A hospital has achieved a national gold standard for its endoscopy services. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) confirmed that Leigh Infirmary has received ...

The Conservative leader said the flying of English flags should be ‘welcomed’, rather than ‘seen as an act of rebellion’.

St Mary’s Catholic High School is celebrating another year of strong GCSE results. The school, located in Astley on Manchester Road, has praised the "hard work, resilience and determination" of ...

Dean Stokes claimed a Guinness World Record after riding 55 in seven days as part of a trip where he set out to ride every ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Vladimir Putin was ready to meet but only after key issues have first been ...

Antoine Semenyo believes racist abuse in football should be subject to stricter punishments. Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said Chelsea’s thumping 5-1 win at West Ham showed again that his side do ...

Tommy Fleetwood edged closer to a maiden PGA Tour victory at the Tour Championship in Atlanta, carding a second-round score of 63 to take a share of the lead into the weekend. The Englishman picked up ...

Leigh Leopards 38 Salford Red Devils 6. Josh Charnley grabbed two tries as Leopards re-discovered the winning habit to keep up the pressure on Super League’s leading pack. But Adrian Lam’s side was ...

The 23-year-old withdrew from the starting line-up minutes before kick-off after feeling discomfort in his groin during the warm-up.

A number of protests and counter protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers will take place across the UK on Saturday.

Goals from Lewis Stevenson and Lewis Vaughan helped Raith continue their unbeaten start to the Scottish Championship season by beating Dunfermline 2-0 at Stark’s Park.

Minister for local transport Simon Lightwood urged people to plan days out by bus ‘without worrying’ about the cost of travel.