BBC Local Live: Greater Manchester and east Cheshire on Tuesday 4 October 2016

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Latest headlines from Greater Manchesterpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
- A road in Salford is closed after two articulated lorries crashed in Gilda Brook Road near the junction with the M602
- A service to support elderly people with mental health conditions and reduce bed blocking in the NHS starts in Stockport
- Police say they will put extra officers on patrol in the city centre after two women were raped in the past two weeks
Volunteers to help 'bed-blocking' at local NHS hospitalspublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
The NHS is relying more on the voluntary sector to help reduce so-called bed-blocking at hospitals across Greater Manchester.
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Some patients can't be discharged because they don't have the support services to look after them.
British Red Cross volunteers at the Royal Oldham Hospital says it is vital to help older people once they are fit enough to return home.
New hospital helipad appeal hits target a year earlypublished at 09:41 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
Bolton News
The Bolton News
Families are celebrating after they helped Manchester hospitals reach a £3.9m target, external to build a dedicated helipad 12 months earlier than anticipated.
Eccles road closed after lorries collidepublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
Police have closed a road in Eccles after two articulated lorries collided this morning.
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It happened at about 07:45 on Gilda Brook Road near the junction with the M602.
The northbound lane has been closed and diversions are in place. There are no reports of any injuries.
Football: Giggs 'should not have been overlooked' for Swansea jobpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
BBC Sport
Swansea were wrong to hire ex-United States boss Bob Bradley over former Manchester United player and coach Ryan Giggs, BBC pundit Chris Sutton says.
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"Is Bob Bradley better qualified than [former United defender] Steve Bruce and Ryan Giggs to get this job? I don't think so," Sutton said.
He cited Giggs' Premier League experience - the 42-year-old made 963 appearances for United as a player and was assistant manager at Old Trafford until July.
Latest headlines from Greater Manchesterpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
- A service to support elderly people with mental health conditions and reduce bed blocking in the NHS has started in Stockport
- Police say they will put extra officers on patrol in the city centre after two women were raped in the past two weeks
- Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has expressed concerns for fellow champion Tyson Fury
Weather: Quite warm with sunny spellspublished at 08:11 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
BBC Weather
Any early mist or fog will clear through the morning to leave a fine and dry day.
There will be some cloud around, and despite it being rather breezy at times, it should feel quite warm in sunny spells. Highs of 17C.
Good morningpublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 4 October 2016
Rumeana Jahangir
Reporter, BBC News Online
Hello from Salford. We're here to bring you Tuesday's news, sport, weather and travel from across Greater Manchester.