"It sounded like a bomb going off": Moment huge bang is heard before fire breaks out in house amid heavy storm

Stop and search powers have been beefed up in Oldham after two boys were injured in two linked attacks. Officers were called out to an ongoing, large-scale fight at Stuart Street, off Wellington Road, at around 6pm yesterday (May 28).

Liam Gallagher has revealed that he is “blown away” by the live production of his upcoming ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour, and described the stage as being almost identical to the image he had envisioned.The former Oasis frontman is due to play the Britpop band’s 1994 debut album in full across the UK and Ireland next month to mark its 30th anniversary. The dates will include four gigs at The O2 in London and the new Co-Op Live arena in Manchester, as well as further stops in Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin.Now, with just days to go before the opening night, the singer has shared insight on the live production for the tour, and described it as being like “a photo of what’s in my mind”.“Production rehearsals tday for DM shenanigans CMON,” Gallagher wrote on X/Twitter yesterday (May 27).

A street has been sealed off after gun shots were reportedly fired at a house.

A Manchester man who attacked his partner in the middle of the night with a wine glass in front of their 11-month-old daughter has avoided jail.

Manchester City and Manchester United fans will descend on Wembley Stadium this afternoon for the FA Cup final.

Manchester City invited Konstantinos Karetsas for a trial - but the offer was turned down, according to the highly-rated Belgian midfielder’s father.

Ariana Grande concert – has been called off at the last minute.The event was set to take place tonight (May 22), marking seven years since the terrorist attack took place at the singer’s concert in 2017 and claimed the lives of 22 fans while leaving 59 wounded.Fans were leaving the show when a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber in a public foyer. The lone attacker died in the explosion from what is said to be a homemade bomb.

A spectacular drone display to mark seven years since the Manchester Arena bombing and to remember the 22 innocent victims killed in the tragedy has been cancelled due to weather concerns.

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has broken his silence after being snubbed from England's preliminary European Championships squad.

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

Manchester might be quiet tomorrow, I think to myself as I interview group after group of City fans. It's about an hour before kick-off, the sun is beating down, and beer is flowing.

Eight people were rescued by emergency crews after a fire broke out in Oldham.

If you asked 100 Manchester United fans to name a player who featured in the matchday squad in the 1999 Champions League final, it is highly likely the same names would be mentioned on repeat.

Two British Transport Police (BTP) officers who went on a two-hour dinner break on the night of the Manchester Arena attack have been handed final written warnings.

Two men who were arrested after a huge brawl erupted in the street in Wythenshawe have been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Two further suspects have been arrested after a huge brawl erupted in Wythenshawe on Sunday afternoon (May 12). Around ten men were involved in the vicious clash on Floatshall Road before police descended on the scene.

A teacher told a court she ‘liked the attention’ she received from a teenage boy she is accused of having sex with, whilst accepting that her relationship with another was a ‘secret’.

A well respected senior teacher was unfairly sacked and discriminated against for 'trade union reasons', a tribunal has found.

Graham Potter is in attendance at Tottenham Hotspur's match with Burnley in London as the Englishman continues to be linked with the Manchester United managerial job.

Dramatic footage shows the moment a motorbike erupted into flames after crashing onto tram tracks in Droylsden. Emergency services raced to the incident, along Manchester Road and beside the Edge Lane Metrolink stop, on Thursday afternoon (May 9).