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Coronation Street star Colson Smith has told fans he's not 'sulking' despite wowing them with his latest fitness update. Over the past four years, the actor has completely overhauled his health and fitness which he first documented in his YouTube doc, Bored of Being the Fat

A man has denied being the 'inside man' in a kidnap and torture plot. Shaun Freeman is accused of giving information to a group that snatched a man before taking him to a lock-up and burning and Tasering him, jurors have previously heard.

A man has told a jury of the moment he was kidnapped after noticing he was being followed by a 'suspicious' black Audi. He had been for a haircut in Hale, Trafford, in April 2019 when he was approached by three men posing as plain clothes police officers.

A man gave a group intel on a ‘friend’ before he was kidnapped and tortured, prosecutors allege.

A candidate in the local council elections in Trafford has taken down a social media account showing saucy pictures of himself. In now deleted posts, Marc Ramsbottom - 'MuscleManc1' - is seen showing off his physique.

Booths has announced the imminent closing date for its Altrincham store next month.

EXCLUSIVE: Zosia Mamet (Girls, The Flight Attendant), Michael Angarano (Oppenheimer, This Is Us) and Tommy Martinez (Good Trouble) have been cast in Peacock’s upcoming comedy series Laid as series regulars. Mamet will play AJ, Angarano will play Richie and Martinez will play Isaac.

Lucy Hale, Lana Condor, and Alexandra Shipp are among the stars who attended a pop-up to celebrate the new Miss Dior fragrance from Dior Beauty.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios‘ crime thriller Play Dirty has four new additions: Keegan-Michael Key (Wonka), Nat Wolff (Which Brings Me to You), Chukwudi Iwuji (The Day of the Jackal), and Thomas Jane (Troppo).

Christine McGuinness branded herself 'unreal' as she glammed up for a charity ball. The model and TV personality joined a number of famous faces who were out in force for the annual Together for Short Lives Ball in London on Monday evening (March 4).

William Earl administrator The 2018 Blumhouse chiller “Truth or Dare” was a profitable hit for the company, making over $95 million worldwide on a $3.5 million budget. The film — about a demon named Calux that is activated by the titular party game — starred a buzzy cast full of young talent, including “Teen Wolf” lead Tyler Posey, “Pretty Little Liars” star Lucy Hale, Violett Beane, Landon Liboiron and Sam Lerner, who all bonded offscreen during filming.

A high-end supermarket that has called a Greater Manchester town its home for the last eight years has announced that it is pulling out after rising costs caused profits to drop. Customers at the Booths in Hale Barns, Altrincham, have called the closure a "huge loss".

Tens of thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of a 14-year-old boy who was found dead in a river.

Nikki Reed is on TikTok and her first video is a hit!

Fool Me Once is the latest Netflix drama adapted from a best-selling Harlan Coben novel that has soared to the top of the streaming charts. The thriller, starring Michelle Keegan, is full of twists and turns a shock ending that has had thousands of Netflix viewers gripped since it launched on January 1.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details on who won the competition.

So many celebrities walked the red carpet at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala on Thursday (December 7) in Los Angeles.

So many stars stepped out for the opening night of ChainFEST, the world’s first gourmet chain food festival!

Greater Manchester schools have topped the league tables for the North West in a new guide for parents. The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide for 2024 has gone live today (Friday).

A judge has told jurors to decide on the 'ultimate issue' of whether the complainants are 'truthful and reliable' in the trial of UK Fast founder Lawrence Jones. Mr Jones, 55, denies two offences of rape.

Italian restaurant group Piccolino has unveiled its "most exuberant restaurant yet" - a new £2mn Piccolino Grande in Wilmslow. The new site features lavish interiors and a huge new Winterised terrace inspired by Tuscany.

Jurors in the trial of Lawrence Jones, who denies two charges of rape, have been urged to ‘not make assumptions’. The 55-year-old, former founder of tech company UK Fast is alleged to have 'stupefied' two young women with unknown drugs before raping them on separate occasions at a flat in Salford in the early 1990s.

Jurors trying millionaire businessman Lawrence Jones - who denies two charges of rape - were asked to consider whether it was likely his two accusers would 'hit upon the same lie'.

Liz Taylor has made a name for herself as a renowned events planner, with celebrity clients ranging from Take That stars and Coronation Street cast members, to even being trusted to plan Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's wedding. But, prior to running her successful events business, Taylor Lynn Corporation, the mum-of-two from Didsbury started out with just £200 in the bank.

A woman who alleges she was drugged and raped by UKFast founder Lawrence Jones told a jury she felt ‘helpless’ and ‘really out of it’ following the alleged incident. Giving evidence at his trial, the woman - referred to in press reports as Woman B - strongly denied being attracted to Mr Jones and disagreed with suggestions they had a consensual sexual relationship.

A woman who alleged she was drugged and raped by Lawrence Jones in his flat in Salford in 1993 told a jury she went to the police because she thought the UKFast founder was a 'serial rapist'.

A woman who alleged she was drugged and raped by Lawrence Jones tearfully told a jury she may have been 'naive' to go back to his flat but that the impact 'has affected the rest of my life'.

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Police will consider their next steps after a coroner ruled the actions of Yousef Makki's killer amounted to manslaughter. His family finally heard the words they had battled for as coroner Geraint Williams ruled their loved one had been 'unlawfully killed' at Stockport Coroners' Court today (October 25).

Greater Manchester Police are set to ‘carefully review’ a coroner’s ruling that Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed by his schoolfriend Joshua Molnar.