Year six students to be given free books to help them transition into high school

A 100-year-old woman got an amazing surprise - when a star of her favourite soap visited her care home.

There were big hopes for Mason Mount when he joined Vitesse on loan from Chelsea in 2017.

A 22-year-old has reportedly woken up from a coma after a buggy overturned in a horrific crash in Ayia Napa. Ellie Horrocks, from Westhoughton, was rushed to hospital after the incident in the popular resort on Monday (June 26).

Tributes have been paid to a much loved dad who was tragically found dead in a river last Wednesday (June 28). Emergency services were called to the River Roch in Rochdale at around 6.30am to reports of a body in the water.

The family of an 'amazing' and 'creative' 22-year-old from Bolton who is in hospital after a road accident in Cyprus have spoken of their anguish.

The trauma of being in temporary housing left its mark on Lilly-Rose.

J Hus has announced details of his third album ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’, alongside news of a UK tour.The Stratford rapper’s next record – the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed ‘Big Conspiracy‘ – will arrive on July 14, and feature the likes of Burna Boy, Popcaan, Jorja Smith, and Naira Marley. J Hus and Burna Boy previously previewed their new track ‘Masculine’ at Burna’s history-making stadium concert in London earlier this month, while ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’ also features the viral Drake-assisted Afro-swing track, ‘Who Told You’.In his 2019 residency at London’s The O2, the Canadian juggernaut brought out J Hus after he had spent eight months in jail for carrying a knife.A post shared by Squif (@theuglygram) Check out the tracklisting below and pre-order the album here.The news also comes with new tour dates, at which J Hus promises special guests.

Three gangsters who bought a gun and intended to use it against a rival in the criminal underworld have had their sentences increased.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a mum had her car keys stolen at the school gates.

A man dubbed Britain's "worst flasher" has been jailed again after admitting to outraging public decency.

An appeal has been issued over a missing teenage girl who it is believed could be in Bolton. Paige Nice, 14, was reported missing from the Bolton area of Bradford on Thursday night, West Yorkshire Police said.

Six people could to go on trial in the New Year after a 17-year-old was allegedly murdered in Rochdale. Three men have been charged with the murder of Callum Riley in Heywood, while three other defendants are accused of less serious offences.

Three teenagers have been found guilty of murder after a 17-year-old boy was brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight. The murder of 'kind and well-mannered' Kyle Hackland was caught on camera in distressing footage, which brought his family to tears as it was played in court.

A 77-year-old man has been found dead near Wigan five days after he was first reported missing in Liverpool.

Students at the University of Manchester say they've been left terrified after being bombarded with a series of chilling emails threatening to 'destroy lives.'

Students at the University of Manchester will continue a rent strike into next academic year after increases in the cost of university-owned accommodation.

A fundraiser for a brave teenager who was told that he up to a year left to live has hit a mammoth £60k in just one day.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, June 17.

Missing people investigations are an expensive but necessary part of policing in Greater Manchester. But an innovative approach to a problem which can bring anguish and trauma to famlies could potentially save the force £7m a year - and help the loved ons of those who vanish.

Despite not yet reaching his 21st birthday, Kaden Gresty has already endured almost 200 surgeries in his short life.