The gangsters from down the M62 who brought terror to Manchester

With crunchy leaves underfoot, a slight chill in the air and a beautiful palette of colours, you can’t beat a country walk in the autumn. If you’re looking for that perfect autumnal atmosphere then it's best to venture into the woods.

Strictly Come Dancing's audience is often getting as much attention as what is happening on the dancefloor as a few famous faces pop in to support their pals competing in the competition.

Manchester United's midfield is a conundrum that has puzzled Erik ten Hag for much of the season.

Lydia Ina's life work is looking after vulnerable children. The 83-year-old from Fallowfield has been dubbed ‘Nigeria’s Mother Theresa’ thanks to her herculean achievement of being a foster carer for over 300 kids.

An ‘empowering’ studio space and marketplace for Black-owned businesses is set to open on the edge of Manchester city centre.

A man who was previously deported after helping a pimp regain control of a sex worker in Manchester used a false identity to return to the UK. Romanian national Ion Raducan, also known as Ion Paun, was jailed in November 2021 after pleading guilty to arranging or facilitating the travel of a woman with a view to exploitation.

In a sweat shop in remote north west Pakistan, a mobile phone films as rows of men toil away making dresses on ageing sewing machines. The camera cuts to a package clearly bearing an Oldham address.

The Manchester United Foundation charity has been ‘amazed’ and ‘overwhelmed’ after their coat appeal was met by an ‘unbelievable response’.

Coronation Street has released some new photos which show exactly what happens after Tim Metcalfe's terrifying showdown with Stephen Reid - and it's fair to say that it's not looking good for Tim.

"I didn't know whether to run around jumping for joy or cry buckets."

Moorgate Primary School, in Bolton, is the most oversubscribed primary school in all of Greater Manchester - with less than half of the parents and guardians who put it down as first choice securing a place.

A girls' night out ended in terror for a group of young women. One was sexually assaulted in her flat and her friend was slapped by the culprit as she desperately tried to make him leave.

Bedraggled, befuddled and beaten. No, not Manchester United traipsing off in midweek but the Reds leaving the Brentford Community Stadium a little over a year ago.

A service station on the M62 has been named the worst in the country for a second year in a row. Hartshead Moor East in West Yorkshire ranked bottom in a list of 120 motorway service stations, according to a survey of more than 30,000 visitors.

Emmerdale fans have been left gobsmacked as they worked out the prices at The Woolpack - and they weren't impressed. Despite there being a gentle build-up to all the 'Super Soap Week' drama set to come next week involing several key characters, fans ended up distracted during recent pub scenes.

Rishi Sunak - widely expected to announce the axing of the Manchester leg of HS2 - will criticise decades of politicians making 'the easy decision, not the right one' when he takes to the stage at the Conservative Party Conference in the heart of the city.

Jeremy Hunt has admitted he flew in to Manchester from London ahead of the Conservative Party conference rather than taking the train.

This Morning viewers think Holly Willoughby and Josie Gibson were 'annoyed' after being presented with a portrait of them together. The presenters were reunited at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Thursday (September 28) as Josie replaced Ben Shephard in the co-hosting role.

Just six months ago, the government vowed HS2 - conceived in 2009 - would roll into Manchester, saying it would 'form the foundations for improved rail services in the north through the Northern Powerhouse'. Now those foundations appear to be shaking, if not crumbling.

A service station on the M6 near Manchester has been ranked the UK's cleanest, according to new research.