A brand-new Thai barbeque spot and cocktail bar is opening in Manchester next week

A new independent cinema will open in Leigh this summer. The inside of Leigh Film Factory is currently under development and the public can get a small glimpse of what is to come after the team decided to offer a sneak peek.

Harry Styles had a surprise for someone very special to him, as he performed the first of two huge homecoming gigs in Manchester, U.K. on Wednesday.

A family from Devon have had to relocate to Manchester in order to treat their nine-year-old boy's bone cancer. Jack Middleton, a young motocross star, is being cared for in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

A 71-year-old man died after being 'struck by a motorcycle' as he crossed the road, an inquest heard.

"I've talked a lot about New York tonight" Alicia Keys stated to the packed out, high energy crowd at the AO Arena after singing New York City and Empire State of Mind. "Now I want to talk about Manchester."

Nearly 36,000 older people in Greater Manchester are missing out on more than £1,700 a year in pension top-up payments, new figures reveal. Around £70 million is unclaimed across the city-region, with pensioners now being urged to check if they are eligible for the payment which 'could make all the difference'.

Now that the Jubilee bank holiday period is over, many of us may be itching for another free day off work.

Rina Sawayama has discussed how she was inspired by the “fake stories” on Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore’ for her new album ‘Hold The Girl’.The singer’s follow-up to 2020 debut album ‘SAWAYAMA’ is due out on September 2, via Dirty Hit, and was previewed last month with the single ‘This Hell’.In a new interview with Rolling Stone UK about the album, Sawayama spoke of being struck by the way Swift told stories of other people on her 2020 lockdown album, moving away from the autobiographical work of her past.“I remember when Taylor Swift released Folklore, I was like, ‘This bitch is writing about fake stories and she just wrote a whole album. If she can do it, I need to do it,’” Sawayama said, revealing that it was too painful to write songs about her own experiences while going through therapy.Discussing how she wants to keep her personal issues out of her songs for the time being, the singer added: “For me, it’s important that the listener is able to listen to it as a pop record first without that background, [and] make their own feelings about it.

An inquest has opened into the death of a cyclist who died after being struck by a car at a busy junction in Bolton. Lee Rayner, 52, was killed in the collision on Chorley New Road earlier this month.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs played new songs to fans at LA’s Teragram Ballroom last night (May 30) – watch them perform ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’ and see the setlist below.The New York band aired classics including ‘Maps’ and ‘Heads Will Roll’ but also treated fans to two new songs including ‘Spitting…’, which was announced last week (featuring Perfume Genius) and is released tomorrow (June 1). A song called ‘Black Top’ was also played, according to notes on setlist.fm.It’s not known if the new tracks will feature on a forthcoming album. Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been on a lengthy hiatus; their last album, ‘Mosquito‘, was released in 2013.The Karen O-fronted band revealed recently that they’d signed a new record deal with Secretly Canadian.

Manchester’s highly-anticipated new park has taken another step forward this month. Mayfield Park will be the city centre’s first new park in more than 100 years.

A bar offering people the chance to channel their competitive side through axe throwing, digital darts and beer pong will open its doors at Manchester's Printworks this June. Said to be the UK's first and only battle bar, Boom Battle Bar, combines food and drink with a 'entertainment battleground' full of competitive games for all ages.

For the third year running, Hotel Indigo Manchester - Victoria Station has picked up TripAdvisor's 2022 Travelers’ Choice Award. The award was bestowed on the city centre hotel earlier this month for ‘demonstrating a commitment to excellence’.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has seemingly opened the door for Manchester United to sign Frenkie de Jong during the upcoming summer transfer window.

Justin Bieber has added another date to the UK leg of his upcoming ‘Justice’ world tour.The pop star initially announced a run of UK dates last November that included two shows at London’s The O2, along with further gigs in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow and Aberdeen. He later added another O2 date.Today (May 24) Bieber has added a fourth night at the O2 due to popular demand (buy tickets here from 9am this Friday, May 27).He’ll perform 11 UK shows as part of the world tour, which restarted again in Mexico on Sunday (May 22).

Incoming Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has expressed his excitement to work with superstar Cristiano Ronaldo - quashing uncertainty surrounding the Portugal captain's future.