DWP issues update amid complaints over £150 disability payment

The owner of the iconic Kendals department store in Manchester has bought a stake in a fashion brand in the city. Frasers Group, which also owns Sports Direct, has snapped up a 4.54% stake in N Brown, whose brands include Simply Be, JD Williams and Jacamo.

It's likely that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will not be concerned with Tyrell Malacia's recent dip in form, despite being substituted at half time in his last two appearances.

Kyle Walker faces a race to recover for the World Cup after Manchester City confirmed the defender has undergone surgery on his groin this week.

Six teenagers who were arrested outside Trafford College for making threats with a 'firearm' have been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray is urging Manchester United loanee Amad to become more selfish inside the penalty area, insisting that his end product is the only thing holding back his development.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for parts of the UK on Wednesday (October 5). All of Scotland, Northern Ireland, most of Wales and northern England will be impacted.

A warning has been issued to train users as rail staff are set to go on strike again next week, causing yet more travel chaos for passengers. Another strike by members in the Aslef union, which represents train drivers, will be held on Wednesday (October 5) while RMT members will walk out again on October 8.

Officers are still to find any 'identifiable' human remains after spending a third consecutive day searching for Keith Bennett on Saddleworth Moor. Greater Manchester Police has been checking the area since Friday (September 30) after receiving information from an amateur sleuth.

Transpennine Express has urged passengers to avoid travelling next month and warned that only a 'handful' of services will be running during the upcoming strike days. Cross-union action by ASLEF, RMT and TSSA will see staff walk out on October 1, with further action planned by TSSA on October 5 and RMT and TSSA set to stage a further strike on Saturday October 8.

Harry Maguire will return to the Manchester United starting XI sooner or later under Erik ten Hag.

Martin Lewis was back at the helm of Good Morning Britain today (September 21) to offer his expert advice amid the cost of living crisis. The Money Saving Expert founder was set to appear alongside Susanna Reid on the ITV news programme every Monday throughout September to to host ‘Martin’s Money Mondays’.

The dad of a tragic twin who died after a hospital trust failed to provide basic medical care for his meningitis is warning parents about sepsis to prevent them from going through the same tragedy.

Former Manchester United director Michael Knighton has suggested that his plan to submit a formal offer to buy the club is progressing 'as planned.'

Head of Wasserman Boxing Kalle Sauerland has warned that the proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will only be confirmed once both fighters are in the ring and the first bell goes.

The parents of a teenager who died after crashing an electric bike have urged cyclists to wear helmets to 'prevent families going through this same tragic hell'.

Wetherspoons has revealed which of its pubs will be open - and which will stay shut - as the Queen's funeral takes place on Monday.

People are being warned of a pollution risk at a popular sea-side after sewage was discharged on beaches - and told to avoid going for a swim.

Trams in Greater Manchester will pause on Monday as the Queen's state funeral is held.

Manchester City's Premier League match against Arsenal, scheduled to take place on Wednesday 19th October, has been postponed.

Full details of the route that thousands of members of the public are expected to queue in to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state have been published.