All the Manchester bars, restaurants and pubs that have sadly closed this year

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Liz Truss looks like she is a leader ‘totally out of her depth’, according to voters in Manchester, with the vast majority calling for a general election.

Radio 4 listeners had quite the wake-up this morning after actress Miriam Margolyes launched into an expletive outburst about the new Chancellor.

Mayor Andy Burnham has said people need to 'cut Manchester City Council some slack' over their decision to axe the city's Bonfire Night celebrations due to 'escalating costs'.

Erik ten Hag has suggested that he sees Victor Lindelof as an ideal option to use on the left-side of defence despite signing Lisandro Martinez to play there in the summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo notched the 700th club goal of his career in Manchester United's win at Everton at the weekend, but as for his long-term future at Old Trafford, an air of uncertainty continues to hover.

The number of people in the UK following a vegan diet has surged in recent years, as the UK market for meat substitutes is now the largest in Europe and worth more than €500m (£450m), according to market and consumer data company Statista. While it was once tricky to find a specialised vegan restaurant, here in Manchester, those following a vegan diet can now pick from more than 50 dedicated meat-free eateries within five miles of the city centre.

Revellers are being warned that 'blue punisher pills' with 'strong effects' are in circulation at the Warehouse Project. The alert was issued by the club as part of its Mandrake project, which aims to root out particularly dangerous drugs.

Celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo's pizza and prosecco restaurant inside Manchester's Arndale Centre has closed - but has swiftly reopened as new Italian restaurant brand Piccolo by Piccolino. The Italian TV star had launched his My Pizza and Prosecco Bar amid a blaze of publicity inside the huge Next in the shopping centre back in 2017.

Emergency services are at the scene after reports of a serious collision tonight said to involve a moped and a taxi. Transport bosses have confirmed Gorton Road has been closed as a result by police between Longford Road and Broadstone Road in Reddish, Stockport.

Former Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has heaped praised on United's Lisandro Martinez ahead of Sunday's derby.

During a time of financial crisis there is one person that many people turn to for advice - and that is Martin Lewis. The Money Saving Expert founder often offers reliable, up-to-date guidance for those struggling in the midst of the cost of living crisis, but today (September 28) it appeared the finance guru became lost for words.

The pound has hit an all-time low against the dollar while Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has defended his tax cuts, which benefit high earners most. Sterling slumped last Friday (September 23) moments after the new Chancellor revealed his 'mini-budget' in the House of Commons.

A National Trust boss has hit out at the Government’s latest plans that are going ‘in the opposite direction’ to supporting the environment. The organisation believes that the recent Investment Zones announcement made by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday could lead to harm for green spaces.

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Government of 'gambling with people's finances and mortgages' with its 'casino economics'. Speaking before his party's annual conference in Liverpool the Labour leader said Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng had shown their 'true colours' with their raft of tax cuts that mainly benefit the wealthy.

A shocking average of 242 incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour PER MONTH were reported on and around Greater Manchester's Metrolink network over the last 12 months, new figures reveal. That equates to an annual total of 2,904 - or around 60 reports every week.

Prizes including a lifetime pass to Good Life Skates, dinner, drinks and a room at the soon-to-open Treehouse Hotel, weekend passes for the Blue Dot festival and hundreds of pounds in vouchers for the city’s top restaurants are being offered in a fundraising raffle.

Labour leaders in Greater Manchester have been reacting with anger to the mini-budget announced by the government this morning. Kwasi Kwarteng lifted the cap on bankers bonuses and scrapped the highest tax rate for those earning £150k a year, as well as a raft of other tax cuts, in a controversial budget today.