'Fridays are not what they were' in Manchester and it's changing life in the city centre

A brand new Pokémon treasure hunt style event has launched at the Trafford Centre just in time for half term. The event launched on Monday with Pikachu on board a Pokémon bus to welcome the first guests.

A proud single dad from Stockport has completed the Manchester half marathon with his two-year-old daughter strapped on to his back.

Shocking video footage has captured screams as lit fireworks were launched towards a tram in Manchester city centre on Sunday (October 16). Footage taken from Exchange Square, outside the Arndale, show the fireworks going off, shooting along the ground and even beneath a tram.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing teenage girl who was last seen on Friday evening (October 14). Destiny Garvie-Roberts, 15, is originally from Winsford but is known to have links to Greater Manchester.

Update - Steven Geoffrey Brown has been found. In an update on Sunday night, North Wales Police said he had been found by mountain rescue teams and is being assessed by doctors.

A Ford Focus driver returned to the car park after shopping to find his car had been stolen.

There has been a rumour in Manchester this week. Initially, few dared to believe it.

A pub in Manchester has been labelled a "cost of living crisis hero" after it dropped its prices to £2 a pint - in a throwback to the 90s.

The centre of Manchester is a bustling place, with trams, cyclists, cars and pedestrians all vying for space as they look to get from A to B.

Owen Hargreaves says four players currently have their positions nailed down in the Manchester United team.

Just nine games into the season, Manchester United’s title rivals of the past Arsenal have got off to an electrifying start, winning an impressive eight out of their first nine games. The weekend’s victory over Liverpool seemed like a checkpoint in the club’s progression under manager Mikel Arteta, overcoming the mental block of facing Liverpool that has resulted in poor results across the last few years. This resulted in many now believing that the Gunners will be among those at the top of the table come May, while also shining the spotlight upon the eye-catching development of numerous young players in the ranks.

Bruno Fernandes insists Manchester United's confidence levels remain high despite the 6-3 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.

The early bird catches the worm - or, in this case, the noodles! Tomorrow, the first 100 people in the queue of Manchester’s Chopstix restaurants will be able to bag a free meal in celebration of National Noodle Day (October 6).

Police investigating a spate of mobile phone thefts in Manchester city centre have seized 49 devices and arrested three suspects during a swoop.

Erik ten Hag has slammed his Manchester United players for their abject performances in a 6-3 thrashing by Man City on Sunday afternoon. Hat-tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden secured the three points for Pep Guardiola's side, as United netted twice late on to ease the extent of their hammering.

Hundreds of people gathered in Manchester city centre this afternoon to protest against soaring energy prices and the cost of living crisis as part of a day of national action for an anti-poverty campaign.

The new £240million Factory International arts centre will open to the public in June 2023 - and highlights of the opening programme will include a huge arts event based on The Matrix films directed by Oscar-winning Danny Boyle. The vast new building will create a "landmark cultural space" for the city at the edge of the Old Granada Studios.

A sign that urges people not to give money to 'beggars' over fears they will spend it on drugs is going to be removed by the council. The plaque, which is the second spotted in Manchester city centre since June, comes with a metal box with a small gap in it for money to be slotted inside.

Portugal manager Fernando Santos has suggested he will not drop Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench.

One of the few guarantees of Sunday's derby is Manchester United will not revert to a back three. Four times Ole Gunnar Solskjaer selected an extra centre-back against City; United won twice and lost twice.