A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the ...

Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed 12 people, according to Palestinian medical officials. Police in Israel, meanwhile, arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister ...

Members of the clergy are choosing not to call out senior Church of England leaders over the John Smyth abuse scandal because of “a culture of silence and fear”, a bishop has alleged. In an interview ...

Persuaded by some thrill-seeking friends, my arm was twisted to put my fears aside and visit what is one of the UK's largest theme parks.

Oldham Council has announced that £7.9m in pension credit is left unclaimed each year. Cllr Abdul Jabbar MBE, deputy leader and cabinet member for value for money and sustainability, has supported Liz ...

Liam Merritt, of Glenridding Close, Higginshaw, was in Oldham on March 27 when he took the cherry picker, which belonged to Lansdowne Roofing Supplies, without permission. The 38-year-old then drove ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr had asked his Cabinet and provincial officials to brace for ‘the worst-case scenario’.

A detached bungalow on a quiet cul-de-sac with a spacious garden has been put up for sale for less than £300,000. The three-bedroom home on Cheviot Avenue, Royton, benefits from being located in a ...

The Salvation Army has launched its annual Christmas Present Appeal to help struggling families in Oldham. The charity is asking for donations of new toys to support families who are finding it ...

A former student who has become a musician was the guest of honour at a borough school's presentation evening. Milly Boden, who left The Radclyffe School in 2019, addressed the class of 2024, sharing ...

A Paralympic champion has pleaded with MPs to reject proposed legislation on assisted dying, backing a report that calls the move a slippery slope. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, an 11-time gold ...

The 21 leaders from economies bordering the Pacific, including US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, descended on Peru this week at a time when America’s incoming president, Donald ...