Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

Students from Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester will perform at Bury Parish Church in a lunchtime concert at 12.30pm. They will play works by Strauss, J S Bach, Mozart, Bach and Francaix, among ...

A disused church building could be converted into offices. Plans have been submitted to change the use of the former New Jerusalem Church in Stand Lane, Radcliffe. A church and adjoining graveyard has ...

At least 19 people were killed in the strikes with India saying three civilians also died in shelling in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

A 27-year-old man is using the Great Manchester Run to raise awareness for alopecia. James Paton, from Bury, has lived with alopecia since he was 11. He is now taking on the half-marathon distance as ...

Israel attacks on Yemen’s capital have killed at least seven people, according to Houthi rebels. They said two days of attacks, which the Israeli military said had disabled the airport in Sanaa, ...

From a high school talent show to a national beauty pageant, Monica Ogikpotso Oyasor’s journey has come full circle ...

People are more willing to empathise with groups of people rather than individuals, a study suggests. Empathy – a person’s ability to understand and share the feelings of another – is also viewed as ...

Tributes have flooded in following the death of a Bury student who has been described as "the purest soul". Mudassir Ali Hassan, 22, died suddenly at his family home in Bridgefield Drive on Saturday, ...

Budding creatives are being encouraged to enter a design competition to help celebrate a Bury shopping destination’s milestone birthday ...

McDonald’s has announced a new menu for May 2025 including Lotus Biscoff Frappe and Frozen Cherry Lemonade and it launches today (May 7).