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A widowed pensioner sent a heart-warming letter to his neighbours in south Manchester. The 75-year-old, who said he had recently moved to Acres Road in the leafy suburb, printed the note and posted it to those living nearby.

Wireless data use at NFL stadiums has continued to surge, according to a new report from Verizon.

Prominent anti-poverty and disability charities, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Disability Rights UK, have penned a letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall. They caution that the UK Government must genuinely consider the views of disabled individuals when it commences its consultation on health and disability benefits reforms this Spring, rather than merely going through the motions.

A huge emergency response was called to a hotel in Manchester on Monday afternoon (February 3) following a serious incident.

An Asda worker demonstrated kindness and great customer service after assisting a customer who had left behind his mobile phone.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will tomorrow, Tuesday, announce new rates for benefits in moves that will affect millions. The DWP is set to present its motion to approve the 'Draft Social Security Benefits Up-Rating Order 2025' in Parliament.

Pokémon TCG Pocket has confirmed it will be changing the recently launched trading feature following backlash from fans.Pokémon TCG Pocket launched late last year without the ability for players to trade cards with their mates, but developers promised the feature would be added to the mobile trading card game.Last week, developers finally unveiled trading for Pokémon TCG Pocket, but players weren’t impressed. Not only is trading restricted by Trade Stamina, a slowly-replenishing currency that mirrors the existing Wonder Pick mechanic, but swapping cards of three-diamond rarity and higher also requires Trade Tokens.At the moment, these can only be earned by destroying your duplicate cards.

A bus driver whose costly takeaway habit saw his weight balloon to more than 32 STONE has shared his incredible transformation.

Thousands of Barclays customers have been left in financial limbo on what is payday for many after a major outage crippled the bank's services.

A Scots soft play boss has been jailed for 25 years in America, after being caught with a haul of child sex abuse images. Steven Paul McInally, of Glasgow, was convicted of transporting and possessing the banned filth.

Pokémon TCG Pocket launched its first major card expansion earlier today (January 30) but servers have struggled to keep up with demand.Free-to-play mobile game Pokémon Pocket launched late last year with the Genetic Apex set of cards, split between three different packs – Charizard, Pikachu and Mewtwo. The Mythical Island expansion was then revealed in December, adding another 50 cards to the game.Today, Pokémon Pocket’s Space-Time Smackdown expansion went live. Led by legendary ‘mon Dialga and Palkia, who were the mascots of 2006’s Diamond & Pearl games, the latest update adds more than 200 new cards to the game.

Lloyds Banking Group have announced they are to close over 100 more high street branches, in a move to cut costs and digitise the bank.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will close 136 more high street branches before March next year, including five in Greater Manchester.

Tesco is set to axe over 400 jobs that will impact both in-store and office workers. The UK supermarket giant is seeking "more efficient ways of working" to battle the competitive world of UK groceries.

Tesco has announced it will cut 400 jobs across the UK as part of plans to 'simplify' the business.

A Greater Manchester Police officer accused of misconduct in public office has now admitted her guilt, and is facing prison over ties to two criminals.PC Choni Kenny had denied three offences when she last appeared in court in June but yesterday (January 28) she was back in the dock facing a total of seven counts. The 27-year-old, who was based in GMP's City of Manchester district, admitted five charges and is to be sentenced in April along with two men, Rahim Mottley and Josh Whelan.

Dog owners know the excitement their pets feel when it's time for a walk or a trip to the park, where playtime becomes an essential part of their routine.

Police have ended their river searches to trace two twin sisters who disappeared earlier this month. Eliza and Henrietta Huszti were last seen on January 7 at 2.12am in Market Street, Victoria Bridge, in Aberdeen.

Scots who have been without power for four days after Storm Éowyn devastated the country on Friday are expected to be finally reconnected by Monday evening.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will still be censored for its Japanese launch later this year.Assassin’s Creed Shadows is due for release March 20, 2025 and based on early previews, fans can expect a bloody, brutal samurai adventure.The game has already received a CERO Z rating in Japan, meaning gamers must be 18 years or older to purchase it, but now developers Ubisoft have announced they’ve also been forced to make changes to the gore in the game before it can be released. “Regarding Assassin’s Creed: Shadows (CERO: Z), there are some differences in the in-game content of the version sold in Japan in order to comply with the regulations of the reviewing organization,” Ubisoft said in a statement (via Video Game Chronicle).“The option to switch dismemberment on and off has been removed from the game settings, and now dismembering the heads and limbs of enemies while playing is permanently disabled.

An idyllic Scottish village has been thrown into turmoil following the opening of an outdoor sauna, with complaints pouring in about naked visitors strolling through the streets, parking issues, and even anonymous "poison pen" letters making their way through the tranquil community.