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The Latest Breaking News from Bolton

Tributes paid to taxi driver with ‘kindest soul’ who died in Greater Manchester crash

Masrob Ali, 54, died after his taxi collided with another vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Independent UK

Family pays tribute to ‘gentlest soul’ taxi driver killed in Bolton head-on collision

Masrob Ali, 54, who died in crash that also claimed lives of three teenagers, described as ‘the kindest man’

The Guardian - UK

Police name three teenagers and taxi driver killed in horror crash

Four people who died on Wigan Road, Bolton, have been named by police

The Independent UK

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Teenagers and taxi driver killed in head-on crash named locally

A Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday, Greater Manchester Police said.

Evening Standard

Teenagers thought to be among victims of Greater Manchester head-on crash

A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday.

Evening Standard

Three teenagers and man in 50s dead after taxi and car collide in Bolton

Crash on Wigan Road in the early hours of Sunday kills drivers of both vehicles as well as two passengers

The Guardian - UK

Four dead including teenagers and five injured in horror Bolton crash

Collision between two cars in early hours leaves community in shock

Evening Standard

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Three teenagers and a taxi driver killed in ‘devastating’ crash as police issue update

Five passengers were also taken to hospital after the crash in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Independent UK

Bill Bradbury obituary

Other lives: Committed headteacher who was also a prolific writer of letters to the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Outrage Erupts As Afghan National Charged Over Raping Two 14-Year-Old Girls in Manchester

A 28-year-old Afghan national, Sultani Bakatash, has been charged with two counts of rape and other sexual offences involving two 14-year-old girls in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The case has sparked shock and renewed debate over child safety, immigration, and public protection.

International Business Times UK

Man charged with raping two 14-year-old girls in Bolton

Sultani Bakatash, a 28-year-old Afghan national, is due to appear in court on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Urgent police appeal after 13 year-old school girl goes missing in Greater Manchester

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find Ramona, a 13-year-old girl in Bolton last seen on Friday

The Independent UK

Fancy turning a chimney into a home? Grade II-listed Bolton landmark for sale for £300k

The 260-feet-tall Barrow Bridge Chimney was built in 1863 and is sold with full planning permission to transform it into an unusual treetop home

Evening Standard

‘They’ve got to go somewhere’: Bolton residents on the rise of HMOs

Frustration has been brewing for some time in Horwich on outskirts of Bolton with more than 700 houses in multiple occupation

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‘Predatory’ sex offender who raped two underage girls has sentence increased

Ashley Darbyshire introduced one of his victims to eight other men who also abused her.

Evening Standard

Nine men who abused girl should have sentences increased, Court of Appeal told

The men were jailed in April this year after all abusing the girl across a two-year period.

The Independent UK

Man charged with fraud relating to malpractice at borough council

Richard Shaw, 45, has been charged with fraud by abuse of position after the ‘comprehensive’ probe into Bolton Council.

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Sad Day as Legendary UK Motorcycle Brand Goes Into Administration

CCM, the Bolton-based motorcycle manufacturer, has officially gone into administration, and there's no clear road back.

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The Guardian - UK

Faking It review – finally! A TV reboot that is a genuinely great idea

This hugely fun version of the 00s life-swapping show works even better than the original. First up: a posh Surrey estate agent tries running a market stall in Bolton

The Independent UK

Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking cider in school and walking into door

Jon Downs, from Westhoughton High School in Bolton, has been banned indefinitely

Evening Standard

Man jailed after abuse of schoolgirl in ‘den of iniquity’

Ashley Darbyshire, 28, targeted his victim from the age of 13 with sexualised messages on Facebook.

The Independent UK

Urgent appeal for two missing schoolgirls in Manchester

There have been possible sightings of the pair in Bury, Bolton, Stockport and Manchester city centre

Evening Standard

Constance Marten trial resumes without defendants as court told of abandoned cat

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of a baby who died after they went off grid and slept in a tent in early 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester

MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’

The Guardian - UK

Presenter Sara Cox looks back: ‘Clare and I met when we were teen models in Korea. I got sent home for bad behaviour’

The radio and television presenter and her best friend, Clare Hamilton, on behaving badly on shoots, hanging out with the stars after The Girlie Show, and a major wardrobe malfunction

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