Drug dealers brought cocaine into Manchester through the post from Colombia

A family have described feeling 'trapped' and 'scared' after their flights were cancelled at the last minute, stranding them in Turkey, leading to costs of nearly £2,500 for new flights and hotels. It comes amid more chaos at Manchester Airport as mountains of abandoned bags are left after arrivals.

As we head into the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, we’re adding to the excitement with a fantastic round-up of Manchester gigs planned for the summer and beyond.

A drug dealer has been jailed after police raided the city centre hub of his cocaine supply business and found two automatic handguns. Mike Kabeya, 24, ran a drugs supply operation from a plush apartment at South Tower in Manchester city centre.

A drug dealer involved in importing cocaine from Colombia as part of an international crime network has been locked up. Ian Cary, 49, was part of a gang which sourced the class As from the south American country, which has a notorious reputation for drugs cartels.

It cast a shadow over the town hall for many years. Hundreds of vulnerable children were left at risk of sexual abuse, physical harm and neglect as Manchester council staff struggled to deal with the volume of young people and their families in crisis.

Britain's most famous jockey Lester Piggott has died at the age of 86. The legendary rider's amazing career spanned almost 50 years and saw him ride 4,493 winners – the third highest tally in British racing history behind only Sir Gordon Richards and Pat Eddery.

Criminals thought the expensive phones allowed them to deal drugs and commit offences with impunity. But over the past few months, dozens of them have faced justice after the messages they thought were secret became very public.

Bright Eyes have released their first set of ‘Companion’ re-recordings – check them out below.Earlier this year, Bright Eyes announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums over the course of the project, together with a Companion EP for each LP that features new recordings of songs from the original release, plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.Today (May 27), their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’, have been shared.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” Oberst said in a statement about the releases. “We are taking these songs and making them interesting to us all over again.

Drake shared a photo on his Instagram from his first time meeting LA sisters Haim.“Just met the Beatles,” he wrote in the caption alongside the black and white photo which shows the rapper with Este, Danielle and Alana Haim.Haim also shared the photo on their Instagram account, jokingly writing “We’re the Beatles” in their caption.The band are currently on their 2022 North American tour in support of their latest album ‘Women In Music Pt. III‘.

For the third year running, Hotel Indigo Manchester - Victoria Station has picked up TripAdvisor's 2022 Travelers’ Choice Award. The award was bestowed on the city centre hotel earlier this month for ‘demonstrating a commitment to excellence’.

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has acquired Lukas Dhont’s Cannes Competion entry Close for the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.

Catherine Tyldesley was spotted out on a leisurely stroll with her newborn daughter Iris in Manchester on Wednesday.The former Coronation Street welcomed her second child with Tom Pitfield in April, revealing at the time: "We are grateful beyond words and feel overjoyed that our family is complete." And the 38 year old, who took on the role of Eva Price in the popular ITV soap, was seen pushing the little bundle of joy in a pram on a low-key outing. Catherine nailed her off-duty look as she stepped out in a pretty floral patterned midi-dress and a denim jacket to keep her warm.

A mum has told how her autistic four-year-old son had to sleep on the floor of an airport after their easyJet flight was cancelled - leading to the family missing out on their dream holiday.

A man accused over two shootings has told a jury he wasn't involved, insisting he was merely selling drugs. Dominic Hughes, 28, insisted he had nothing to do with the shootings, one at a taxi office in Salford and another at a house in Whitefield months later.

A mum has told how her autistic four-year-old son slept on the floor at Manchester Airport after her family's flight to Turkey was cancelled - leaving them with no way to get on holiday.

Police staged a dramatic ‘boxing’ of a BMW on a Salford motorway this afternoon to stop a driver who evaded cops in Cheshire last week. It was then found the driver then failed a drugs test.

Former Coronation Street star Faye Brookes is back on home turf in Manchester - and was turning heads in a barely-there ensemble as she headed for dinner at The Ivy. Faye is in town ahead of her starring role in Chicago at the Opera House, which opens on Monday night.

Incoming Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has expressed his excitement to work with superstar Cristiano Ronaldo - quashing uncertainty surrounding the Portugal captain's future.

Coheed & Cambria will return to the UK and Europe this October, announcing a 13-date run of shows that they’ll co-headline with Thrice.The tour will kick off in Bristol on Friday October 14, when the respective prog-rockers and post-hardcore outfit take to the stage at the O2 Academy. They’ll follow it up with shows at Academy venues in Birmingham, London and Manchester, before rolling on to Nottingham for a gig at Rock City. A date in Glasgow will wrap up the UK stint on Thursday October 20, before Coheed & Cambria and Thrice start their European jaunt in the Belgian city of Antwerp.