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Gallaghairs' opens in the Manchester Picadilly Premier Inn to give guests a free Oasis style haircut

Oasis fans flock to 'Gallaghairs' pop-up barber to get iconic haircut

Elizabeth Perrin (Date of birth: 04.08.1972), of Thorncliffe Avenue, and Trevor Hague, (date of birth: 22.03.1973) of Town Lane, both Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, were prosecuted after an RSPCA inquiry.

Cruel pet owner whacks two dogs with spade and yells 'next one'

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

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

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Freda Smith, 73, pictured outside her house on Liverpool Road in Eccles, Greater Manchester

Noisy manhole cover makes my home inhabitable

Watch: Screaming heard before police arrest 16-year-old boy with taser

Bridgewater Canal, which is in Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester, has completely given way on one side and water has instead gone into a neighbouring field.

Aerial footage shows canal burst and flood neighbouring fields

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

Caleb Mansfield-Marr speeds with his feet out of the window.

Watch: Killer driver speeds with his feet out of car window
Watch the moment Caleb Mansfield-Marr, who killed a 76-year-old man in a crash, speeds down the motorway with his legs hanging from the car window.
Jessica Martin

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

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

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

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

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

Courteeners announce huge UK tour - how to get tickets

Kim McGuinness, the mayor of the North East. Photo: NCJ Media.

New North East mayor kicks off bid to take control over buses

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

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

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

Doorbell camera captures tornado sweeping through residential street

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 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
“I was over the moon - it helped massively with energy bills and food as I’m a father of four.”
Sophie Wills

Breaking 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

Breaking 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)

Breaking Man (37) mauled to death by dog

Frankie Jules-Hough. (Photo: GoFundMe)

GoFundMe for family of pregnant mum who died in crash raises over £40k

Shelan and her children, Anas and Sana, were last seen a week ago.

Breaking Search for mum and two children, 11 and 10, last seen at hotel

The incident took place in Carrington, Greater Manchester - Credit: Google Streetview

Breaking Girl rushed to hospital after being attacked by dogs

The study said there were a total of 497 UFO sightings across the UK last year, an increase of 20% from the previous year when there were 413.

Greater Manchester named UK area with most UFO sightings

Traffic at a standstill on the M62 motorway near Kirklees, West Yorkshire, due to heavy snow in the area. (Photo credit: PA Wire)

National Highways issue severe warning for M62 with 3 hour queues

Sainsbury’s is closing two of its Argos depots which will affect 1,400 jobs.

1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s announces closure of two depots

Peter Baglin was last seen on CCTV - Credit: Greater Manchester Police

Wife’s plea to find grandad Peter Baglin who ‘vanished’ on canal walk

A new devolution deal for the North East could pave the way for a major overhaul of bus services.

Plea for new mayor to end 'downward spiral' of bus services

Thirsty Uber passenger dumbfounded after £10 pub trip results in bill for £35,000

Uber passenger charged over £35,000 for four-mile journey

BBC confirms release date of Waterloo Road series 11

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street

Mason Greenwood’s bail has been extended by Greater Manchester Police. Credit: Getty.

Manchester United player Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape

(Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Bus fares across England to be capped at £2 for three months
DfT announces three-month scheme to ease cost of living crisis and cut average fares by 30%
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Prices at the pumps.

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Liam Henderson (left) who netted a hat-trick, and Jack Foalle, who scored the other two goals in Morpeth’s 5-1 win at Radcliffe on Saturday.

Henderson hat-trick as Morpeth run Radcliffe ragged

Aldi has ended its relationship with Deliveroo (Photo: Shutterstock)

Aldi scraps 30 minute delivery for over 100 UK stores - see the full list

Nation’s car crime hot spots mapped

Billions to be handed to metro mayors to deliver public transport overhaul to En...

Fans wrote the words “hero” and “Marcus for Prime Minister” (Photo: Getty Images)

Fans cover Marcus Rashford mural with messages of support after racist abuse

Prime minister 'to lift 30-person rule on weddings' if roadmap unlocking pushed ...

Rishi Sunak is said to be willing to extend the ending of the lockdown roadmap by four weeks (Shutterstock and Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak ‘willing to accept a short delay to end of lockdown’

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