The M6 has been closed in both directions as emergency services respond to a "serious incident."The road has been shut between J27 Shevington Interchange (Wigan, Parbold, Standish, Chorley...

Fears over race relations played part in police action (Image: -)A grooming gang report has been branded “a whitewash” after Labour council leaders caused “significant delays” to police...

A British woman who tragically died in a jet ski crash in Spain  has been named as the wife of a football club chairman. Debra Wright, whose husband is Ashton Town's Chris Wright, lost her life...

Reform UK plans to attract talent from other political parties - most obviously the Conservatives - represents both a huge opportunity as well as a risk. An opportunity both at national and local...

Electoral Calculus - one of the most accurate forecasters out there - predicts Reform UK is set for an outright Commons majority come the next general election, slated for 2029. True, politics is a...

Pupils at Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Wigan (Image: Fred Longworth High School)It's a topic that has sparked heated debates across the country. Activists are rallying against proposals...

BBC director-general Tim Davie has said he supports "reform" in the way the corporation is funded. The Government is set to launch the review of the BBC's Charter, looking at how it should be funded,...

A “rising star” prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a Liverpool drug gang boss, according to the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit...

Connor Borthwick, of Wigan, became trapped under the cutting machine which had become unbalanced at Partwell Special Steels Limited in Blackburn on November 25, 2021. Connor and a colleague were...

An air ambulance has landed at a Tesco supermarket amid reports of a "serious" incident. Emergency services have been scrambled to the incident in Loom Retail Park, Leigh, Greater Manchester. A...

Plans to rent houses for Channel migrants are “wrong and unfair”, Nigel Farage has blasted.The Reform UK leader declared Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has “failed completely” on ending the...

Labour’s push to pay landlords to house Channel migrants could see thousands given properties in 120 communities, a new list has revealed.Asylum accommodation provider Serco wants more landlords,...