The latest breaking BBC News in Bolton

• Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:07 GMTCanal path killer jailed for life
  A 21-year-old is jailed for life for beating a man to death after asking for a cigarette on a canal towpath in Lancashire.
• Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:19:50 GMTUp - a tale of education spending
  Public spending. It goes up. It goes down. Yet figures obtained by the Magazine's Michael Blastland show spending on education has gone up, up and up for more than 50 years - reflecting our growing expectations for children. Are we really ready to end that?
• Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:37:47 GMTToday: Thursday 11th March
  Police forces in England and Wales are not doing enough to tackle anti-social behaviour, according to the chief inspector of constabulary. And three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer are due in court to face charges relating to their Parliamentary expenses.
• Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:32:49 GMTJailed smoking ban landlord freed
  A former pub landlord who flouted the smoking ban is released from prison after a campaign to raise funds to secure his release.
• Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:14:57 GMTScrubbing Up: sleeping killers
  In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, Professor Tony Leeds warns that our roads are less safe because an obesity epidemic is leading more drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.
• Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:27:08 GMTPension deficit at cashmere firm
  Kinross-based textile company Dawson International says its pension liabilities have more than doubled to £19.3m.
• Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:52:33 GMTArrest over arson attack on hotel
  Police arrest a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of starting a fire at a Lancashire hotel.
• Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:28:54 GMTCrews to investigate hotel fire
  An investigation is to be carried out into a large fire which damaged a hotel in Blackburn.
• Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:39:46 GMTOld cars face double park charge
  A Devon council is considering plans to charge staff with older cars a higher rate for parking.
• Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:22:54 GMTMoped rider dies in lorry crash
  Police appeal for witnesses after a moped rider is killed in a collision with a lorry at an intersection in Bolton.