All news by author: Paige Oldfield

Rachael Mincherton, from Greater Manchester, has told how she woke to find her five-year-old daughter dead next to her and the family still "do not know the reason why"

Jonathan Cunningham, 35, was started on new medication for an existing mental illness during an admission at a priory hospital. But a letter was sent to the wrong GP surgery

Gemma Krzesinska was walking her three Lupine dogs Zues, Dax and Toki along the Bridgewater canal path in Leigh when the attack unfolded on April 8 in Leigh, Greater Manchester

Rory Harty was just two years old when he was tragically struck down with leukaemia, 12 weeks after his parents took him to Manchester Children's Hospital with concerns about his swollen belly and extreme fatigue

Oliver Cookson, 45, struggled at school in Stockport and left education at the age of 16 with just one GCSE to his name - but he went on to create a £350million business

Lesley McNally from Salford landed the £166,666 sum on the People's Postcode Lottery after being hit by a tragedy - only to discover husband Garry had left behind a winning ticket

Greater Manchester Police are supporting the victim of a rape, said to have happened near a Morrisons car park in the Rochdale area yesterday evening

TikTok user Josh Kerr found it is cheaper to go on a 5* holiday in Turkey than rent in Manchester and shared the revelation in a viral video that's racked up 530,000 views

Priscilla Karsan, from Bolton, was pregnant with her second daughter when she got the idea for her baby clothing company, Baby Bambino's, after struggling to find children's clothes she liked

For David Quinti, dad-of-two, gambling went from a one-off activity with friends to constant wheel spinning online - and lost an eye-watering £30,000 in total

Jacqueline Green thought she started the menopause after developing strange symptoms, but it turned out to be something much more severe - and she said she's lucky to be alive

Rhys Williams was born with epidermolysis bullosa and defied doctors' expectations to turn 18 this year but the teenager has recently developed sepsis and pneumonia

Nicola Williams' baby son Archie's eyes rolled back in his head as he went 'floppy' at the Christmas light switch on in Urmston, Greater Manchester before a good Samaritan saved his life

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - Danielle Hunt, 35, paid £6,795 to have breast implant replacements, a tummy tuck, and liposuction in Turkey - but was unable to walk after the surgeries

Locals say begging has increased in recent months in Bolton and fear the on-going cost of living crisis is making matters worse

Lee Young was in agony out of nowhere, but doctors told him it was just a muscle strain. It was only when he went to the hospital that he was told he had cancer

Bobbi Hadgraft turned Gemini Chinese Takeaway in Trafford, Greater Manchester, into a viral sensation after posting about its share box online - and now the radio producer has been made a VIP member at the takeaway

The now 28 year old, who lives in Manchester city centre, was working in Derbyshire when she began experiencing a bad headache on January 13

Jackie's first cancer diagnosis meant the gruelling treatment took a huge toll on her mental health, telling her family she would rather let the cancer "take her" if it ever returned

Karen Molloy was shocked to experience a heart attack and NHS England’s ongoing campaign Help Us, Help You aims to raise awareness of the symptoms as heart disease is one of the biggest killers in the UK

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES A Manchester woman was attacked by her partner of 15 years pulling a knife on her in front of their two screaming children. The mother has now said he was emotionally abusive but at the time thought his behaviour was was 'normal'.

Cherry Redman had tried to lose weight for as long as she could remember but could never find a method that worked, until she joined the Tameside-based slimming group Beeweighed in February

Jade Kelly was just 17 when she told her doctor her breasts were causing her severe back problems but it was all a front after being relentlessly bullied by her foster carer

Nolianni, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, visited hospital a total of eight times before being diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a cancerous type of brain tumour

Stealing goods worth less than £200 has effectively been decriminalised and shop owners across the UK have expressed concern it'll have a detrimental effect on trade