TRAFFIC has been stopped on the M61 after a multi-vehicle collision.

A YOUNG MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a double stabbing near a city centre.

CRACKDOWN patrols are being deployed in Leicester to stop locals feeding birds bread, prompting a local row.

A MUM said she couldn't enjoy her weekend because her new neighbours "treat their garden like a living room".

A MILLIONAIRE restaurateur was stabbed to death by her grandson after he became hooked on cannabis, a court heard yesterday.

TWO Ukrainian children who escaped from the war-torn city of Kharkiv have started school in Britain.

ENGLAND could soon see a ban on smacking after the nation's children's commissioner hit out at "violence of any kind" against youngsters.

AROUND 41 percent of families with children at home were struggling to pay their bills in early April, a survey has found.

UNION bosses were blasted yesterday for threatening one of the biggest rail strikes in modern history.

A HUGE cordon is in place in a Greater Manchester town after reports of a 'suspicious item'.