The Latest Breaking News from Oldham

Special Report: The teacher spotting the signs that pupils haven’t eaten. The GP who put a food bank in his surgery. The teams knocking on thousands of doors to offer any help they can. Oldham is already one of the country’s most destitute areas, and things are getting worse. Colin…

Myriam Midi, from Oldham, told a severely ill man with motor neurone disease (MND) multiple lies while defrauding him out of thousands of pounds has avoided going to jail

Imran Ali, 43, was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Family pays tribute to one of four Vietnamese men whose bodies were found at mill

"We are now wanting to have Cuong returned home to our family in Vietnam to finally lay him to rest peacefully."

Both suffered back and neck injuries

Gareth Moores, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, had flown out to the Canary Islands last month with his wife Colette and 19-year-old son Jake when he tragically collapsed and died in the middle of the night

Police are still investigating

The gang planned the attack and took weapons to the scene, police said