Huge moment for Manchester as new leader ushered in for the first time in a quarter of a century

A Manchester city centre street has been closed off following a police incident.

A developer has submitted plans to build four huge new towers in Manchester city centre.

BBC's Strictly Come Dancing returns to our screens tonight for its grand final, as two celebrities take to the dancefloor in a bid to win the coveted glitterball trophy.

This is the moment scores of police descended on the Northern Quarter after two officers were assaulted whilst on Mad Friday patrol.

Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked Sir Alex Ferguson for the "beautiful" gesture when the Manchester United forward was dealing with his father's illness.

Staff at vaccination clinics across Greater Manchester will be giving booster jabs on Christmas Day.

A letter sent to GPs by the country's medical chiefs has warned of a 'much larger' Omicron wave due to hit in 'two to three weeks', as they told doctors of a huge rollout of the booster programme 'with no notice'.

NHS teams in Greater Manchester say they are facing a ‘mammoth’ ask to deliver the Omicron booster jab programme, with medics voicing alarming concerns that the rollout will 'break general practice'.

Omicron cases have risen sharply over the last month in Greater Manchester, the latest figures reveal.

A star of Channel 4 show Educating Greater Manchester who was locked up for hiding a gun and ammunition for her boyfriend has had her jail sentence cut.

A Conservative MP from Greater Manchester says he will vote against the government's proposed vaccine passport plan.

Manchester’s famous Christmas markets are well over half way through with just under two weeks until stalls are closed for another year.

Satisfaction is low and concern high amongst Manchester United supporters.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that England will move to 'Plan B' following the increase in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, meaning fresh restrictions will come into force.

Quinton Fortune admits it is impossible to name his greatest Manchester United teammate - but playing alongside such a star-studded group made one thing easier.

A paediatrician 'truly sorry' for missing signs that a toddler was abused before she suffered a fatal attack from her godmother's boyfriend, terrified children told to 'hide' under their school desks as parents were told they were safe, and the 'so sad' experience of running a stall at the city centre's famous Christmas market after high hopes.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in seven boroughs of Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

Fred was the man of the hour for Manchester United this afternoon - until his young son took centre stage.

Just a week after Storm Arwen swept across the region, high winds and torrential rain were once again battering Manchester - and it left the city's big Christmas tree in a rather precarious position.

Two MPs from Greater Manchester were among just 23 who voted against the new requirement for face coverings to be worn in shops and on public transport.