Pep Guardiola opened up on Manchester City's uncertainty after their efforts to sign Harry Kane in the summer transfer window were rejected.
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The rising cost of living is pushing Greater Manchester families to the brink.
Gas and electricity bills are expected to rise by more than 50 per cent from April – plunging millions into fuel poverty unless the Government steps in to help.
The huge soar in costs will force many people to choose between heating and eating.
The prospect has left low-income families terrified.
As the UK’s cost of living crisis intensifies, the M.E.N’s Paige Oldfield spoke to residents in Ashton-under-Lyne and Hyde about their fears for the future.
A young mother pushes her pram through an almost deserted Ashton market.
Workmen take a break in the sunshine. A smartly-dressed woman eats her lunch on a bench.
Teenagers record themselves singing on a mobile phone, laughing as their voices echo around the empty stalls.
It’s a late January afternoon and the air feels warmer. For many across Greater Manchester, this tiny rise in temperature will come as a huge relief.
Soaring energy costs have meant hundreds are currently unable to heat their homes.
The rising cost of living has forced families to choose between basic necessities just to keep their heads above water.
And with energy bills predicted to surge in just three months’ time, there are some who have no idea how they’ll survive.
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"I'm overdrawn trying to pay my gas and electric,” Chloe Burkhill says as she glances down at her one-year-old daughter Bella.
“I don’t know what to do. I’m stressed.
“I have to borrow money off my mum – I'm constantly having to borrow money off people.”
The 19-year-old, from Hyde, found herself £800 in debt with her energy provider when she
Pep Guardiola opened up on Manchester City's uncertainty after their efforts to sign Harry Kane in the summer transfer window were rejected.
Dua Lipa, 25, is “finally getting stronger again” thanks to yoga. The Grammy-winning singer shared a video to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, February 18 of herself doing a headstand on a black workout map. Dua was incredibly flexible during the yoga session. The star pressed both hands on her head, as she lifted her feet straight in the air, and then lowered them and stretched them out horizontally.
Scott Robinson captured the hearts of teenagers across the country during the 90s as part of boyband 5ive. After beating 3,000 wannabes, one of which was Russell Brand, Scott embarked on his path to stardom in 1997 when he was just 17.
Jack Smethurst, best known for starring in sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, has died aged 89. The actor was surrounded by his family when he died peacefully, according to the Daily Star. Jack played the bigoted Eddie Booth in the controversial 1970s comedy, alongside EastEnders star Rudolph Walker.
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Tributes have been paid to a legendary Manchester actor Jack Smethurst.
BBC series Cheaters, first made his on-screen debut in 2009, playing Perkin Warbeck in TV mini series Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant. Since then, he’s made quite the impact in the various roles he has been cast in. But when somebody comes from such a talented family, their success comes as no surprise.
Paige Turley and Finn Tapp have admitted that they don't know when their exact anniversary is due to a Love Island rule when they were in the villa. The ITV2 show winners, 24 and 22, met on the winter series of the hit dating show in 2020 and they celebrated two years together on Tuesday 8 February as they attended the Brit Awards 2022.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently revealed half of women aged 30 were childless for the first time since records began 100 years ago.
Man, Liam Neeson just can’t help but get TMI in interviews! But at least this is so much nicer than the big guy’s last surprise revelation during a press junket!
It appears Dua Lipa is living her best single life! The 26-year-old “Break My Heart” hitmaker was spotted enjoying some rest and relaxation in Miami on Saturday (Jan. 5). While chilling on the gorgeous beach with some of her friends, Dua looked like she didn’t have a care in the world, even though the sun-soaked holiday comes only 6 weeks after she and on-again/off-again boyfriend Anwar Hadid called it off, apparently for good this time.
BBC's One Foot in The Grave playing the tolerant and kind-hearted wife, Margaret Meldrew. The 87-year-old star, who lives in South West, London, appeared in the hit show from 1990 until 2000 alongside Richard Wilson. We can only presume that the pair, who acted as a married couple, have bonded after working side-by-side for so many years.