Ex-teacher goes on trial accused of sexual activity and communication with pupil

The summer holidays are upon us which means you'll no doubt be looking for things to do with the kids.

Foxing fan has become an internet sensation after he climbed the ceiling at the outfit’s recent Ohio show.The “iconic” moment occurred at Cleveland’s Grog Shop on Monday (July 19), in the midst of the outfit’s North American tour with Greet Death and Home Is Where.However, as seen in fan-shot footage below, it wasn’t just the attendee’s mounting the ceiling that caught people’s attention. The ardent fan proceeded to scuttle along ceiling gear from the middle of the room to end up hovering over the stage.This picture doesn’t quite capture the insanity of the moment.

Pet dogs will be allowed on board Metrolink trams as part of a three-month trial due to launch next month, transport bosses announced today. It means people's pooches will get to ride supervised for the first time in the network's 30-year history.

TV highlights of the week together from his home in Essex. They were seen laughing as Linda, 69, struggled to remember the name of the food she had a craving for.

A 14-year-old boy accused of raping a woman in the toilets of a Manchester nightclub was likely known to bouncers at the Gay Village venue, councillors have concluded. CCTV footage from the venue in Bloom Street suggests that the boy, who was arrested but released on bail, was familiar with the club, councillors concluded.

Manchester’s LGBTQ+ community will be celebrated in a new exhibition focusing on two iconic moments of the city-region’s history.

A Greater Manchester MP has accused a cabinet minister of spouting “sexist nonsense” in response to concerns surrounding a 'cover up' on the Covid public inquiry. Ashton-under-Lyme MP Angela Rayner, who is Labour's deputy leader, highlighted reports in the media suggesting the Government was “trying to block evidence to the (Covid) inquiry".

A teenager who accused a former teacher of engaging in sexual activity and communication with him when he was under the age of 16 has been cross examined on the second day of a trial hearing. The defence counsel for Rebecca Whitehurst, 46, accused the boy of 'concocting' text messages and that allegations of sexual activity with him were false.

Two cousins murdered their friend then 'chopped' him up, put his remains in suitcases and tried to hide them in a park, prosecutors allege.

Some suits are born great, and some have greatness thrust upon them, and Bull & Bear sommelier Dan Loughlin’s new whistle falls into the latter category, though that might depend a bit on your allegiance. A tweet of Dan’s suit went viral this week, thanks to its inventive lining.

A former charity boss has been accused in Parliament of "spreading misinformation" in relation to child sexual exploitation in Oldham.

A 15-year-old boy has been accused of raping a woman in a nightclub toilet. Police are investigating reports of a woman being raped inside a toilet cubicle at Bloom in Manchester in the early hours of Wednesday morning (June 29).

Coronation Street fans are convinced they’ve uncovered the identity of the person cruelly trolling Maria Connor online - and it’s closer to home than you might think. The hairdresser turned politician, played by Samia Longchambon, has been having a rough time in recent weeks after making it her mission to try and make the Manchester air cleaner for residents on the Cobbles.

A supply teacher was escorted from a Greater Manchester school after calling a boy 'pathetic' and reducing him to tears, a court heard. Michael Good, from Leigh, appeared at Tameside Magistrates' Court following the incident, charged with assault.

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.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, June 22.