Jurors considering verdicts in trial of man accused of murdering girlfriend in city centre apartment

Allowing bicycles on board Metrolink trams would 'cause major problems', a committee of councillors was told as transport bosses revealed plans to use a quiet siding as an off-network testing site for a 'soft trial'.

An iconic clothing shop chain that has now vanished from our high streets was once THE place in Manchester to meet friends or a date.

Figen Murray, the mother of Manchester Arena attack victim Martyn Hett, has called on big music venues to add a 50p tax to tickets to improve security.

Before the appalling murders of Elinor O'Brien, Regan Tierney and Jessica Patel, a similar pattern had been emerging behind closed doors.

Meet the DJ who spends her weekends in the LOO of a 'secret' Manchester city centre bar - spinning tracks to revellers while they spend a penny.

A jury has heard how a Glock style self-loading handgun apparently malfunctioned as a gunman stood over his "intended target" moments before Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed.

An axe-wielding killer murdered a man during a 'ferocious' attack after telling his victim he'd 'took everything' from him, a jury heard. Kieran Oldham, 37, is on trial accused of the murder of 21-year-old Liam Richardson in Rochdale.

A Manchester United academy player has gone viral over video of him reciting the Qu'ran. In a post by his brother, 15-year-old Amir Ibragimov is seen reciting a portion of Surah Al-Furqan inside the Trafford Centre.

Paris Saint-Germain have an 'interest' in Erling Haaland, according to reports.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a missing man last seen near Manchester city centre more than 24 hours ago. Greater Manchester Police has this evening (March 12) issued an urgent appeal to find Shazaib.

A major development in Manchester city centre has obtained planning permission at the Town Hall.

Hundreds of volunteers from across Wigan are being invited to return to mobile clinics over the coming days for their second appointment as part of the NHS-Galleri trial.

Real Madrid are reportedly considering an 'audacious' move for Manchester City striker Erling Haaland in the summer transfer window, with Los Blancos looking at a 'new generation' of talent.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool has been shown CCTV images of the moments before and after the fatal shooting.

A huge ‘mafia scale’ fly tip that has blighted a city centre beauty spot will get cleared up following the MEN’s intervention.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to trace a woman from Newcastle who was last seen in Manchester city centre almost a week ago.

An abandoned canal office in Manchester city centre is set to be turned into flats. The plans to convert Bridgewater House, a Grade-II listed former canal office next to Deansgate Square in Great Jackson Street, have been approved.

Work has finally begun on the epic £250m indoor Therme water park and spa next to the Trafford Centre - after the EventCity complex was fully demolished. Therme Manchester will become the first well-being resort of its kind here in the UK.

A controlling thug who murdered his girlfriend after she questioned him about seeing other women faces a life sentence. Kevin Mannion, 45, stabbed Elinor O'Brien in the groin in a 'rageful and violent attack' after the pair rowed in his city centre apartment.

Last year shoppers from far and wide travelled to the Trafford Centre after H&M opened a shiny new homeware store. The store has proven hugely successful, and certainly feeds the appetites of Manchester's homeware fanatics- a trend which is growing exponentially.