Authorities in Rochdale, England, said a couple's television and stereo system were seized after numerous noise complaints went unheeded. Council officials and police raided the home of Paul and Amanda Cregan and seized the couple's $3,449 TV and $620 music system, The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. The

By CAROLYN ARMSTRONG A MALE hospital patient who strangled a woman from Northern Ireland has admitted manslaughter. Rosalind McManus, 58, died after being attacked in the psychiatric wing at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

By Claire McNeilly Rosalind McManus was strangled on a mixed-sex ward of the Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, over three weeks ago, on August 13. A man has been charged with her murder.

By Anonymous North West council leaders have hit back at claims that they want to push through congestion charging plans without giving full details.

By Carpenter, Jamie A bid for government transport funding essential to the expansion of Manchester's tram system has been thrown into doubt by a council spat.