Ladybirds are invading Greater Manchester - and everywhere else - why?

As the days grow shorter and the night starts to draw in, we can see some quite drastic changes to the weather.

A nurse who took her Mercedes to a car wash after her son shot someone on the back seat and two t hugs embroiled in a petty feud who blew up a home with the family still inside were just some of the offenders jailed in our region this week.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in four boroughs of Greater Manchester, and have fallen in six others.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the 15-year-old with OCD who works for celebrities, our family writer's review on where to get the cheapest essential household products, and an in-depth look into Alderley Edge's lost celebrity superclub.

Both Aldi and Lidl have announced ambitious plans to open loads more stores across the UK over the next two years - and they hope Greater Manchester will be home to dozens of them.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a shocking street stabbing in Prestwich, a Salford gangster 'punished' for writing a memoir while behind bars and our feature writer who couldn't believe she had to fork out £299 for a hotel room without a window.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in five boroughs and fallen in the five others, according to the latest data from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Do you speak ‘Manc’, ‘Lancashire’, ‘posh’ or 'Wigan'? That’s the question a group of sociolinguists at Manchester Metropolitan University are trying to figure out.

The most popular baby names for boys and girls across Greater Manchester have been revealed.

Greater Manchester will be given more than £1 billion to transform the region's public transport system, the government has announced.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a couple jailed for brutally attacking a man, a Lamborghini driver's battle over a Trafford Centre parking ticket and an inquest report on a dad-of-three who died just minutes after walking out of hospital.

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs, official figures on Saturday show.

Outgoing Manchester council chief Sir Richard Leese will take charge of the NHS in the region as he becomes chair of a major new health board, it has been announced.

Plans to change Manchester Arena’s premises licence have been approved by the council - despite initial concerns from police and licensing officers.

A Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been dismissed from the police.

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman during a night out in the city centre.

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in Trafford, with increases also recorded in five other Greater Manchester boroughs.

A Greater Manchester Police officer has denied sexually assaulting a 'vulnerable' woman after a night out in the city centre.

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