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Andy Burnham pulls out of Edinburgh Festival Fringe show

Ewan McGregor and Kenneth Branagh among stars to attend the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Ewan McGregor and Kenneth Branagh among names at revived EIFF

The Edinburgh TV Festival has been based in the capital for 50 years.

Breaking TV Festival to relocate from Edinburgh after 50 years

Only one in 10 homeowners can visually identify asbestos correctly

Ad Feature Millions of UK homes still at risk from asbestos, study reveals

Gallaghairs' opens in the Manchester Picadilly Premier Inn to give guests a free Oasis style haircut

Oasis fans flock to 'Gallaghairs' pop-up barber to get iconic haircut

Aaron Wood is making his eagerly awaited Edinburgh Fringe debut with 'More To Life'

Viral comedian who attended 19 schools makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut

Elizabeth Perrin (Date of birth: 04.08.1972), of Thorncliffe Avenue, and Trevor Hague, (date of birth: 22.03.1973) of Town Lane, both Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, were prosecuted after an RSPCA inquiry.

Cruel pet owner whacks two dogs with spade and yells 'next one'

Abby McNicol was one of the four lucky winners who won the SPAR Frozen Fortune £10k prize

Ad Feature These four lucky shoppers scooped £10,000 from their local SPAR

Chilling footage shows how Kyle Camp carried out his 'reign of terror' across Greater Manchester - as he bragged about his stolen cars on social media.

CCTV shows burglar's reign of terror before bragging about stolen cars

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Bridgewater Canal, which is in Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester, has completely given way on one side and water has instead gone into a neighbouring field.

Aerial footage shows canal burst and flood neighbouring fields

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

University of Manchester academics have advanced a six-point plan to protect women runners from abuse

New research produces recommendations to tackle abuse of women runners

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Foam floating along the River Tame after reports of pollution

Watch: Drone footage of shocking river foam in town

Margaret Lees with her cows as they cross the road from Park Farm in Ramsbottom.

Watch: Farmer stunned after driver complains about cows crossing road
Watch farmer Margaret Lees explain her shock at an irate driver phoning her farm shop to complain about her crossing her herd of cows over the road - an age-old tradition she says is well-loved and frequently photographed by locals.
Jessica Martin

Andy Burnham

Call for powers to be devolved to Scotland's regions

Amazon Innovation Accelerator is coming to Fife on 20th August and 23rd September

Amazon announces free accelerator event for businesses in Fife

Courteeners announce huge UK tour - how to get tickets

Heather's 2-year-old Zuchon, Crumpet covered in Sugar Puffs. A video shows a woman's hilarious reaction to her dog getting sugar puff cereal stuck in her fur.

Hilarious dog turns into the Honey Monster after raiding Sugar Puffs

The aftermath of the tornado that swept through Stalybridge in Greater Manchester

Doorbell camera captures tornado sweeping through residential street

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. He has made it clear the party has moved on from the Jeremy Corbyn era, but he has disappointed many by dropping popular policies like nationalisation of utilities and promising no new taxes on the rich.

Labour needs message of hope for toxic election

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is pictured with the team during his visit.

Mayoral visit to Dalkeith team

The RSPCA has appealed for dashcam footage after a van reportedly ploughed into a flock of geese

RSPCA appeal for information after geese run over by van

The court heard Ms Hough stopped on the hard-shoulder to take a telephone call

Driver who killed former Hollyoaks actress Frankie Hough jailed

Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs retrial abandoned as domestic violence charges withdrawn

Dad given rare £2 coin in change sells it for more than £200 on eBay
“I was over the moon - it helped massively with energy bills and food as I’m a father of four.”
Sophie Wills

Breaking Teenage girl dies in village duck race tragedy

A 9 year old girl lost 6 fingers in a horror incident

Girl, 9, loses six fingers after horror incident in alley behind home

A 15 year-old boy has died after smashing into a parked ambulance while riding an e-bike

Breaking Boy, 15 dies as e-bike smashes into ambulance following police pursuit

Jonathan Hogg died from the injuries sustained in the dog attack on Thursday. (Photo: Facebook)

Breaking Man (37) mauled to death by dog

Frankie Jules-Hough. (Photo: GoFundMe)

GoFundMe for family of pregnant mum who died in crash raises over £40k

Shelan and her children, Anas and Sana, were last seen a week ago.

Breaking Search for mum and two children, 11 and 10, last seen at hotel

The incident took place in Carrington, Greater Manchester - Credit: Google Streetview

Breaking Girl rushed to hospital after being attacked by dogs

The study said there were a total of 497 UFO sightings across the UK last year, an increase of 20% from the previous year when there were 413.

Greater Manchester named UK area with most UFO sightings

Traffic at a standstill on the M62 motorway near Kirklees, West Yorkshire, due to heavy snow in the area. (Photo credit: PA Wire)

National Highways issue severe warning for M62 with 3 hour queues

Sainsbury’s is closing two of its Argos depots which will affect 1,400 jobs.

1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s announces closure of two depots

Peter Baglin was last seen on CCTV - Credit: Greater Manchester Police

Wife’s plea to find grandad Peter Baglin who ‘vanished’ on canal walk

Waterloo Road 2023: Release date, cast including Kym Marsh and what to expect from returning BBC series

Waterloo Road 2023: BBC release date, cast & what to expect

Thirsty Uber passenger dumbfounded after £10 pub trip results in bill for £35,000

Uber passenger charged over £35,000 for four-mile journey

BBC confirms release date of Waterloo Road series 11

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes

‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street

Mason Greenwood’s bail has been extended by Greater Manchester Police. Credit: Getty.

Manchester United player Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape

LEZ zones are set to come in

Edinburgh Low Emission Zone - your views online

Aldi has ended its relationship with Deliveroo (Photo: Shutterstock)

Aldi scraps 30 minute delivery for over 100 UK stores - see the full list

Zebra markings without Belisha beacons are already used on protected cycle tracks as well as at airports and supermarket car parks. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Low-cost zebras for city side streets

Figures obtained by the PA news agency revealed that tens of thousands of people across the UK's cities are on a waiting list to store their bike in a safe space.

May on waiting list for safe space to store bike across UK

Fans wrote the words “hero” and “Marcus for Prime Minister” (Photo: Getty Images)

Fans cover Marcus Rashford mural with messages of support after racist abuse

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, left, has crossed swords with Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, right.

Why Sturgeon and Burnham should be allies, not enemies – Ian Swanson

Travel restrictions between Scotland and Manchester have been introduced due to high levels of Covid in the area (Getty Images/Shutterstock)

All the areas in England where travel from Scotland is banned

Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh.

John Swinney hits back at Andy Burnham over travel ban

The world famous Glastonbury Festival has been officially cancelled for the second year in a row, organisers have announced.

Glastonbury music festival cancelled for second year running

Aldi is rolling out click and collect at 200 more UK stores in time for Christma...

This is when Boris Johnson will face Keir Starmer at PMQs today

‘This is no way to run the country’ - Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's im...

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