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A man has died after a fire broke out in a home in Oldham.

Frankie Hough was a fiercely-protective mother. She would protect her boys - nine-year-old Tommy and two-year-old Rocky - 'with everything she had'.

A person has been rushed to hospital following a collision between three vehicles in Oldham this evening.

A taxi driver was arrested for drug driving during an enforcement operation in Oldham which also saw a dozen cabs taken off the roads.

A thug has been jailed after sexually assaulting two people and hurling vile racist abuse in a hospital waiting room.

A school went into lockdown this morning after a boy with a gun was spotted nearby. The drama unfolded just before 8.30am today in Failsworth.

A heated row broke out out during a motion calling for mandatory reporting of concerns of child sexual abuse as councillors were heckled and calls for a further public inquiry in Oldham were defeated.

Passengers are warned to expect disruption on Metrolink services after a tree fell onto a Greater Manchester tramline. Services on the Rochdale via Oldham line are currently part-suspended.

A car was left smashed up after a driver reportedly reversed into a police van in Oldham on Monday (July 10).

A body has been found in the search for a man, aged 79, four days after he was reported missing. David Hazeltine was reported missing from Oldham last Monday morning (July 3).

A man has avoided jail after his XL Bulldog nearly scalped a woman and clamped down on the leg of another before it was shot in Oldham.

A police investigation is underway after a suspected shooting on a street in Oldham.

Three police officers were assaulted after attending the scene of a crash in Oldham on Saturday afternoon (July 1). Emergency services were scrambled to the collision, between two vehicles, on Middleton Road at around 1pm.

Bosses at First said they are 'disappointed and dismayed' ahead of a bus driver strike in Manchester.

A house was taped off by police after unconfirmed reports of a 'stabbing' on a residential street in Oldham on Thursday afternoon (June 29). Eyewitnesses told the Manchester Evening News about a group of people fighting before seeing two men 'covered in blood' following the incident.

A man was rushed to hospital while another was arrested after a serious crash in Oldham.

A huge emergency services response at an industrial unit in Oldham was sparked by a 'chemical leak', the fire service has confirmed.

A college and a gym have been evacuated and nearby residents have been asked to keep their windows and doors closed after a 'chemical incident' at an industrial unit.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a mum had her car keys stolen at the school gates.

A street filled with smoke as 'panicked' residents fled their homes after a huge fire ripped through a house in Oldham on Saturday afternoon (June 24).

Mortgage holders across the country are facing increased pressures amid the cost of living crisis after interest rates have now hit a new 15-year high. As the Bank of England decided to raise interest rates by 0.5 percent on Thursday (June 22), this has now put the base rate up to five percent - which is bad news for homeowners.

MEN understands a 15-year-old girl is in critical condition in hospital following a house fire in Oldham which claimed the life of a 42-year-old woman.

One minute you're finishing your GCSEs, the next you're washing glasses at a nightclub with strippers.

Police believe a teenage boy who was found dead by his mum in his bedroom may have been 'messing around' before his death, an inquest heard.

Paul Dadan has paid tribute to pregnant Hollyoaks actress Frankie Julia Hough, who died following a car crash on the M66.

Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan has expressed his heartbreak after learning his pregnant co-star died in a tragic car crash, as tributes pour in. Paul, 44, took to social media to express his devastation after learning actress Frankie Julia Hough died in the car accident while travelling with her two sons and nephew.The actor said he was "lost" after learning she had died on a motorway. Frankie, 38, known for playing Jess in the popular Channel 4 soap, stopped on the hard shoulder of the M66 when she was struck by a speeding vehicle.

The average cost of a home is continuing to rise across Greater Manchester as the property market remains hot. In the last year, house prices in the region have gone up by 6 percent, with the average house selling for £230,046 in April.

Children in care have made their voices heard after marching down to Number 10 Downing Street to demand they are no longer forgotten.

A mum allegedly beat her five-year-old son before poisoning him to death with antidepressants after splitting up with her partner, a murder trial has heard. Claire Scanlon, 38, is charged with the murder of her son, Dylan, who died in Oldham in 2021.

Oldham has come under the microscope in recent years for a political melodrama that has seen three successive leaders dethroned amid swirling social media conspiracy theories.