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An urgent appeal has been launched to find a missing woman who was last seen at a train station in Greater Manchester. Sheree, whose surname was not disclosed by police, was last seen on Monday afternoon (March 11).

Police stopped a man with a large suitcase acting 'suspiciously' at a railway station - and found a staggering haul of drugs inside.

Manchester rail commuters are likely to face delays or cancellations on train services today after a person sadly died after being found on train tracks.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, the U.K.’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, will take to the road in February and March. Its 2024 selection is the event’s largest ever with much of it attuned to the theme of memories, times and reflections.

Trains from Manchester Airport station may be cancelled or delayed this morning due to a 'fault with the signalling system'.

All lines are blocked at Salford Crescent train station this morning due to a 'trespass incident'.

A major Manchester city centre railway station is set for an overhaul.

Two railway stations in central Manchester have been named as among the worst in the whole of the UK for train delays. Manchester Victoria came in as second worst and Manchester Oxford Road was joint third.

Police have released a picture of a person they are looking to speak with after an alleged 'racially-motivated hate crime' at a train station.

A ticket office will remain open at Manchester Victoria railway station, but Manchester Piccadilly's has been earmarked to shut under controversial mass closure plans across England announced today.

Long-held plans for two new platforms at Manchester's Piccadilly station have been pulled with a 'new approach' to ease congestion on the railways to be prepared. The application which also affects Oxford Road station has been withdrawn by Network Rail with 'alternative options' set to be developed.

Bob Dylan has added three new shows to his forthcoming UK tour – tickets will be available from here.The legendary musician’s upcoming stint on these shores forms part of his ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ world tour, which started in the US in late 2021.Dylan is due to hit the UK this October, kicking things off with an intimate four-night billing at the London Palladium (October 19, 20, 23, 34). He’ll then visit the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (26), the Bonus Arena in Hull (27) and Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (28) before ending the run with two consecutive performances at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow (30, 31).Now, he has announced new dates at O2 Apollo Manchester, Oxford’s New Theatre and Bournemouth BIC on November 2, 4 and 5.

The Lass O' Gowrie, which has stood on Charles Street in the city centre for more than a century has reopened its doors following a extensive refurbishment. The two-part transformation includes the addition of a multi-purpose cinema room.

Tram and train services are being disrupted after a fire broke out with 'repeatedly loud bangs' near to a Metrolink stop. All services running through Cornbrook, on the border of Manchester and Trafford near Castlefield, have been suspended after the fire involving tyres and a 'highly flammable' gas broke out this evening (August 14).

Trains on three routes in and out of Greater Manchester have been either cancelled or delayed this afternoon as a result of separate issues.

A person has died after being hit by a train near Warrington.

Neighbourhood, once a multi-venue affair, has just announced the stages and order of acts ahead of the festival. Headliners this year include Manchester’s own Courteeners and Blossoms as well as big names such as Kasabian and Manic Street Preachers.

Transport for Greater Manchester has urged train travellers on Tuesday morning to check National Rail Enquiries before setting out as lines continue to be blocked between Manchester and Bolton. All lines between the two were blocked yesterday evening by overhead wire damage near Kearsley.

Dramatic pictures show a flooded railway line between Manchester and Liverpool this morning.

There are no services running between Manchester and Liverpool following a police incident on the line. Officers are currently responding to an incident at Halewood Station in Merseyside.The incident means the train line between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road is blocked in both directions.

"We sent an ambulance and two HART vehicles to scene."As a result, trains running between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central have been disrupted.East Midlands Railways and Northern services have been affected.Passengers are being told services may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.East Midland customers can use their tickets on Northern, London Northwestern Railway, TransPennine Express or Metrolink routes.Rail replacement buses are running on Northern routes between the two

Burger chain Five Guys is reopening more of its UK restaurants for delivery and collection.