Urgent appeal launched to find missing schoolboy, 9, from Manchester

Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United's 4-2 FA Cup win over Newport County at Rodney Parade on Sunday.

It was a sight that appalled veteran airport worker Paul Derrig. Left in scorching heat outside an aircraft was a dog inside a cage. He took a picture of the pet, the beginning of a two-year fight to get better treatment for animals being transported through Manchester Airport.

The echoing cry of 'Argentina, Argentina' and the colours of the Albiceleste have become familiar sounds and sights in the stands at Manchester United games over the past 18 months, the passion of Lisandro Martinez and the potential of Alejandro Garnacho rekindling a unique relationship with the South American country.

NHS bosses in have pleaded with people to help family members get out of hospital as they deal with hundreds of patients stuck on wards. More than 800 people who are medically fit to go home have been stuck in hospital beds this week in Greater Manchester, as they struggle to get care home placements or for social care packages that would allow them to be discharged.

Five years ago the UK had eradicated measles. But now a national incident has been declared over a sharp spike in the highly infectious virus.

Bus drivers in Greater Manchester have been stripping off to produce not one but two cheeky calendars for 2024.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Passengers were 'stuck on the runway' after a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Dublin was forced to divert 500 miles away to Paris on Sunday (January 21).

Police have issued an appeal for the public's help to find a missing woman from Oldham.

The family of a missing 17-year-old boy are urging him to 'come home soon', police said.

Jet2 has brought forward the launch date of a new route from Manchester Airport to a popular Portuguese city break destination following a surge in interest. The airline and holiday operator will now launch flights and holidays with Jet2CityBreaks to Porto this summer.

A country pub near Chester has been named among the top gastropubs in the UK less than a year after opening its doors. The White Horse in Churton was bought, extensively refurbished and then reopened by chef Gary Usher as part of the Elite Bistros portfolio in March 2023.

A pub in the heart of the Lancashire countryside has been named one of the best in the UK. The Cartford Inn in Little Eccleston has been included in this year’s list of Estrella Damm Top 100 Gastropubs in the UK.

Over £3 million in speeding fines were issued to motorists in Greater Manchester in a year, new figures have revealed. Between November 2022 and November 2023, over 30,000 fines were issued after motorists were caught by speed cameras across the region.

Blue Monday is upon as. No, we’re not talking about the famous New Order song but the name given to the third Monday of January, reputedly the most depressing day of the year.

Picture the scene: you’re bathed in sunshine, lying on a sun lounger on the beach with the sound of waves lapping at the shore, as you relax with a cocktail in hand. It all sounds rather dreamy, especially compared to the chilly conditions we’re experiencing in Greater Manchester right now.

Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho is edging closer to re-signing for Borussia Dortmund, with the England international dropping the biggest hint yet over a transfer.

Annie Kilner, wife of Manchester City player Kyle Walker, has shared that she's taking "some time away" from her footballer husband.Their marriage has been surrounded by rumours and gossip for some time.The couple married in December 2021 and have three children together.There have been ongoing claims of Kyle's unfaithfulness, with Lauryn Goodman even stating the footie star is the dad to her three year old son Kairo. Responding to whispers about her marriage, Annie announced on her Instagram Stories: "Sadly, after many years of marriage and three wonderful children together; I have decided to take some time away from Kyle." She went on to ask for privacy, saying: "I do not wish to comment on the position any further.

Police have an issued an appeal to help find a missing man from Bury.

An appeal for witnesses has been issued by a police watchdog after a young woman died in a police chase. An inquest heard Xena Georgiou, 20, died after the BMW she was driving 'lost control' and smashed into a parked car in Sale, near Manchester.