Manchester Piccadilly station evacuated with crowds outside - because of some pastries

Two gangsters went from "blood brothers" who broke out of a prison van together to sworn enemies as their underworld bond disintegrated.

Manchester United have unveiled their new home kit for the 2024/25 season.

As many people jet away on summer holidays and thousands depart for Germany to cheer on the Three Lions at the Euros, it's certainly one of the busiest times of year for Manchester Airport. With the school holidays only weeks away many will be squeezing in last minute breaks before the kids break up.

Sofyan Amrabat's loan spell has now officially ended and it remains to be seen whether he will return to Manchester United in a permanent move.

Rock band IDLES caused shockwaves throughout their riotous Glastonbury set on Friday, with a series of political statements, including a mass chant of 'F*** the King'.

Grace Jackson might be a Love Island bombshell - by outside of the villa it's more like The Apprentice, with the star running two businesses out of Manchester. The 25-year-old can comfortably put any suspicions that she’s chasing Joey Essex for fame and money to bed, given she is not only a model but is also a successful businesswoman. In fact, her firms keep her so busy she has said in the past her schedule is too packed for a relationship.

Parents have criticised school bosses for banning school socks because girls are rolling their skirts up.

Across Greater Manchester are dozens of amazing parks, gardens and green spaces which are just waiting to be explored. While some are always on your radar - think Heaton Park or Fletcher Moss - there are others you might not have heard of.

The rail service from Bolton’s smaller towns has been branded a ‘disgrace’ after four of them were included in the top 10 worst train stations in the UK. Over the four weeks leading to May 29, Kearsley train station had a staggering 81 per cent of services delayed or cancelled.

A man was rushed to hospital after a motorbike crash in Whitefield on Tuesday evening (June 18).

Huge queues of people have been lining the streets in Manchester city centre following the launch of a new café.

Even with a biting wind whipping down Royton high street, shopkeepers are taking their lunch breaks outside, pensioners are milling about the park and parents with small kids are dodging between the shops on Market Square.

The Conservatives have been accused of putting London ahead of Greater Manchester for "badly needed" upgrades to train stations.

In Stretford and Urmston will often find voters supporting opposing parties, but there are at least a few issues they can all agree on…bad potholes and parking for instance.

Nathan Dean stands at the bottom of a hill leading up to Stockport's historic marketplace. The independent shops, bars and restaurants that have sprung up in recent years, have seen the town develop something of a reputation.

A man has died after a crash on a main road in Salford.

A 20-year-old man has been left with 'serious injuries' after a suspected stabbing in Salford. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after police were called to reports of men fighting in Adelphi Street on Saturday afternoon (June 8).

A man has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications follow a bomb hoax in Manchester. Police were called to reports of a bomb threat at the Abraham Moss Centre on Crescent Road on Saturday (June 8).

Pupils were 'evacuated' from a high school in Rochdale on Thursday morning (June 6) as police descended on the area. Children at the Matthew Moss High School were taken out of class following reports of a 'threat' being made.

Fake poppies and jewellery with dangerous levels of lead have been seized after the dodgy goods were imported to Manchester.