'His coercive behaviour and manipulation was so insidious I didn't realise how bad a situation I was in - then he tried to murder me'

A Salford councillor who sparked controversy and calls for his resignation after winning a seat 160 miles away in the Cotswolds has finally revealed when he will give up his seat on the city council - nine months after winning the seat and moving to the wealthy Tetbury with Upton constituency in Gloucestershire.

National Holocaust Memorial Day is taking place today, January 27. First held in 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day serves to provide people across the world with an opportunity to learn about the Holocaust and what can be done to challenge prejudice today.

Jungle have announced a one-off headlining show at London’s O2 Arena which will take place later this year.The London duo – comprised of Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson – will be taking over the famous arena on Thursday, September 12 in support of their fourth LP ‘Volcano‘. Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday, February 2 10am local time.

A mum has told of her mid-air flight terror in the midst of Storm Isha as passengers screamed and vomited in fear.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Storm Isha is set to batter Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK this weekend.

The Traitors ' Paul Gorton has been the TV villain that fans love to hate on the BBC One competition, fully embracing his role as a devious traitor before becoming the latest contestant to be banished from the show. However, the Manchester-based business manager nearly didn't make it on the show after a serious injury put him in hospital just four weeks before filming started in Scotland. Paul, 36, told OK! in an exclusive interview that he worried about his place on the show after a game of football left him with a collapsed lung.

English Teacher have announced their debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’ and shared new single ‘Albert Road’.The Leeds four-piece will release their first full-length record on April 12 via Island, and the new track follows previous singles ‘Mastermind Specialism’, ‘Nearly Daffodils’ and ‘The World’s Biggest Paving Slab’.Speaking of the album, vocalist Lily Fontaine said: “I want this album to feel like you’ve gone to space and it turns out it’s almost identical to Doncaster.

Paving slabs from Albert Square will be re-used at the newest park to come to the city — which will mark the end of Ancoats’ regeneration.

Returning to Manchester always holds special memories for film star Alan Cumming. He has had an illustrious career on stage and screen, but Manchester is where it all first started for the Scottish star.

One look at Frankie Bridge’s Instagram account and you’d be forgiven for thinking her life is a whirl of perfectly coordinated outfits and non-stop glamour. But when we catch up with the mum-of-two, she tells us that the reality is very different. Instead of parties and premieres, she spends most of her time at football pitches in leggings and a hoodie.

Forecasters have revealed whether it will snow again in Greater Manchester on Wednesday (January 17)- and just how cold it will get over the coming days.

Forecast snow in Greater Manchester is set to cause 'disruption to public transport and infrastructure' across the region, the Bee Network has announced.

Weather alerts have been upgraded from yellow to amber as a health expert warned freezing temperatures could put lives at risk this week. Every region in England is now covered by an amber cold health alert, lasting until midday on Friday January 19.

The Met Office has warned of 'widespread snow' this week with a number of snow and ice warnings issued across the UK.

Heavy snow has been forecast for parts of England this week, as the severe cold snap and plummeting sub-zero temperatures continue to move in.

On the newsstands of Glasgow the headlines read 'Boom Boom banged up forever'. But in the headquarters of Greater Manchester Police a frantic post-mortem was taking place.

Pouting while he sits behind the wheel, this is the face of a man who would kill his girlfriend, then try to blame her. 'Callous and dishonest' Kevin Marsh smashed head-on into a bin lorry near Greater Manchester, while partner Michelle Atherton was a passenger.

Adam Thomas has been flooded with support from his fans and followers as he appeared to admit he's 'not feeling and looking his best' ahead of a live TV appearance. The Strictly Come Dancing star will appear on Loose Women on Wednesday (January 10) in his first interview since the dance show at the end of last year.

PVRIS have announced a 2024 UK, US and EU tour set to kick off in April.The tour is in support of the band’s latest release ‘Evergreen’. Kicking off on April 24 in Hanover, the band – comprised of vocalist Lynn Gunn and bassist Brian MacDonald – will make stops in cities such as Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Brussels, Prague, Vienna, Milan, Cologne, Paris, Manchester, Glasgow, and Birmingham.