An urgent appeal for witnesses and information has been reissued as it was confirmed that a 38-year-old woman has died after a horror crash on the M66 near Bury.
The Serious Collision Unit at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is urging members of the public to come forward with any information or footage that may be able to assist with ongoing investigations after officers were called to reports of a serious collision between two vehicles travelling southbound on the M66 in Bury on this past Saturday (13 May) at around 3:10pm.
Shortly after officers and emergency services arrived at the scene, a 38-year-old woman – who has been named as Frankie Hough, and was pregnant at the time of the incident – was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.
Her children, Tommy, 9, and Rocky, 2, were also hospitalised after the crash, along with her four-year-old nephew Tobias – two of whom have serious injuries, and one with minor injuries.
Frankie sadly died in hospital yesterday (15 May) as a result of her injuries, GMP confirmed last night.
Her family and loved ones are currently being supported by specialist officers and support services at this incredibly difficult time.
A 22-year-old man, Adil Iqbal of Hope Street in Accrington, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and yesterday was charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon, and was further remanded into custody to appear at court a later date.
The M66 near Bury / Credit: Peter McDermott (via Geograph)
GMP has thanked members of the public who have already made contact with them, but with investigations still ongoing, the force has reissued its appeal for witnesses, dash cam footage, and information as a matter of urgency.
Information can be shared by calling GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident 2254 of 13/05/2023, or via GMP’s website using the ‘report’.
You can also call the independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Drinks prices for Manchester Oasis gigs announced – and you’ll be pleasantly surprised
Daisy Jackson
The prices of drinks at Heaton Park for the five huge Manchester Oasis shows have been released in advance.
With the Gallagher brothers reuniting on stage in their hometown for the first time this weekend (and then again next week), it’s a huge moment for our city.
Those lucky enough to snag tickets have already forked out a small fortune to witness this moment in history (still scarred from the dynamic pricing debacle).
And most of us were probably bracing to spend another small fortune on beers at the Oasis Manchester gigs.
But you might be pleasantly surprised at the drinks prices up at Heaton Park for Oasis Live ’25.
It’s now been confirmed that pints of lager and cider will be just £6.50.
Before you turn your nose up, remember that pints at our two arenas – the AO Arena and Co-op Live are now sitting around the £9 mark.
Prices for other drinks, like wine and spirits, we’ll have to wait until Friday to see.
Heaton Park will also be the home of the ‘largest beer garden’ and the longest bars in the city for the Oasis reunion.
With a major heatwave predicted for the first shows, fans are being encouraged to stay hydrated (on WATER, not beer, please).
Ticket-holders will be allowed to bring a sealed bottle of water up to 500ml in with you, but it must be collapsible plastic.
Solid plastic and metal containers will be rejected on safety grounds.
There’s a free water point on site where you can fill up your bottles again.
Oasis will perform at Heaton Park in Manchester on 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20 July.
Dates announced as resident doctors prepare to stage strikes this month
Emily Sergeant
Resident doctors in England have voted to stage strike action over pay, and the dates for the industrial action have now been confirmed.
The British Medical Association (BMA) says doctors have ‘spoken clearly’ after the results of a vote published today revealed that 90% of resident doctors have voted in favour of a potential return to industrial action.
It comes after the ballot – which ran from 27 May until 7 July – saw a turnout of 55% members, with almost 30,000 (29,741) votes cast.
26,766 of those votes endorsed the use of strike action as part of efforts to restore pay, while just under 3,000 voted against it.
The result means that resident doctors have now secured a fresh mandate to stage industrial action when they choose from now until January 2026.
BMA resident doctors committee co-chairs, Melissa Ryan and Ross Nieuwoudt, said that, while no doctor took the possibility of striking lightly, a clear majority of members felt that they had ‘no other choice’ given the ongoing failures to restore pay.
They added that Health Secretary Wes Streeting has the power to ‘make the right decision’ on pay, and urged the Government to return to negotiations ‘as soon as possible’.
It’s now been confirmed that resident doctors will stage a full walk out from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.
These upcoming strikes come after resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors, until 2024 – in England participated in an unprecedented 11 rounds of strike action after negotiations with the previous Conservative Government over restoring pay repeatedly stalled.
“Doctors have spoken and spoken clearly – they won’t accept that they are worth a fifth less than they were in 2008,” the committee co-chairs said. “Our pay may have declined but our will to fight remains strong.
“Doctors don’t take industrial action lightly, but they know it is preferable to watching their profession wither away.
“The next move is the Government’s – will it repeat the mistakes of its predecessor? Or will it do the right thing and negotiate a path to full pay restoration and the restoration of doctors’ confidence in our profession’s future?”
Emily Sergeant -
16th May 2023 
