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Alex Batty went missing from Oldham, Greater Manchester, in 2017 after his mother Melanie Batty, who was not his legal guardian, took him on a pre-arranged trip to Spain with his grandfather

Kidnapped By My Mum: Alex Batty speaks out on claims he was abducted

An adrenaline junkie teen was caught on camera screaming as he plummeted off a 12ft ramp while practising a bike stunt with friends - landing on his head.

Screaming teen plummets 12ft from ramp when bike stunt goes horribly wrong

Asda in Greenfield Lane, Shaw in Oldham

Woman, 78, killed in Asda car park

Jeff Cantwell, whilst doing charity work in The Gambia

Grandad dies after attack while in The Gambia on charity work

Salford house prices have increased at nearly twice the rate as the national average since 2015.

Salford is the UK's best area to invest in property

Wooden house beside bronze coins

Salford sees UK's biggest increase in house prices

"Concordia", a monumental stained-glass artwork by world renowned British artist Sir Brian Clarke was pre-viewed and officially unveiled on Thursday, April 10 this year by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain at Bahrain International Airport

Paul McCartney pays tribute to 'dear friend'

Police have closed the A627(M) in both directions following a police-led incident in Greater Manchester.

Road closed after police-led incident

Richard Parker, Solgar Pacer helping to inspire those running at this weekend's Great Manchester Run

Dame Kelly Holmes partners with Solgar Pacers to inspire runners at the AJ Bell ...

Elise Holt, 22, is living in a one-bed 300sqft property that was originally built by nan Beverley, 71.

Estate agent struggling to get on housing ladder lives in nan's annexe

The gun that was discovered in Waterhead Park in Oldham on Sunday, May 4

Kids playing football find gun in park

Aerial views show the aftermath after three blazes broke out at March Haigh Reservoir in Marsden.

Moorland damage after raging wildfire revealed in drone video

A Primark store has been closed by police after a woman tragically died. (Photo: Getty Images)

Woman dies in Primark after tragic incident

Abby McNicol was one of the four lucky winners who won the SPAR Frozen Fortune £10k prize

Ad Feature These four lucky shoppers scooped £10,000 from their local SPAR

A DofE participant takes part in climbing for their Award.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and OnSide partner to give young people in deprive...

Victoria Quinlan, a dog groomer, was crowned Miss Manchester and will compete in Miss England beauty pageant.

I'm a dog-mad beauty queen. I want an end to cruel puppy farms

Heather Smedley, 53, of Oldham died in December 2022 after her Peugeot 108 was hit by an unmarked police car chasing an Audi A3 that was suspected to have been stolen

PC accused of causing death of 'most kind, gentle, beautiful soul'
A police officer has been charged with causing a woman’s death by dangerous driving after a crash during a police chase.
Tom Morton

Chilling footage shows how Kyle Camp carried out his 'reign of terror' across Greater Manchester - as he bragged about his stolen cars on social media.

CCTV shows burglar's reign of terror before bragging about stolen cars

Injured man rescued from snow-covered mountain

Dramatic moment injured man is rescued from snow-covered mountain

Royal Oldham Hospital. Photo: Getty Images

Man arrested for attempted murder after hospital nurse stabbed at work

Aldi gives its first-ever Superfan Card to Charlotte Mellor from Oldham

Aldi superfan card: First-ever card granted to lucky shopper

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office as Storm Darragh sweeps across the region.

Flood warnings and alerts issued across UK as Storm Darragh hits

Coldhurst community group OL1-Oldham members are the first to sign up to become FCHO Tree Guardians

Tree Guardians: Nature-lovers invited to grow a greener future

Figures from the AA show pupil registrations have soared by up to 127 per cent in some parts of the UK

Driving instructors are in high demand as pupil registrations increase

Violent disorder broke out at the Holiday Inn Express, Manvers, which was being used to house asylum seekers.

Young mum brought baby to violent riot

A second arrest has been made in connection with the kidnap of an 87-year-old man who was dragged into a black car in Oldham and blindfolded before being thrown out on a dark road in Rishworth in West Yorkshire at around 9pm on Sunday (September 15).

Man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping 87-year-old man

Royton Cemetery in Oldham Picture: Royton Independents/Facebook

More than 300 bodies found in UK mass grave

Will being signed

Two-thirds of UK adults without an up-to-date will, charity warns
A staggering 67% of UK adults either don’t have a will or have one that’s out-of-date, a national will-writing charity has revealed.
Gemma Kent

Kieran Day's wounds after the attack

Teen stabbed in the face

Credit: Lisa Ferguson

Family activities to do for £5 or less this May half-term

Gunshots have been fired at a house on Prince Edward Avenue in Oldham on Tuesday morning

Gunshots fired at house

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been sacked and barred from service after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child while on duty in December 2023. (Credit: Getty Images)

On-duty cop abused child

Habibur Masum is wanted on suspicion of murder. Picture: WYP

Young mum stabbed to death named

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

The collision took place outside the Tim Hortons in Oldham.

Teen suffers "life-changing" injuries in crash

Filming Locations for Netflix's Fool Me Once include Arley Hall. Fool Me Once. (L to R) Joanne Lumley as Judith, Michelle Keegan as Maya in Fool Me Once. Cr. Vishal Sharma/Netflix Â© 2023.

Fool Me Once filming locations: Neflix drama starring Michelle Keegan

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a tram on Tuesday morning.

Breaking Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by tram

Recent dog attacks have hit the front pages

Breaking Woman charged after dog attack left boy with 'life-changing' injuries

Pupils at Eton College hurry between lessons March 1, 2004 wearing the school uniform of tailcoats and starched collars, in Eton, England. (Image: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)

3 Eton-led state sixth forms among new free schools

Aldi is creating more than 800 jobs

Aldi creating more than 800 jobs across the UK before Christmas

Video grab of four masked men entering from Mohammed Ali's Oldham home, in what he reported was a terrifying home invasion (Mohammed Ali / SWNS)

Dad says masked machete gang took daughters hostage in scary break-in

Some of the winning shots from the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2022

In pictures: RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2022

A man has been arrested and two women are in hospital after a dog attack on Saturday. It happened on Shakespeare Road in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Picture: SWNS

Shocking dog attack leaves two women in hospital as man is arrested

Children were exposed to sexual exploitation and grooming in Oldham due to “failings” by police and local councils (Photo: Shutterstock)

‘Failures’ by police and councils in Oldham exposed children to abuse

Family’s tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ mum-of-six stabbed to death

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