“Adoption can be transformational for all involved. It’s a big decision - but it can be the best decision that you can make"

The final seven Eurovision Song Contest locations in the UK have been revealed. The contest's executive supervisor Martin Osterdahl joined Scott Mills and Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 on Friday morning (August 12) to announce the shortlist for the 2023 event.

This weekend will see the grand re-opening of one of Withington’s grandest landmarks, but not as you may know it. The Old District Bank has been lovingly restored as an all-day restaurant, bar and music venue, underpinned by a strong community ethos.

Leaders in Greater Manchester have joined the Mayor of London in condemning Avanti West Coast to cut the number of services to and from the capital. City-region mayor, Andy Burnham, leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have penned a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, asking for an urgent meeting to restore the full timetable.

Proposed cuts to bus services in Stockport could have a ‘devastating’ effect, a borough transport chief has warned. Government funding helped to keep bus services going during the pandemic, as plummeting passenger numbers put them at risk.

Manchester’s building boom is still rumbling on, despite the disruption caused by the pandemic. The city’s skyline remains crowded with cranes, and that doesn’t look like it’s changing any time soon.

Arriva drivers will continue strike action next week after negotiations between the bus operator and the unions representing workers failed to reach an agreement.

A blueprint to reduce teenage offending across Greater Manchester by transforming the way they are handled by police has been unveiled. A report presented to the Greater Manchester Police, Crime and Fire Panel puts the emphasis on "child-centred policing".

A large bin bag filled with cannabis has been seized from a car reported stolen two months ago. Greater Manchester Police spotted the car - a white Ford EcoSport - in Bolton.

A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being hit by a bus on a busy road in south Manchester on Tuesday evening (August 2). The incident sparked a huge emergency services response on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme.

The Premier League reportedly plans to release in-game conversations between VAR officials this season.

This year’s GP Patient Survey revealed a big decrease in satisfaction from patients - particularly with their ability to get appointments. However, there are still many surgeries getting glowing feedback from those who use them - including one in Greater Manchester that has climbed to the country's top spot.

Love Island star Liam Llewellyn has spoken out for the first time since exiting the villa after only six days on the ITV2 dating show. The 23-year-old Welsh student had been coupled up Gemma Owen before she was put into a new couple with the series' first bombshell Davide Sanclimenti.

A Salford warehouse selling items online has been fined £40,000 after a court found the business was putting workers in danger.

Will he stay or will he go? Frenkie de Jong's future is one of the biggest talking points in football right now, even if that man Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen some attention with his own transfer saga.

Cheaper fares for buses in Greater Manchester which were set to start from September have still not been signed off, Andy Burnham has admitted. However, the mayor, who announced that a new flat fare structure would come into effect by the end of the summer, said he is 'very hopeful' it will happen.

A 22-year-old woman who changed her life after not being able to fit in the rides at Thorpe Park had a drastic transformation from 27st 2lb - size 28 - to 13st 4lb - size 12 - after having an irreversible gastric sleeve operation at just 20.

The Sun that whilst the pair have only been dating a short time, Inbetweeners actress Emily is “very keen” to take their relationship even further.Emily never fails to make us all jel when it comes to her rumoured boyfs. She was recently linked to England and Manchester City footballer Jack Grealish after the pair reportedly enjoyed some secret dates, as well as comedian and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Seann Walsh.