'The devastating family tragedy that made me try to take my life three times'

A tight-knit community was left shattered after a devastating house blaze killed a 42-year-old woman and left a teenage girl, 15, fighting for her life in hospital.

Five-year-olds in Britain are, on average, up to seven centimetres shorter than children in other wealthy nations, new data has revealed.

Husband and wife Mark and Sarah Smith were stuck in a rut with their lifestyle and their relationship - and tucking in to takeaways and bottles of wine almost every night had seen them pile on the pounds. But when Mark, 39, had a health scare with his heart, it became the wake up call that the Salford couple both needed to change their unhealthy habits.

The family of a 15-year-old girl who died after being pulled from a river in Tameside have described her as 'truly beautiful inside and out'.

Louis Theroux revealed the moment when he received a surprise call from TikTok bosses, after his 'Jiggle Jiggle' rap track "blew up" their computers during a recent episode of his Spotify podcast with journalist, YouTuber, and comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg. This was not the first time the pair have discussed the novelty rap. In February last year, Amelia welcomed 53-year-old documentarian and journalist Louis Theroux onto an episode of her popular 'Chicken Shop Date' series, where, as the title would suggest, she goes on a 'date' with various celebrities in a chicken shop.

The father of a student brutally stabbed to death by a 'coward' armed with a 13-inch 'mafia stiletto' weapon has called for a crackdown on knife crime. Jason O'Connor said the 15 year sentence handed to his son's killer 'does not reflect the magnitude of the crime'.

Arctic Monkeys are set to kick off their three sold-out shows in London this weekend, check out the support acts, stage times and expected weather below.The shows are the latest on the Sheffield rocker’s ongoing UK stadium tour, and follow their previous stops in Bristol, Coventry, Manchester, Norwich and Swansea — as well as two of their mammoth homecoming shows at Hillsborough Park.Now, Alex Turner and co. are set to perform three back-to-back gigs in London’s Emirates Stadium, with the first show kicking off tonight (June 16).

Summer has well and truly arrived in Greater Manchester and - for once - the weather hasn’t disappointed (well, so far it hasn't). If the sunny weather has got you itching to head outside and soak up the rays, there’s lots of options when it comes to outdoor spaces across the city-region.

A community has been left devastated once again after two girls from same school tragically died in water-related incidents in less than a year.

Frenkie de Jong says he expects to remain at Barcelona next season, warding off interest from Manchester United after last year’s "restless" summer chase.

Manchester City have qualified for the UEFA Super Cup after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final of the Champions League on Saturday night.

Alison Hammond issued an apology on This Morning on Friday after discovering a big mistake she had been making on social media.

A Greater Manchester Police PCSO is accused of exchanging confidential information for a sexual favour from a woman he met on the beat, a court has heard.

If you grew up in Greater Manchester, there's a good chance you will have memories of being packed off to Center Parcs for a family holiday.

Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst is reportedly a target for another Premier League club.

There comes a point with carpets and furniture when they look so grubby you want to replace them.

He's months away from celebrating 20 years on the cobbles and Sam Aston has just experienced his first Coronation Street wedding. His character, Chesney Brown, recently tied the knot with Gemma Winter in one of Weatherfield's biggest weddings.

The chief executive of Oldham council is to leave the authority by the end of the year, it’s been announced.

Noel Gallagher says writing his latest album has helped him “come to terms” with life events including his recent divorce.

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