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How forgotten 200-year-old pub with full brandy bottles was found buried under Manchester building site
Astley Arms' remains were found in 2016 as Northern Quarter diggers excavated the site for a new skyscraper → Read More
Homeless man who started sleeping on the streets after son's death given second chance by kindness of strangers
Ray Keating felt 'annihilated' after he lost his son to meningitis and then going through the break down of his marriage → Read More
Ray Keating was left homeless after his son died and his marriage broke down
Kind-hearted Ashley McGiffin saw Ray Keating sat outside Tesco Express in Shaw and started to talk to him and discovered the heartbreaking chain of events that led to him being on the streets → Read More
'Miracle child' Lucas Hughes almost died from meningitis as a baby
As the tot tenaciously clung to life his terrified parents feared he would lose limbs to the disease and were warned even if he did survive the deadly infection he would never read or write → Read More
The man who won £60k on £1 bet
Retired accountant Peter Titman, 62, picked five winning horses in the races in York → Read More
The man who won nearly £60k on £1 stake
Retired accountant Peter Titman, 62, picked five winning horses in the races in York in a 'Lucky 31' accumulator bet → Read More
Manchester weather forecast for the bank holiday and half-term with sunshine set to stay
Here is the 10-day weather forecast for Greater Manchester according to the Met Office → Read More
The moving moment a children's choir sang Somewhere Over The Rainbow at Manchester Cathedral in tribute to Arena victims
Members of the choir took to the stage at Manchester Cathedral to perform the iconic song → Read More
Manchester Arena bombing anniversary events: How our city is marking the day
A national minute's silence will be led from Manchester Cathedral - and bells will ring out from buildings across Manchester city centre at 10.31pm → Read More
A gloriously warm and sunny day
After Greater Manchester had enjoyed clear skies and sunshine, it was replaced by torrential showers that took a lot of people by surprise → Read More
Dad left paralysed in Arena bombing is preparing to take part in the Manchester 10k
Martin Hibbert is determined to walk again and is taking part in the Great Manchester Run in a racing wheelchair this weekend → Read More
Tributes to 'bubbly and well-liked' motorcyclist who died after crash in Oldham
Mo Arem, a father-of-one, was riding his motorbike when he collided with a car in Oldham on Sunday night → Read More
Man and woman arrested on suspicion of murder released without charge following death of man in Wigan
Officers were called to Atherton Road in Hindley and found the body of a man in his 40s shortly after 1pm on Monday afternoon → Read More
Baby given just weeks to live is now getting ready to start nursery
Lyla-Mae O’Rourke was diagnosed with infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she was just six months old after suffering a viral infection - but received a life-saving bone marrow transplant from her big sister Leoni → Read More
The great-gran fighting to get her pavement fixed so drivers stop shouting 'get out of the f***ing road'
'It’s not nice to hear that and it’s happened quite a few times' → Read More
Printworks Wetherspoons barred struggling disabled dad because they thought he was drunk
'I lost my leg in an accident 20 years ago and have never been treated like this before. It was as though I was a second rate citizen' → Read More
Firefighters issue barbecue warning after house goes up in flames
Families across Greater Manchester are set to dust off their barbecues this bank holiday weekend as temperatures reach 24C on Sunday and Monday → Read More
The bingo-calling Ed Sheeran look-alike who made Ninja Warrior viewers do a double take
Ty Jones, from Sale, grabbed the attention of the crowds on the bonkers ITV show, not only with his nimble moves but his resemblance to the Shape of You hitmaker → Read More
Boy's nose broken in 'racist' gang attack as he walked home from school
The 15-year-old was walking across Buile Hill Park in Salford on Thursday afternoon - in what his father claims was a racist attack → Read More
Greater Manchester bank holiday weather: Get out the sun cream
Forecasters say Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be warm with clear blue skies → Read More