Group from Manchester rescued after getting exhausted in snow five hours into search for plane crash site

EXCLUSIVE: Pedro Correa (The Middle), Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Raymond Cruz (Breaking Bad), Simon Rex (Scary Movie franchise), and Steven Bauer (Scarface) will star in My Dead Dad, a coming-of-age indie drama from executive producers Declan Baldwin and Karl Hartman of Big Indie Pictures, the production company behind acclaimed films like Manchester by the Sea and Beautiful Boy.

direct to your inboxFred Sirieix has revealed that police turned up at the First Dates restaurant during filming. The Maître d’ of the Channel 4 show discussed the latest series on Thursday's This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughy.

straight to your inbox every day for free Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has spoken of his delight after his side produced a 'special' performance to beat a 'fabulous' Manchester United on Wednesday night. Goals from Kean Bryan and Oliver Burke secured an unlikely win for the Blades at Old Trafford as they took full advantage of an awful display from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United tasted FA Cup victory against their oldest rivals as they beat Liverpool 3-2 at Old Trafford. Both sides fielded competitive teams and Liverpool ended their four-game goalless with a brace from Mohamed Salah, but goals from Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford the winner from Bruno Fernandes put United in the draw for the fifth round.

direct to your inboxThe last 24 hours has seen multiple deluges of rain, inches of snow, roads and homes collapsing, and a slew of serious car crashes as the region was 'just centimetres' away from disaster. In the wake of Storm Christoph hitting Greater Manchester, the city's Fire and Rescue Service chief has spoken out about a day, night and further day filled with drama.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester is forecasting 200 Covid patients in critical care by next week as the system gears up for an exhausting, drawn-out third wave peak.That projection is 25pc higher than the worst part of November's second wave, according to M.E.N.

direct to your inbox A road is closed in Oldham due to a serious crash between a car and a motorbike.

direct to your inbox Eleven more people have died with coronavirus in our region's hospitals. It means the death toll from the virus in hospitals in Greater Manchester has now reached 4,618.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be hoping to continue their winning run in the Premier League this weekend, as they face Crystal Palace on Sunday.City have won their last four league games which has seen them move up into third, with Pep Guardiola's side also having a game in hand over both Liverpool and Manchester United at the top of the table.Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres are available once again for City this weekend, but Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake and Eric

direct to your inboxThree people from Greater Manchester have been fined for breaking lockdown after they were caught driving to Yorkshire in heavy snow for a takeaway.West Yorkshire Police stopped the car on the M62 after it reached speeds of 90mph, despite adverse weather conditions.The occupants of the vehicle were found to be travelling from Manchester to the West Yorkshire area for a takeaway, police said.All three passengers were from different households.They were all issued with a Covid

direct to your inboxLocals have of spoken of their shock after a gunman fired at a house in north east Manchester.It was one of two shootings which took place in the region just hours apart. The first happened on Belfield Mill Lane in Rochdale on Thursday evening.

direct to your inboxPhil Foden believes Manchester City are back to their best as they look to mount a Premier League title challenge this season.Foden scored the only goal of the game as Pep Guardiola's side beat Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 in Wednesday evening's clash at the Etihad Stadium.

direct to your inboxA further 44 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 4,504, the latest NHS figures show.Seventeen more deaths have been recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in the last 24 hours.The trust's figures include those for the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital.Meanwhile, eight more deaths were confirmed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Pennine Acute Hospitals

direct to your inboxThe Wheel has become another Saturday night must-watch in recent weeks as we try to keep ourselves entertained in lockdown. And the latest episode of the BBC quiz show left viewers baffled as they realised they recognised the winning contestant from elsewhere.

straight to your inbox every day for freeA much-changed Manchester United side secured their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Watford.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer found valuable minutes for Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Axel Tuanzebe as stand-in skipper Scott McTominay scored in the fifth minute to seal the win.

direct to your inboxNeighbours have described the dramatic moment armed police stormed a north Manchester street after a man was shot with a pellet gun during a 'dispute'. A man in his 50s was taken to hospital with a head injury after the incident in New Moston on Friday morning.