Church damaged again after fires set by 'youths wearing balaclavas'

A demolition company has been drafted in to assess the future of a much-loved leisure centre ravaged in a fire now being investigated by police.

John Fury knows where he stands with most people – and when it comes to some family members, it's as far away from them as possible.

A lot has happened at Manchester United over the past year and more change is likely to happen over the summer.

Troy Deeney has urged Manchester United to surround Marcus Rashford with “professionals”.

The frontwoman of an Australian alt-rock band has criticised a Manchester café after an ‘unsettling’ exchange with a server during a recent visit this week.

A huge fire service response was called to a blaze that erupted at a mill in Radcliffe on Wednesday evening (May 8).

A little boy is being forced to wait almost a year for treatment on the NHS for sudden alopecia that has seen lose 80 per cent of his hair.

Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has hinted that she's dating someone new, nearly 2 years after her split from footballer Scott Sinclair.The 33-year-old actress shared a cryptic post on social media which seemed to suggest that she may be enjoying getting to know someone new.The mum of three split from Bristol Rovers footballer Scott in 2022 after being together for 13 years.The ex-couple share children Matilda, 8, Delilah, 5, and two-year-old Charlie. But hinting that she's back on the dating scene, the star shared a quote to Instagram which read: “You accidentally let your weird side out during the talking stage.” Last year the actress told The Sun how she and Scott had decided to call it quits for the sake of their children. She said: "It was a mutual decision and, personally, I felt as a mum that this was the best thing for my children.

Firefighters were scrambled after a lorry crashed into a tree before trapping it in the road in Bury.

Take That have announced they are MOVING their five Co-op Live Arena gigs to the AO Arena next week amid yet more delays for the crisis-hit new venue.

The man behind Co-op Live has revealed exactly why the opening of Manchester's new arena has been delayed again. In an exclusive interview with the Manchester Evening News, Tim Leiweke explained why the £365m venue has pushed back Peter Kay's two performances for a second time and rescheduled The Black Keys' show tomorrow (April 27).

Co-op Live bosses have confirmed that the venue will not open this weekend - with The Black Keys and next week's Peter Kay's gigs rescheduled. The £365m venue was due to open on Saturday evening with The Black Keys performing, however the gig has now been moved to Wednesday, May 15.

Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb opened up on the "hardest thing" he's ever done, as he vowed "never again" before being flooded with praise by his fellow co-stars.

Manchester City's title hopes were boosted on Wednesday evening after Liverpool suffered a shock away defeat at Everton.

Bernardo Silva was the unfortunate player to miss his penalty in Manchester City's shoot-out defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League this week, but he used that frustration to bounce back against the odds to score the winner at Wembley to send the Blues into a second successive FA Cup final.

Manchester United great Roy Keane reckons the current crop were probably "too embarrassed" to celebrate their victory over Coventry City properly. United scraped through to the FA Cup final - where they will meet neighbours Manchester City - with a penalty shootout win against Championship opponents.

A British couple facing a 12-day wait for a flight home from storm-struck Dubai have made it back to Manchester - after taking three flights and seven taxis over three days. Alison Shah, 60, and her partner, Richard Kay, 52, were coming home from her birthday trip to Bangkok and Thailand when they got stuck in Dubai last Tuesday (April 16).

This was the brazen moment a driver left their BMW parked in front of a fire station near Manchester. And perhaps even more astonishingly, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service says it keeps happening.

A woman has been left with serious injuries after falling from a bridge over the M60. It was one of two major incidents in close proximity on the motorway near Stockport this afternoon (April 19).

Drivers heading towards Manchester are being warned to expect disruption tonight as repair works take place following a dramatic lorry fire. Emergency services descended on the M56 in Cheshire after a HGV burst into flames on Wednesday evening (April 17).