How did Oldham Mumps station get its name?
The station originally opened in 1847. (Image: MEN)
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Most of us will never question why certain places got their names, especially not when we ve grown up near them.
But when comedian and TV presenter Richard Osman tweeted about Oldham Mumps tram stop, it got a lot of people wondering where the name originally came from.
Rail passengers could be stuck with reduced timetables for a decade amid Manchester s crumbling infrastructure
“I cannot believe three years on from the timetable chaos we are looking at a decade of a much reduced timetable in large parts of Manchester and the north.
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Greater Manchester’s rail passengers could be stuck with reduced timetables and outdated infrastructure ‘for a decade’, fear northern leaders.
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image captionJack Barnes suffered a cardiac arrest and died several weeks later in hospital
Manslaughter charges could now be brought in the case of a man who was unlawfully killed after public transport staff restrained him.
Jack Barnes, 29, shouted I can t breathe as Metrolink workers held him in Manchester in 2016. He suffered a cardiac arrest and died weeks later.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had previously ruled out manslaughter but has now ordered a review.
No-one has ever been charged over the death of Mr Barnes, who was from Hull.
The review into the case comes after a coroner ruled his death was unlawful and protests from his family.
LIVE as survivors continue to give evidence at Manchester Arena terror bombing inquiry
Darron Coster was at Manchester Victoria railway station to collect his son and his son’s girlfriend from the Ariana Grande concert.
The public inquiry into the Arena atrocity continued today (Image: Daily Mirror/Andy Stenning)
Evidence about the experience of survivors of the Manchester Arena terror bombing was continuing to be heard today at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.
One witness is scheduled to give evidence today, which is likely to be a shorter day.
Darron Coster was at Manchester Victoria railway station to collect his son and his son’s girlfriend from the Ariana Grande concert.
Hero dad went into Manchester Arena after bombing to help badly hurt victims, inquiry hears
Darron Costa used a man s belt and a handbag strap as tourniquets, and answered the ringing mobile phones of injured casualties
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A brave dad who walked loops around the bomb blast zone at Manchester Arena after the terror attack, helping badly injured casualties for an hour, was hailed a hero by the chairman of the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.