BREAKING: Woman charged with New Year's Eve murder of five-year-old Dylan Scanlon

Joy Division, Sex Pistols, New Order and more bands integral to the city’s musical history, the BPA promises to “celebrate and preserve British popular music and other aspects of popular culture, recognising its pivotal influence on the world stage.”The BPA’s first exhibit will come in the form of ‘Collection’, launching on May 19. A statement describes it as “a distinctively Manchester-flavoured exhibition, underlining why the city is the perfect home for the British Pop Archive.

A popular plant-based, fast-food restaurant is set to make its northern debut in Manchester later this month. Already well established in London and Brighton, The Vurger Co. will open in the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter on April 23.

Stephen Griffin is an Associate Professor of Viral Oncology at the University of Leeds. Here, he shares his perspective on the announcement that the Covid-19 vaccine has been recommended for children ages five to 11 - including how seeing his young son suffer in hospital with meningitis affected him.

Neighbours have told of their shock following the death of a 91-year-old man in a house explosion in Wythenshawe. Widower Frank Burton, 91, was found dead in his home following the blast on Brownley Road on Thursday evening.

Fontaines D.C. have added extra dates to their 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour – see the new dates below and pick up tickets here.The band’s tour, which will come after the release of their third album ‘Skinty Fia’ in April, kicks off at Hull Bonus Arena on November 7, with dates also lined up in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Dublin before the jaunt wraps up at Belfast Ulster Hall on December 7.After tickets went on sale for the tour this morning (March 30), the band have now added three more dates to the run.The five-piece will now play Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on November 12 as well as the initial date the previous night, as well as an extra gig at London’s Eventim Apollo on November 25 and a second show at Dublin’s Vicar Street on December 1.Pick up tickets for the gigs here and see the full updated schedule below.NOVEMBER 20227 – Hull, Bonus Arena8 – Leeds, O2 Academy11 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse12 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse (new show)15 – Stockton, Globe Theatre17 – Glasgow, O2 Academy19 – Swansea, Arena21 – Birmingham, O2 Academy24 – London, Eventim Apollo25 – London, Eventim Apollo (new show)28 – Edinburgh, O2 Academy30 – Dublin, Vicar StreetDECEMBER 20221 – Dublin, Vicar Street (new show)3 – Galway, Leisureland5 – Limerick, Live At The Big Top6 – Derry, Millennium Forum7 – Belfast, Ulster HallAlong with last week’s news of the tour, the band shared the brand new single and title track from their forthcoming new album.

A 12-year-old girl who was arrested after another girl was stabbed before school has been released under investigation.

Two men have been arrested after a 'brawl' led to a stabbing in Bury town centre. A 24-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after emergency services rushed out to the scene at around 5am on Sunday morning (March 28).

Concerns are growing about the whereabouts of a mum and her three-year-old daughter who have been missing for four days. The pair, who are from Lancashire, are also understood to have links to Greater Manchester.

A teenager who chased a 16-year-old boy while armed with a knife just wanted to 'scare' him., a court heard. The 17-year-old defendant, who can't be named for legal reasons, claimed he and others had followed 16-year-old Rhamero West after seeing him drive at a drug dealer 'as if he was going to run him over'.

The family of a 16-year-old who died after a police chase have told an inquest they believe the pursuit was ‘disproportionate’. Kyle Hudson died in Bramhall when the Toyota Yaris he was driving careered off Moss Hall Lane in the early hours of November 13, 2020. At the time, he was being pursued by a Cheshire traffic cop in a BMW.

A new documentary will tell the story of the remarkable life and untimely death of Moss Side boxing hero Phil Martin

A 10-year-old boy has gone missing in south Manchester.

A group of eight year-old boys are walking from Old Trafford to Anfield to raise money for Alder Hey Children’s hospital in Liverpool this weekend. The group, from the St.Helens area of Merseyside were inspired to walk between the two stadiums after one of the boys, Isaac O’Connor, walked 24 miles from his home to Old Trafford last October to raise money for the same cause.

A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with murdering another teenager in Salford. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with one count of murder between January 29 and January 30 relating to the death of 17-year-old Alan Szelugowski.

A little boy who loves trains will be the star attraction of a miniature railway's charity fun day this weekend. Four-year-old Percy Sherwood-Brown is not only a huge miniature train fan, but is also a current out-patient of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Alan Szelugowski in Salford.

The concerned family of a missing man who has dementia is appealing for help to find him.

Eight men have been charged for the abuse of two teenage girls in Rochdale between 2002 and 2006.