The new Miss Manchester has been crowned - and she is related to Bob Marley

Twelve people have been arrested after police raided houses across Manchester in the early hours.

Owners of a residential tower labelled "the biggest eyesore in Salford" have come under fire for "under-investment". The comment was made as a "high-quality" development in its shadow was given planning approval.

FIDLAR have returned with their first new music in three years – watch the video for their furious new single ‘FSU’ below.The track follows the band’s 2019 album ‘Almost Free’, and is lifted from a forthcoming EP which is due out in 2023.Speaking of their return, the band said: “New FIDLAR is leaning into the extremes. Loud, louder, loud.

Drahla have announced their first new music – a single called ‘Under The Glass’ – and their first live dates since 2019.“‘Under The Glass’ represents a moment of creative reconnection, almost a sense of euphoria in the darkest moments – an awaited, yet slight, respite from reality”, say the band.“The song is a collage, reworking early ideas from 2020 with newer work – bridging the gap of time, in the literal sense as well as musically.

A property in Rochdale has had a huge amount of interest after it was put on the market earlier this week. Andrew Kelly, one of the largest independent estate agents in the borough, listed the four-bed home in Hall Fold, Whitworth for sale on Tuesday, August 16 - and ever since it has been swarmed with attention.

Work will begin on a new CYCLOPS junction in South Manchester next week. The busy Brooks Bar junction in Whalley Range, sees five lanes of traffic crossing and is a route into many areas south of the city.

Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright has compared the ongoing situation at Manchester United to that of Mike Ashley's tenure as Newcastle United owner.

Manchester United are considering a move for Lyon forward Moussa Dembele, with Erik ten Hag reigniting interest shown by United earlier this year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorManchester rapper Aitch has apologized for painting over a mural of late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, apparently inadvertently, with an ad for his new album “Close to Home,” and promised to “get this [situation] fixed pronto.”As noted by Stereogum, the ad went up Wednesday in Manchester’s Northern Quarter on Port Street ahead of Aitch’s album’s release on Friday.“It’s come to light that the iconic Ian Curtis mural on Port Street has been painted over with my album artwork,” Aitch tweeted. “This is the first time I’ve heard of this, me and my team are getting this fixed pronto.

Forensic officers are continuing to investigate at the scene of a shooting in Moss Side as police put in a dispersal order for the area.

Police have released a new image of a teenager who has been missing since the start of August. Aron, 13, was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, August 2 in the Broom area of Rotherham.

The smell of jerk chicken filled the air in a sun baked Moss Side today as the second and final day of the long-awaited return of the Manchester Caribbean Carnival took to Alexandra Park. The carnival had returned this weekend after a two year Covid enforced hiatus, and there couldn't have been a better weekend weather wise to have returned.

Things aren’t getting any better for Manchester United fans after it was confirmed Benjamin Sesko has signed for RB Leipzig.

A man was taken to hospital after trouble flared at an FA Cup tie between Macclesfield FC and Wythenshawe Town. Meanwhile, the Manchester club have been mocked on social media for a complaint about the food at they were offered at the game.

Roy Keane gives more than he gets while on punditry duties for Sky Sports and the Manchester United favourite had to take some back while analysing Manchester City's game against West Ham.

When the Lionesses began their delayed Euro 2021 campaign this summer, they set out with two goals in mind - to lift the trophy and to make more people fall in love with women's football.