Manchester preparing for sharp unemployment spike as city centre likened to a 'nuclear winter'

Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's is to permanently close its Spinningfields restaurant.

When lockdown was first announced, many shops which were considered 'non-essential' were forced to close their doors to shoppers.

More than 600 homes could be built in huge tower blocks as part of a dramatic expansion of Manchester city centre north towards Collyhurst.

A busker has been fined after being caught breaching the coronavirus lockdown rules three times when he was spotted by the police playing the saxophone in Manchester.

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, May 15.

Police found a homeless person boozing in Manchester during lockdown - and discovered he was a convicted robber on the run having escaped prison.

Lazio sporting director Igli Tare has admitted that midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic could leave the club this summer for the first time, catching the attention of some Manchester United fans.

A violent mum who glassed and scarred a woman in a city centre bar has had her jail sentence increased by Appeal Court judges.

A serial beggar has been charged with breaching coronavirus restrictions after being in Manchester city centre every single day of lockdown - despite having an address in Bolton.

A police officer has been taken to hospital after a pursuit with a suspected stolen vehicle ended in a three-car crash.

Former Arsenal star Paul Merson says Manchester United are the team he is most excited about seeing when the Premier League returns - and they lead some of their rivals in a key area.

Tottenham keeper Paulo Gazzaniga has admitted he is uncertain over Harry Kane's long-term future in North London.

We are now well into a month of lockdown, and as most of us have begun to accept the ‘new normal’, a few of us still can’t grasp the importance of social distancing.

More than 500 laptops will be handed out to poorer pupils across Greater Manchester who are struggling to get online while schools are closed during the coronavirus lockdown.

Medics have reported two cases of a rare mystery illness in Greater Manchester which is affecting children across the country.

Dimitar Berbatov has revealed he was consulted by his former club Manchester United as they were deliberating a move for Anthony Martial.

Hugger muggers pounced on a reveller who had just left a city centre nightclub, stealing his phone, bank card and cash.

Police are asking for help to find a wanted man in connection with an assault in Manchester city centre.

Manchester has become a go-to destination for shopping with its Trafford Centre, The Arndale Centre, and rows of high-end stores at New Cathedral Street leading to Selfridges.