An adult-only ball pit with bingo, drag brunches and burlesque shows is opening in Manchester

With the warm weather coming in and school being out, it’s tempting to beat the heat and stresses of the kitchen and opt to eat out instead. And now, YO! customers can shave a third off their bill most days until September.

These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Saturday, July 23.

Bruno Fernandes and Fred have taken to social media to share their reactions after Manchester United were made to settle for a draw against Aston Villa, despite taking a 2-0 lead.

Diogo Dalot admits Manchester United lacked energy in the second-half of their draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.

Pet dogs will be allowed on board Metrolink trams as part of a three-month trial due to launch next month, transport bosses announced today. It means people's pooches will get to ride supervised for the first time in the network's 30-year history.

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths will feature in the entirety of series 9 of the Channel 4 show amid his bowel cancer journey. The 47-year-old, who works as the barman on the popular programme, announced he had been diagnosed with the disease in September last year. Merlin, who has been in and out of hospital in recent weeks, will be back behind the bar and serving singletons their drink requests as they prepare to meet the partner of their dreams in the new episodes, which begin airing tonight.

Rising costs are hitting households from the poorest to the wealthiest, with more misery to come, a leading economic think tank warned. The latest inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 9.4% in June, up from 9.1% in May.

A man who has been hailed as Britain’s kindest plumber has helped a disabled man who was left without food and facing a debt with his gas company of nearly £1,500.

Mikel Arteta has said that Bukayo Saka is close to signing a new contract at Arsenal, dealing a potential blow to Manchester City's transfer plans.

Manchester United target Brian Brobbey has reportedly informed the club he won't be signing for them and will instead return to Ajax.

Hot off the back of his impressive Glastonbury performance a few weeks ago, singer-songwriter Sam Fender will be taking to the stage at Castlefield Bowl this week, in what is expected to be an electric and captivating performance.

Olivia Rodrigo had a surprise for fans at a dive bar in Manchester, U.K., on Sunday night.

Pixies – your favourite band’s favourite band – will be rocking up in Manchester on Tuesday, July 5 as part of Sounds of the City. With new album Doggerel set for a September release, the alt-rock pioneers return to the Castlefield Bowl stage eight years after a headline spot back in 2016.

summer transfer window is in full swing, but it is not only agents and club owners who are working full tilt – behind the scenes the removal men who ship the star players' belongings across the globe are flat out, too. Elite footballers are crisscrossing the world this month as squads worth hundreds of millions of pounds are assembled for next season and VIP shippers are following them to all corners of almost every continent, to fetch or deposit prized possessions. '[Once the deal is done] they want to move tomorrow, or today even', said Andy Wells, owner of Premier Relocations, who will move more than 100 players this summer.

June was a massive month for gigs in Manchester, playing host to city son Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, The Killers and Alisha Keys. And July is shaping up to be a whopper of a month for live music, too.