Kellogg's to open "Corn-er shop" in Manchester with free bowls of cereal - how to book tickets

The Met Office weather map shows when heavy rain is set to hit Greater Manchester, with flood warnings issued over the coming days.

Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United's 4-2 FA Cup win over Newport County at Rodney Parade on Sunday.

Manchester United loanee Hannibal looks to be all smiles in Spain despite a worrying start to his loan at Sevilla.

New coroners’ courts to serve three Greater Manchester boroughs are intended to lessen any distress for grieving relatives. The expanded courts and office facilities in Bolton will benefit families and residents attending Manchester West Coroner’s Office.

Greater Manchester is surrounded by miles upon miles of breathtaking countryside; there’s so much of it to see that it can be hard to fit it all in - but heading out on a weekend walk seems like a good place to start. If you’re looking for a scenic stroll to fill your Saturday or Sunday then read on.

NHS bosses in have pleaded with people to help family members get out of hospital as they deal with hundreds of patients stuck on wards. More than 800 people who are medically fit to go home have been stuck in hospital beds this week in Greater Manchester, as they struggle to get care home placements or for social care packages that would allow them to be discharged.

Pet Shop Boys have shared an exclusive clip of them performing ‘It’s A Sin’ for their new ‘Dreamworld’ Copenhagen live movie – watch it exclusively on NME above.The band’s new live film – recorded during their 2023 ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’ world tour – will hit cinemas on January 31 and February 4.“This cinematic celebration of Pet Shop Boys’ unparalleled career promises to be an unmissable experience for fans and music enthusiasts alike,” said Marc Allenby, CEO of Trafalgar Releasing who are sharing the film.“Join us in celebrating four decades of musical innovation as we bring the magic of ‘Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live’ to the big screen.”Tickets for the screenings are available here.In a five-star review of Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Dreamworld’ gig in Hull in 2022, NME praised “the band’s infallible greatest hits collection, and their ability to constantly stay ahead of the pack”.It added: “[The concert] shows the range of styles and subjects tackled in their canon, and is a two-hour joyous celebration of their decades of holding pop to a higher standard.”The band also recently extended the ‘Dreamworld’ tour into 2024 with new UK and Irish dates.Find any remaining tickets here and see the dates below.JUNE 202404 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow06 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham08 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham 09 – Co-op Live, Manchester 11 – SSE Arena, Belfast22 – Isle of Wight Festival 2024, Newport

Bus drivers in Greater Manchester have been stripping off to produce not one but two cheeky calendars for 2024.

Depeche Mode kicked off the 2024 leg of their ‘Memento Mori’ tour at The O2 in London last night (Monday January 22). Check out photos, footage and the setlist below.Last night marked the first gig of the band’s lengthy run of arena shows in the UK, Ireland and Europe, touring in support of their 15th and most recent album ‘Memento Mori’ and marking their first date in the capital since their acclaimed show at London’s Twickenham Stadium last summer.Following a support slot from Nadine Shah, the band took to the stage to ‘Memento Mori’s atmospheric opener ‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ with an ambitious stage production repeating the light show and Anton Corbijn visuals from the stadium run.Frontman Dave Gahan, while animated in his dancing and showing off his white leather footwear during ‘Walking In My Shoes’, was sparing in his on-stage banter – aside from thanking London for their reception and paying tribute to the “angelic” vocals of bandmate Martin Gore who took the lead for a short acoustic segment.

Lulu turned 75 this year and to celebrate her milestone, the Scots legend announced a five-date tour for 2024. The Shout icon is hitting the road for her 'Champagne For Lulu' tour, which will kick off in April in Glasgow.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Footballing legend Eric Cantona has announced new UK and European tour dates including a gig in Manchester. It follows his debut sold-out tour last October, which included a date at Manchester's Stoller Hall.

Asda has announced that it is opening 21 new convenience stores across the UK in coming weeks - including one in Greater Manchester. It follows the opening of 17 stores already this month, in locations including Southampton, Cardiff and Clapham.

