Gang boss planned underworld plot to slash criminal enemy inside the prison system

Strictly fans are in for a treat this June as the show’s newest judge and reigning champion are bringing back their five-star rated show to Manchester. Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice’s Him & Me tour will take place at The Lowry in Salford Quays on Sunday, June 26.

A callous fraudster has been ordered to pay back just £1 after conning his friends, colleagues and ex-partner out of £113,513 in a fake investment scheme. Matthew Normyle, 41, invited seven people to invest in his boiler business, which he claimed would ensure them modest returns after 90 days, whilst he was living in Rochdale.

Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad star Bob Odenkirk has a starring role in Beach Bunny‘s new video for their song ‘Karaoke’ – you can watch the clip below.The track is taken from the Lili Trifilio-led band’s forthcoming new album ‘Emotional Creature’, which is set for release on July 22 via Mom+Pop Music.Speaking about ‘Karaoke’, Beach Bunny said: “‘Karaoke’ is a song about having a crush – it’s about infatuation, fleeting feelings, and the bittersweet nature of uncertainty. It’s about learning pieces of who someone is and liking them before even knowing the whole story.”The Eliza Chance-directed video for ‘Karaoke’ has gone live this afternoon (May 4), starring Odenkirk as a captain of a spaceship.The clip is the first in an “adventure visual series” of Star Wars-meets-Star Trek-inspired videos from Beach Bunny, according to a press release.Beach Bunny will embark on a UK and European tour in October and November.

Acting stars Christopher Eccleston and Matthew McNulty are among five big names to back a new independent cinema coming to Leigh. Built by community volunteers, Leigh Film Factory is set to become a reality in the next few months as Leigh Film Society implement their long-term vision at Spinners Mill after a two year delay as a result of the Covid pandemic.

Witnesses have described the shocking moment a gang armed with a 'Samurai sword' began throwing gas bottles at a house in a terrifying broad daylight attack. The violence erupted on Sunday afternoon on Propps Hall Drive in Failsworth, Oldham.

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It might be a very sunny April, but Coronation Street stars were finally able to celebrate Christmas at a huge festive party in Manchester. And it was a very familiar location for the knees up for Corrie's cast and crew on Friday night.

A 16-year-old boy who led a teen mob in three shootings and a horrifying arson attack has been jailed.

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley has described the decision to leave on-loan Manchester City goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu out of the League One Team of the Season as "ridiculous."

Steve McManaman has quashed criticism surrounding Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's tactics claiming "you can't overthink a genius."

A mum says she is terrified to leave the house after a long-running campaign of abuse from a gang of youths. Tracey Baldwin, 50, says teenage yobs have smashed the windows of her Stockport home 14 times in less than two years.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has welcomed GMP's apology to three victims of grooming gangs in Rochdale.

Two men were blasted to the legs in a 'gang' shooting as a family and young children walked close by, a court heard. A family of eight, including five small children were in the immediate vicinity of a drive-by shooting in broad daylight in Cheetham Hill, where two men were 'lured' out of a cafe and shot.