People baffled by 'awful' containers that have appeared in Piccadilly Gardens - but here's what's coming

Rage Against The Machine displayed a protest message during one of their recent shows in which they condemned violence against Indiginous people in Canada.At last Friday’s (July 15) set at Bluesfest in Ottawa, the band posted a message on a screen behind their stage set-up. “An Indigenous person in Canada is over 10 times more likely to be shot and killed by a police officer than a white person is,” one screen read in reference to a CTV News investigation.“In Canada, Indigenous women and girls are 16 times more likely to be murdered or to disappear than white women are,” another text displayed.At other points the screen showed “Settler-colonialism is murder” and “Land Back”.

A Greater Manchester Fire Service has slammed 'thoughtless and irresponsible' people who started a fire in a moorland with a disposable BBQ. It is the latest in a series of fires on moorland around Oldham in recent weeks, as temperatures have risen.

Two people have been taken to hospital after being rescued from the sea at Blackpool. Police say a large search and rescue operation was launched after a 'number of individuals' got into difficulty near Central Pier during Monday's heatwave.

production company Campanario and the National Hispanic Media Coalition asked 1,000 US Latinos and 1,000 non-Latinos about their thoughts on diversity on television. Three in five respondents still think there are not enough Latino actors and actresses on-screen.

As the school summer holidays near, many families are looking forward to days out and trips abroad. But on the streets of Harpurhey - one of the most deprived areas in the UK - the looming summer break is being viewed with anxiety and dread.

People are still swimming in the Salford Quays today - despite the tragic death of a teenager less than 24 hours ago. On Sunday afternoon young men were pictured jumping into the water from a bridge just yards from where a 16-year-old boy drowned.

Passengers trying to fly to Manchester Airport have been forced to fork out hundreds of Euros after being left stranded in Prague. Those desperate to fly back to the UK told the Manchester Evening News as many as 120 people were stuck in the Czech capital after their Ryanair flight left without them.

Scores of civilians are feared dead or seriously injured after a Russian rocket strike hit a crowded shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, officials have said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was “unimaginable”, citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack.

With Glastonbury in full swing, audiences gathered in their masses for former Oasis star Noel Gallagher to take to the stage on Saturday night, and they got more than they bargained for. Noel, 55, took the penultimate set at the popular festival on Saturday and performed ahead of Beatles legend Paul McCartney – but a member of his band left fans surprised but an unusual choice of instrument.The instrument of choice for Noel’s High Flying Birds band member was a pair of scissors.The musician opened and closed the scissors in time to the music and this was no joke by her serious expression as she played.

Police in Wigan have arrested six people following raids that uncovered money laundering as well as numerous drugs. Greater Manchester Police conducted warrants at four addresses in the Marsh Green area.

Attempts to resurrect a stalled seven-storey apartment block development have failed because ‘many investors’ bought ‘off-plan’ flats there before they were built, councillors have heard. When given planning permission in 2014, the development at 4-14 Great Moor Street was was described as an apartment block offering ‘world class facilities’ for 140 university students.

Locals living in a landlocked town have been left confused by an artist's impressions of a brand new apartment complex. New drawings showed what the upcoming retirement development in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, is set to look like, with the rooms boasting 'stunning sea views'.

Coronavirus has been branded ‘concerning’ again in Manchester amid soaring case numbers ‘across all ages’, according to public health chiefs. The rise comes as there has been a significant ‘dropoff’ of eligible people coming forward to get spring Covid-19 vaccination booster jabs.