Friday night pub quiz: Test your general knowledge with these 20 questions - November 17

Two brothers were caught with a stash of cocaine and cash when cops raided their home - while they were asleep. Mohammed and Meisam Abvabi have been locked up for their part in a county lines drug operation in Wigan uncovered by detectives.

The Trafford Centre is already packed with shoppers in the run up to Christmas, and now the mall has announced its extended opening hours over the festive period. It will include a week of late night shopping in the run up to Christmas to 11pm.

A trans woman has spoken out after claiming she had her 'wig ripped off' and was 'punched' in an attack after a night out in Manchester's Gay Village.

Manchester music legend Peter Hook is to play an intimate gig at an iconic Manchester pub in aid of mental health charity Headstock. The Joy Division founding member will play a set of the band's classic songs at the Star & Garter pub - which is now famously home to a stunning mural of Ian Curtis.

Rylan Clark has been hilariously teased by his famous pal which led him to deliver only a one-word response. The BBC Radio 2 host was ticking another dream, no doubt, off the bucket list this week as he spent the day with none other than Cher.

Stacey Solomon was issued a 'don't you dare' warning from fans as she dazzled them with her appearance as she headed on a rare night out with her husband Joe Swash. The Loose Women star jokingly did her trademark 'Tap to Tidy' on herself as she glammed up for a special evening.

While it was once the Boxing Day sales that were the most anticipated shopping day of the year, the last decade has seen a new challenger. Black Friday sales have long been a staple in the US, but the tradition of the final Friday of November price slash only made it to these shores just over 10-years ago.

Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan was snapped with a “hot new man” after they left a venue together at 1am over the weekend, following her split from Scott Sinclair last year. Helen’s new mystery man has been revealed to be Amar Ali who is reportedly a well-known bar boss from Manchester.

Just two per cent of Black Friday deals were at their cheapest price on the day of the sales event last year, according to a study by a consumer watchdog.

Black Friday is moving closer but Amazon have already kicked off deal festivities with this huge saving on PlayStation 5 and EA FC24 bundles.

The Leonid meteor shower is set to light up the UK's night sky this weekend, meaning stargazers could be in for a spectacular show. The best time to catch this dazzling display will be between midnight and dawn during the early hours of Saturday, when the meteor shower is set to peak.

Molly-Mae Hague told fans how the 'best night ever' with Tommy Fury took a bad turn as they enjoyed a festive trip with their daughter. The former Love Island stars ditched their Cheshire home for the posh Corinthia hotel in London as they enjoyed a city break with Bambi.

Video footage showed the moment a man was tasered after a police officer was kicked amid a brawl inside the Manchester AO Arena.

Greater Manchester is a region with a deep history and with that comes plenty of trivia.

Married At First Sight UK star Peggy Rose has enjoyed a night out partying with The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island stars at a Playboy x Misspap event. She joined a celebrity guest list at a party at Manchester's MNKY House to celebrate the fashion collaboration between the two brands that launched on Thursday and was photographed posing with TOWIE stars Chloe Brockett and Junaid Ahmed.

A bottle of designer perfume from a popular brand has been slashed to almost £11 as part of Boots' early Black Friday sale.

A dad says he was 'left for dead' and 'covered in blood' after being attacked as he walked home from the pub. Daniel Page, a dad-of-two from Denton, Tameside, had been out with friends for drinks when he started walking home along Lake Road in the early hours of Saturday (November 4).

It was quiet in Gorton Fire Station. And then the alarm went off. Very quickly, three men and one woman spring into action. They fly down the pole, throw on fire tunics, and brief themselves on the next incident.

It was yet another year of bonfire night carnage on the streets of Greater Manchester. After over 200 callouts in 2022, a stark warning was issued once again by the fire service ahead of this year's events.

The skies across Greater Manchester were lit up last night as Mancunians celebrated bonfire night early.