Duke of Westminster adds major Manchester landmark to £200m portfolio

Expectant parents are being invited to take part in a spectacular new public art event from the organisers of the Manchester International Festival. Anyone expecting a baby in January 2023 is invited to take part in the event, which will "celebrate new life" with a series of lights beamed into the clouds to mark every new life born in the city.

Holidaymakers are being warned to leave extra time for the drive to Manchester airport for late night or early morning flights due to work about to begin on the M56. The work is due to begin on Thursday July 14 and end on Friday August 5, and will see one busy section of the M56 closed.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive Manchester United player on this season's Fantasy Premier League (FPL), while new signing Tyrell Malacia comes in at a modest £4.5m.

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

Almost every Manchester United international player has reported back for pre-season training after their summer break.

Manchester United target Lisandro Martinez has criticised Virgil van Dijk when asked about which defender he is similar to.

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.

Love Island's Paige Turley and Finn Tapp visited a Glasgow soup kitchen to help them dish out hot food. The couple, who now reside in Manchester, popped back up to Scotland to give a helping hand to the Homeless Project Scotland charity.

Dutch defender was pictured with his new bride, also 27, at the exclusive beach wedding venue Son Marroig, in Mallorca's north west, this morning. A host of big name players - many from Ake's native Holland - put on their sharpest suits to celebrate, with Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk, Manchester United's Donny van de Beek and PSG's Georginio Wijnaldum all in attendance - with European WAGS also putting on a stylish display in summer attire.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has been snapped out and about with a foot brace after injuring his ankle at the end of May.The actor, 20, plays Simon Barlow in the long-running soap, and has been spotted hanging out with friends wearing a foot brace after ending up in A&E at Blackburn Hospital with the injury. He later returned to the hospital for a check-up, getting an x-ray done at the fracture clinic to see how his foot was doing.The Corrie star's ankle seems to be healing well, and he was spotted chatting with friends and drinking a Starbucks coffee while standing on the pavement.

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.

Reports are suggesting Manchester United could be interested in signing Denzel Dumfries this summer – although Gary Neville will be hoping the rumours turn out to be false.

A number of Manchester United supporters are urging the club to complete deals to bring Ajax duo Jurrien Timber and Antony to Old Trafford this summer.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenage boy died following a stabbing in north Manchester.

This week on the Manchester music scene, it’s a real treat.