The number of overdue invoices on the books of North West businesses hit more than 1.8 million in Q2 2025, according to new research from R3, the UK’s restructuring, turnaround and insolvency trade body.

The jorts trend is taking off thanks to stars like Stray Kids leader Bang Chan and style prodigies Emme Muñiz and North West. After years of being the butt of the joke, thanks to their clutch over dads’ closets in the '90s, jorts are officially making a comeback.

The factory home to the Jaffa Cake will receive investment and job opportunities in a bid to “supercharge” its growth. | ITV News Granada

Thousands of children in North West Hampshire are living in households affected by the two-child limit, new figures show – as charities urged the Government to scrap the policy.

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An advertising agency is expanding out of its West Midlands heartland by establishing a presence in the South West and North West. M3.agency has acquired a stake in Bristol firm 7Fifty and will shortly open a new office in Manchester.

The North West Governors Forum has declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, as a public holiday across all seven states in the region in honour of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in a London hospital.

Vulnerable children and families across the North West could benefit from a new government fund. | ITV News Granada