Hundreds attend beloved dad's huge funeral with five Rolls Royce cars, a celeb appearance and a sign in the sky

A drug dealer was caught on a police dash cam driving like a maniac in unbelievable footage. Zach Trott, 26, led police into the Tesco car park in Salford, appearing to be blocked in by them and some bollards.

Hundreds of suitcases have been pictured piled up at Manchester Airport as passengers again raise security concerns. The airport has been plagued with problems in recent weeks with a staffing crisis and a resurgence in international travel following the pandemic.

Gemma Collins was joined by her nephew Hayden to lunch ahead of her debut on her GC Big Night Out tour.The star, 41, kicks off her stage show in Manchester on Tuesday evening before heading out on a UK tour. And reality star Gemma looked radiant as she left a meal at The Ivy in Manchester ahead of her evening show with her nephew Hayden.The GC wrapped up warm in a long cream coat and clutched onto a Louis Vuitton handbag as she left the restaurant flanked by security guards.The star wore her blonde locks tied up in a messy bun and wore a pair of diamanté sunglasses to complete her look as she spent some quality time with her nephew, who dressed casually in a fur lined winter coat and comfy black trousers.

Hundreds of women claim they've been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after paying for specialist beauty treatment that never went ahead. Customers who booked appointments with three branches of Skin HQ in Bolton, Manchester and Camden, say they've still not seen their money - despite booking treatments months ago.

Jon Hamm and Casey Affleck are enjoying a night out together.

Ben Shephard joked that Susanna Reid’s career “peaked” as they discussed “bonking” in Bridgerton on Good Morning Britain. The co-hosts of the ITV morning show were chatting about how the first season of the hit Netflix series had many steamy scenes, but the second series is notably different and many fans have been disappointed.

Derry Girls season three has been revealed alongside its spring release date.In the clip, friends Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) and James (Dylan Llewellyn) are seen visiting a video rental shop when they discover that Dennis (Paul Mallon), their aggressive local corner shop proprietor, is also working at the store.Dennis is irked when Clare asks him for a film recommendation, to which he says “no”, and then takes issue with her saying that the gang will just keep “reading” around for ideas of what to rent.“Bit of a read? This isn’t a fucking library, girls,” Dennis responds before screaming to them all to “Get out!” when it’s put to him by James that the shop is actually a “video library”.The scene previews the new series of the Channel 4/All 4 comedy series, which will return to screens on April 12.A press release shared with the first trailer released earlier this month reads: “While series one observed the gang navigating their teens in 1990’s Derry against a backdrop of The Troubles, series two charted them navigating their parents, parties, love interests and school against the backdrop of a precarious peace process.“In series three, which is coming soon to Channel 4 and All 4, viewers will see that while Northern Ireland is growing up this gang of eejits certainly aren’t anytime soon – while there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over their troubles are only just getting started as they get ever closer to ‘adulthood’.” Meanwhile, Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has responded to a recent reference to the hit sitcom in The Simpsons.Earlier in March, a Twitter account called Wikisimpsons asked The Simpsons producer Matt Selman whether the

Supermarket chain Aldi have revealed they are on the hunt for hundreds of Greater Manchester residents to come and work for them.

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Carly Pearce is on a career-high. Not only is she the reigning CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year – but she's finally heading to the UK for her first headline tour!Exclusive: Carly Pearce pays heartfelt tribute to 'inspirational' Dolly PartonThe country music singer announced this week that she will be bringing her much-loved sound to the UK and Ireland this autumn as part of a European trip.

Peter Hook helped unveil a new mural of Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis in Macclesfield town centre this afternoon (March 26).The bassist and co-founder of New Order cut the ribbon alongside Akse, the Manchester-based street artist who painted the mural, telling those in attendance: “I am actually very honoured to be here, and to do this, because to me it’s about time Ian came home.”The mural, funded by Cheshire East Council, is based on an original photograph taken by Kevin Cummins at The Factory/Russell Club in Hulme, Manchester on 13 July 1979. It adorns a building on Mill Street opposite Macclesfield bus station.Ahead of the unveiling, Curtis said earlier in the week: “I’m watching all the people going down the street and every single one of them is drawn to it.“Some young kids walking down had no idea who he was but now they do. Hopefully they’ll listen to the music and get the gist of what we were trying to do as kids.”Some of Akse’s other recent works include murals of the late British army officer and fundraiser Captain Tom Moore and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford.He said it was an honour to paint the portrait of Curtis and hoped local people were excited about it.“Although I’ve been working on murals most of my life, it’s still always an incredible feeling to get to the end of the journey – well the end of my journey at least,” Akse said.

Hundreds of people marched through Manchester city centre on Thursday night in a transphobia protest.

People in Greater Manchester have been sharing their views on the current state of our bus network.

Hundreds of people took to the streets of south Manchester to march against sexual assault and gender-based violence in the city on Tuesday evening. It marked a stellar 45 years of the 'Reclaim the Night' campaign, first called back in 1977, as young people took a firm stance to call out assaults on the city's streets.