Traffic is currently stopped on the M61 southbound between J4 A6 and J3 A666 near Bolton due to a multi vehicle collision. Emergency services are on the scene. Delays are building on approach.

Masked burglars have broken into Windsor Castle estate and stolen two vehicles. Two men scaled a 6ft fence at night and used a stolen truck to break through a security gate at the royal venue, ...

Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that “funding arrangements will be set out by the end of the year” amid concern about the impact of national insurance changes announced at the Budget on ...

Lee Carsley’s interim spell as England manager ended with a 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland to earn Nations League promotion back to League A. Carsley, who was given a six-game brief following ...

Australian senators have voted to censure an Indigenous colleague who yelled at the King during a reception in Parliament House. The censure of independent Senator Lidia Thorpe is a symbolic gesture ...

A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli ...

The Leeds defender was named player of the match after the Dragons held on for a gutsy Nations League draw in Kayseri.

An Israeli strike early on Sunday in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza killed at least 30 people, the director of a hospital has ...

An education body agrees sixth form teachers should be given a pay rise - but does not condone strike action, which is set to take place at ...

A managing director at a borough manufacturing firm has been named as a nominee in an award list. Claire Watson, managing director of Bury-based Airmatic, has been included in the Northern Leaders ...

Ginger Johnson admits her new show is an opportunity to bring a childhood fantasy to life. The reigning champion of Ru Paul’s Drag Race will be heading to Manchester on Friday with show which features ...