Aitch promises “a lot of new music” to come in 2023

There’s a buzz in Manchester on a Friday afternoon. An influx of weekend warriors, ready to enjoy everything the city has for 24, 36, or 48 hours.

Coming face to face with a burglar who potentially wants to hurt you is nothing short of a nightmare.

New mum Molly-Mae Hague went for her first night out away from daughter Bambi as she "learnt to socialise again" on dinner with friends. Molly-Mae and her boxer partner Tommy Fury, both 23, met on Love Island in 2019 and welcomed their first child together in January. Since then, Molly, like most new mums, has been busy enjoying the newborn cuddles and getting into the swing of life as a first time mum.

A wide range of legal changes and new laws will be introduced from April as we enter a new tax year.

A brand new waterside cafe has officially been opened at Pennington Flash in Leigh.

Eamonn Holmes’ looks unrecognisable in a new snap, leaving his fans stunned.The TV presenter took to Instagram late on Thursday 2 March, sharing a selfie of him alongside Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez.The pair can be seen smiling into the camera as they cosy up for the snap - which appears to be taken at a restaurant. Eamonn captioned the snap: “On the pitch u may not want to run into Lisandro Martinez but off it what a nice guy”.The blurry photo has since been questioned by fans as Eamonn, 63, appears to have used a filter. “Are you sure that’s you, Eamon?” questioned one of his 767,000 followers, as another wrote: “Doesn't even look like Eamon???” “Don’t use filters please,” insisted another, while a fourth penned: “Overdone the filter there Eamonn, doesn’t look like you at all”.

Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an explosive device in the foyer at the venue at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017.A 207 page report has found two pieces of information about Abedi were assessed at the time by the security service as not being terrorism-related, but Chairman Sir John Saunders said, having heard from MI5 witnesses at the recent hearings, he considered that did not present an “accurate picture”, reports BBC News.One officer admitted they considered a possible pressing national security concern on one of the pieces of intelligence but did not discuss it with colleagues straightaway and did not write up a report that same day.As a result of this, Sir John said: “The delay in providing the report led to the missing of an opportunity to take a potentially important investigative action. Based on everything the security service knew or should have known, I am satisfied that such an investigative action would have been a proportionate and justified step to take.

A teenager who was arrested after a 19-year-old was stabbed in the chest in a 'targeted attack' in a park in Bury has been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Biffy Clyro singer and guitarist Simon Neil and Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro live guitarist, solo artist, and ex-Oceansize frontman), have announced a spring tour before releasing any music.They will be joined by Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Fantomas) on drums and Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) on bass.Empire State Bastard kick the shows off in Glasgow on March 26 at Cathouse before heading to Manchester’s Rebellion on March 27 and London’s The Underworld on March 28. Tickets for the Glasgow show will be available here from 10am GMT this Friday (March 3) and tickets for the other shows here.Empire State Bastard intimate UK tour 2023:MARCH26 – Glasgow, Cathouse27 – Manchester, Rebellion28 – London, The UnderworldThe news follows the band sharing a first teaser of music last week – listen below.A post shared by Empire State Bastard (@esb666_)Neil previously spoke about the project during an In Conversation video chat with NME, where he said he had four albums lined up with Biffy Clyro, Marmaduke Duke, Empire State Bastard and Tippie Toes.He said at the time: “We’ve got the new Biffy record, Marmaduke Duke’s ‘Death Of The Duke’, then we’ve got Tippie Toes which is a mong-ageddon drone project where you can just take some valium and chill out, and then a grindcore extreme metal album called ‘Empire State Bastard’.

There is 'far too much knife crime' in Manchester Chief Constable Stephen Watson has claimed, in response to an M.E.N investigation suggesting it is a 'pandemic'.

A highly sought-after rare 50p coin is allowing people to turn a tidy profit following a bidding war.

What Priscilla So and Brian Hung don’t know about beer probably isn’t worth knowing. So Priscilla has exactly the beer in mind to go with the Hong Kong-style french toast they serve at Harcourt, their new pub in Altrincham.

Extensive new bike storage facilities have been confirmed for cyclists using Manchester Piccadilly railway station in the city centre, the M.E.N. can reveal. Rail bosses said a total of 162 new storage spaces would be created at the station across four separate locations.

Detectives are investigating an arson attack at the former home of a woman jailed after her ex-husband was found tortured to death. Firefighters were called to Coleen Campbell's former home in Clayton, east Manchester, hours after she was locked up for 13 years for the manslaughter of Thomas Campbell, her ex-spouse of 10 years.

The National have shared a second preview of their new album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ – listen to the moving ‘New Order T-Shirt’ below.The band’s ninth album, and first since 2019’s ‘I Am Easy To Find’, will be released on April 28 via 4AD and feature cameos from Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. Swift will appear on ‘The Allcott’ while Bridgers is set to feature on ‘This Isn’t Helping’ and ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’.

Former Manchester United player-turned-coach Phil Neville has claimed that current club Inter Miami signing Lionel Messi "would be probably the biggest signing ever in American sports".

Finding a fresh tomato in a supermarket in Manchester right now is a bit like taking part in a task on the Crystal Maze - you’re either extremely lucky and get through, or you get locked out until one of your friend’s can save the day with a tin of chopped tomatoes from the back of their cupboard.

Plans for a controversial new 1,050-home community on land north of Mosley Common in Wigan, following two rounds of public consultation.

K.J. Yossman Richard Armitage (“The Hobbit” trilogy), Michelle Keegan (“Brassic”) and “Absolutely Fabulous” star Joanna Lumley are set to lead the cast of new Netflix series “Fool Me Once.” Based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name and produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions, the eight-part series stars Keegan (pictured above on set) as Maya Stern, a woman who is struggling to resume her life after her husband Joe (Armitage) is brutally murdered. But things take a turn after Maya spots someone on the nanny cam she has installed throughout her home to keep an eye on her young daughter…someone who is supposed to be dead. Meanwhile Maya’s niece and nephew are also reeling from the murder of their mother several months earlier and set out to find out the truth. Could the two tragedies be related?

The View have announced their new album ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ along with plans for a pair of UK shows this May.The new record is out June 9 via Cooking Vinyl and will be the first from the indie rockers’ in eight years, having spent five years apart before reconvening in 2022 – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.The first taste of ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ arrives in the shape of lead single ‘Feels Like’, which frontman Kyle Falconer described as “anthemic from the get go”.“Even though under the surface it’s about somewhere everyone’s been in their life before: regret of losing someone amazing due to your inner demons and seeing them moving on with their life, when you’re stuck in a ‘nightmare not a dream,’” he explained in a statement.“When I first sat down to write it I had Holden Caulfield from ‘Catcher in the Rye’ in mind. It’s playing out in his mind and it’s his own paranoia destroying him from the inside out when in reality she’s the perfect woman.”Listen to ‘Feels Like’ below.Alongside the album announcement, The View have shared details of two shows this May at Manchester’s Deaf Institute (10) and London’s Oslo (11), their first shows in both cities since 2017.