Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and and Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons join other speakers attending the G7 Speakers� Conference during a visit to the Coronation Street set 

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has welcomes G7 Speakers' to the set of the ITV soap Coronation Street, as part of the G7 Speakers' Conference, held in the North West.

Plot twist as G7 Speakers visit Coronation Street set

Benafsha is urging the UK government to help other people living with disabilities in Afghanistan to escape.

Blind Afghan activist fears for disabled people living in homeland

 Suspected of being mafia don Matteo Messina Denaro, he was arrested and blindfolded by armed police.

Dutch police mistake Liverpool man for Italian mafia boss 

Don Tonge was on holiday in New York when the Twin Towers were attacked

20 years on: Photographer's lasting snapshot of 9/11

The first of thousands of Afghan refugees will start to make their new homes in the North West after being rescued when the Taliban seized power.

North West leaders plead with other local authorities to support refugees

Mayor Andy Burnham, who has branded the government's current plans as 'chaotic', says the region will welcome refugees but communities need adequate support.

Burnham calls for 'stronger' plans in place for providing refugees asylum 

Volunteers sorting donations for Afghan refugees

A charity says it has been inundated with donations for Afghan refugees

Care4Calais charity inundated with donations for Afghan refugees

John and Susan Cooper who died two years ago while on holiday in Egypt

Three years on and still no answers, the daughter of a Burnley couple who died in Egypt says the authorities there will never comply.

Egyptian authorities still hold vital information about Burnley couple's death

Liverpool and Manchester are among areas in the North West who have already stepped up to welcome those fleeing the war-torn country.

North West prepares to welcome Afghan refugees amid Taliban takeover

Protesting outside of parliament for Govt to help afghan civilians 

Dozens of demonstrators have gathered at Parliament Square, in London, to protest over how the UK Government has handled supporting Afghan citizens.

'They will kill my father': Afghan man's emotional plea for government action

Afghans living in the North West have reacted to the collapse of their homeland, as the Taliban seize power across the country.

'We were born in war': shop owner reacts as Taliban seize control of homeland

Marzia Babakarkhail was trying to build a better world for women and girls - when the Taliban tried to kill her. 

A judge living in Oldham after fleeing the Taliban fears women will be 'erased' 

It comes as the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates rapidly, with the Taliban taking control of most of the country.

Afghans who worked with British Forces could be resettled in Lancashire

The Shadow Foreign Secretary said Dominic Raab's absence during a moment of major international upheaval was 'shameful'.

Lisa Nandy accuses Dominic Raab of 'going awol' during Afghanistan crisis

The National Fire Chiefs Council’s (NFCC) national resilience team is responding to a formal request from Home Secretary Priti Patel.

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