding has drawn a predictable response from Manchester City fans. Last season's 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich came before Lionel Messi announced his desire to leave the Nou Camp.

direct to your inboxA south Manchester care provider that received a ‘damning’ report by health officials has made ‘drastic improvements’ to its service. In June last year, Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors visited We Care Solutions, based in Chorlton, which provides palliative care for patients living at home with dementia.

direct to your inboxA "highly intelligent" man who ran half marathons was killed after being hit by a train in Urmston, an inquest heard.Kevin Costello, 43, an economics graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University, had been suffering with his mental health in the run up to his tragic death, Stockport Coroner's Court heard.The keen sportsman, who married his wife Ruth Costello in 2013, had contacted his GP in March 2020, complaining of neck and shoulder pain, and anxiety states.On March 24,

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola called Tommy Doyle a 'special' player, but picked out an incident in Manchester City's win over Swansea as an area for improvement.Doyle, City's under-23 captain, started in the FA Cup fourth round tie at Cheltenham last month, and was included in the travelling party to face Swansea on Wednesday.

We all swooned over Paige and Finn's romance in the villa, but one year on they are still going strong and celebrating a major milestone in their relationship.Take a look inside the luxe Manchester three bedroom apartment they share together, just for OK! VIP members. Now that the loved-up couple are settled in, we give VIP members full access inside their first home together and reflect on how far they have come as a couple in just one year.

direct to your inboxA town has been asked to turn red for a final tribute to a tragic teenager. The funeral of Manchester United fan, Ryan Turner, will take place tomorrow afternoon, CoventryLive reports.

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Bolton Coroners Court. Mr Paja, of Wolsey Street in Radcliffe, was born in Elbesan in Albania before moving to the UK when he was 20-years-old and becoming a waiter in Greater Manchester restaurants.

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA man told a cabin crew manager to 'f*** off' after chaos erupted on an easyJet flight - and left another staff member hiding behind the captain.Jonathan Thomas has been banned by the airline for 10 years.He mouthed off at the member of staff, before saying: "Who do you think you're talking to? Have some respect."Thomas was part of a group which had caused a ruckus during the journey from Manchester to the

direct to your inboxPolice are investigating after the death of a man in Trafford today.Emergency services were called to an address on Barwell Road, Sale, at just after 10am.It followed calls from people concerned for his welfare.Greater Manchester Police confirmed the man, who has not been identified, died despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene.His death is not being treated as suspicious, the force said.GMP confirmed enquiries were ongoing, however, to establish the full

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed how John Stones hit the depths of his football career amidst injury problems and personal troubles.The Manchester City defender has bounced back to form this season and is expected to regain his place in the team to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night after contributing to a stunning 12-match winning streak.But he looked to be headed out of the Etihad exit door in the last two summers, when the break-up of his long-term relationship and

Wigan drowned after an evening drinking alcohol and taking ketamine, an inquest has heard. Matt Dutton's death was recorded as an accident by senior coroner for Manchester West, Timothy Brennand, during a hearing at Bolton Coroner's Court.