Business mogul, inspirational speaker and host of the UK’s number one podcast The Diary Of A CEO Steven Bartlett is heading to Glasgow for his brand-new live show The Business & Life Speaking Tour.

Over £3 million in speeding fines were issued to motorists in Greater Manchester in a year, new figures have revealed. Between November 2022 and November 2023, over 30,000 fines were issued after motorists were caught by speed cameras across the region.

Action Bronson has been announced as a headliner at Manchester’s Outbreak Festival this June.The US rapper will top the bill at the Manchester festival this summer, which takes place at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre from June 28-30.The announcement comes after the hardcore and punk festival – which is billed as “a platform to the UK’s consistently thriving counterculture” – announced their first batch of acts in December.Action Bronson will headline the Friday of the festival (June 28) alongside JPEGMafia, Flatbush Zombies, The Garden and more, followed by Basement on Saturday (June 29).Tickets are on sale now from here with full weekend passes available, as well as single Friday and combined Saturday and Sunday entry.Other acts announced on the line-up include Soccer Mommy, Show Me The Body, Poison The Well, Angel Du$t, Mannequin Pussy, Ceremony, Touché Amoré, Movements, Incendiary and Mindforce.Organisers have said that more news will be coming soon, and you can check out the full line-up so far below.2024Much more still to come including 3 headliners.Tickets on sale now.https://t.co/22df2EgSFI#Outbreak24 pic.twitter.com/PXhmoLybpo— Outbreak Fest (@OutbreakFest) December 15, 2023Elsewhere at the festival, Joyce Manor will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of ‘Never Hungover Again’, Nothing will perform 2014’s ‘Guilty Of Everything’, The Hotelier will celebrate a decade of ‘Home, Like Noplace Is There’ and Thursday will perform a set comprising tracks from two of their most celebrated albums, ‘War All The Time’ and ‘Full Collapse’.Last year’s edition of the festival was headlined by Denzel Curry, Death Grips, Converge and Bane.Action Bronson’s last album, ‘Cocodrillo Turbo’, came out in April 2022.

Manchester's second Malmaison Hotel is preparing to open its doors to guests. Malmaison Deansgate will open to the public from February 1, bosses have announced.

Bonnaroo’s wide-ranging lineup has got you covered.Set to take place June 13-16 at Manchester, TN’s Bonnaroo Manchester Farm, the four-day festival is bringing in some of the biggest names in rock, Hip-Hop, EDM, pop, country jazz, blues, punk, folk and more.High-profile headliners include Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hip-Hop icon Post Malone, rising EDM star Fred Again, Reneé Rapp aka the new Regina George and “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen.They’ll be joined by Megan Thee Stallion, Pretty Lights, Diplo, Jon Batiste and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.Plus, Melanie Martinez, Maggie Rogers, The Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, Two Friends and Khruangbin will be there, too.Don’t forget T-Pain, Sean Paul, Gary Clark Jr., Dominic Fike and Joey Bada$$ either.Or Taking Back Sunday, The Mars Volta, Thundercat, Goth Babe and Interpol.As promised, there really is a little something for everyone.In total, over 100 acts are set to perform over the long four-day weekend.And if you want tickets, you can scoop them up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Jan.

Tesla is set to open their largest dealership in the North of England near Manchester City's football stadium. The one-stop shop on Ashton New Road will be the electric car manufacturer's third in the city, next to its collection centre in Trafford Park and the sales and service store in Stockport.

Michelle Keegan has revealed she'd met King Charles and Queen Camilla during her time on Coronation Street, with the Royal pair paying the ITV soap a visit back in 2010. Actress Michelle, 36, starred on Corrie as Tina McIntyre from 2008 until 2014, and during her time on the soap she got to meet Camilla, 76, and Charles, 75, as they visited the set in Manchester to mark Coronation Street's 50th anniversary. She discussed her Royal encounter on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, 5 January.