Rock of Ages tickets on sale today as it returns to Opera House Manchester

It's hard to believe as to what's now become an institution, but Manchester's Hard Rock Cafe first opened in the city more than 20 years ago.

Travellers have been left angered after a video showed the 'disgusting' state of a smoking area at Manchester Airport. Empty cups, overflowing bins and hundreds of cigarette ends were captured on camera in the outdoor zone in Terminal One departures.

The infamous Red Arrows will be taking flight and performing at the Southport Air Show for the first time in seven years this weekend.

Olivia Rodrigo had a surprise for fans at a dive bar in Manchester, U.K., on Sunday night.

summer transfer window is in full swing, but it is not only agents and club owners who are working full tilt – behind the scenes the removal men who ship the star players' belongings across the globe are flat out, too. Elite footballers are crisscrossing the world this month as squads worth hundreds of millions of pounds are assembled for next season and VIP shippers are following them to all corners of almost every continent, to fetch or deposit prized possessions. '[Once the deal is done] they want to move tomorrow, or today even', said Andy Wells, owner of Premier Relocations, who will move more than 100 players this summer.

Manchester United icon Gary Neville mocked Liverpool fans after Mo Salah signed a new contract with the club on Friday.

Former Oldham and Manchester United goalkeeper Andy Goram has died aged 58 following a short battle with cancer.

June was a massive month for gigs in Manchester, playing host to city son Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, The Killers and Alisha Keys. And July is shaping up to be a whopper of a month for live music, too.

Sister Act kicked off at Manchester’s Palace Theatre earlier this week, and is set to continue until Saturday, July 9. And whether you’ve watched the show and can’t wait to see it again, or fancy bagging some last minute tickets , you’ll have to be quick to snap them up.

Singer-songwriter Jamie T has announced a UK tour for November this year - including a date at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse . Tickets go on general sale next Friday, July 8, but there’s a way you can get presale tickets two days earlier than everyone else.

The Hu have unveiled details of a full UK and European tour this year – check out the dates below.The band will perform at Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast and Glasgow, as well as a huge show at London’s Roundhouse on December 9.Tickets for the shows are available here from Friday July 1 at 9am and you can see all the UK dates here:NOVEMBER 28 – Manchester, Academy 30 – Leeds, StylusDECEMBER 1 – Nottingham, Rock City2 – Cardiff, Great Hall3 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 5 – Dublin, 3Olympia6 – Belfast, Ulster Hall07 – Glasgow, SWG3 (Galvanizers)09 – London, RoundhouseBLACK THUNDER TOUR: EUROPE & UK 2022!! Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9AM. #BlackThunderTour #TheHU pic.twitter.com/mUlTlUja6m— The HU (@TheHuOfficial) June 28, 2022Back in May, The Hu shared their latest thunderous single, ‘This Is Mongol’.The track is another preview of their upcoming second studio album, which is set for release later this year via Better Noise Music.A statement said of the track: “As with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth.

Tyson Fury is going on tour around the United Kingdom, including in Manchester at the O2 Apollo, as part of his 'Fury Fest - The Official After Party Tour'.

Sugababes have announced they are going on their first UK headline tour in 20 years. The trio are heading to a number of cities across the country - including Manchester.

Tributes have been over the past week to a number of much loved people who have passed away in Greater Manchester.

Major supermarket Iceland has been slammed by shoppers for a detail in the small print after the retailer announced it would be selling 400 of its most popular items for 1p until next week. Food included in the 1p sale includes: burger buns, ice cream cones and fizzy drinks, as well as a selection of fresh, frozen and grocery items.

Manchester should be next year’s Eurovision Song Contest host, according to the city’s council leader and a growing army of supporters. Earlier today, it was announced that contest bosses were discussing the possibility of the UK hosting next year’s event with the BBC.

The number of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 in Greater Manchester has almost doubled in the space of a week. There were 251 Covid-related hospital admissions in the week ending June 12, compared to 133 the week before - an increase of 89pc.