With temperatures soaring, chippy workers describe how they are surviving tough heatwave conditions.
The motorcyclist, in his 30s, is in a serious but stable condition after the crash on Easter Sunday.
A blue Ford Fiesta did not stop after colliding with the woman near a pub.
An engineer was two seconds from being hit by a train after a misunderstanding about the line being closed.
The "near miss" followed a misunderstanding between a track worker and signaller, investigators say.
Locals have helped Northern after the firm received complaints about stations pronounced incorrectly.
An ambulance went to the wrong place after Luke Bennett, 17, was fatally injured on a playing field.
Police appeal for information after the 15-year-old boy was found unconscious on a street.
The driver, 20, died and two passengers were seriously injured in the crash in Euxton, police say.
