Mum's desperate pleas for boy being forced to wait almost a YEAR for NHS help after sudden alopecia means he's lost 80% of his hair

This weekend sees a host of Britain's Got Talent hopefuls performing on ITV in an attempt to hit the big time. Contestants from across the country are vying to impress judges Bruno Tonioli, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell enough to bag a spot at the Royal Variety Performance and net a cool £250,000 in prize money. But one contestant must surely set a show record.

A woman is fighting for her life after suffering a suspected medical episode at the wheel of her car and crashing into a lampost in Urmston.

Officers have beefed up their presence in part of Salford after a group were seen 'fighting with knives'. Greater Manchester Police says it received reports of the group fighting on on Cleggs Lane, in Little Hulton, at around midday yesterday (May 22).

Gemma Atkinson was left responding 'as if' after asking for her fans' help over her new home visitor. Those who follow the Hits Radio host on social media will know that she's acquired a couple of squirrel friends in the garden of her Greater Manchester home.

Nursery worker Kate Roughley has been jailed for 14 years after being found guilty of the manslaughter of baby Genevieve Meehan. The 37-year-old swaddled the nine-month-old, strapped her face down on a bean bag and left her for an hour-and-a-half.

Reading & Leeds 2024, the festival has announced a new stage called The Aux.Announced today (May 21), the new venue will be introduced for this year’s instalment of the dual-event, and is the first of its kind.According to a new press release, The Aux is designed with the aim of showcasing “pioneering digital creators” and will, for the first time in R&L history, present a line-up of content creators in a bid to highlight “some of today’s most popular and culturally relevant personalities and providing a new platform in the live sector”.It will allow festival-goers to attend live podcasts, interactive talks and livestreams, as well as tune into the current media landscape.To celebrate the announcement of the new stage, several acts have been announced as the first to play on the platform later this year.These include The Useless Hotline – a podcast hosted by Max Balegde and George Clarke that sees listeners send in their queries and dilemmas – as well as another podcast called Antics With Ash, hosted by Ash Holmes.Manchester’s top podcast The M1 has also joined the line-up, hosted by Mordz, SK and BillyTheGoat, as has Ayamé Ponder, who gained notoriety on TikTok and Instagram for her reactions to ‘satisfying’ videos.A post shared by Reading & Leeds Festival (@officialrandl)Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, said of the new stage: “The relevance and impact that this new generation of creators has on our culture and audience is undeniable.

The family of a mum who has gone missing in Stockport have issued a desperate plea for her to come home.

The jury in the trial of a nursery worker accused of the manslaughter of a baby girl has been sent home for the weekend after a first day of deliberations.

The Labour contender for Sir Graham Brady's seat in Altrincham and Sale West at the next General Election, Ben Hartley, has stepped down citing 'personal reasons'. Coun Hartley, who is a Trafford councillor and former chair of the authority's planning committee, announced his decision today on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has missed out on the opportunity to return to football management after Canada appointed former Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch as their new national team head coach.

A teacher told a court she ‘liked the attention’ she received from a teenage boy she is accused of having sex with, whilst accepting that her relationship with another was a ‘secret’.

Workers climbing up the outside of Old Trafford today have been carrying out routine maintenance work and painting the steel girders around the stadium, rather than working on any specific issues as a result of the heavy rain that engulfed the stadium on Sunday.

Emergency services were called after the driver of a Land Rover mounted their car onto Ford vehicle in a car park in Wilmslow.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he is "expecting a lot" from Sofyan Amrabat after handing him a rare start against Arsenal at Old Trafford this afternoon.

Paul Scholes described current Manchester United assistant Steve McClaren as "the best coach I ever had" as the former United midfielder left the blame for the club's current struggles squarely at Erik ten Hag's door.

Heavy rain showers are forecast in Greater Manchester today after a spell of warmer weather.

A young woman who died in a locked psychiatric unit she had been detained on for 13 months was not on constant observations when she was found 'unresponsive' in her bedroom, an inquest has heard.

Police are investigating after offices in Manchester city centre were targeted by Palestine Action protesters.

Manchester City and Arsenal remain engaged in a fascinating Premier League title race as we head into the final stretch of an engrossing season.

A woman who watched her sister die just days after she suddenly became lethargic has spoken of her grief. Eileen Azzopardi, known fondly as Iyeiye, passed away in hospital eight days after she fell ill without warning on Easter Sunday (March 31).