Hurricane Erin has been named in the US and you might wonder if it will bring a storm to the UK - here's what the Met Office predicts.

Human remains, which police believe may be that of children, have been found by builders who had been working on a property. Police were contacted at 12.37pm on August 15 with a report that builders ...

Scout Moor wind farm has dominated the skyline north of Manchester for two decades. Now there is a plan to build 17 bigger, more powerful ...

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

Here's why I think Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire is a perfect place to visit during the last warm days of the year, and it's less than an ...

In honour of the recent VJ Day anniversary, here is some archive footage of Oldham soldiers in the Far East sending messages home to loved ones ...

Oldham Council plans to ban driving on part of Church Road, Shaw. The ban would affect the north-westerly spur of Church Road, Shaw, from The Avenue to Chamber Road, with bicycles being the only ...

A mass grave in Oldham, where babies are buried, has been restored, with reflection benches installed for families ...

A number of protests and counter protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers will take place across the UK on Saturday.

Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus ‘without worrying’ about the cost of travel.

The wife of a Tory councillor – who was was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers – was released from prison on Thursday.