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Police are appealing for help from the public to trace a missing 16-year-old girl from Warrington.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool could all be in hot water over potential Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches, according to a football finance expert.

Joao Cancelo has stirred controversy with his latest social media activity which took aim at parent club Manchester City. The Portuguese right-back, currently on loan at Barcelona from City, participated in a blind-ranking challenge – a popular trend where participants rank randomly appearing players from one to 10 without knowing who will appear next. In an unexpected twist, the first player to be revealed was Josko Gvardiol, who effectively was Cancelo's replacement at City. Rather than offering any pleasantries, Cancelo immediately ranked the Croatian at the bottom of his list.

Two men who allegedly plotted to carry out an Islamic State-inspired gun attack against the Jewish community have appeared in court.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank is reportedly a strong contender to replace Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag should he be sacked at the end of the season.

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a robbery in Manchester city centre.

Manchester United players have doubts that Bruno Fernandes will remain at the club next season.

The magic of the FA Cup final might be somewhat diminished for Manchester United staff and WAGs this year, as their usually complimentary and luxurious trips to Wembley are at risk of being cut.

Green-thumbed enthusiasts are tackling the common issue of waterlogged lawns, which can wreak havoc on your garden's turf and lead to algae and fungal problems - and after Manchester's rainy start to the week, this hack could save your garden. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) explains that compacted soil is often the culprit, resulting from construction activities or regular foot traffic.

A festival dedicated to the 'life and work' of the late The Smith's bassist Andy Rourke is set to take place at a legendary Manchester venue this weekend.

Arsenal fans are owed some sympathy in the final week of the Premier League season.

Raphael Varane has confirmed he will leave Manchester United at the end of the season after he failed to agree a new deal to extend his stay at the club.

Town hall bosses and police are cracking down on drivers who flout double yellow lines outside schools, putting children’s lives at risk. Trafford council says it is stepping up enforcement action outside the borough’s schools following concerns over public safety.

Elbow have said they are “ready” to open the new Co-Op Live arena in Manchester tonight (May 14) following weeks of chaos at the venue.Guy Garvey and co. are scheduled to perform at the 23,500-capacity arena – which is the UK’s largest indoor venue – as part of their current UK headline tour.

Activists are planning ‘anti-tourism’ protests on a popular Spanish holiday island later this month. A group called Prou Eivissa (Enough Ibiza) is calling for restrictions to be imposed on tourism in Ibiza.

Noel Gallagher has defended not joining in with the Poznan at Manchester City’s match against Fulham last weekend, after his brother Liam called it “poor behaviour”.The former Oasis member attended last Saturday’s away game (May 11), which saw his beloved football team clinch a 4-0 win and move closer to the top of the Premier League table.But unlike the huge sea of Man City fans surrounding him, Gallagher refused to join in with the Poznan (where fans link arms, turn away from the pitch and begin bouncing).Images and videos of the moment subsequently went viral, with some people suggesting that the unimpressed-looking Gallagher could have been shooting the cover art for his next album.The High Flying Birds frontman’s estranged brother and former bandmate Liam also called out his “poor behaviour” in a post on X/Twitter.Noel has since spoken out about being spotted at the game during an interview with talkSport.

Festival-goers are causing havoc in a Stockport village by urinating in the street, shouting, and damaging property, a former councillor has claimed.

Greater Manchester saw some of the highest rates of racial and religious hate crimes recorded across the country last year. But despite historically high levels across the country, some communities fear many incidents are still not being reported to police.

Manchester City have been given a 68.4 per cent chance of retaining the Premier League title ahead of their final two games of the season.

Troubled Co-op Live is set to finally open its doors tonight. After a number of false starts, East Manchester's new £365 million venue, set to become the biggest indoor arena in Britain, will host its first full show with local heroes Elbow the headline act.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville insists the Reds will start winning again and believes Erik ten Hag should be given more time to get it right.

Pep Guardiola will need to consider fitness and form when selecting his Manchester City line-up to face Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.

Manchester United are currently reeling from their latest defeat in the Premier League.

A "pretty" teacher accused of having sex with teenage boys has said she felt lonely and "craved" attention after a break-up - but denied sleeping with the youngsters.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has missed out on the opportunity to return to football management after Canada appointed former Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch as their new national team head coach.

Three men have been charged following a terrorism investigation in Greater Manchester. Cordons were last week put in place at four addresses in Wigan and Bolton as part of the probe by Counter Terrorism Policing North West.

ITV's new mind-bending gameshow sees participants whisked away to an idyllic Caribbean island to win a life-changing sum of money.

Manchester United have no immediate plans to fix the roofing issues that caused mass leaks at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Manchester United have reportedly made a big decision before their FA Cup final against Manchester City later this month. Over the weekend, United fell to defeat in drab fashion at the hands of Premier League title challengers Arsenal to leave them unable to finish in the top five following Tottenham's win against Burnley.

There's been a bit of light-hearted banter as TV personality Josie Gibson reveals that her 'holiday romance' during her Irish get-away might have landed her on the wrong side of the law.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced a 2024 UK, European and North American tour set to kick off later this year.Kicking off on September 28 at the Underground Arts in Philadelphia, Yanya will make her way across the US with stops in major cities such as Washington D.C., New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Nashville and more. The North American leg of the tour will wrap up on October 24 at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.From there, she will make her way to Europe with shows in Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris before heading over to the UK for gigs in Brighton, Bristol, London and Nottingham.

Childish Gambino has confirmed the dates and venues for his ‘New World’ tour, which will take in the UK, Europe and Australia later this year and into 2025.Earlier today, the rapper-actor-comedian, real name Donald Glover, released his ‘Atavista’ album, along with a music video for the new track ‘Little Foot Big Foot’. The album is the “complete” version of his 2020 record, ‘3.15.20’.To coincide with the announcement, Glover also confirmed where he would be performing his first gigs since 2019 on his recently teased world tour.Now, the full list of dates has been confirmed.

Manchester United suffered a 14th Premier League defeat of the season on Sunday after being beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at Old Trafford.

A teacher told a court she ‘liked the attention’ she received from a teenage boy she is accused of having sex with, whilst accepting that her relationship with another was a ‘secret’.

Police are conducting an internal review following an eruption of anger on a street where mobile phone footage appears to capture an officer aiming a punch at a boy of 15.