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Greater Manchester weather forecast for the week
Greater Manchester will have a break from the torrential rain that has battered the nation as next week will see some brighter spells. According to the Met Office, Monday will signal the start of a much drier week than the one prior.
Live updates: Roads flooded and alerts issued following torrential rain
Large parts of Wales have experienced torrential rain over this weekend. The Met Office warned that heavy rain was set to cause flooding likely to affect homes and businesses in Wales on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Ashwin-less India turn up the heat on England in third Test
Losing your premier bowler and crucial lower order batsman in the middle of a Test is never good news. That it happened at exactly the mid point of the five-Test series - third day of the third Test - put India in trouble.
Council urged to ditch debt collectors who add 'fear and stress' over unpaid bills
Stockport council has been urged to ditch debt collectors who add 'fear and stress' to residents struggling to pay their bills.
Old pub might become a listed building - but apartments plan gets go-ahead
A scheme to transform a derelict pub in Wgian into a complex of six apartments has been approved even though an application for it become a listed building is yet to be determined. The town’s planning committee gave Property Investment Complete North West’s plan for the Ben Johnson Hotel on Warrington Road the go-ahead in the face of objections from local residents and one councillor who claimed its location at the junction of Fulbeck Avenue would create a potential traffic hazard.
'It used to be nice round here... we've been complaining for ages, but nothing's been done'
On a Monday morning the shops and cafes in Trafford are a place of calm, as people sip their coffee and chat about the weekend.
England 290-5 against India at lunch on third day of third test
RAJKOT, India : India, despite spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's absence, claimed three wickets in the morning session to reduce England to 290-5 at lunch on day three of the third test between the sides on Saturday.