Manchester, England News

The British Ministry of Defense paid tribute Thursday to the soldier slashed to death in the middle of a London street by two Muslim terrorists, describing him as "popular and witty" and a "loving father." Authorities identified Drummer Lee Rigby, 25,of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as the victim of the savage attack.

Writer Elaine Powell will discuss The Fifth Knight alongside fellow historical novelist Deborah Swift, from North Lancashire.

Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of the stepson of gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney.

A MAN who stabbed a music teacher from Prestwich in the neck for no apparent reason has been jailed for life for his murder.

Accident: Factory worker Niall Page, 17, was crushed to death by a forklift truck just two days before his 18th birthday A teenage apprentice was killed in a warehouse accident just two days before his 1 8th birthday , an inquest heard today.

George Tapp, a 64-year-old electrician whose legs were broken as the car struck him, told from his hospital bed of how he clung to the car's windscreen wipers as he was carried for over 100 yards on the vehicle's bonnet - and that the driver, still laughing, switched the wipers on to dislodge him.

Members of the public are having success holding speed camera companies and their customers accountable.

A SKIP hire firm and its owner have been ordered to pay more than A 10,000 after a probe into fly-tipping in Bolton.

A POLICE officer is injured on Bolton's streets every 56 hours - more often than anywhere else in Greater Manchester - according to new figures obtained by The Bolton News .

A FORMER director and club accountant of Chester City FC has been charged with drug dealing following a huge police operation.

Mohammed Razaq, aged 53, is accused of making insurance claims, using his work computer to create fake quotation documents and using numerous identities.

Rush 's entire album catalog has been remastered specifically for iTunes to commemorate the band's recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Company director Paula White was one of 12 people investigated over the sale of A 3.8 million of drugs through www.wide-mouth-frogs.com A businesswoman has been charged with drug dealing after the biggest ever police raids on suppliers of party drug 'Meow Meow'. Former accountant and company director Paula White, 44, was held at her A 800,000 home ... (more)

Jaguar is rolling out a plan to refurbish its U.S. dealerships in preparation for a wave of new products.

An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest found.

A hit and run driver mowed down two anti-blacklisting campaigners on Wednesday night at a protest against construction firm BAM in Manchester.

File photo of a security officer walking down one of the corridors of Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, Europe's largest detention centre for illegal immigrants, in Bedford.

Hayley Bond found sanctuary at the Narrowgate night shelter, run by Manchester City Mission.

A HIGH speed train line through the borough 'looks as though it will give Warrington all pain and little gain' says Council leader Clr Terry O'Neill. Warrington Borough Council has written to the developers HS2 Ltd for more information about the controversial proposals which would see the new railway line travel through part of east Warrington.

As promised yesterday when announcing the new UK thriller White Settlers from director Simeon Halligan and writer Ian Fenton, the film's lead actor has been selected, and we have all the details right here.