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Meet the 18-stone 'gentle giant' who eats £4,000 of food a year

Catherine Tyldesley plays Kate and Shayne Ward is Jack in Channel 5's new drama The Good Ship Murder (Picture: Channel 5)

The Good Ship Murder review: Shayne Ward and Catherine Tyldesley are all at sea

Prawn Bhuna

Ready to spice up mealtimes: Tesco launches new range of ‘Finest’ curries

Wigan Infirmary (file picture)

India and Egypt among the places visited by health chiefs in recruitment drive

The figures show there were 3,439 live births in Wigan in 2022 – a fall from 3,500 the year before

Fewer births in Wigan – amid historic low across England and Wales

Officials say at least 280 people have been killed and 650 injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

India train crash: Hundreds injured and more than 280 killed

CCTV footage shows the moment a man’s phone bursts into flames in his pocket

CCTV shows the moment a man’s phone burst into flames in his pocket

Symptoms of Arcturus as new Covid strain claims five lives

New highly-infectious covid strain Arcturus kills five Brits

New Covid variant Arcturus has been found in the UK

Arcturus: New Covid variant found in UK

The price of crude oil increased by 5.5% on Monday April 3.

Oil prices rise more than 5 percent as production is cut

April Fools Day 2023: Best jokes and pranks of the year

EzriCare's Artificial Tears was recalled in January over links to eye infections.

Eye drops recalled as deadly bacteria causes 68 people to go blind

In Ghana February 14 is National Chocolate Day (photo: Adobe)

Valentine’s Day passion celebrated around globe

Australian captain Steve Smith looks on during day four of the Third Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground

India win ‘bigger than the Ashes’ says Steve Smith

Thousands of Microsoft Teams and Outlook users are facing issues this morning as the software provider investigates a networking outage.

Outlook and Teams go down for thousands of users

Air India slapped with £30k fine after ‘inebriated’ passenger urinates on elderly woman

Airline slapped with £30k fine after man urinates on elderly woman
An airline has been hit with a £30k fine after an ‘inebriated’ passenger urinated on an elderly woman during a flight

The new variant is set to be more transmissible than Omicron (Adobe)

New Covid variant nicknamed ‘The Kraken’ is ‘more transmissible’

How to watch The Letter: A Message For Our Earth featuring the Pope

Pozole is one of the dishes served in Mexico during Christmas dinner as an alternative to turkey

Turkey shortage: Alternative meats other countries eat at Christmas

The earth’s population has risen by over one billion in 11 years

UN announces Earth’s population has hit 8 billion

Alex Hales of England congratulates Jos Buttler of England on his 50th run during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Semi Final match between India and England at Adelaide Oval on November 10

England v India ICC T20 World Cup: England sweep to semi-final victory

England's Moeen Ali believes "the best is yet to come" from England at the T20 World Cup after they battled their way out of the group stages and into a semi-final showdown against India. (Picture: Simon Marper/PA Wire)

How to watch England v India at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Whatsapp down for thousands of people in the UK

The Bollywood Brass Band will celebrate its 30th anniversary in Wigan at The Old Courts on October 27

Bollywood Brass Band coming to town on its anniversary UK tour

India will have some new guests next month, with cheetahs set to return to the plains

First News: Cheetahs set to return to India

Cheetahs could be returning to India (photo: iStock)

First News: Cheetahs set to return to India

Father's Day is celebrated around the world (photo: Adobe)

Day for dads that are celebrated with customs worldwide

Father's Day is celebrated around the world (photo: Adobe)

Global Father's Day celebrations - Celebration of Father’s Day around the world

Peter Perks and Bekah Bamba wearing their promo Are We There Yet India, Rickshaw Challenge t-shirts.

Wigan father daughter duo to drive across India in tuk tuk challenge

Tandoor Chilli Ancient Grain Chips give a real bite to movie nights

Giving festive movie nights some extra bite!

An artist's impression of the AR software

Augmented reality set to transform food delivery within five years

The clocks go back one hour on the last Sunday in October

When do the clocks go back in 2021?

Fans gather outside Old Trafford cricket ground after the final Test match between England and India was canceled

Lancashire issue apology after deciding Test between England and India is cancel...

Delta variant twice as likely to cause hospitalisation

Devices on their way to Pakistan

Wigan hospital staff refurbish old devices to save lives in India and Pakistan

Dr Nayyar Naqvi

'Incredibly talented' Wigan doctor who set up cardiology service retires after 5...

TUI cancels more holidays amid uncertainty over travel restrictions

The government has announced a series of changes to travel rules that will come into effect at 4am on Sunday morning (Shutterstock)

Full list of updated green, amber and red countries - and travel rules explained

In total, 3,692 people have so far been admitted to hospital with the Delta variant

Delta variant ‘may be 46% more likely to cause reinfection’

Ttravellers from the UK can enter Germany from Wednesday 7 July (Photo: Getty Images)

Germany introduces new travel rules for UK tourists allowing fully vaccinated to...

Sam Halsall and his proud dad, Dave

'Your support has been a great comfort': Amazing fund-raising tribute to Dave Ha...

Passengers prepare to board an easyJet flight to Faro, Portugal, at Gatwick Airport

Portugal introduces quarantine requirement for UK holidaymakers

Dilan Patel out on a run to raise money for Save the Children

Wigan boy, 10, in run to help Covid-ravaged India

Wigan mapped

Wigan mapped: The areas where the Covid-19 Delta variant cases are rising and fa...

Keaton Jennings is in his fourth season with Lancashire

Lancashire opening batsman Keaton Jennings signs long-term contract

Jabs a good un

More than 700,000 Covid jabs booked on day vaccination programme opened up to pe...

Testing at Haydock Park Racecourse will now continue until July 12

Closure of coronavirus testing centre used by Wigan residents has been delayed

Blackpool is one of the areas which will receive additional support

Extra support to tackle Delta variant in more areas of North West and Birmingham

Jeremy Hunt

England roadmap delay would 'only' be for a few weeks – Hunt

Under-30s can book their Covid jab from this week

Under-30s invited to book Covid jab from this week

The Delta variant is now dominant in the UK. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Study finds Pfizer vaccine recipients have lower antibody levels against Delta v...

The Delta Covid-19 variant is now thought to be dominant in the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Delta Covid variant is now ‘dominant in UK’ - and poses greater risk of hospital...

Portugal questions 'logic' of move to amber list amid concerns over new Covid mu...

Matt Hancock

More than half of adults have now had both coronavirus jabs

People shop and go about their daily life in Bolton town centre as surge testing and rapid coronavirus vaccinations continue.

What are the four tests to ease restrictions on June 21 and have we met them?