Vanessa Frake warned the current justice system is ‘warehousing prisoners’ and ‘turning out better criminals into society’.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal who took office in June after winning an early election to replace ousted conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to improve relations with Pyongyang, ...

Hong Kong authorities strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include ...

Salford Royal NHS FT will no longer offer pre-packed sandwiches to patients on dialysis due to departmental costs ...

A man who has researched the life and times of a Bolton soldier who was killed in the First World War wants to find his descendants.

Wanderers skipper Eoin Toal on the opening day defeat at Stockport and "silly goals" at the end of both halves ...

A local man is planning a gruelling trek across the Sahara Desert to raise money for a good cause. Colm Allsop, 25, from Little Lever, will be embarking on the 100km walk to raise money for Crisis UK, ...

A Bolton man who attacked his girlfriend on multiple occasions and punched a police officer just two weeks before his wedding has avoided jail ...

A youth drop-in event is offering support to help young people find their next steps. Organised by Bolton North East MP Kirith Entwistle, the event will take place at the Market Place shopping centre ...

The largest funeral care business in the UK has announced that certain roles will be made redundant from the company’s Bolton branches ...

A mum from Lower Darwen, who has breast cancer, said she was “emotional” after her son and friends completed a mammoth 20-mile run in honour of her. Zoe Blakey, now living in Bolton, was diagnosed ...

Bolton Council has voiced their opposition to proposed planning reforms criticised as "monstrous" and government overreach ...