Behind the scenes at the 'intergalactic' rollerskating rink that's landed in Manchester

Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch believes it could cost Manchester United "50 to 60" million euros to prize highly-rated defender Jurrien Timber away from Ajax this summer.

When Manchester’s city council made a strategic decision back in 2013 to improve the infrastructure of its creative industries, it decided to put its money into bricks and mortar with the construction of the £35M ($42.7M) Space Studios Manchester. The purpose-built facility for high-end TV, film and commercial production, which sits in West Gorton, Manchester, features more than 85,000 square feet of sound stages and has housed high-end TV drama ranging from BBC’s Peaky Blinders to season 4 of The Crown to, most recently, Sony/Marvel’s Morbius.

Straight-talking celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay showed his sweet side when he headed to a new Salford cake cafe on a surprise visit on a break from filming this week. Foodie firebrand Gordon is understood to be filming on a top secret new project in the city.

Buzz Lightyear’s cute robot cat, Sox, has been sent to infinity and beyond from the Peak District. A toy version of Sox, featured in the new Lightyear movie, has been sent beyond the Earth’s atmosphere into space - and landed in Spalding.

This Morning has dismissed reports that popular presenters Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond, who currently host the Friday slot on the ITV show, are “bickering” behind the scenes. The duo replaced previous presenters Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford on the Friday slot earlier this year, with it reported that the new presenting pair are not getting on.

The number of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 in Greater Manchester has almost doubled in the space of a week. There were 251 Covid-related hospital admissions in the week ending June 12, compared to 133 the week before - an increase of 89pc.

Harry Styles had a surprise for someone very special to him, as he performed the first of two huge homecoming gigs in Manchester, U.K. on Wednesday.

A family from Devon have had to relocate to Manchester in order to treat their nine-year-old boy's bone cancer. Jack Middleton, a young motocross star, is being cared for in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Stretford has been chosen as one of five towns to get a huge chunk of money toward improving its high street.

Whatever your age, whether you're interested in science or art, want to get hands-on and have fun, or just want to find out more about the work that takes place at the University, you can do all this and more at the University of Manchester's upcoming Community Festival.

If you wanted super glamorous or insanely pretty nail art, you may think you'd need to visit a glitzy salon in Manchester city centre or head to footballer haunts like Wilmslow, Alderly Edge or Hale. But some of the most mind-blowing nail designs can actually be found in Northenden.

Manchester residents will be given a unique opportunity to speak directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tonight in a live Q&A session.

The summer transfer window officially opens its doors today (Friday), meaning clubs in England are now free to trade as they wish up until September 1.

Manchester United want to keep Eric Ramsay as part of Erik ten Hag's backroom staff, despite the coach being on the shortlist to take over as Barnsley's next manager.

Nearly 36,000 older people in Greater Manchester are missing out on more than £1,700 a year in pension top-up payments, new figures reveal. Around £70 million is unclaimed across the city-region, with pensioners now being urged to check if they are eligible for the payment which 'could make all the difference'.

Manchester United have been offered a solution to their captaincy dilemma as Erik ten Hag continues to mull over who will wear the armband next season. Changes are starting to be sanctioned at Old Trafford in the dressing room and as part of a wider shake-up behind the scenes.

This Manchester band are about to go from playing at tiny clubs to opening up for Liam Gallagher at his epic Knebworth opening night. Pastel will play the biggest gig of their lives today after Liam personally requested the band to open his first night at Knebworth where 80,000 fans are expected.

It’s 4am on Middleton Road, and the front of the Heaton Park Shul is slowly revealing itself, though the sun is still at least an hour away. Opposite, there’s light and the sound of clattering trays coming from behind the plastic curtains at Manchester’s oldest kosher bakery.

Amber Heard said that the “disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” in her first public reaction to a jury’s verdict finding her liable for defaming ex-husband Johnny Depp in an op ed in The Washington Post.

My Chemical Romance are back, much to fans’ delight.