From Sexy Fish to Popeyes: The new bars and restaurants opening in Manchester this October

Bars and restaurant owners across Greater Manchester have spoken of their fears that they 'may not survive' this Christmas if rail strikes go ahead again. It was announced yesterday that rail workers have agreed to keep striking for the next six months due to ongoing disagreements regarding pay and working conditions.

Zach Bryan will have very few days off.The popular country singer recently extended his upcoming ‘The Quittin’ Time Tour’ that will send him to arenas and stadiums all over North America from March through December.As of now, the 27-year-old has a whopping 81 (!) gigs lined up next year; that’s 29 more than when the tour was announced back in late August.And if you’re a Zach Bryan fan based in NY or NJ, you’re in luck.In March, he’ll hit Buffalo, NY’s KeyBank Center on March 10, Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on March 14-15, Brooklyn, NY’s Barclays Center on March 27-28 and Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena on March 30-31.He’ll close the tour with an encore of back-to-back concerts at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Dec.

Bosses at ITV are said to be considering moving Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard from their regular presenting position at Good Morning Britain, with the pair potentially fronting This Morning instead.The This Morning team have reportedly entered discussions with Kate, 56, and Ben, 48, following Holly Willoughby's resignation from the show. Ben recently hosted an episode of This Morning alongside Holly back in September and has since confirmed that he will be appearing on the show a few more times in the run-up to Christmas. And it seems that his longtime GMB co-host Kate could be joining him on the This Morning sofas.

Now that October is halfway over, the run-up to Halloween has truly begun.

Liam Gallagher will be this week’s surprise voice for Manchester’s tram announcements.The former Oasis member and Manchester music legend is set to take over the tram announcements in celebration of the Bee Network, Greater Manchester’s integrated public transport system, and Beyond the Music festival. Gallagher will be announcing the stops as they go via some pre-recorded snippets.Beyond the Music Festival is a new fest and change-making conference that is set to take place in Manchester from October 11-14.

Neymar Jr and his girlfriend Bruna Biancardi excitedly announced they were having their first baby. A few months later, this happy news was overshadowed by reports of the football player’s admitted infidelity.

More than a third of private hire taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are licensed by a council that operates around 80 miles away in Wolverhampton.

With the nights drawing in, thoughts are turning to this year's big festive light events and there are plenty of them.

Emmerdale stars Emma Atkins, Lawrence Robb and Jessie Elland have divulged some of the behind-the-scenes details from filming their first major stunt. Despite being on the soap for more than 20 years, Charity Dingle actress Emma has never been part of a big showpiece like next week's Super Soap Week.

It was a night of Oceanic-themed glamour at the lavish Sexy Fish launch party in Manchester. But former Corrie star Helen Flanagan was making a style statment in full-on snake print that has left fans "obsessed".

Priscilla” looks like one of the best movies of the year. The film, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Cailee Spainee and Jacob Elordi, has amassed critical acclaim on its festival run, including a Best Actress win at the Venice Film Festival.

Rio Ferdinand has been impressed with Sofyan Amrabat’s start to life at Manchester United and believes the midfielder could help restore the correct culture within the club.

Manchester United supporters are calling for two changes to the starting XI against Galatasaray.

latest campaign includes five “cultural forces” in the form of women we are quite literally obsessed with: Kim Cattrall, Nelly Furtado, Hari Nef, Lana Condor, and Coco Jones.“How do I feel about Skims?” Sex and the City and Mannequin actor asks in the latest ad spot for the brand. “Wouldn't you like to know!” Cattrall adds, then cackles and answers, “freakin' fabulous.”She's joined by “Promiscuous” and “I'm Like a Bird” singer , who is absolutely about to have a comeback, and then Jones, Nef and .

Headteachers in Greater Manchester say the proposed ban on mobile phones in schools is 'a farce of an issue'.

Growing up, Ali Yousef would hide his culinary skills. Born into a Palestinian household, the 33-year-old restaurateur grew up eating authentic Palestinian meals made by his parents who would also experiment by making things like ‘Middle Eastern baked beans’.

Eddie Howe doesn't want to face Manchester United in the Carabao Cup but insists his Newcastle side can come away from Old Trafford victorious.

Sixty businesses have backed Andy Burnham's plans for technical education which the government has branded 'narrow' and 'unequal'. Microsoft, Heinz and the BBC are among the big employers to sign up to the mayor's scheme.

Naman Ramachandran Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to writer-director Warwick Thornton’s Australian drama “The New Boy” from The Veterans. The film follows a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun, disturbing the delicately balanced world.

Wes Anderson‘s latest Roald Dahl adaptation is set to arrive on Netflix this week.The acclaimed director’s retelling of the 1977 story The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is his latest adaptation of one of Dahl’s stories, having previously helmed Fantastic Mr. Fox, which earned Oscar nominations for Animated Feature and Original Score in 2010.Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade all star in the short film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival at the beginning of this month.Per the official synopsis, the 39-minute film tells the story of a rich man who, after learning about a guru who can see without using his eyes, attempts to use the skill to cheat at gambling.Find all the details of when it when be available to watch below.The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar will be available to watch on the streaming platform on September 27 at 8am BST in the UK, which is 12am PT/3am ET in the US.Netflix released a trailer earlier this month.