Firefighters tackle blaze which started in bathroom of a flat in New Islington

Big Grillie Style, Burgerize, and a new partnership between Crazy Pedro's and Eat New York. Even Manchester's only Michelin-star restaurant has joined the burger bandwagon this year, with Mana launching a takeaway burger service that's consistently sold out for weeks on end.

direct to your inboxA mural of George Floyd has once again been defaced with racist graffiti in the Northern Quarter.The painting was created in Stevenson Square by famed street artist Akse in the wake of Mr Floyd's death in May last year.Mr Floyd, a security guard, died in Minneapolis, USA, after being forcibly held down by police officers.His image has become an emblem for a worldwide campaign to stamp out racism.Sadly, the mural was targeted with vile graffiti last summer when a masked vandal

direct to your inboxA year on from christening gritters ‘Snowel Gallagher’ and ‘Gritter Thunberg’, is Manchester about to welcome ‘Sparkus Trashford’ into its ranks?Manchester council is putting out a call for residents to come up with witty and imaginative names for some of its new electric bin lorries.The bright yellow eco-friendly vehicles, which cost £9.7m, will replace half of the city’s existing fleet as part of the council’s ambitions to halve its carbon emissions by 2025.In total the 27

direct to your inboxThe delay in getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena bomb attack meant 'vital assistance to the dying was denied them', the inquiry into the atrocity has heard.Regular fire engines loaded with one stretcher each and specialist fire service vehicles each with five stretchers, as well as firefighters trained in treating blast injuries, took two hours to get to the Arena after Salman Abedi detonated a huge bomb in his backpack as mainly young concert-goers were leaving an

direct to your inbox Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a builders merchants in Stockport.

direct to your inboxA new initiative aimed at transforming black-owned business in Greater Manchester is set to be launched next month.The programme, ran by the Black United Representation Network (BURN), will be providing black-owned businesses in the region with their own board of advisors.With a limited number of spaces available only 10 businesses will be able to take part in the scheme.Those looking to apply for the programme must fit the criteria of being a black-owned business, have at

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direct to your inboxThe head of Manchester’s planning committee has defended the controversial decision to approve proposals to build offices on a much-loved green space in Ancoats.More than 5,000 people signed a petition opposing the ‘workspace campus’ on New Islington Green, a large patch of grass by New Islington tram stop.Residents, Labour councillors and Liberal Democrat campaigners urged the committee to save the green, which had grown in popularity during lockdown.But most members voted

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straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's game against Southampton got off to a heated start as Alexandre Jankewitz was sent off just over 70 seconds into the match due to a horror tackle on Scott McTominay.The Southampton youngster was making just his second senior appearance when he flew into a tackle on McTominay in the middle of the pitch, going over the ball and catching the United midfielder on his thigh.Referee Mike Dean immediately brandished a red card for the

LatestDeals.co.uk. "So the revamped bathroom, with its framed poster of an alpaca unicorn, was a source of amusement for them.”The bathroom renovation was just one of the projects on the list for Emily, from Manchester, who gave up her pottery painting shop to renovate an eight-bedroomed former church into a family home.

direct to your inboxHundreds of MPs have voted for a demand that the government set up a national taskforce to tackle the cladding crisis.Millions of people around the country are living in buildings deemed 'dangerous' due to cladding or other features reassessed in the wake of the Grenfell disaster.The blaze in 2017 left 72 people dead.MP Lucy Powell was among those to speak in Parliament tonight about the nightmare thousands of leaseholders have been through trying to get their homes made

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direct to your inboxResidents at a block of flats have spoken of the moment they were evacuated from their homes as part of a major investigation into organised crime - which has seen suspected guns and grenades seized and a man pinned down in the street by armed cops.Police, backed by bomb disposal officers, swooped on Milton Close in Stretford on Friday night (January 29).

straight to your inbox every day for free David Luiz has revealed that Bruno Fernandes told him he was trying to 'surprise everyone' with his free-kick approach against Arsenal on Saturday evening. Manchester United were held to a goalless draw at the Emirates, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side restricted to a handful of chances in the match.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville and Roy Keane both feel that Edinson Cavani has ousted Anthony Martial in Manchester United's best starting XI. The former PSG striker has made a positive impact since joining United on a free transfer in October and was named in the line-up to face Arsenal on Saturday evening.

direct to your inboxOn Friday morning, Director of Public Health David Regan and Dr Manish Kumar, Executive Medical Director and Manchester Health and Care Commissioning joined MEN Political Editor Jen Williams in a live Q&A session.Broadcast over Facebook, the pair fielded a host of questions from the people of Greater Manchester about Covid-19, the rollout of the vaccine across the region, and the efforts being taken by chiefs to keep the virus under control.The interview focused on questions