"Bosomy Betsy": The classic drink Manchester invented and then forgot

Buying a property that needs work doing to it can be a great investment, especially if you manage to snap one up at a cheap price. By doing a DIY renovation and keeping costs low, you can significantly increase the value of a house and go on to sell it for much more than what you initially paid for it.

If you thought you saw about a dozen walking poo emojis waving placards through town earlier, your eyes weren't deceiving you. A 'dirty protest' took place in Manchester today (April 18) with an important message for passers-by.

Andy Burnham hit back at criticism of his record on policing at hustings hosted by the Manchester Evening News today (April 18). The Labour mayor who is hoping to be re-elected for a third term next month clashed with other candidates when quizzed about Greater Manchester Police.

What's your key question for the candidates vying to be the next Greater Manchester Mayor?

Bastian Schweinsteiger has admitted he has no hard feelings over the way he was treated by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

Serie A champions Napoli are reportedly planning an audacious bid to sign Manchester United centre-back Willy Kambwala.

These were the luxury watches worn by a father and son as the pair were caught at Manchester Airport. Asim Tufail and Junnaid Tufail were waiting in the departure lounge in Terminal one to board a flight to Dubai when officers struck.

Paul Ince has admitted he realised Liverpool didn't have the mentality to replicate Manchester United's success quickly after making a controversial move to Anfield.

TV personality Vicky Pattison was "turned away at the door" while trying to watch Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson's live tour.The former Geordie Shore star documented her ordeal on Instagram with her followers on Friday night, April 5. The 36-year-old beauty posted a selfie on her story, commenting: "Only reason I'd be out on a Friday night with a half marathon ahead of me...and that's to see the Staying Relevant podcast tour." However just moments later she updated fans, saying she and fiancé Ercan Ramadan had not been allowed into London's O2 Apollo venue.

There's a Manchester derby of sorts on Saturday, but it will be a world away from the billion pound empires that collide when Manchester City and Manchester United lock horns. The biggest game in Manchester won't be at the Etihad or Old Trafford, but down the road at Boundary Park.

A popular family-run bakery and deli in Salford has announced it is set to open a new pizzeria later this month aiming to ‘redefine’ Manchester’s pizza scene.

A partial solar eclipse is set to take place across Scottish skies on Monday evening (April 8) and people will be eagerly anticipating this fun phenomenon.

A change to airport liquid security rules has been delayed by a year after several major airports - including Manchester Airport - are unable to meet the deadline to install new scanning technology. The Government initially set a deadline of June 1 2024, but many airports will not have the technology in place in time.

The Dandy Warhols and The Black Angels have announced a UK and European co-headline tour for this autumn – find all the details below.The run of joint dates is set to kick off in Paris on September 21 before the two bands head to Brussels, Den Haag, Utrecht and Berlin ahead of a stop-off at Cannonball Festival in Copenhagen.From there, The Dandy Warhols and The Black Angels will head to the UK and Ireland for concerts in Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Bristol at the end of September and into early October.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (April 5).

With two weeks off school it can be hard to keep the kids entertained over the Easter holidays. It’s especially tricky when the weather is hit and miss.

In the last few months, we have been asking residents where the best area, park, cafes and bars are in Greater Manchester. Recently we went down to the magical place of Wigan to ask people for their recommendations.

As war continues to rage in Gaza, the Bishop of Manchester has used his Easter message to call for peace and told how he 'clings to the hope... that love will ultimately triumph over hate'. The Rt Rev David Walker admits he finds it 'hard to be optimistic' in the face of 'children being killed, hostages tortured, and homes bombed to obliteration'.

Amid the mansions in one of Greater Manchester's leafiest suburbs sits a row of pristine white cottages with a little-known history.

When the Manchester United squad reported to Carrington on Sunday, August 14, 2022, on another baking hot summer's day, they were expecting the usual post-match recovery day. Those players who had featured the previous day would generally be working inside, while the squad members who didn't feature would do a demanding session aimed at getting the intensity of a match into their legs. But on this day, it would be different.

A Manchester mum gave birth to her twins 22 days apart in different hospitals. Kayleigh Doyle, 22, was pregnant with perfectly healthy twins and didn't know there were any problems until her waters broke at 22 weeks.