Concern over bats and green belt fail to block tennis courts plan

Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol have announced a huge eight-date tour featuring a gig at Manchester’s Co-op Live next year.

England manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw have linked up with the national team early to work with the medical staff ahead of the European Championship.

One of Greater Manchester’s most popular beer and cider festivals is returning next month and will feature what has been described as the ‘largest selection’ of drinks on offer at a beer festival in the region.

Nearly 1,500 banks in the UK have either shut their doors or announced their intention to close since February 2022. That's nearly two a DAY across the country.

The final round of Britain’s Got Talent auditions aired on Sunday 16 May before it switches to the live semi-finals. Some viewers, however, didn't quite feel satisfied by the latest episode.

Tens of thousands of runner have taken part in the 2024 AJ Bell Great Manchester Run. The huge running event includes one of Europe's biggest 10km races as well as a half marathon.

American actor and comedian Eric André has been spotted at a café in Manchester city centre this afternoon following a sold-out gig.

Officers has issued an urgent appeal for help tracking down a wanted man in Greater Manchester. Police say Topu Rayhan is wanted in connection with sex offences.

Wayne Rooney could be about to enter the world of management less than six months after being sacked by Birmingham.

A family has spoken out about their mum's heartbreaking death.

Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford has been left out of England's provisional squad for the European Championship in Germany this summer.

Four Manchester United players would appear to have a decent chance of inclusion in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the upcoming European Championship.

Jet have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in 15 years in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their seminal 2003 debut album ‘Get Born’.The UK and Ireland tour marks the band’s return to the countries since 2009. It will kick off on October 3 at The Academy in Dublin.

Wunderhorse will be heading out on tour for their biggest shows to date later this year.The news follows the announcement earlier this week of their second album, ‘Midas’, which will land on August 30 via Communion. The album has been preceded by the single ‘July’ and the title-track.They will be supporting the album with an extensive run of UK and Ireland dates in October.

A trio of drug dealers were hauled off a plane at Manchester Airport as they were about to fly to Ibiza. The three men, who hid behind the anonymous usernames "Mucky Mouth", "Frosty Finger" and "Wireless Dove", had tens of thousands of pounds and luxury watches seized from them after they were stopped.

A nursery nurse put a baby girl in “mortal danger” and then deliberately did nothing about it, a jury has heard.

Brits have been warned of "cloudy and patchy rain" today (May 15) with "thundery showers" later on in the week.

Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor was introduced to viewers at Christmas - and now he's back for eight new episodes in a brand new series of Doctor Who. And the first Black actor and first openly queer actor to lead the series has promised to be dressed to impress.

Rock legends Foo Fighters are heading to Glasgow this summer and there's just been some good news for any fans who haven't been able to grab tickets yet. The Everlong hitmakers, fronted by Dave Grohl, have released a final set of tickets for the 2024 sold out stadium tour.

Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Sweden this weekend, a huge two-time winner from the country has announced they’ll be touring Europe and the UK next year.