Wigan volunteers help NHS blood screening trial to detect cancer before symptoms appear

Erik ten Hag urged his Manchester United players to take more control of the ball in the second-half of their Europa League win over Real Betis.

NHS staff in England have been offered a five per cent pay rise from April as the government and union officials have completed negotiations and come to a final offer. The deal will affect more than one million NHS staff, including nurses and ambulance workers.

Controversial plans to build a 'new community' of 3,500 homes on largely green belt land around Elton Reservoir have been put forward by a developer. Housebuilder Peel claim they want to invest £500m in community facilities, new primary schools, transport links, and a new public park at land west of Elton Reservoir.

Police have issued an appeal for help to find two missing boys who could be in Manchester.

Half of the country's medical workforce is heading out on strike in the morning. Hospital halls will be much quieter, GP surgeries will stall and patients will face more delays.

Driving along the M60, Jo Britton was hit by a sudden feeling of intense fear. Her hands were shaking. She couldn’t breathe. Her heart was beating so fast she thought it was going to stop.

Police have hit out after a 'mindless' thug smashed a patrol car window while officers were helping an elderly man injured in a fall. The vandalism took place at Empress Court in Old Trafford on Friday night.

The country's top doctor has warned the coming week will see the 'biggest strike disruption to date' as junior doctors stage a sweeping walkout.

Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing 12-year-old-girl from north Manchester. Jessica was last seen on Old Hall Drive in Gorton at 3pm on Wednesday.

Erik ten Hag said Antony needs to be braver for Manchester United after he struck the winning goal against Real Betis.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool has been shown CCTV images of the moments before and after the fatal shooting.

Sir Rod Stewart is no stranger to charity work and helping others in need. His most recent act of kindness has seen him foot the bill of more hospital scans across the country in a bid to reduce NHS waiting lists.

“You don’t want to talk to a robot all the time, you want to talk to a person in front of you who can sort the problem out,” explains Dennis Clarke, voicing his frustration over the closure of yet another bank. NatWest’s decision to shut its Cheadle branch in February means there is only one bank in the wider area - NatWest in Heald Green - where people can get face-to-face customer service. There are around 40,000 homes across the constituency.

A whistleblower has claimed staff 'really need help' and are 'locking themselves in' rooms at break times at The Kingsway School. The Cheadle school hit headlines previously after videos emerged of students queuing up outside the front gates following a new 'search' policy being introduced.

It has been too long for Manchester United since their last away victory at Liverpool.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace an Oldham man wanted on recall to prison.

Kind-hearted volunteer water search teams have offered a hand in the ongoing efforts to trace missing Salford grandad Peter Baglin. The 55-year-old, from Boothstown, vanished nine weeks ago after going out for an evening walk on December 28. He was last seen on CCTV cameras in a local petrol station, on the East Lancashire Road, buying a small bottle of whiskey.

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in a city centre apartment block. Kevin Mannion, 45, is alleged to have killed his 22-year-old partner Elinor O'Brien, following an incident at his flat in the Great Northern Tower on Watson Street, Manchester.

Sitting in the imposing glass dock of Manchester Crown Court, Zholia Alemi held her head in her hands and wept.

Greater Manchester was hit with intense pressures this winter as strains on the NHS rose to unprecedented heights. But health bosses have admitted those same challenges will continue even as the spring approaches.