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Police searching for Madeleine McCann to get extra funding Daniel Mcneil

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers Chelsie Sewell

While awaiting a decision asylum seekers are unable to work but can be entitled to financial assistance and accommodation through what is known as 'Section 95' support.

More asylum seekers claiming financial support in Wigan Will Grimond

Some 7,074 people receiving Universal Credit in Wigan were deemed to be 'looking for work' as of November – 570 (8.1 per cent) of whom had been sanctioned

More than one in 20 Universal Credit claimants sanctioned in Wigan Will Grimond

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay Chelsie Sewell

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list Dennis Morton

Home Office figures show 128 people were killed in non-fire incidents attended by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in the year to March 2022 – up from 92 the year before.

News Firefighters attended an increased number of non-fire fatalities last year Andrew Dowdeswell

Passport fees have increased for the first time in five years - here’s how much they now cost

New passport prices for adults & children as fees increase Chelsie Sewell

DNP is used as a ‘slimming pill’ (not pictured) and has killed 33 people in the UK.

‘Slimming pill’ DNP to be classified as poison after 33 deaths Dennis Morton

You can renew your UK passport online.

Countdown to passport price hike - how to apply before charge increase Dennis Morton

Home Office vows law change to protect victims of sexual assault Beth Franklin

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month Chelsie Sewell

Emirates’ Airbus A3800-800 airliner approaches Heathrow international airport, where Border Force agents discovered a package contaminated with uranium in December

Scotland Yard continue investigations in uranium contaminated package Benjamin Jackson

Home Office figures show 909 people in Wigan were receiving Section 95 support

Rise in people receiving asylum support in Wigan Will Grimond

Detainees are seen inside the Manston holding centre for asylum seekers. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick this week vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration.

Diphtheria confirmed at asylum centre following man’s death Rahmah Ghazali

<p>‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street - residents unable to leave their homes </p>

Read This ‘Potentially hazardous’ substance found on body dumped in UK street Will Millar

Home Office figures show 91 full-time and on-call firefighters left the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in 2021-22 – up from 71 the year before.

Almost 100 Greater Manchester firefighters left the service last year Andrew Dowdeswell

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill Patrick Hollis

Sarah and her husband Yemi tying the knot.

Woman who hasn't seen her husband for five years launches reunion fund-raiser Matt Pennington

Anti-animal testing activists hold memorial walk for beagle dogs and protest against the company, MBR Acres.

Anti-animal testing group hold memorial in Wigan town centre Holly Pritchard

Hundreds of firefighters left the service without their roles being filled between 2002 and 2021, the data shows.

Greater Manchester has lost one in three firefighters since 2002 Andrew Nowell

Muhammad Mokaev destroys Cody Durden at the O2 Arena in March

Wigan's Muhammad Mokaev ready for anything the UFC can throw at him Paul Kendrick

The Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, also known as Homes for Ukraine, allows citizens to volunteer to house refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Wigan can expect to welcome more refugees from war-torn Ukraine Will Grimond

Frontline services are calling for more funding

Wigan in emergency worker crisis By The Newsroom

Coun Kevin Anderson

Plans to reduce violence against women in Wigan revealed as council secures £273... Gaynor Clarke

Nearly 10,000 EU nationals have been granted permission to stay in Wigan, figures show.

10,000 EU nationals successfully apply to call Wigan home Federica Bedendo

a high number of buildings were in breach of fire safety regulations

High number of buildings in Greater Manchester breach fire safety regulations Federica Bedendo

Home Office figures show 92 people attended citizenship ceremonies in Wigan in 2020 – 25 fewer than 117 the year before

National Fewer people in Wigan became British citizens last year Patrick Jack

The Britannia Hotel

MP calls for Wigan hotel to stop housing asylum-seekers after incident involving... Charles Graham

More incidents involving stuck objects and stranded animals has occurred in the last year

Firefighters called to more incidents involving stuck objects and stranded anima... Federica Bedendo

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham wants to see a fairer asylum seeker system as Afghans arrive Joe Timan

The Gun Control Network said allowing children to use powerful weapons, such as shotguns, is “absurd”

Shock at gun licences given to children Joanna Morris

An inflatable craft carrying migrant men, women and children crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel.

Nearly 600 migrants intercepted as attempted English Channel crossings continue Colin Ainscough

Yvonne Fovargue MP

Yvonne Fovargue MP: We must protect retail workers from abuse Yvonne Fovargue MP

Brendan O'Friel at Strangeways

Life behind bars with former Preston Prison and Strangeways governor: From count... Jack Marshall, Reporter

Almost 10,000 EU nationals have been granted permission to continue living in Wigan

10,000 EU nationals allowed to stay in Wigan Patrick Jack

Suspect charged in just one in 20 rapes - why the Guardian got this story wrong Harriet Clugston

A prison cell

Wigan prison has escaped the worst of Covid-19 ... so far Federica Bedendo

Many have expressed concerns that the new law will disproportionately impact traveller communities (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

New trespassing laws will mean £2,500 fines or 3 months in prison for being on l... Sarah Wilson

Asylum seekers were housed in ‘filthy’ and ‘cramped’ conditions which made Covid outbreaks ‘virtually inevitable’ (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Asylum seekers were housed in ‘filthy’ and ‘cramped’ conditions which made Covid... Ethan Shone

Home Office’s ‘hostile environment on steroids’ sees failure to check detained m... Ethan Shone

More than 19,000 slavery and human trafficking crimes left unsolved by UK police... Harriet Clugston

The government is working to reach people who are not currently registered with a GP (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to get the Covid vaccine if you're not currently registered with a GP Claire Schofield