The First Minister said the sensitive handling required ‘has been missing from how the Home Office has gone about this’.

The UK’s independent fiscal watchdog has reportedly cut its productivity forecast, deepening the challenging facing the Chancellor.

A migrant sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison was given £500 as he threatened to disrupt his deportation back to Ethiopia, it is understood. Hadush Kebatu was flown back to his home ...

The First Minister used a speech to paint Nigel Farage’s party as a threat in a bid to drive voters to the SNP.

Burnden Road Runners cross-country captain, Paul Duke, led his team as the first race of the Red Rose League kicked off at Leigh.

Atherton Collieries lost 3-0 at Mossley on Tuesday night and returned home with what is generally par for the course there - nothing, writes ...

The Goodwood victory Palmer references in the Group Three Thoroughbred Stakes represented the climax of a long endeavour to return the son of his Classic hero Galileo Gold to top form having seen his ...

The number of children living in long-term workless households in the UK has risen to its highest level in nearly a decade, figures suggest. Some 1.22 million children were in households last year ...

St Andrew’s CE Primary School in Ramsbottom, Bury, held an Aspirations Day, giving pupils insight into various careers.

Graham Norton has said he is “delighted” to be the newest ambassador for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – where he started his career as a comedian more than 30 years ago.

A man has died following a concern for welfare incident on the M6 near Wigan. The motorway was closed this morning (October 29) from shortly after 10am, with police called to the scene at 10.15am.

Abolishing stamp duty for family homes could save Bolton families as much as £1,605, opposition leaders in the town say.