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The free tickets are for secondary school-aged girls in the Rochdale borough

Ryan Sanderson, 24, from Rochdale, Manchester, was under the impression he couldn't fall pregnant when he discovered that he was 10 weeks pregnant with his son

t's believed Treasury officials failed to realise the number of people - particularly those living in deprived areas - who do not have direct debits set up to pay their council tax when putting together the new rebate policy.

In the 28 years since, many have tried but failed to topple Rochdale’s pancake record

The explosive allegation was made by Rochdale council economy boss John Blundell, whose open letter to the Conservative politician has been circulating on social media

A Conservative proposal to freeze the general element of council tax - which accounts for 2pc of the increase - rather than targeting support at the most vulnerable, was voted down by Labour councillors.

Borough leaders are set to sign off the 3.62pc council tax increase later this week, while households can expect to pay an additional £693 on their annual energy bills after Ofgem raised the price cap to 54pc

Council chiefs say the £3m project will transform the town centre

Six fire engines were called to the house fire on Saturday morning