A small piece of Mancunian history could return to its Northern Quarter home

Bolton’s link to the rest of Greater Manchester could end up being the unlikely beneficiary of the scrapping of HS2 as plans to bring the Metrolink tram service to the town look on the cards. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to invest nearly £4billion on improving connectivity in the Northern towns and cities when the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester was axed last week.

A girls' night out ended in terror for a group of young women. One was sexually assaulted in her flat and her friend was slapped by the culprit as she desperately tried to make him leave.

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Rishi Sunak 'hasn't spoken to any northern leaders' after he axed the HS2 rail link to Manchester, a mayor who also complained about his alternative proposals said today.

An inspirational woman has been recognised for her work raising money for charity at the BBC Radio Manchester Make a Difference Awards.

A speeding driver inhaled laughing gas and filmed a Snapchat clip moments before ploughing into a wall and killing a 17-year-old girl. University graduate Rohail Jillani reached speeds of up to 98mph on the Mancunian Way before losing control of his Mercedes A180.

Hundreds of rail services will be cancelled on Wednesday as train drivers across the country go on strike.

Laufey‘s new album ‘Bewitched’ has broken numerous records since it was released last month.The album broke a record on Spotify, recording the biggest first day for a jazz album on the streamer in history.It also debuted at Number 23 on the all-genre Billboard 200, marking Laufey’s first appearance on the chart, and is still comfortably sitting in the top 100 almost a month on from release.The album’s lead single ‘From The Start’ also proved massively successful, clocking up 1 million streams in less than 24 hours upon release and gaining a further 1.75million streams a day since. With that, it has become, currently, the most-streamed jazz song in the world.Speaking to NME The Cover earlier this year, Laufey explained why she was drawn to explore ideas about love, relationships and romanticising one’s own life on the album.““I think love makes everyone really silly,” Laufey says.

Coronation Street stars including Channique Sterling-Brown and Jane Hazlegrove looked fabulous as they were seen on-screen, as their characters, attending the soap's first-ever successful gay wedding. There was plenty of joy on-screen in the ITV soap on Monday night (October 7) as Paul Foreman and Billy Mayhew finally tied the knot.

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More than 170 homes could be built at a Stockport quarry. An application from Stewart Milne Homes sets out a plan to build 172 houses in the Offerton area of Stockport.

Five Labour mayors including Andy Burnham have warned failure to deliver in full on HS2 would 'leave swathes of the North with Victorian transport infrastructure unfit for purpose'.

Libraries across Greater Manchester will be participating in Black History Month by hosting events celebrating black female pioneers who made history.

A disease that doctors know 'almost nothing' about is affecting an estimated 250,000 people in the UK. Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME, is a long-term condition that can cause extreme tiredness and is most common among women.

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the first Northern Soul all-nighter, an event that defined a generation in the UK and beyond.

Plans to build 1,400 new homes in Rochdale have been submitted to the council by a developer.

Manchester United will assess Raphael Varane, Mason Mount, Sofyan Amrabat and Harry Maguire in their final training session ahead of their Premier League match at Burnley.

Seeing the Northern Lights is something on the top of most people’s bucket lists and Iceland is one of the best places to spot them during the winter months. For a limited time Icelandair is offering a holiday package deal with flights, accommodation and tours all included for less than £500 per person.

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For the first time in the history of the NHS, hospital doctors of every grade are going on strike at the same time. With only Christmas Day-levels of staff, only the most urgent and emergency cases will be prioritised.