6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (638+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 21:58 Morecambe ran out 2-0 winners over Bury at Gigg Lane as two early goals proved enough to separate the sides in the Shakers' latest pre-season outing. The visitors made the worst possible start for Bury, taking the lead inside…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (597+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 21:47 The younger brother of missing Madeleine McCann has competed for Scotland in the final of the men's 400 metres freestyle at the Commonwealth Games. Sean McCann finished eighth as he recorded a time of three minutes 53.47 seconds at Tollcross…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (782+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 20:32 Residents are "upset, angry and frustrated" over evacuation orders in a Highlands village and smoke from a nearby wildfire that has been called "apocalyptic". For the past 10 days, a blaze has raged in the Cairngorms National Park and…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (713+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 21:44 Rochdale MP Paul Waugh has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education. He becomes the first MP for the constituency to hold a departmental ministerial post since the seat was created in 1832. The…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (480+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 18:15 Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 17-year-old boy at a park in Luton. Officers were called to Kingsway Recreation Ground shortly after 6.30pm on Friday following reports of disorder, where "a number of…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (528+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 21:41 A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted rape following two incidents in Rochdale earlier today. Greater Manchester Police this evening, Saturday 25 July, said the two women involved are being supported by…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (852+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 20:21 A Bury man has been jailed for three years after admitting terrorism offences relating to extremist material and using mobile phones while in prison. Muhammad Zakir Arif was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Friday 24 July. Muhammad Zakir…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (670+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 20:08 Detectives are appealing for information after two women were sexually assaulted in separate incidents in Rochdale during the early hours of Saturday. Greater Manchester Police believe the offences may be linked and have launched a major investigation. Police…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (496+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 14:36 Six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally stabbed in Clapham in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police were called shortly after 4.30am following reports of a 22-year-old man attending hospital with…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (711+ words) Saturday, 25 July 2026 13:37 Firefighters suffered minor injuries and three fire engines were destroyed in a "significant" blaze at a large industrial unit in Essex which caused supplies of fertiliser to explode. Fire crews remain at the scene after they were called…...