As the 3 Dads Walking embark on their next challenge, we talk to Mike’s wife, Helen about her own grief, and the incredible bond the three dads have built

'I will carry the guilt of my daughter's suicide for the rest of my life'

The new RHS Garden Bridgwater in Salford was built on the site of this former stately home, and that heritage is now inspiring a garden for the future.

How this long gone stately home is inspiring the next generation of gardeners

We take a look at how RHS Garden Bridgewater is adapting to climate change and how we can all do our bit to help the environment

Climate change forces entire crops to move north in order to survive

RHS Garden Bridgewater is showing how green therapy can benefit both our physical and mental health

How one of the UK's newest public gardens is making people healthier and happier

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a visit to Warton in Lancasghire BAe systems.

How a vest used in computer gaming could take the stress out of cockpit decision making

The real life Lancashire Top Guns

A new report says children with visual impairments are being let down because the funding is not always available for specialist provision

Blind children 'left out of learning' with postcode lottery for specialist help

Pete and Alex came into the Granada Reports studio to talk about the incredible response to the story, that has seen hundreds compelled to sign up to be donors

Huge response to stem cell donor appeal after story aired on Granada

Correspondent Mel Barham writes about her experience of watching the moment a dad travelled 3,000 miles to meet the man who saved his life. 

'I was about to witness something very special' - why being a donor is important

Our cameras were invited to film as piles of rubbish were cleared from motorway as part of campaign to drive down roadside litter levels.

It's a rubbish job, but someone has to do it: the clear-up teams on our roads

Pete McCleave has blood cancer. He's in a race against time to find a stem cell donor, so could looking into his family tree help find him a match?

How a family history lesson could help save one man's life

Natalie Kerr celebrates 10 years post transplant

Our correspondent Mel Barham was there as she went into surgery, and recounts how it became a night neither of them would forget

Young mum defies the odds to mark incredible survival milestone

As Netflix releases three episodes of Harry and Meghan’s much anticipated documentary series, royal aides will have their smart TVs and tablets at the ready.

What will the Palace do about Harry and Meghan’s claims?

A 24-hour helpline for victims of rape and sexual violence is being launched - but survivors warn urgent action is still needed to tackle justice delays.

New helpline for rape victims - but worries over justice system delays remain

Patron the Jack Russell was first bought to enter dog shows, but since war broke out he's been deployed in a very different field, John Irvine reports.

Meet Patron the Jack Russell: Ukraine's hero dog with a life-saving job 

Nearly half of the 72 people killed in the Grenfell Tower fire had disabilities, and campaigners say reforms have been ignored, leaving disabled people at risk.

'Prisoner in my own home’: Disabled people's lives still at risk after Grenfell

ITV News political editor Robert Peston has been trying to discern a strategy in the government's approach to this winter of industrial action.

What is Sunak’s strikes strategy? 

The deputy prime minister is facing an investigation after two formal complaints by civil servants.

Raab claims 'no one ever raised a complaint or grievance with me' 

Huntsman Ollie Finnegan's text messages were revealed in court.

Man admits illegally hunting with dogs after police unearth fox hunting texts

A man walks amongst frost covered vegetation in Bushy Park London after a night of low temperatures in the capital. Weather forecasters are predicting fresh falls of snow later in the morning across the north of England. Picture date: Thursday January 6, 2022.

ITV Meteorologist Chris Page explains just how cold it's expected to get - with temperatures as low as -8C to -10C expected in prone locations.

Mel Barham

Correspondent and Presenter, ITV Granada