Huge search operation underway for missing dinner lady, 73, as family speak of anguish at her disappearance

They made for an unlikely alliance. One was the playboy son of a clothing tycoon who counted members of the Pakistani government among his close relatives.

It was a moment that not only forever shattered the lives of one family but which rocked the region and left the policing community up and down the country in mourning.

Trafford council is considering closing its town hall one day a week as well as ‘changes’ to the borough’s children and adult services as it prepares to finalise its budget for 2024-25. A meeting of the authority’s executive will on Monday (January 29) consider a review by Trafford’s scrutiny committee chair Coun David Acton of the budget proposals.

Former Manchester United academy coach Neil Wood believes Kobbie Mainoo will take his game to the next level when his confidence in playing senior football grows.

Officers searching for a missing mum-of-three near Tameside have found a body. Derbyshire Police confirmed the discovery of a body believed to be that of 73-year-old Yvonne Backhouse this afternoon (January 15).

Gorka Marquez left fans distracted by the same thing in his latest family video after returning back to UK following a huge career move. The Strictly Come Dancing star excitedly revealed he'd landed a new job that is seeing him take his dancing shoes off for the time being.

Turning 100 years old is a rare milestone that very few of us are lucky enough to achieve and to celebrate one resident reaching this fine old age, a care home in Greater Manchester is asking the public to help them mark the occasion, with 100 birthday cards for 100 years.

Fans and friends of a talented Manchester guitarist have raised thousands in his name after a horror car crash earlier this week left him hospitalised. Tributes to the punk musician Miles Livingstone-Todd praised his character and his kindness, with one person calling him "the nicest bloke in hardcore."

Plans for the £200m redevelopment of the former Soapworks at Salford Quays - including 450 apartments and a gated commercial hub - have been submitted. They include three towers ranging in height from 10, 17 and 33 storeys which will take shape on land which is currently a car park next to Manchester Ship Canal on an 8.5-acre site.

Jesse Lingard has reportedly cut all ties with his former agents with the Manchester United academy graduate yet to find a new club after being released by Nottingham Forest last summer.

Manchester United have been made to pay for missing out on a potential move for Xavi Simons in the summer. Reports in France had tentatively linked the young midfielder with a move to United last summer before his return to PSG.

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.

The atmosphere at the Arndale on Monday morning (January 8) was electric as huge crowds gathered to meet I’m A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson. The star was presenting live on This Morning from inside the shopping centre and on Exchange Square.

Tesla is set to open their largest dealership in the North of England near Manchester City's football stadium. The one-stop shop on Ashton New Road will be the electric car manufacturer's third in the city, next to its collection centre in Trafford Park and the sales and service store in Stockport.

Kate Garraway's husband has sadly lost his ongoing health battle, aged just 56. The Good Morning Britain star issued a statement on Instagram today, Friday 5 January, saying she held her husband's hand as he died.

Police say they are becoming concerned about a missing 13-year-old girl last seen in Wythenshawe in the early hours of Wednesday morning (January 3).

A flood alert has been issued for parts of Greater Manchester following torrential downpours on New Year's Eve. The Environment Agency is warning the River Mersey is running high after weeks of sodden conditions and could burst its banks in parts of Stockport, south Manchester and Trafford.

Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel says Erik ten Hag was wrong to haul off Kobbie Mainoo at half-time during the 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. Mainoo started for the fourth match running, but the teenager was sacrificed after 45 minutes to make way for Scott McTominay.

The mum of a little boy who vanished more than twenty years ago says the reappearance of Greater Manchester teenager Alex Batty has given her fresh hope of seeing her son again.

Manchester United fans are lamenting the absence of Rasmus Hojlund in the club's clash with Nottingham Forest, although are happy that Amad has made the squad for the first time this season.