Elderly man found dead in Oldham

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterA man has admitted causing the death of a former Bolton mayoress in a crash.

direct to your inboxA man has appeared in court charged in connection with the death of a Heywood businessman.Father-of-three, Peter Cordwell, 48, is thought to have suffered a medical episode following reports of a burglary at Collop Gate Farm in October.Ahmad Mirza, of Norris Street, Lincoln, appeared via video link at Lincoln Crown Court in connection with the incident.The 35-year-old has been charged with three counts of attempted section 18 wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, one count of violent disorder and one count of possession of an offensive weapon.No plea was entered during the short hearing this morning (Monday).Judge John Pini, QC, requested that the case be transferred to Manchester Crown Court for trial.The

direct to your inboxAn arsenal of weapons including NINE imitation guns, a crossbow and an axe have been recovered by police following an incident in Tameside last night (Sunday).Police say they were called at around 8.30pm to reports of a 'man armed with a knife' on Mossley Road in Ashton-under-Lyne.As officers were responding to the incident, they received 'further intelligence' that the man was brandishing a firearm.Specialist armed officers were also scrambled to the scene and three men aged 50,43 and 26 were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.They all remain in custody for questioning, police said.Six suspected guns, which were later confirmed as BB guns, were recovered at the scene. Following a search at an address in Mossley

A man and woman have been arrested after a dead baby was found dumped in a garden in Weston-super-Mare.

There are a number of intriguing ties to look out for in the Europa League last 32 with five British sides looking to progress to the latter stages of the competition.

Cheeky Mark Wright joked that his wife Michelle Keegan is "punching" above her weight.

Sam Faiers was a vision in silver over the weekend as she enjoyed 30th birthday celebrations ahead of the big day on 31 December. The former TOWIE star was joined by her famous sister Billie Faiers, 30, and their stunning mum Suzie Wells as they hit the town.

Sam Faiers has started her 30th birthday celebrations early with a night out with her sister Billie Shepherd and mum Suzie Wells in London.The mum-of-two, who showed off her children's incredible bedrooms recently, looked stunning in a sparkly silver wrap dress which showed off her tanned and toned legs. Sam, 29, wore a pair of silver strappy heels with her outfit and accessorised with a simple circle necklace and a nude clutch bag.

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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has taken a swipe at Lord Alan Sugar after his tweet regarding Gerard Houllier's death.The former Reds manager, who managed and mentored Carragher during his early days at Anfield, passed this morning following recent heart surgery. Lord Sugar took to Twitter to pay tribute to the Frenchman - but ended up using his message to mock long-time foe Piers Morgan.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA sheep had to be put down after it was viciously attacked by a dog at an Ayrshire farm.The incident happened at Cocklehill Farm, Largs, between 7.45am and 10am on Wednesday, December 9.Police, who are appealing for witnesses say the sheep suffered significant injuries and as a result required to be euthanized.The area is popular with dog walkers and police at Largs are keen to speak with anyone who was in the area at that time and witnessed anything suspicious.Dog walkers are reminded that it is their responsibility to keep their dogs under proper control whilst on farmland and failure to do so constitutes a criminal offence.Anyone with

Would you dress your child in designer gear? Tell us in the comments... The full time mum, from Romford, East London said: "I have got a lot of backlash from people, especially on TikTok, where strangers tell me to 'just let her be a kid' and to 'stop dressing her up in designer clothes'."I just tell them [the strangers], even 'if we are going to the park, why not look lovely?' Someone's appearance says a lot about them as a person."I love picking out her clothes and creating amazing outfits for her to wear; I never push her to take pictures if she doesn't want to but she loves posing up."No one can love or educate my daughter better than me".

straight to your inboxManchester City will play Borussia Monchengladbach in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.The Blues were one of the seeded teams after winning their group easily, meaning they would avoid many of the big guns in the first knockout round.In the draw, made at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon this morning, City were paired with the German side who qualified from their group alongside Real Madrid, knocking out Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan.Borussia currently lie eighth in the Bundesliga where they have only one won of their last five matches.Draw in full:Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City Lazio vs Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid vs ChelseaRB Leipzig vs LiverpoolPorto vs JuventusBarcelona vs Paris Saint-GermainSevilla vs

direct to your inboxFormer Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has died at the age of 73.Houllier passed away on Monday morning, French media reported. The cause of death is not yet known.

When she’s not filming ITVBe’s hit reality show The Real Housewives Of Cheshire, Rachel Lugo is busy mucking out her four horses and being a mum to her five children. When we catch up with Rachel – mum to Francesca, 23, William, 21, Sophia, 18, Oliver, 15, and Sienna, nine – she’s beaming with happiness and says new man Nick is to thank for her glowing appearance.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A MAN suffered head injuries after being set upon by four hammer-wielding thugs during a shocking attack in his Airdrie home.The stunned 39-year-old victim – who police believe was “targeted” – was taken to hospital following the heinous assault which took place at the Moffathill property around 5pm last Tuesday, December 8.The four unidentified attackers burst into the man’s home and struck him with the hammers, with police now appealing for information relating to the terrifying assault.Detective Constable Paul James of Lanarkshire CID said: “Our investigation into this incident is ongoing and we would urge anyone with information, or who saw any

LeedsLive : "I am so angry and disappointed in him, it is disgusting what he has done and I want to make it very clear to him that it is not acceptable. "There is no way it was an accident.

Elf on the Shelf has rocketed in popularity in recent years, and is now a highlight of the festive period for many families.

Gerard Houllier, the former Liverpool manager, has passed away at the age of 73.

direct to your inboxManchester City will learn today who they will play in the last-16 of the Champions League.City booked their place in the knockout stages after comfortably overcoming Porto, Marseille and Olympiacos to win their group and a canter.But the road to Istanbul gets tougher from here on in, and City fans have been having their say on who they hope to be playing in the next round, but also who they want to avoid.We asked City fans "What team do you want City to draw", and from the hundreds of responses received they were fairly split on their answers.Lazio came out on top with 31 per cent of fans choosing them as the preferred opposition, closely followed by Barcelona (25pc), and Borussia Monchengladbach (16pc).Fans were more

straight to your inbox every day for freeBrandon Williams put himself forward to play in Manchester United's Under-23s derby against Man City to build his own match fitness. That was revealed by U23s boss Neil Wood after United and City played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday.