'He was a friend to everybody’ - Daughter pays tribute to loving dad of 12 killed in Salford crash

As if Joey Essex hadn’t already had enough drama in the Love Island villa, more is set to come his way as another one of his exes is on her way to Casa Amor. Ever since Joey’s former flame Grace Jackson entered the villa, the two were inseparable, however, things all came to a blow when new bombshell Jessy Potts took the TOWIE star on a date, which well and truly turned his head. Grace, who had a fling with Joey while on holiday in Ibiza, was left fuming and things only got worse when she found out the two had a kiss on the terrace.

Together they spearheaded the rebirth of Manchester, helping to drag the city out of its post-industrial slump. Here, Graham Stringer, Blackley and Broughton MP, pays tribute to his friend Sir Howard Bernstein, the former Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, following his death aged 71 last Saturday.

Some 161 days ago, a member of Manchester’s planning committee urged his fellow councillors to ‘rip the plaster off’ and to stop ‘dancing around the dog s***’.

Fans were gutted following the news that Megan Thee Stallion's Glasgow show had been cancelled just one week before she was due to perform, with the venue now speaking out.

Sir Ed Davey has defended one of his Lib Dem candidates in Greater Manchester who made a 'very bad joke' when she asked if a voter from Liverpool had been 'nicking stuff'. Lisa Smart, who is hoping to become an MP in Hazel Grove, has apologised for the comments.

Tributes have been paid to a former nurse with "a loving, caring nature" who was killed in a crash in Bolton. Karen Kimblin, 63, who was a mother-of-four and had seven grandchildren, was a passenger in a Nissan which was involved in a crash with a Mercedes on St Helens Road on Saturday.

When mum-of-three Joanne Glover went to her GP complaining of unusual fatigue and severe foot pain, she was initially told she could be suffering from long Covid.

It's almost inconceivable that two photographs taken of Amelia Bird taken a year apart are depicting the same young girl. One shows a six year old Amelia in hospital, her tiny body riddled with over 30 gruesome injuries, a result of an attack by a group of suspected XL Bully dogs.

"Jones, arguably the way he is looking, could be our best-ever player," said Sir Alex Ferguson.

Missing Jay Slater's stepdad has revealed he had to be 'talked into going' to Tenerife by his pals before his disappearance. The search for the 19-year-old on the island has entered its fourth day.

Nathaniel Shani was an ordinary 14-year-old boy in many ways. He enjoyed playing games on his PlayStation and hanging out with friends. He was also a proud air cadet.

The sister of an 'amazing and beautiful' dad-to-be who died after his body was pulled from a brook in Cheadle has spoken of her heartache and paid tribute to her brother.

A drunk mum who drove straight into the front of a Tesco Express then got battered by a woman pushing a pram shortly afterwards.

Things could get very complicated in the Love Island villa very soon, as 25 year old bombshell Grace Jackson is set to stir things up during her entrance to the villa this week.The blonde beauty is one of three new bombshells – along with Wil Anderson and Tiffany Leighton – who have entered the villa, and it turns out that Grace knows not just one, but two of the current Islanders. Grace, who co-owns a social media marketing agency in Manchester and also works as a model, is Joey Essex’s ex, with the pair having dated for six weeks earlier this year.

‘We didn’t know what was going to happen in the next minute, 10 minutes, 10 days. We didn’t know how she was going to wake up.’

A couple who were planning to move back to Manchester have had a change of heart after joining a weight loss group.

Holidaymakers who endured a nightmare 40-hour delay over TWO nights for a flight to Manchester Airport from Turkey claim there were 'multiple malfunctions' with the original plane. One said there was an 'engine blow' resulting in an 'emergency stop just as the nose tilted off the ground' - with holiday giants TUI later confirming a 'rejected take-off'.

A teenager who was killed in a horror crash has been described as 'full of joy' in a heartbreaking tribute. Josie Cartwright died following a collision in Cheshire.

Omari Forson has thanked Erik ten Hag for the opportunities he gave him at Manchester United after agreeing a deal to sign for Serie A side Monza.

A young woman, who claims that a police constable called at her home while on duty for sex sessions, told a court today that they were “friends with benefits.”