'Help, help, fire!': Neighbours forced to flee their homes after as flames engulf terraced house

Gemma Atkinson was stunned when she found 'graffiti' on her home - but worry not, she asked for it to be there. The Hits Radio host enlisted some help to add an extra Christmassy touch to her Greater Manchester home to impress her eldest child.

Amy Dowden shared her praise and thanks to her Strictly Come Dancing co-star who was able to help her as she made a return to the ballroom just days after her latest hospital scare. The dancer was left gutted last week when she shared how she'd suffered a fresh setback with her health.

Nigel Harman has dropped out of Strictly Come Dancing just hours before the show is set to go live alongside his partner Katya Jones, the BBC has confirmed.

Police in Greater Manchester plan to use artificial intelligence roadside cameras to detect people scrolling and messaging on phones while driving. The force say the ‘spy in the sky’ technology will not only be able to spot those with a phone to their ear but those using handsets lower down in the vehicle.

A care home manager has been ordered to pay £2,511 for failing to provide safe care and treatment to a resident. The registered manager was hauled before Manchester Magistrates’ Court, following a prosecution by the health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), for failing to provide safe care and treatment to a resident at Oakbank Care Home.

Homes and businesses have been evacuated following an underground gas leak.

Iconic 00s girl band Sugababes made a surprise appearance at a photography studio in Salford last night as part of a special performance hosted by elite members club Soho House.

A prolific child sex offender befriended a family and babysat their two young children, buying them sweets, ice cream and toys, a court heard.

Almost 200 new homes could be built in Wigan if proposals get the green light at next week’s planning committee meeting.

A house in Greater Manchester has come on the property market for a mere £55,000 but it comes with a warning from estate agents. The two-bed terraced home will go up for auction next month, but there are a few things that interested buyers need to know before they place a bid.

Police have arrested 12 males - including a 16-year-old boy - in connection with a huge brawl that broke out following the Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic football match earlier this year.

Jamie Lynn Spears has quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. The actress and singer was seen in tears during Tuesday night's (November 28) edition of the reality show before she was left hitting back at her campmates who joked she was 'crying wolf' about quitting.

Grace Dent has been seen for the first time since it was revealed she had quit I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. It was only announced on Monday morning (November 27) that the food critic had left the jungle after her latest appearance on the ITV reality show sparked concern.

Two 'casualties' have been reported after a fire broke out at a house in Tameside.

The ex-wife of a dad bludgeoned to death by his next-door neighbour told of her devastation following his brutal death. Esmaeil Tofigh was killed by Tarik Hussein, who repeatedly hit him over the head with a hammer in Longsight.

A raging husband tracked down his 'estranged' wife and kidnapped her in the street after she fell in love with a new man. Alin Leonte snatched the woman off the street in Blackley as she went for a walk with her new flame.

A kind dad had offered to help his neighbour decorate his house before he was brutally killed by him. Tarik Hussein lived next door to 56-year-old Esmaeil Tofigh in Longsight.

Leigh-born band The Lottery Winners have shared their 'heartbreak' after having to postpone their upcoming gigs. The band posted an update on social media this morning explaining they had received some 'tragic' news and would "not be able to continue" with the tour schedule.

The battle for the Glitterball trophy may still be ongoing on Strictly Come Dancing but we're already thinking ahead to the next special which will air over Christmas. Once the main series finishes in mid-December, fans won't have to wait long for their next fix of the BBC One dance contest.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here viewers were left demanding answers as they were baffled by a 'cruel' move by Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly. The pair were back fronting the ITV reality show on Tuesday night (November 21) when just days in, relationships broke down in camp.