'A half-hour drive took me two hours by bus - what will Andy Burnham do about that?'

Cardi B is making light of her mic throwing incident!

A new publicly-funded podcast series has launched as part of a campaign to tackle gender-based violence. The #IsThisOkay? podcast features men from Greater Manchester talking about unacceptable behaviours faced by women.

Rafael Nadal is one of the world’s most famous athletes. The 37 year old tennis player has won 22 Grand Slams, following Novak Djokovic as the second player in the world to win the most titles. He was born in Manacor, Spain, and comes from a family that encouraged his passions from an early age.

Five former police officers have admitted sending grossly offensive racist messages, including one about the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle.

Andy Burnham and four other Mayors across England have vowed to continue the fight to stop plans to close 1,000 train ticket offices. In July the Greater Manchester Mayor said he was preparing to launch a legal action against the train operators' plans to try and halt the proposal.

The film festivals can always be counted on to deliver surprise hits at this time of year, but meanwhile Hollywood must deal with another issue: Its Barbitude hangover.

Thousands of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester are set to be affected by strikes as Ring and Ride drivers threaten industrial action. Around 7,000 disabled or older people use the service which offers a low-cost door-to-door accessible transport option on demand for residents with walking difficulties.

Ridley Scott has revealed he has a “fantastic” cut of his upcoming film Napoleon which runs for nearly four-and-a-half hours.His next film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, has an official running time of 158 minutes. The director has said there’s an extended version which he hopes will eventually see the light of day.As reported in the September 2023 issue of Empire magazine (via Variety), the near 270-minute version “features more of Joséphine’s life before she meets Napoleon. He’d love Apple (who funded the film) to eventually screen it.

One of the most anticipated films coming up this fall is “Napoleon”, the historical epic from director Ridley Scott, reuniting him with “Gladiator” star Joaquin Phoenix in the role of the general turned emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ridley Scott’s historical epic “Napoleon” clocks in at a whopping 158 minutes, but even at over two-and-a-half hours a lot of material was left on the cutting room floor. In the September 2023 issue of Empire Magazine, Scott reveals that he has a “fantastic” cut of the movie that runs nearly four-and-a-half hours. As reported by Empire, Scott’s near 270-minute “Napoleon” cut “features more of Joséphine’s life before she meets Napoleon.

Rochelle Humes was temporarily left open-mouthed before she tried to hit back at co-host Andi Peters following his latest 'dig'. The pair were back at the helm of This Morning on Tuesday (August 29) as they continued to fill in for the show's main host Holly Willoughby before her return next week.

Black people are still almost twice as likely to be stopped and searched by police in Greater Manchester - as local leaders condemned the use of the 'humiliating' policing tool.

Some Manchester United supporters do not believe the club needs to dip into the transfer market before next Friday's deadline to source a new left-back, naming Alvaro Fernandez as the ideal replacement for Luke Shaw.

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Sam Levinson is giving fans an update about Euphoria season 3.

Swifties are getting a taste of Taylor Swift’s first re-released track off her 2017 album, Reputation.

Larsa Pippen has a ring, but it's not ring — at least, not yet. Speculation of an engagement between the star and boyfriend Marcus Jordan sparked earlier this month when he told a cameraperson they were looking for a location for a wedding. A day later, Larsa was spotted with a diamond ring on finger.

Tara Lipinski is the latest star getting candid about her struggles with infertility.

Humza Yousaf met the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham in Edinburgh today.

A young delivery driver has died after being attacked by a gang who ambushed him with "blades and blunt objects" while making a delivery. Officers were called to the Coton Hill area of Shrewsbury at around 1.05 pm on Monday August 21, following reports a 23-year-old had been attacked.