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There has been a week of tragedy and heartbreak in Wigan - with the remains of a baby found, a man killed after a house erupted into flames, a little girl injured after being hit by a van and three lives claimed on the roads.

A boy of 17 who died after falling into a river while canoeing has been named. An inquest has been opened into the death of Joseph Holt.

Georgia born actress Neva Howell will portray Martha Kent, Clark Kent’s adoptive Earth mother, in Warner Bros/DC Studio’s Superman from filmmaker and studio co-Boss James Gunn.

Fans of the recent series of Strictly Come Dancing have been left emotional as Layton Williams made a huge announcement saying he’s ‘back’ with his dancing partner.

A quick-thinking policeman grabbed a passer-by's bike to catch a suspected car thief following a 60mph police chase.

A warning has been issued after a man risked his life by going inside an electricity substation in Stockport to try and rescue a cat. Electricity North West said engineers were called out to the substation on Banks Lane in Offerton last month after the feline was seen on the substation's roof.

A teenage boy has died after falling into a river while canoeing. Police and firefighters were called to reports of the incident in the River Croal, off Raikes Lane, Bolton, at about 8pm yesterday (Tuesday). A 17-year-old boy was pulled from the water but was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Wigan home has been significantly damaged after a crane toppled over in the road, crashing into an upstairs room of the property.

Cole Brings Plenty, an actor who appeared in Paramount+’s 1923, has died at the age of 27.

A new 18-story tower block will be built in Salford after plans were given planning permission by the council.

A drunken thug accused a dog walker of stealing his XL bully before chasing him with a hammer and snatching his Pomeranian.

A father and son have been locked up over a plot to supply cocaine and cannabis worth £4million.

Greater Manchester councils have announced their plans for rubbish collections and recycling centre opening times over the Easter bank holiday weekend. With Good Friday and Easter Monday upon us, changes to waste and recycling pick up schedules are sometimes made.

Police have issued an appeal after an armed robber burst into a shop and broad daylight and stole £6,000 in cash.

Manchester City fans attending the Etihad Stadium on Sunday for the title showdown with Arsenal may have to change their usual matchday routine, with a new parking scheme around the Etihad Stadium limiting where supporters can park when events are taking place.

Police are hunting a 'knife-wielding' van jacker following a robbery which left a man injured. Greater Manchester Police says the vehicle was reported as stolen on Cinder Lane, in Bolton, at around 7am yesterday (March 21) before being abandoned.

A pair of brothers that reigned over an organised crime gang that supplied class A drugs across Greater Manchester have had their network blown open.

An NHS trust that jurors felt 'probably contributed' to Ryan Lowry's death through a series of failings has issued an apology following his inquest. Members of the jury ruled yesterday (March 19) that Mr Lowry, from Marple, was 'unlawfully killed' by his cousin Ashley Glennon, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

A person has tragically died on a railway line in Wigan. Emergency services were called out to Pemberton railway station this afternoon (March 15).

A teenager could have killed a man after a takeaway row escalated into a brutal attack - but he has been spared jail.

A woman was taken to hospital after an Audi was smashed into a lamp post and flipped onto its roof in Manchester on Wednesday night (March 13).

Police have launched an investigation after a man died after reportedly being injured at a Leicestershire cheese factory.

Rocco Ritchie is going public with his relationship!

We’re just days away from the premiere of Guy Ritchie‘s new television series The Gentlemen and the stars stepped out for a UK red carpet premiere.

A masked up teenager who stole a Range Rover before leading the police on a 100 mph chase through Bury and Bolton has avoided going to prison.

A cyclist was seriously injured after a collision with a car close to a recycling centre, police have revealed.

Rachel Brosnahan has shared a fun little video from the first day of filming the new Superman movie!

There was rush hour chaos on Thursday evening (February 29) after a crash caused major traffic in Stockport.

A former museum worker in Aberdeen, who died after stepping out in front of a lorry, had been in court charged with an historic sex offence the day before.

“I’m still preparing,” Rachel Brosnahan told us about her big role as Lois Lane in James Gunn’s DC movie Superman: Legacy.