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Alex Scott, Gabby Logan, and Claire Balding

Sports Personality of the Year- details as Salford to host BBC event

Flowers and stuffed toys are left as tributes to 'Baby A'.

Watch: Tributes to ‘Baby A’ laid at scene where body was found

(TOP L-R) Christopher Paul and Waqar (Bottom L-R) Ahmed Liam Bottomley and Bradley Hughes

Four men jailed for their involvement in £7.5m cocaine conspiracy

Leah's shed in her garden in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Watch: Woman shocked after entire shed vanishes from her back garden

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Lydford kitchen/dining area

Discover your dream home in Manchester at Taylor Wimpey’s weekend events

Foam floating along the River Tame after reports of pollution

Watch: Drone footage of shocking river foam in town

Margaret Lees with her cows as they cross the road from Park Farm in Ramsbottom.

Watch: Farmer stunned after driver complains about cows crossing road

The Jurassic World gates

Jurassic World Exhibition arrives in Manchester

'It's a deal': Lancashire gets devolution done, but without a mayor - for now...

The Waggon Inn, Uppermill

I visit the quaint countryside village famous for nightlife & celebs

The North West has a diverse array of high-performing sixth form schools (Image: National World/Google Maps)

The North West's 19 best sixth form schools and colleges for A-Levels

Osman with his latest car, a Citroen DS4, which is on finance after wife Maria told him to stop buying cars on Facebook Marketplace.

Watch: Man spends almost 20k on seven dodgy cars in nine months

Bella was starved to death, and found to have chewed up toothbrushes in stomach, after RSPCA found her body

Chewed up toothbrushes found in stomach of starved dog

Lancashire Police have charged 13 people with firearms and drug supply offences

13 people with firearms and drug supply offences following raids

Courteeners announce huge UK tour - how to get tickets
Courteeners announced earlier this week that they’ve a new album on the way and the big announcements just keep on coming.
Patrick Hollis

An appeal has been launched to trace a man’s next of kin following in death in Old Trafford

Man who died in Manchester believed to have family in Lancashire

Paige Chambers was last seen in Blackpool around 12am on June 26 (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Concern growing for missing teen, 17, who was last seen two days ago

Actors Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, a Netflix show about the pair's unlikely partnership to make illegal drugs in makeshift labs. (pic by Getty)

OAP arrested for running UK's biggest 'Breaking Bad' Crystal Meth lab

North West start-ups secure £16.6m boost

The Green Party says football’s new independent regulator should be set up in Blackpool (Credit: Wesley Tingey)

Call for football regulator to set up in resort bringing ‘£130m boost’

Car thief David Stephenson was chased by police after stealing vehicle with 89-year-old woman inside.

Watch: Man chased by police after stealing car with woman, 89, inside

The top UK regions for cherry blossom trees to visit this spring.

The top UK regions for cherry blossom trees to visit this spring

Does Lancashire need to fly the flag for its 'real' identity?

Call to preserve ‘real Lancashire’ - before it’s lost forever

Uncle Joe's Mint Balls have stood the test of time.

Watch as we go behind-the-scenes with Uncle Joe's Mint Balls

Heather's 2-year-old Zuchon, Crumpet covered in Sugar Puffs. A video shows a woman's hilarious reaction to her dog getting sugar puff cereal stuck in her fur.

Hilarious dog turns into the Honey Monster after raiding Sugar Puffs

Michael Ridings, who is missing from his home in Fleetwood, is wanted on recall to prison (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Missing man wanted on recall to prison 'may appear confused'
The 70-year-old was last seen on Victoria Road West in Cleveleys.
Sean Gleaves

Sheree was last seen at Manchester Oxford Road railway station (Credit: Greater Manchester Police)

Missing woman believed to have boarded train to Blackpool

The Hale Barns branch near Altrincham in Trafford opened in 2015 but will close in the coming months, with Asda set to take over the store. Picture credit: Steven Barber

Booths to close store as supermarket rival announces takeover

Ferrets and guinea pigs were found abandoned in two separate incidents on the street ahd had to be rescued by the RSPCA.

Ferrets and guinea pigs left for dead after being cruelly dumped

Sisters Elma and Thelma who are Britain's oldest twins aged 104

Britain's oldest twins, 104, reveal their secret to a long life

Professor Sheena Cruickshank. Photo: The University of Manchester

A community approach can chart the path to cleaner air

Jenna Coleman as Detective Ember Manning in the Jetty. Credit: BBC/Firebird/Ben Blackall

BBC releases first look at Jenna Coleman's new show set in Lancashire

The North West Air Ambulance Charity were called to more than 3,000 missions across the North West in 2023

North West Air Ambulance Charity called out a record number of times

The aftermath of the tornado that swept through Stalybridge in Greater Manchester

Doorbell camera captures tornado sweeping through residential street

Yellow warning of rain affecting North West England issued by the Met Office

Yellow warning of rain affecting North West England issued by the Met Office

The pre-vaccine Covid era saw restrictions and rules change regularly

Blackpool’s bid to escape "blanket" Covid restrictions was ignored, leader says

The pre-vaccine Covid era saw restrictions and rules change regularly

Lancashire was seen by government as more 'Covid co-operative' than Manchester

FILE PHOTO Carol Vorderman.

Carol Vorderman outraged over King's claim on Lancashire money

One of the signs close to Chorley's border with Greater Manchester - on the A6, Bolton Road - warning of a Clean Air Zone that has now been scrapped (image: David Nowell)

Lancashire sets out stance on clean air charging zones for polluting vehicles

More trams?

Blackpool could get 'more trams' paid for by axed HS2 cash

The high speed line was never going to come to Lancashire, but the trains were (image: HS2 Ltd.)

HS2: northern leg to Manchester officially scrapped

Manchester Christmas Markets 2021 Credit: David Hurst/JPI

Countdown on to the opening of the Manchester Christmas Markets 2023

A general view of a Wilko store in Northampton, Northamptonshire, as the budget retailer has entered administration after failing to secure a rescue deal, putting around 12,000 jobs in jeopardy. The chain, which runs more than 400 stores across the UK, told staff on Thursday that it has hired administrators from PwC to oversee the process. PA Photo. Picture date: Thursday August 10, 2023. See PA story CITY Wilko. Photo credit should read: James Manning/PA Wire

Wilko: List of 124 stores set to close next week

Rob Watts, most commonly known for his annual Sunday Times Rich List has been working with our sister title North West Business Insider to find the 100 most well off buisnesspeople in the region.

The North West Rich List including owners of Asda set to be revealed

Flooding in North Square, Cleveleys

July was Lancashire’s wettest on record with 247% of expected rainfall

The RSPCA has appealed for dashcam footage after a van reportedly ploughed into a flock of geese

RSPCA appeal for information after geese run over by van

The scene in Croston on Sunday, July 23.

Flood warnings remain in place across Lancashire

The court heard Ms Hough stopped on the hard-shoulder to take a telephone call

Driver who killed former Hollyoaks actress Frankie Hough jailed

Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs retrial abandoned as domestic violence charges withdrawn

Dad given rare £2 coin in change sells it for more than £200 on eBay

Teenage girl dies in village duck race tragedy

A 9 year old girl lost 6 fingers in a horror incident

Girl, 9, loses six fingers after horror incident in alley behind home

A 15 year-old boy has died after smashing into a parked ambulance while riding an e-bike

Boy, 15 dies as e-bike smashes into ambulance following police pursuit

Jonathan Hogg died from the injuries sustained in the dog attack on Thursday. (Photo: Facebook)

Man (37) mauled to death by dog

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