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Regulators have proposed sweeping changes for the baby formula industry, saying high prices and branding are leading to "poor outcomes" for parents.

Crisis-hit Thames Water has launched a bid to charge its customers more over the next five years than the industry regulator will allow, arguing it has been unfairly treated.

Deep under the Bank of England, in a network of vaults into which cameras are rarely admitted, sits the world's second biggest known trove of gold.

The number of first-time buyers rose by almost a fifth last year, according to data from Halifax.

Valentine's Day might be a gift-giving occasion your wallet could do without, but it's thousands of pounds cheaper than being alone.

Ukraine is still on an "irreversible path" to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Pope has been admitted to hospital for bronchitis treatment, the Vatican has said. 

A man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin in 2017.

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "woody," "spicy" and "sweet", according to researchers who took part in a unique new study.

The three hostages due to be released by Hamas on Saturday as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel have been named.

The beautiful Rochdale Town Hall will be the location for top notch family fun this February half term, with a series of activities set to keep the young ones entertained.

Middleton Town Centre has been selected as one of the best in the North West and is now competing to win the 2025 Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Britain in Bloom UK title.

- Rian Hitchman (25/08/2004) of no fixed abode was sentenced to two years and Owen Parkes (28/06/2002) of Hanson Street, Bury was jailed for three years and six months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday 24 January 2025 after pleading guilty to robbery at a previous hearing.

Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, in partnership with Bury Council and Bury BID, are excited to announce the highly anticipated Bury Running Festival is back for 2025.

Bury North’s James Frith MP has called on the government to tackle rogue residential management companies.

Rochdale Wedding Show returns to Rochdale Town Hall on Sunday 2 March and preparation is well under way.

Free summer fun will be returning to the borough this year, with Rochdale Borough Council confirming Feel Good Family Picnic events will be staged again in 2025.

Rochdale Borough Council is consulting residents on a round of savings proposals to help balance the authority’s budget.

Ramsbottom United returned to the top of the North West Counties league table with a 3-2 win over Charnock Richard.

Over to Liverpool and Anfield for the Rams as their title ambitions were tested and this was the northwest counties league version of a crunch top of the table encounter.

Whilst they currently lead the NWCFL Premier Division table, there are still around a third of the season to be played, and Ramsbottom United are well aware of the tough challenges they face if they are to maintain that spot and along with it, promotion back to the Northern Premier League.

Ramsbottom United travelled to east Manchester on a day when the weather saw many games postponed

- Rian Hitchman (25/08/2004) of no fixed abode was sentenced to two years and Owen Parkes (28/06/2002) of Hanson Street, Bury was jailed for three years and six months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday 24 January 2025 after pleading guilty to robbery at a previous hearing.

Oliver Gilchrist (26/12/2003) of Richmond Close, Whitefield, and Jack Wayne Allen (23/04/1975) of no fixed abode were both charged with two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs, heroin and crack cocaine.

On Tuesday 19 September 2023, Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of a burglary on Brandlesholme Road, Bury.

Ukraine is still on an "irreversible path" to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Rachel Reeves says "no one ever raised any concerns" about her expenses when she worked at HBOS, as she responds to reports she was investigated while working for the bank.

A 70-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years for the 2013 murder of a retired postmistress after DNA which matched his profile was found on her nail clippings.

An orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in treating children has been suspended from a hospital in Cambridge after nine surgeries were found to fall "below expected standards".

A man has been charged over the death of a nine-year-old girl who was hit by a bus in southeast London.

One of the UK's most wanted men has been sentenced to 12 years in jail.

Almost one in five (18%) secondary school teachers in England have seen pupils with knives in school, according to a special survey commissioned by Sky News.

I taught in secondary schools in London for more than two decades, and from my experience if a child wants to bring a phone, a knife, or any banned item into school, they will find a way.

Rochdale Wedding Show returns to Rochdale Town Hall on Sunday 2 March and preparation is well under way.

Free summer fun will be returning to the borough this year, with Rochdale Borough Council confirming Feel Good Family Picnic events will be staged again in 2025.

Are Williams about to fall in love with their new 2025 car on its Valentine's Day reveal?

In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News, Arsenal loanee Chloe Kelly discussed her dramatic transfer from Man City, plus her England omission.

Luke Littler was left disappointed by the behaviour of the Glasgow crowd after edging out world No 1 Luke Humphries to win night two of the betMGM Premier League.

Paul Merson says Liverpool had the Premier League title in two hands until James Tarkowski's incredible 98th-minute equaliser salvaged Everton a dramatic 2-2 draw in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.

Reigning constructors' champions McLaren have become the first Formula 1 team to reveal their 2025 car ahead of the start of the new season.

Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "woody," "spicy" and "sweet", according to researchers who took part in a unique new study.

A kayaker has said he thought he was going to die when he was swallowed by a humpback whale.

A care home resident has been taken to the local prison in the state of New York, as part of her 104th birthday wish.

A light-hearted petition has been launched in Denmark to buy the state of California after Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Greenland.

A man who believes he accidentally lost a Bitcoin fortune in a council rubbish tip is exploring the possibility of buying the landfill site before it is shut.

A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka.

A rare flower with a pungent odour that has been likened to decaying flesh, rotten eggs and sewage has bloomed in Australia - the third such flowering in recent months.

Awards season is underway - and in a year with few clear-cut front runners, and lots of the movies out late in the day in the UK, the race is looking pretty unpredictable.

At the start of awards season, Emilia Perez looked like it could come away as one of this year's big success stories.

A "verbally incontinent spinster, who smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish and dresses like her mother" - not an auspicious introduction to Bridget Rose Jones, but accurate.

Teddi Mellencamp, former star of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, says doctors have found multiple tumours on her brain.

Grimes has criticised former partner Elon Musk's decision to bring their son to an Oval Office news conference.