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A controversial block of flats is set to be built at a south Manchester Tesco car park as the developer behind the plans won an appeal, overturning the town hall's decision. The plans for 75 apartments off Parrs Wood Lane in East Didsbury were rejected by Manchester council after hundreds of objections.

A schoolgirl who died after being pulled from a river in Tameside has been named. Abbie Walton, 15, was pronounced dead despite the best efforts of paramedics last night (June 14).

A community has been left devastated once again after two girls from same school tragically died in water-related incidents in less than a year.

There is a lot riding on Vicky Jenson’s upcoming musical animation Spellbound about a princess on a mission to reverse a spell that has transformed her beloved king and queen parents into rampaging monsters.

Asda in Trafford Park has been closed to the public after yesterday's deluge damaged the roof.

Trains were delayed, Manchester City treble celebrations were halted, roads became flooded and a man sailed down a street in a kayak after Greater Manchester was battered by downpours again on Monday (June 12).

Hollywood actress Noreen Nash, who has starred in films like The Southerner, Giant and The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold, has died aged 99. The star died of natural causes while at her home in Beverly Hills, her eldest son Lee Siegel Jr. has revealed.

In person screen testing for the roles of Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane in the upcoming new film, Superman: Legacy, are expected to be happening in the next few weeks, and there are allegedly 3 frontrunners for each of the two leading roles.

Drivers are being warned to expect delays on a busy road heading into Manchester following a crash. Officers have been called out to Ashton Old Road, near the border of Openshaw and Audenshaw, following a collision this morning (June 7).

With the arrival of 80,000 party-goers over the Parklife 2023 weekend, roads around the site will be closed, as well as some motorway junctions too. Here’s a rundown of the closures in full…

A crumbling former pub building stands as a lonely relic of a lost estate, demolished just 20-years after it was built.

Forensics investigators are scouring a canal towpath close to the scene where a woman was stabbed to death as a murder probe enters its third day. The 51-year-old victim was found seriously injured on Edge Lane in Droylsden just after noon on Friday and died around 45 minutes later.

A rugby club is planning a major revamp of its grounds - including improvements to its clubhouse, a new 3G pitch and up to 100 new homes. Stockport Rugby Union Football Club is also proposing a 75-bed care as part of the scheme, which includes its base at Headlands Road, Hazel Grove, and neighbouring land south of Jacksons Lane.The combined 20 acre site is split into two main parcels. The first, to the west of Wallbank Road includes the rugby club, its three playing pitches and Wild Things Soft Play Centre. The second, lying to the east of Wallbank Road, covers open fields, a rugby pitch and a small informal private allotment/orchard, south of existing homes on Jacksons Lane. An access track, via Wallbank Road, connects the two.The proposed residential area will occupy the eastern part of the site, with the new 3G playing pitch to the west. Enhancements to the clubhouse will include an extension to provide women’s changing facilities, a first aid room, a larger kitchen/dining area and a disabled lift and toilet.

Nineteen activists have been arrested ahead of plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby on Saturday, police said.

The family of a teenage girl who was mauled to death by four dogs today backed a new campaign for stricter laws amid a series of recent fatal attacks, saying: "Things are at breaking point. We want justice for families."

A man was tragically found dead in a park less than 500 metres from where he was reported missing a week before.

A grieving daughter whose dad died in a 'freak accident' at work says her life is 'ruined' and her family has been 'destroyed'.

A 39-year-old man has died following a house fire in Stockport. Firefighters spent five hours tackling the blaze on Garners Lane in the early hours of Friday.

A police officer who caused a teenage boy to be left in a 'vegetative' state after crashing into him while responding to an emergency has been jailed. PC Sarah De Meulemeester, 26, drove at speeds of up to 61mph on 30mph roads in wet conditions through Stockport on Boxing Day 2020.

Police are yet to trace a man reported to have been struck by a car in Heywood. A large cordon was put in place for several hours following the incident on Peel Lane just after 11.40am this morning (Tuesday).

George and Amal Clooney stepped out in style for  the 2023 Prince's Trust Awards, put on by and TKMaxx & Homesense, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England.The 62-year-old Oscar-winning actor and the 45-year-old barrister walked the red carpet hand-in-hand as they smiled for the cameras. Amal looked stunning in a chic jumpsuit that she paired with a black belt.

Rachel Brosnahan “would jump at the chance” to join the “Superman” empire.

Rachel Brosnahan‘s name has been mentioned once or twice for the Superman: Legacy movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Production has wrapped on the Piki Films (JoJo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) and Sandy Lane Productions (Bad Behaviour) family drama The Mountain from Kiwi filmmaker Rachel House.

This was the dramatic moment a police chase came to a sudden end before the driver fled the scene. Greater Manchester Police began a 'lengthy' investigation to track down Michael Turner after he made off from his car on a narrow country road near Bolton.

A luxury, grade II listed hotel in a pretty Cheshire village has undergone a £850,000 transformation. Once the country sea of the Armitstead family, the De Vere Cranage Estate, part of De Vere's portfolio of country estate hotels, was designed by the famous British architect Lewis Wyatt.

A man has admitted owning a pack of dangerously out of control dogs which mauled a girl of six.

As Judge Hilary Manley jailed Lewis Jones for life at Manchester Crown Court, her words left the top ranks of Merseyside Police concerned.

A pedestrian has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Elgin.

Cheer star Monica Aldama shared her reaction to the news that student Madi Lane is suing her and Navarro College for allegedly concealing a sexual assault.