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Maria and Nik Payne sit on a sofa leaning into each other and touching foreheads, as their four children sit around them

Grief of family who made new life in the wilderness

Nik Payne, from Chester, had moved to Norway to live a life close to nature with his wife Maria.

Cardinal Peter Turkson in red biretta and soutane

'An African pope would be inspirational'

Roman Catholic ex-pats in the north-west of England speak about their hopes for the next pope.

Vicky Green smiles as she sits in a chair receiving chemo treatment. She is holding a knitted green cactus toy. She is wearing a blue patterned head scarf.

'I found a lump in my breast watching Bake Off'

Vicky Green says she is "grateful" to have caught her grade three breast cancer before it spread.

Sloth faces the camera and lies on bed as dentist operates on its tooth

Sloth has pioneering surgery to cure toothache

Dentists say it was a "great privilege" to treat the rare animal at Chester Zoo.

Andre Onana, wearing a yellow and orange Man Utd shirt and white goalkeeper gloves, looks out from his goal at the pitch

Man charged after Man Utd star Onana's wife robbed

Melanie Kamayou was robbed of a Rolex watch and Hermes bag outside a restaurant in Alderley Edge.

Summer-Joules, holding a clapperboard alongside director Joey Lever, who is holding an iPad.

Girl, 11, cast as lead in Land Before Time remake

Summer-Joules, 11, will play the role of Littlefoot in a remake of the classic animation.

A stock image of sausage, burgers and chicken kebab skewers being cooked over a grill on a charcoal-fuelled BBQ

City centre set for barbecue ban

Lighting fires and using disposable barbecues are set to be banned under new measures.

Artist John Renshaw with grey beard and hair sitting on a chair wearing all black clothes folding his arms in front of his artwork exhibited on walls behind him.

Life's work of artist with Alzheimer's goes on show

Anna Lomas says the one thing her father has not forgotten is his passion for art.

Darren Kearn stands in front of rubble-strewn front gardens of some heavily damaged terraced homes on a sunny day. He is wearing a green bomber jacket.

'I only have pyjamas and handouts after crash'

Darren Kearn says the incident was "a big blur" and he is now in temporary accommodation.