A young soldier killed in a horror car smash in Bolton – whilst on leave for Christmas – was racing another driver at up to 100mph during a fit of road rage, an inquest heard.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found the excrement-covered mat, designed to break the impact if a patient falls out of bed, at Four Seasons Care Home

Thousands of fundraisers completed a 100km ‘Run in the Dark’ last night at MediaCity to race vital funds for charity, including Bolton Bulls wheelchair basketball club and former Boyzone member and Coronation Street star Keith Duffy.

Patrick Tamas, 22, was found guilty of three counts of indecent exposure that all occurred in the space of 24 hours, last month.

A newborn baby girl who was stuffed into a Tesco supermarket bag and dumped on a Bolton country lane may have lain dead for up to 11 days after unwitting passersbys mistakenly assumed her body was ‘rubbish’.

Andrew McGarry, 39, initially offered £10,000 to have someone harm his wife but increased it £50,000 when Philpott, 58, was found guilty of manslaughter after setting fire to his home, it was claimed.

The Latics lost 3-1 to Bolton Wanderers away from home on Friday night where they completely fell apart in the second half to concede three goals in quick succession after a strong first half performance.

Mancunian Matters looks at the best matches between Championship sides Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic ahead of their relegation battle on Friday night.

A Salford prisoner drew up a ‘price list’ of ways to harm his ex-wife during a plot behind bars to have her murdered for up to £50,000, a court heard today.

Albion scored inside the first minute and despite Wigan’s control over the game from then on, their seventeen shots on goal all went begging.

The Latics drew 3-3 against Fulham on Saturday, once again coming from behind to salvage something from a game.