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Ex-Manchester United hopeful Adnan Januzaj has been released by Real Sociedad following an underwhelming stay.

More than 20,000 trees have been planted by the National Trust across some of its sites in-and-around Greater Manchester as part of the charity’s ‘biggest ever nature conservation’ project in the area.

A three-year-old boy mauled to death by dog suffered head and neck injuries, an inquest opening was told. 'Happy and kind' Daniel John Twigg was attacked by a dog outside a property on Carr Lane in Milnrow, Rochdale, on Sunday afternoon (May 15).

One of Greater Manchester's highest ranking fire officers has lost an appeal against his dismissal. Assistant County Fire Officer, Dave Keelan, who earned £130,000 a year, was suspended by the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service on November 22nd while an investigation took place into an "internal complaint".

Northern quarter gaming bar Pixel has lost equipment worth £25,000 after it was broken into. Thieves stole nine gaming PCs and a monitor from its basement, after breaking in through a fire exit in the early hours of last Friday morning.

In the early hours of May 12 1996 firefighter John Ogden was in a crew responding to a 999 call. He was a member of White Watch, based at Gorton, in Manchester's inner-city.

From Jilly's Rockworld to Rotters and Hacienda to the Wiggly Worm, many iconic nightclubs in Greater Manchester have been and gone.

Prince William and Kate Middleton were seen honouring the victims of the Manchester Arena bombings as they attended the official opening of the memorial of the incident on Tuesday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were pictured greeting the families of those who died from the terror attack and survivors at the Glade of Light memorial by the city’s cathedral for the ceremony ahead of the fifth anniversary of the tragic event. Kate, 40, appeared smartly outfitted for the occasion in a blue and grey tweed coat with a flared skirt and a pair of gold bee earrings — signifying Manchester's worker bee and anti-terrorist symbol — while William, 39, was respectfully dressed in a dark blue suit.The Royal couple previously visited the city’s cathedral in May 2018, as they attended the national service of commemoration there on the first anniversary of the attack carried out by Salman Abedia which saw 22 people killed at Ariana Grande's concert.

Kate Middleton paid a touching tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing by wearing special bee earrings.The Duchess of Cambridge and her husband Prince William were in the city today, Tuesday May 10, to officially open a memorial to the victims of the terror attack.They joined families of those who lost loved ones, others who were seriously affected, and civic dignitaries at an intimate private ceremony just days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the atrocity at an Ariana Grande concert at the Arena on May 22, 2017.The Duke, who earlier in the day appeared alongside his father at the State Opening of Parliament, spoke at a short ceremony before he and the Duchess were taken on a walk around the 'Glade of Light' site where Her Royal Highness laid flowers. And to mark the occasion, and in a show of solidarity with the city, she donned a pair of bee and honeycomb earrings.The worker bee has been an emblem for Manchester for over 150 years and is said to represent the city's hard work ethic and the city being a hive of activity.

Olympic legend Sir Mo Farrah has announced his withdrawal from this year's Great Manchester Run, citing fitness and performance issues. The four-time gold medallist made the decision after finishing second at the Vitality London 10km behind club runner Ellis Cross.

Tributes have been left over this past week in memory of loved ones in Manchester who have recently passed away.

Convenience chain McColl’s has confirmed it will collapse into administration, putting 1,100 shop and 16,000 workers at risk.

Blossoms’ gig in Stockport last night (May 3) was interrupted by a fire alarm, causing the venue to be temporarily evacuated.The band were due to play a hometown show at the Stockport Plaza after premiering their Ribbon Around The Bomb film, which is accompanying their new album of the same name.Before the band went on stage, however, the Plaza’s fire alarm went off, forcing an evacuation of the audience.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, one audience member said: “Blossoms weren’t on yet. There’s a film on promoting their new album and they cut that short, and someone came on and said, ‘Due to circumstances out of our control our alarms have gone off and we will have to evacuate the building’.”Sorry about the fire alarm that went off at @StockportPlaza1.

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Erik ten Hag is on the verge of meeting his new players at Manchester United.

Manchester City Under-18s scored THIRTEEN goals against Newcastle United as the youngsters celebrated being champions on Saturday.