RESIDENTS in Oldham woke up to a massive fire as they heard "explosions" and saw heavy plumes of smoke filling up the air.

MARK DOLAN slammed the Britons for the poor show of results in the local elections voting held on May 5.

FOUR ENGINES rushed to tackle a blaze in a house, described by the neighbours, as "exploding in fire" Mellors Road, Arnold.

TRUCK HAULIERS working in the music concerts, sports and cultural events sector can rest easy after the Government beat "EU bureaucracy" with a "dual registration agreement".

A RETIRED veteran has blamed "rich MPs" as he struggles to live on just a £61-a-week state pension, which has been frozen for 24 years.

EUROMILLIONS winning numbers could today net one lucky player nearly £200million, immediately placing them on the UK rich list. What are the EuroMillions winning numbers for May 6?

A YOUNG boy burst into tears after Ryanair stopped him from boarding a flight for a family holiday to Tenerife, despite his passport not expiring for another four months.

MADELEINE McCann's parents have been told by German prosecutors that new evidence concerning a suspected kidnapper is 'total nonsense.'

NICOLA STURGEON might regret "allowing the Greens" into government as the coalition partner's local election advance appears to have "come at the expense of the SNP", a political analyst has said.

SINN FEIN is vying to become Northern Ireland's largest political party in the latest Stormont elections, as the Democratic Unionist Party hopes to keep First Minister Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in power. Would a Sinn Fein victory lead to Irish reunificat...