"It's known as the posh part of Leigh": Shock and fear in wake of 'targeted' shooting

Regular 'deep cleans' are being carried out on trams and buses across Greater Manchester amid fears a bed bug invasion could be looming. It comes after the blood-sucking critters were apparently spotted on the London Underground.

A Salford councillor is stranded in Jerusalem with his wife and eight children amid the turmoil in Israel with missiles flying overhead. Independent member of the city council, Coun Andrew Walters, flew out to the Middle East for the Jewish festival Yom Kippur a few days ago with his wife, Chana, and children before Hamas launched their devastating attack.

Emmerdale's Super Soap Week continued on Tuesday (October 10) with a nailbiting stunt that kept fans of the programme on tenterhooks. The ITV soap showed Chloe Harris driving a car with Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle in the backseat.

Bolton’s link to the rest of Greater Manchester could end up being the unlikely beneficiary of the scrapping of HS2 as plans to bring the Metrolink tram service to the town look on the cards. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to invest nearly £4billion on improving connectivity in the Northern towns and cities when the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester was axed last week.

With the nights drawing in, thoughts are turning to this year's big festive light events and there are plenty of them.

Emmerdale stars Emma Atkins, Lawrence Robb and Jessie Elland have divulged some of the behind-the-scenes details from filming their first major stunt. Despite being on the soap for more than 20 years, Charity Dingle actress Emma has never been part of a big showpiece like next week's Super Soap Week.

Fans have shared the same message as they saw Victoria and David Beckham enjoying a moment together in a candid snap. David shared the picture of himself and his wife with his millions of followers which was taken as they celebrated his docuseries dropping on Netflix.

Rishi Sunak will today (Wednesday, October 4) deliver his first 2023 Conservative Party conference speech since becoming Prime Minister. The speech is expected to attempt to unite the party following reports a general election is imminent.

Declan McKenna has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his upcoming album ‘What Happened To The Beach?‘.The 14-date run will kick off on March 23, 2024, at the Great Hall in Cardiff. From there, the ‘Brazil’ singer will make stops in Norwich, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leicester, Bristol, Wolverhampton, London and Brighton.

The Gaslight Anthem have shared news of a 2024 UK and European tour as well as a headline slot at next year’s 2000Trees festival – find ticket info and more below.The New Jersey rockers will head to cities including Stockholm, Brussels, Dublin, Manchester and Glasgow from March 2024, with two stops at London’s Roundhouse venue (March 25-26). Emily Wolfe supports the band for the spring shows.Later that summer the band play Nottingham’s Rock City (July 10) ahead of their headline show at Cheltenham’s 2000trees festival (July 11).Tickets for the 2024 UK and European tour go on sale this Friday (October 6) at 10am BST here.

Married At First Sight's Jay Howard, who was seen marrying stranger Luke Worley on screen last week, celebrated her birthday in style on Saturday by heading out with her co-stars. Hitting Manchester's celeb hotspot Menagerie Restaurant and Bar, she was joined by Rozz Darlington and Tasha Jay, who are also appearing on the E4 show for the evening - as the trio of girls looked stunning.They also linked up with Sophie Brown and Adrian Sanderson, who appeared on last year's MAFS.

Molly-Mae Hague asked herself 'are you happy' as she was seen ditching the UK again for the seventh time this year. The influencer is certainly living her best left - and who can blame her - as she racks up the air miles by travelling both for work and pleasure.

Three people who were arrested after shots were blasted four times in a 'targeted' shooting in Leigh have been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Rachel Roper opened the front door - and her world fell apart. Minutes later, she found herself telling her kids their dad was 'never coming back'.

Five Labour mayors including Andy Burnham have warned failure to deliver in full on HS2 would 'leave swathes of the North with Victorian transport infrastructure unfit for purpose'.

Police are investigating after a gun was fired four times as part of a 'targeted' attack in Leigh.

The launch of bus franchising today - putting power back into the hands of the people over operators - heralds the start of the Bee Network in Greater Manchester.

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden has spent 17 years on our screens playing David Metcalfe but soon, the character will be leaving the village for good. The actor has already confirmed that he'll be leaving the role on the ITV soap during an emotional appearance on This Morning.

A mysterious island with a fascinating past lies less than an hour from the centre of Manchester.

When Susan moved into her home in a peaceful corner of Prestwich 39 years ago, she thought the serenity would last forever.