Manchester Food and Drink Festival Awards nominees announced

A journalist has described the shocking moment an 'aggressive drunk' hurled vile homophobic abuse at him and a friend then shoved him into the side of a taxi.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are taking a surprise visit to the UK next month despite royal feud rumours.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to visit the UK next month to attend charity events. Harry and Meghan will also visit Germany as part of their trip to support “several charities close to their hearts”, their spokesperson said.The couple will travel to Manchester for the One Young World Summit, an event which brings together young leaders from more than 190 countries, on September 5.The Duchess of Sussex is a counsellor for the organisation, alongside Justin Trudeau, Sir Richard Branson, and Jamie Oliver, among others.They will then head to Germany for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 One Year to Go event, before returning to the UK for the WellChild Awards on September 8.

A Cheshire pub is pleading with customers to stop bringing in their own food and drink after spotting a "growing trend" of people sneaking in their own supplies. The Eight Farmers pub in Leighton, Crewe issued a lengthy statement on their Facebook page saying that people "purchasing drinks from the Co-Op or brought from home" are not helping with their own rising costs.

For years the Energyworks team, based on an industrial estate on Rochdale, have been doing their best to help people in Greater Manchester be "warmer, healthier and better off in their homes".

Police have sent a warning out to parents that children as young as 10 are gathering in large groups and throwing food and furniture around, as well as assaulting security guards, at a town centre McDonald's branch. They are also said to be using 'disgusting' language with adults having to tell them off for this.

Turtle Bay are giving away free jerk chicken wings, beer and cocktails at MediaCity ahead of their Salford Quays opening. The Caribbean restaurant and bar will be at the MediaCity piazza on Friday, August 12 ahead of their official opening the following week.

Love Island star Amber Beckford has revealed the reason behind contestants Jacques O’Neill and Remi Lambert’s feud. Model Remi, 22, recently claimed that Jacques and runner-up Luca Bish were “bullying” him, and now nanny Amber, 24, has opened up about the moment Remi and Jacques first clashed.

Leaders in Greater Manchester have joined the Mayor of London in condemning Avanti West Coast to cut the number of services to and from the capital. City-region mayor, Andy Burnham, leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have penned a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, asking for an urgent meeting to restore the full timetable.

When the Lionesses began their delayed Euro 2021 campaign this summer, they set out with two goals in mind - to lift the trophy and to make more people fall in love with women's football.

A sharp fall in the number of anti-Semitic incidents so far this year across Greater Manchester was reported today by a charity.

A pedestrian was taken to hospital after being hit by a bus on a busy road in south Manchester on Tuesday evening (August 2). The incident sparked a huge emergency services response on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme.

Coleen Rooney has shared her joy at finally being able to take her medical boot taken off after breaking her foot. The wife of former Manchester United and England star Wayne took to social media to share an X-ray of the damage.

Peter Hook and the Manchester Camerata have announced two ‘The Sound Of Joy Division Orchestrated’ UK concerts in the autumn.Hook collaborated with the chamber orchestra back in 2019 for a trio of gigs, including a show at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which saw the musicians “revisit the post punk elements that shaped Joy Division’s ground-breaking sound, aligned with a full orchestra to reflect and respect the spirt which defines their heritage”.‘The Sound Of Joy Division Orchestrated’ will return with shows at the O2 Apollo Manchester on October 14 and London Palladium the following night (October 15).Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here.“Covid has given these events strange timings, but after touring and playing Joy Division normally shall we say, I am looking forward to this new working more than ever. It takes JD’s music to a whole different place, emotionally and aurally.

Nile Rodgers & Chic have shared details of two ‘End Of Summer Party’ gigs in London and Manchester for later this year.The funk and disco legends will play the O2 Academy Brixton in London on September 19 and the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on September 21.Tickets go on sale this Friday (August 5) at 10am BST here.Nile Rodgers said: “After the blues of COVID we’ve had an incredible summer in the UK getting up front and close with all of our incredible fans. What better way to celebrate the last day of summer and the first day of autumn than with our final UK shows of the year at Brixton and Manchester.”He added that he wants the England Women’s football team to join them after their Euros 2022 victory against Germany on Sunday (July 31).

England's Lionesses are on the cusp of making history after storming to the Euro 2022 final at Wembley this weekend. A record-breaking crowd of lucky spectators will be at Wembley as the host nation takes on Germany - with the chance to finally 'bring football home'.

Manchester United are back in action this weekend as the Premier League season draws ever nearer.