13 h. ago Judge orders a path to release for immigrant with leukemia facing deportation

A Michigan man facing possible deportation while dealing with life-threatening leukemia must be released from custody or at least be given a bond hearing in immigration court

Events

20 h. ago Abandoned Greater Manchester church could be turned into restaurant in new lease of life

The church has a history spanning over 150 years

Politics

28 h. ago Baby Ava: could a new clue help trace parents of child found dead in Greater Manchester?

Police hope a distinctive piece of women’s underwear may help them solve the case one year after remains discoveredBeneath an ash tree in a snow-covered park, a tiny soiled bundle stood out against the gleaming white. A passing dog stopped in its tracks, sniffing at the dirt-covered fabric. Its owner stepped closer then halted, horrified, and called 999.The first police officers at the scene carefully inspected the unusual object but had identified it within minutes: it was a little baby, frozen and decomposing in the first snow of winter. Continue reading...

Society

44 h. ago Thug who knifed Harry Potter actor to death as he defended his younger brother set for hearing that could pave his way to freedom

Karl Bishop was given four life sentences and told he must serve at least 20 years for the knife rampage that saw him kill rising star Rob Knox (right) in 2008.

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62 h. ago The moment I knew: she made the life I’d overcomplicated suddenly straightforward

As Air’s Moon Safari played in background, Andrew Stafford watched himself falling in love, in a new way• Find more stories from The moment I knew seriesAlthough it’s now long deleted, my old X account served at least one useful purpose in life. My profile image had me looking up quizzically at a ragdoll kitten on my shoulder. That cat (once mistaken for a parrot by a bone-headed rightwing pundit) is no longer with me – but my other ragdoll, Priscilla, became a minor social media celebrity.In April 2021 I was eight months post open heart surgery, seven months single, about to turn 50, and not about to die wondering. So, I hit Bumble. She didn’t fess up until later but the first woman to message me was one of my X followers – really, one of Priscilla’s. “Oh,” she said to herself, “it’s the man with the cat on Twitter.” And swiped right. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'I just killed my girlfriend in a hot tub in the garage': Murderer's chilling 999 call is released as he is jailed for life for stabbing partner at least 26 times

Aren Pearson, 41, carried out the frenzied attack on Claire Leveque, 24, while drunk at his mother's home in Shetland, Scotland.

Events

5 d. ago The 'ghost' of the Titanic given stunning new lease of life in Greater Manchester

People have already been travelling from far afield to view it

Politics

5 d. ago Killer who murdered girlfriend by stabbing her in hot tub at least 26 times is jailed for life

Aren Pearson, 41, carried out the frenzied attack on Claire Leveque, 24, while drunk at his mother's home in Shetland, Scotland.

Events

6 d. ago Iconic BBC sitcom set to be given new lease of life in London stage show

Co-writer and director, Doug Naylor has shared some exciting news surrounding the future of the show, but fans may have to wait three more years for it to come to fruition

Politics

8 d. ago The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each otherAfter a quarter-century of existence, the global triumph of Monkey D Luffy – a fresh-faced and rubber-bodied pirate captain – had seemed almost complete. The One Piece manga series, of which he is the freedom-fighting hero, had become the bestselling of all time, with more than 500m copies bought. The anime was a similar hit, with viewers immersing themselves in over a thousand episodes following his struggle against the World Government, a corrupt and tyrannical oligarchy.Yet Luffy has now found a new lease of life as inspiration to protesters in a wave of youthful unrest across continents. His crew’s flag – a skull and crossbones crowned with his jaunty straw hat – has appeared from Morocco to Madagascar in recent days. Indonesians enthusiastically adopted it this summer, in a riposte to the president’s urging to fly the national standard. Officials were so alarmed that...

Events

1 week ago Historic church in Welsh town to become shops and restaurant

Plans to demolish Christ Church Presbyterian in Barry were met with widespread opposition in 2021. The building's future has now been set on a very different course

Politics

1 week ago Gatehouse Music Society's fundraising campaign gives piano new lease of life

The group has been able to carry out work on the Steinway Model D piano it was gifted by Pollok House Arts Society.

Economics

1 week ago Revealed: Manchester synagogue terrorist's 'Muzmatch' dating profile and vile messages sent to secret wife 

The Syria-born knifeman - who it was today revealed rang 999 during his deadly attack pledging allegiance to Islamic State - had a tangled love life and was married to at least three women simultaneously.

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1 week ago Champion jockey brutally attacked with rock beating trauma as competitive bodybuilder

Sonja Logan, who slumped into depression and turned to drink after she was the victim of a violent car-jacking outside her home two years ago, has found a new lease of life in the gym

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1 week ago Selena Gomez's kidney donor Francia Raisa breaks her silence after brutal wedding snub

Francia Raisa, the actress who gave Selena Gomez a new lease on life by donating a kidney to her, is speaking out about rumors of a feud between the two.

Politics

2 w. ago There are good guys and then there is Lewis Moody – MND has cruelly singled out the bravest of men | Robert Kitson

Moody’s diagnosis with the incurable disease MND at the age of 47 is desperate news for all those who know and love himBack when he was captaining England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Lewis Moody went canyon swinging near Queenstown in New Zealand. Despite being utterly fearless on the pitch he was not brilliant with heights. That day, he wrote in his autobiography, was “the most terrifying experience of my life”. Or at least it was. A fortnight ago, he and his family were plunged into something infinitely scarier.Moody’s diagnosis with the incurable disease MND at the age of 47 is, first and foremost, desperate news for all those who know and love him. There are good guys and then there is “Moodos”, about whom nobody in rugby has a bad word. Cruel doesn’t come close to describing it. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago AD FEATURE: Thomas Bradley & Co to give derelict bank building a new lease of life

Plans to restore the site and bring it back into daily use promise to add a welcome lift to East Kilbride

Economics

2 w. ago The legendary pub hidden down a Greater Manchester street given a new lease of life

"It’s a very old building and keeping that alive is important"

Politics

2 w. ago Hunter S Thompson's friends said he committed suicide. But now, they tell TOM LEONARD to look to the young widow, as investigators reopen the case

Hunter S Thompson, the pioneer of a brand of wild, first-person journalism had threatened to take his life. It was obvious; he'd ended it all. At least it was obvious until now.

Events

3 w. ago 'Rochdale's Chernobyl' has been abandoned for decades, but now change is afoot

The site has been abandoned for decades, since the production of asbestos was outlawed

Politics