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Four men have been arrested in dawn raids across Salford.

Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has admitted he is surprised the takeover of the club was not completed before the end of the season.

Pulling plans to build two new platforms at Piccadilly station is a 'decade lost for the North of England', Andy Burnham has said as he pushed back against the move at a meeting of mayors, council leaders and rail chiefs today (June 7). Building platforms 15 and 16 has been seen as key to unclogging congestion on railways across the region – but the proposal was withdrawn last month.

Here are your latest Manchester City evening headlines on Wednesday, June 7.

A 'trail of blood' was left outside a Manchester city centre bar after a 'man with a gun' fled a fight which saw someone stabbed in the leg, according to the police. The Lawn Club in Spinningfields has been closed since the incident on Sunday night (June 4) and its licence has now been temporarily suspended.

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe will get his hands on "the one thing he doesn't have" if his proposed Manchester United takeover goes through.

Beauty buffs are showering praise on a budget £15 anti-ageing serum that plumps the skin and helps to reduce wrinkles. The 'Botox in a bottle' serum has been hailed 'magic' by those who have tried it, and it promises to plump fine lines and blur the look of wrinkles.

The search has finally concluded at a house in Stockport - almost a week after homes were evacuated and police said they had uncovered 'hazardous materials'.

Julie Goodyear has had a “heart-breaking diagnosis” of dementia, her husband has announced. The 81-year-old actress is best known for her role in Weatherfield as Rovers Return barmaid Bet Lynch. In a statement released on Wednesday, her husband Scott Brand said: “My darling wife and I have had to come to terms with this heart-breaking diagnosis.

A little boy whose death led to tributes from Manchester United star Marcus Rashford lost his life after a driver 'failed to concentrate' on the road, a jury has ruled. Kidus Wondwosen, six, who had dreams of becoming a police officer, was his bike near his home in Hulme when he was hit by 34-year-old Jenefer Ebosele.

A suspected county lines gang have been arrested after police raided homes across Bury in the early hours of Wednesday (June 7).

Families of those who died in the Manchester Arena terror attack today called on the government and police to act to ensure lessons are learned after the long-running public inquiry into the atrocity came to a close.

A couple have spoken of their upset after becoming 'stranded' in Dubai amid a row over medical bills they say total more than £11,000. Katriona White, 54, fell seriously ill - leaving her unable to walk - after she and her husband Mick, 54, travelled to the United Arab Emirates from India where he had been working as a football coach.

Tram strikes have been called off days before they were due to cause chaos for punters at Parklife festival and other major events in Greater Manchester. Metrolink staff have been offered a new pay deal by operator KeolisAmey.

A new eight-part Netflix drama explores the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.

The first heat-health alert of the year has been issued for parts of England this week by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office.

The organisers of the hugely popular Levenshulme Market have said that they will be ‘taking a break from trading’ this summer, after blows from the cost of living crisis, problems with fly tipping on its site, and people leaving cars in the car park where it takes place.

Sheikh Jassim delivered a clear promise to Manchester United supporters when first outlining his dream to buy the Premier League giants - but that hugely-inviting statement might now be days away from crumbling.

Piers Morgan claims Lionel Messi is 'quitting elite football' ahead of his proposed move to Inter Miami - and yet he will avoid the 'scathing' criticism that Cristiano Ronaldo faced when he headed to Saudi Arabia.  Ronaldo forced his way out of Manchester United following a damning interview with Morgan that targeted the club and its manager Erik ten Hag. The Portuguese star was widely derided for being a mercenary and taking a mega-money deal to join Al-Nassr, rather than continue at the highest level in Europe.

Cristiano Ronaldo fans fear one of the greatest footballing eras may be coming to an end with the Manchester United icon unlikely to play club football against long-term rival Lionel Messi ever again, with the Argentinian reportedly set to join MLS franchise Inter Miami.

A GMP officer who was accused of misusing police computers after a woman said she would 'suck his d*** for information' was suspended by the force for four years on full pay, a court heard.

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund for the transfer of Jude Bellingham, the German club has confirmed.

A man was left seriously injured after being attacked in Manchester city centre. The victim was assaulted outside a venue on Bridge Street at around 4.40am on March 11.

Benni McCarthy has detailed what life is like on a daily basis for him as a member of Manchester United's coaching team, hailing the amount of work that goes in behind the scenes.

A Stockport college has revealed plans for a ‘specialist’ new teaching block boasting convertible classrooms and an outdoor ‘student square’. Aquinas College, in Heaviley, has submitted proposals for a two-storey building at its base in Nangreave Road, just off the A6.

Holly Willoughby has been flooded with compliments from fans after continuing with her This Morning tradition after Phillip Schofield's exit. The presenter, 42, has been at the centre of drama in recent weeks after her co-hosts dramatic departure from ITV.

Jordan Banjo and his wife have revealed their baby has been rushed to hospital after what has been an 'emotionally draining, frightening week'. The I'm A Celebrity star, who recently appeared on the all-star South African series, has been going through a tough time after his son was diagnosed with sepsis and suspected meningitis.

A plan to cut 24-hour cover at Sale Community Fire Station has come under attack from Trafford's Liberal Democrat group. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is this week launching a public consultation on proposals for a ‘day crew model’ at both Sale and Offerton in Stockport on the grounds that they are the third and second lowest risk areas respectively in the city region.

A new dark drama has dropped on Netflix, chronicling the fallout of a nuclear disaster in Japan.

Footballer Josh Wright is set to star in a new travel series on BBC One.