Teen killer sent barrage of desperate texts to gran after stabbing father of ex

A woman from Lancashire who neglected her horses so badly four of them had to be put down has been spared jail.

A couple breathing new life into Middleton's oldest surviving mill claim they have been left forking out tens thousands of pounds to make the building safe following a fire which destroyed the adjoining building.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help finding a woman in her 70s who has been reported missing over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Janet Bolton, from Tameside, was last seen at around 9.20am this morning (April 17).

Manchester United fans gathered in force on Saturday to protest the Glazer ownership. Organised by fan group The 1958, the aim was to march against the club's ownership due to broken promises in the wake of the failed European Super League over a year ago.

This Friday will mark the start of the Easter weekend where many stores across the UK will be operating at the different opening and closing times.

Brix Smith has announced details of a tour with Public Image Ltd, for which she’ll be joined by an all new band.The musician, who has been a member of The Fall and a host of other punk bands across her decades in music, will play a series of shows in June alongside John Lydon’s PiL.At the shows, she will launch an all-new, all-female band announced recently, including My Bloody Valentine‘s Deb Googe and Jen Macro – on bass and keys/guitar respectively – alongside Vas Antoniadou (drums) and Ros Cairney (guitar).“It’s time for me to stand up and put my head above the parapet, put my money where my mouth is, having been a strong woman in the music industry for however many years,” Smith said in a statement.“I’ve put together the motherfucker of all girl bands.”See the new tour dates below.JUNE 20226 – O2 Ritz, Manchester7 – O2 Academy, Leeds16 – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London17 – O2 Institute, Birmingham18 – O2 Academy, Bristol20 – UEA, Norwich22 – O2 Academy, Glasgow23 – Rock City, Nottingham The Fall veteran also recently revealed plans to release a solo album called ‘Valley Of The Dolls’.The punk legend was speaking at the AIF Festival Congress 2022 in Bristol earlier this year to discuss her work as as President of The F-List For Music – a not-for-profit organisation set up to help female musicians gain greater representation and professional opportunities in the UK music industry.Towards the end of her talk, Smith shared information about an upcoming record made with Killing Joke bassist and esteemed producer Youth. “Nobody knows about this in public, so hello – get ready,” she began.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Monday, April 11.

Police are investigating an incident in which Cristiano Ronaldo knocked a phone out of a fan’s hand after losing a Premier League game on Saturday. 

Love Island star Callum Jones has shared his sweet two-year anniversary plans for girlfriend Molly Smith.The couple met on the winter series of Love Island in 2020 and their romance is still going from strength-to-strength after moving into their own very own gorgeous four-bedroom house in Manchester last year.Talking about their life and romance since the ITV2 show, Callum, who recently took part in Manchester Remembers football match, exclusively told OK!: "It literally feels like it was about eight months ago, when you think about it, two years is a long time and it really doesn't feel like two years." Teasing details of their anniversary plans, he added: "It's actually next week, so yeah we've got something planned for that... going to go on a little date so I'm looking forward to it!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

A Greater Manchester MP has claimed he has been given "assurances" by the transport secretary that a planned HS2 link line is to be scrapped.

Two friends missed a graduation party after their easyJet flight back to Manchester was cancelled - and their rebooked flight was hit by further delays.

Paris Saint-Germain have made an offer to Paul Pogba as he prepares to leave Manchester United.

Former Liverpool and England midfielder Jamie Redknapp believes Marcus Rashford's time at Manchester United has reached its conclusion and that he needs to leave the club to get his career back on track.