We travelled to Ashton-in-Makerfield from Manchester by public transport to see what commuters really think

The council said 'damage only accidents are still persistently occurring at these bends'

Come on England!

Amazing work is being done - but it's been overshadowed by by-election drama

Two services did not have fire safety assessments in place

Although it is washed down with some premium flavoured Italian mineral water

Avanti West Coast services between London and Scotland will be affected

Emergency services stormed the street overnight as bricks were left strewn across the road

Andy Burnham said he would run in a leadership bid against Prime Minister Keir Starmer if he won the Makerfield by-election

'There's no way I can go for someone that holds those opinions, and it saddens me that any woman would'

The Haydock plumber Robert Kenyon pitched his ideas as MP in an interview on BBC Radio Manchester

She is in custody for questioning this morning

The move has helped reduce phone use at home as well as in school

The Prime Minister has slated Rob Kenyon as a 'self-professed sexist' who 'encouraged people not to get the COVID vaccine'

Three investigations are ongoing, Greater Manchester Police have said

For the first time this year, the event will take place away from its spiritual home in a pub garden on the Greater Manchester border

These are all the latest developments tabled with council across Greater Manchester recently

The Greater Manchester-raised actor joined protesters urging Commonwealth countries to end their bans on same-sex relationships

An investigation is underway

A cordon is in place as an investigation into the 'shocking act of violence' gets underway

Traffic is building at the scene this evening

'Plucky plumber' Rob Kenyon's family home and primary school were in the St Helens village of Haydock

People were woken up as far apart as Rochdale, Stockport and Wigan

This weekend, The Lottery Winners will play their biggest ever UK headline show with special guests Frank Turner, and Reverend and the Makers

Labour's Nazia Rehman will be the executive leader of the authority for the next year

Police want to speak to these two men

Nicola Jameson, from Atherton, described the scene as "horrendous and a bit sad"

'If someone had said that in the pub on a Sunday afternoon, it would have just been taken as banter'

The candidate's past online activity and comments have come under futher scrutiny following the new claims

It's set to be a very busy two days for the Leigh Leopards stadium