Former Bolton mayoress Gay Wharton died after being struck by a car as two men were apparently racing.

Two girls were taken to hospital after being found in a "distressed state" in a park, police say.

The teenager was assaulted in a park in Manchester and her attacker is yet to be caught, police say.

The man in his 20s came off a motorbike on Sunday and is in a critical condition in hospital.

England's Tammy Beaumont scores 89 to guide Lightning to win over Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

Actor Stephen Graham stars in the brutally violent prison drama Time, written by Jimmy McGovern.

The Welshman, the club's assistant manager, helped rebuild the team after the 1958 Munich air crash.

Australian Test star Marnus Labuschagne hits an unbeaten 63 as Glamorgan chase down 188 to beat Lancashire in Cardiff.

The much-loved animated characters will be cast in bronze in their creator's birthplace of Preston.

Glamorgan need a further 51 runs to win against Lancashire with seven wickets and two days' play remaining.

Manchester United co-chairman Joel Glazer breaks a near 16-year silence on his family's ownership of the club and tells a fans forum meeting he wants to "win every competition we compete in".

Two forces agree to pay more than 600 people over a cover-up after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

A girl was attacked at Hollingworth Lake on Wednesday afternoon, police say.

Carl Alcock is cleared of murdering his wife after prosecutors said his confession "was confusing".

Lancashire's public health director wants permission to increase the vaccine rollout in the county.

Everton confirm the departures of out-of-contract quartet Theo Walcott, Joshua King, Yannick Bolasie and Muhamed Besic.

Five players from champions Chelsea are selected in the FA Women's Super League team of the year.

The centre will be led by IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council, a minister says.

Charlie Lewis who died in a crash in Gorton, Manchester was an adored dad, his partner says.

19 wickets fell on the first day between Glamorgan and Lancashire as fans return to Sophia Gardens