BREAKING: Woman, 77, killed in bus crash at Piccadilly Gardens as family pay heartbreaking tribute

Truanting from school can be short-lived mischief. It can also damage a child's education irreparably. But in the case of two young boys playing hooky in Manchester city centre - it left them scarred for life.

Joe Sugg has shared his thoughts after girlfriend Dianne Buswell returned to the ballroom for her latest performance on Strictly Come Dancing. The Australian dancer is paired with EastEnders star Bobby Brazier in the 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left saying 'wait a minute' and asking 'what happened' over the end of Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell's latest performance in the ballroom. The pair made it through to week seven of the BBC One dance contest following the show's spooktacular Halloween special.

A 'devious' rapist who befriended an underage girl in Piccadilly Gardens then 'lured' her back to his house has lost an appeal to reduce the length of his prison sentence. In January, Girmay Andes, then 28, was jailed for eight years for rape and two separate charges of sexual assault.

The man accused of setting up the shooting that killed Ashley Dale in Liverpool has told the jury at his trial "I had no authority to send anyone to anyone’s house and I didn’t."

A man was killed, another man is fighting for his life in hospital and a pair were taken to hospital with 'major trauma-related injuries' in a night of tragedy on the roads around Greater Manchester.

The concrete pavilion at Piccadilly Gardens has long had its critics since its installation in the early Noughties. While plans are afoot to redevelop the rest of the gardens, the fact that the council don't own the hulking structure opposite the bus station means we could well be stuck with it for some time yet.

Emmerdale fans have decided they 'know' who killed Craig Reed - and it's not one of the Dingles. A major new 'whodunnit' kicked off in the Dales on Monday night (October 30) after Craig's lifeless body was seen sprawled out in a field at the end of last week.

A woman who had to learn how to walk again after being involved in a horror crash that killed her dad was so inspired by the medics that helped her recover, that she switched careers to the NHS.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were quick to spot a change for Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell which left them saying 'finally'. The pair were among the 10 remaining couples who returned to the ballroom on Saturday night for the annual Halloween special week.

The third largest force in England and Wales, Greater Manchester Police is responsible for serving and protecting over 2.8 million people in the region.

Legends of both Manchester United and Manchester City came together to pay tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of Sunday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford.

The family of a 'loved' young dad who 'could light up the room with just his smile' have paid heartfelt tribute to him following the conclusion of an inquest into his death. Charlie Brogan, 21, came off his Yamaha motorbike on Spring Road in Wigan on May 25, 2022.

West Ham United manager David Moyes insists Sir Bobby Charlton typified everything that Manchester United is known for, following his death.

An actress has pulled out of the Strictly Come Dancing live show on Saturday night “due to medical reasons”. Former Strictly professional Janette Manrara announced the news on BBC Two spin-off show It Takes Two, telling the audience “we have some breaking news” that Amanda Abbington would not be taking part in the episode.

Two men have been found guilty of rape after a sobbing woman was attacked in Piccadilly Gardens. Brian Jalo, 25, Juan Quinones, 24, both raped the woman, who had travelled to the city with a friend for a weekend shopping trip.

A Manchester United fan who attended matches at Old Trafford has been killed by Hamas. Yonatan Rapoport has been named as one of the seven UK nationals known to have been killed in Hamas' attack on Israel earlier this month.

It has been a week of horror on the roads of Greater Manchester as two people were killed after being hit by buses.

A blast has rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. The Health Ministry said at least 500 people had been killed in the bombing.

A woman who suffered 'major trauma related injuries' was rescued with five others hospitalised after a crash between a double decker bus and an Audi in Bolton.