Man jailed after raping woman in her own home

A personal trainer repeatedly struck his seriously ill girlfriend with a steel baton through the night after she couldn't unlock her mobile for him.

Helen Flanagan says separating from footballer Scott Sinclair after 13 years together felt more like a "divorce" than a break-up.The couple first got together when Coronation Street actress Helen was just 19, and they went on to have three children - Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and their youngest, three-year-old Charlie. After having a break earlier on in their relationship, they separated for the final time in late 2022, and Helen told OK! during our exclusive photoshoot and chat that it was "emotionally traumatic" for her.The couple got engaged in 2018 and moved into their "forever home" in leafy Cheshire in 2021, and had reportedly planned to get married last year.

A man and woman from Wigan have been arrested on suspicion of the theft of 'historic stones' from a wall in Cheshire, police have revealed.

Manchester United may find it more difficult to sign Joselu after the striker's Champions League heroics.

A man who engaged in sexual relations with his mother has been spared jail time despite the "disgusting" nature of the offences.

A man was left with 'life-changing injuries' after a horror stabbing outside a pub in Middleton. The victim, aged in his 20s, was found injured along Market Place, beside the Assheton Arms Hotel on Tuesday night (May 7).

A man from Huyton, Tom Davies, endured months of "terrible" pain and a series of worrying symptoms following a holiday in Tenerife, before finally receiving a diagnosis after persistent appeals to medical professionals.

He was nicknamed the 'Wolf of Widnes' in a nod to Leonard De Caprio's portrayal of the infamous stockbroker Jordan Belfort. And just like drug-crazed Belfort in the Wolf of Wall Street, Shaun Attwood's multi-million empire would come crashing down in spectacular fashion.

Christine McGuinness has given fans a rare glimpse of the £1.2 million mansion she shares with her ex-husband Paddy McGuinness, including the sprawling back garden.The TV personality resides in Cheshire with Paddy and their three young children. Christine, 36, who split from TV presenter Paddy, 50, in 2022, took to Instagram to share a look into her back garden as she soaked up the sun.The mum-of-three sported a pair of oversized black sunglasses and a white vest top as she chatted to the camera and filmed the outside space. "This is actually stunning," she told her followers.

Voters in Cheshire have gone to the polls for the Halton 2024 local elections.

Voters in Cheshire have gone to the polls for the Warrington 2024 local elections.

People in parts of Cheshire have headed to the polling station to vote in the local elections 2024.

Voters across Lancashire have gone to the polls to choose their next Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

Police were called out as a school was put into lockdown over a parent's behaviour. Families were told that Congleton High School, in Cheshire, was in a 'lockdown procedure' this morning (May 1).

Paddy McGuinness has said he and ex Christine will 'support each other through anything' following their split. The couple are continuing to live together two years after their separation.

Mum-of-four Annie Kilner stepped out in Cheshire on Tuesday, 23 April, accompanied by her newborn son, just days after welcoming her fourth child with footballer husband Kyle Walker. Annie was clad in an olive green track-top and black gym leggings for her outing in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.The 30-year-old wore her long brunette hair down and carried a large green bag. She appeared relaxed as she ran errands and pushed her newborn in a pram.

A former Greater Manchester Police officer's behaviour has been described as 'extremely odd' after she kept her uniform and some equipment when she was resigned from the force.

A man has been charged with alleged offences following a crash involving a police car.

A Dutch man has died after battling a very powerful and relentless strain of COVID-19 — for 613 days.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan has been left feeling "vulnerable and anxious" after revealing she was the victim of a robbery.