'My baby's been in hospital nine times... we need to move'

Claudia Fogarty has revealed that she has 'never been happier' as she gushes over her new boyfriend Olly Crankshaw, who she went public with in September. The Love Island star, 29, entered the famous villa almost nine months ago, and while she may not have found a lasting connection on the ITV2 show, good things come to those who wait. Chatting to OK! at the launch of new restaurant Fenix in Manchester, Claudia gushed over her new footballer beau, who is an Altrincham winger.

A Greater Manchester town has been promised £20m funding by the government as residents say this is ‘the change they desperately needed’.

A national database of drug-related medical incidents at UK music festivals could help reduce the number of fatalities, a new study has said. Between 2017 and 2023 there were 32 drug-related deaths at UK music festivals, including Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, Creamfields and the Isle of Wight Festival, academics have estimated.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Manchester city centre.

This is all that remains of a once-legendary nightclub and music venue which had a ‘brilliant’ feature.

Kate Garraway has given an update on her husband Derek Draper as she opened up about how it took "a long time to admit that as a family we were grieving". The Good Morning Britain star has been open and honest about the highs and lows of her and her family's life ever since the coronavirus pandemic.

NHS staff are travelling from all over the country to Manchester to perform songs, poems, plays and more to show of an array of creative skills. 'Our National Health Stories' is an England-wide project with the finale in Manchester, sharing what it's like to work in the NHS in 2023.

A new 750-place high school is to be built in Radcliffe after Bury Council’s planning committee unanimously passed proposals on Tuesday evening, which will see children from the town able to attend school there for the first time since 2014.

A teenager was shot in broad daylight as two rival groups feuded in Salford, a jury heard. The 16-year-old boy was blasted as part of a feud between a group linked to Eccles and a rival faction, prosecutors allege.

Protesters have picketed the Affordable Housing Awards at Old Trafford. It comes a year after the event was cancelled in the wake of the Awaab Ishak scandal, as uncovered by the M.E.N.

Kym Marsh has offered what appeared to be a tearful update as she shared the reality of her dad's cancer battle. The actress returned to hosting duties on Morning Live earlier this month where she shared some news about Dave Marsh's health.

A man has been rescued from the River Irwell after police, fire engines and an air ambulance were scrambled to Radcliffe. Emergency services were called to Dale Street, near to the Lock Keeper pub, in the town centre at around 1.20pm on Saturday (November 11), following concerns for the welfare of a man.

One of the largest NHS trusts, operating some of the biggest hospitals in Greater Manchester is being forced to make huge savings amid a multi-million pound deficit. The NHS trust has announced that it has opened a ‘voluntary resignation scheme’ - but bosses deny this is a redundancy scheme, the Manchester Evening News can exclusively report.

Former Coronation Street star Charlie De Melo has said its been 'torture' as he was finally able to speak out on his next TV role. Fans of the ITV soap will remember the actor for playing Imran Habeeb in the ITV soap from 2017 until his exit last year (2022).

Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola has taken to social media with a simple message to his 'baby' while wowing with a muscly selfie. The Italian dancer is currently in the midst of training for week eight of the BBC One dance contest after making it through to another week with Ellie Leach.

A woman who alleged she was drugged and raped by Lawrence Jones tearfully told a jury she may have been 'naive' to go back to his flat but that the impact 'has affected the rest of my life'.

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec have revealed that their baby daughter Lyra loves to watch Strictly Come Dancing. The couple appeared as professionals on the BBC One show, with 39-year-old Manrara now hosting spin-off series It Takes Two.

Ryan Thomas has said he is 'awe' of his brother Adam following his exit from Strictly Come Dancing. The former Coronation Street star was seen in the ballroom a couple of times cheering his younger sibling on before his time in the BBC One dance contest came to an end.

People living in an east Manchester community said 'violence has been brewing' in the area for years after two teenagers were stabbed in broad daylight.

A historic building in Manchester city centre has reopened after being restored to its former glory.