Young cat left abandoned with 'heart-breaking' note from owner

Gemma Atkinson has blamed her 'hormones' after appearing to get emotional over a sweet tribute from her fiance Gorka Marquez. The Strictly Come Dancing star was marking International Women's Day when he posted a string of images of Gemma, who is expecting their second child, with their daughter, Mia.

An abandoned canal office in Manchester city centre is set to be turned into flats. The plans to convert Bridgewater House, a Grade-II listed former canal office next to Deansgate Square in Great Jackson Street, have been approved.

A man was cut from a car and taken to hospital following a horror crash in Rochdale. Emergency services rushed to Albert Royds Street just before midnight on Saturday (4 March.)

A young woman reported missing 13 months ago may have been killed by an older man who knew her family. Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin, from Ashton-under-Lyne, disappeared aged 24 on February 2 last year.

Brazil have called up Manchester United pair Casemiro and Antony to their squad for the friendly with Morocco later this month but several Premier League stars have been left out.

The owner of a tanning salon in Oldham said she was left ‘truly disgusted’ after discovering a customer had urinated whilst using a sunbed for less than ten minutes.

Ten men have been charged with more than 50 offences between them as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bolton.

Hundreds of young people across Greater Manchester are to get free cycle hire, in a new promotion announced by Mayor Andy Burnham. The first 1,000 Our Pass members to sign up for the offer will get 50 minutes free 'bee bike' hire in March, April and May.

As the cost of living crisis continues, it’s reported that one in eight people who menstruate say it is likely that they will be unable to afford period products this year, according to a study by YouGov.

A pensioner claims he has been left waiting for a letter containing cancer test results because Royal Mail refuse to deliver post to his street.

As someone who'll openly admit that they spend more time than is normal sat in a theatre, when I found out that The National Lottery's Big Night of Musicals was coming to the 12,000-seater AO Arena in Manchester, I knew there was absolutely no way I could miss it. The casts of thirteen of the UK's biggest musicals all under one roof, along with some special surprises, all hosted by the city's own Jason Manford - how could I say no?

The families of a young couple killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack have told of their anguish at a law that prevents them from registering the deaths of their children. Teenage sweethearts Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry were among the 22 people killed in the attack in May 2017.

A Greater Manchester cat rescue, that has rehomed more than 1,200 animals in the past two years, is being forced to close its doors unless it can be saved financially.

As Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham launched the latest scheme aimed at tackling knife crime in the region, a short distance from the press conference, a tragically appropriate case study was being laid bare in court. Just half a mile away from where Burnham addressed assembled reporters in Manchester city centre, a 17-year-old boy sat in the dock of an imposing, Victorian crown court, facing the most serious criminal charge possible.

A dead dog was found stuffed in a pillowcase with a load of household rubbish as animal welfare experts say there has been a big jump in the number of pets being abandoned.

A missing cat has been reunited with his stunned owners - after more than six years. The RSPCA - who found 'Raffi' injured in a garden five miles away from where he was last seen - shared details of the heart-warming story which will give hope to all those currently searching for missing pets.

More than 1,700 homes and businesses have been hit by a power cut in Stockport.

A sadistic convicted rapist has been jailed for a life after strangling a woman to death with her t-shirt. Simon Goold, 52, targeted 26-year-old Elizabeth McCann after meeting her at a Health and Wellbeing college in Ashton-under-Lyne.

A young mum claims she was told by her housing provider to use a powerful mould removal spray on her five-month-old baby's mattress.

A mum of twins was gobsmacked to discover she was expecting triplets after her partner convinced her to try for one more baby. Charlotte Boon and her boyfriend, Tyrone Sobers, both 30, decided to try for another child to add to their family at the end of 2021, the Manchester Evening News reports.