"A good actor and nice guy" - Coronation Street's William Roache (Ken Barlow) pays tribute to his former colleague

14 year old Danielle Bradshaw has had her leg amputated to allow her to pursue her dream of becoming a Paralympic athlete.

Gusty winds. Cold air. A spell of rain (wintry over hills). The good news is that conditions improve just in time for the long weekend.

Government inspectors are at Tameside Hospital today to establish why the death rate there is among the highest in the country.

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