Predatory paedophile who kidnapped and sexually assaulted girl, 6, could have been stopped if police acted quicker

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Andy Burnham has vowed to 'restore trust' in train services for 'long-suffering passengers' following the announcement that TransPennine Express would be brought under government control.

Viewers were stunned as Coronation Street favourite Helen Flanagan was forced to say her goodbyes on I'm A Celebrity South Africa along with ex EastEnders actor Dean Gaffney. Former Corrie actress Helen was eliminated just minutes into Wednesday night's episode (May 10) after a race between campmates to stay in camp.

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off on Tuesday night (May 9) with its first live show in Liverpool. The annual competition is being held in the UK on behalf of last year's winners Ukraine after Sam Ryder took second place in the 2022 competition.

The Bank of England (BoE) is set to announce whether it decided to increase interest rates in the country this week.

A driver from Wigan has been jailed for dangerous driving after an 81-year-old woman was left with life-threatening injuries. Deborah Cubas De Souza had no licence or insurance when her vehicle struck the pensioner on a pedestrian crossing.

A sick paedophile who forced a teenager to have sex with him after giving her drugs had died in prison. Lenford Lloyd White was handed a ten-year sentence in 2018 when he was 64 years old.

The Coronation Concert is taking place on Sunday night with more than 20,000 people descending on Windsor to watch it live.

READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp communityKaty Perry, who will be performing at the Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, was also invited. The singer was seen wearing a lilac outfit with a matching hat. British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Australian musician Nick Cave, TV presenter Jay Blades, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber were also in attendance.

Police have released more CCTV images of man they wish to speak to after a young girl was sexually assaulted in Oldham. The victim has told police she noted "an unusual smell" moments before she was grabbed.

A woman has been arrested after a serious sexual assault in Liverpool city centre.

Police have released CCTV images of man they want to speak to after a girl was sexually assaulted in Oldham.

Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins are a few of the acts who will feature during the Coronation Concert celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen Consort.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted on a train.

A man tried to kidnap a schoolgirl as she sat at a bus stop, prosecutors allege. Sean Gillings approached the teenager, then 15, on a dark and wet night in Monton, Salford.

A prison helped pay for the funeral of a convicted paedophile who died two years after he was jailed for molesting three girls he had plied with alcohol, it has emerged.

Coronation Street saw heart-wrenching drama centred on two of its characters in Wednesday night's episode (April 26). The harrowing scenes saw Amy Barlow and Paul Foreman at the hospital for different reasons, but both were left facing-up to trauma and confronting their fears.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update on how many cost of living payments have been made so far.

Manchester United are reportedly 'monitoring' Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar ahead of a potential summer move.

A former Greater Manchester Police constable has been found guilty of five sexual assaults on young men and women.