Manchester University offer students £2,500 to live off campus after 'unprecedented' accommodation demands

With no matches taking place in England last weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a number of Manchester United's loanees returned to action this week.

The dad of a girl who was visited by the Queen in hospital after the Manchester Arena bombing has recalled how 'kind and genuine' the late monarch was.

A male escort from Manchester travelled to North Wales for a 12-hour session worth £2,000 - only to realise he'd been scammed after he returned. The escort was one of a number of victims to be conned out of £13,000 by a 52-year-old man using cheques which bounced.

An easyJet flight was forced to turn back to Manchester Airport due to a "technical fault".

A car heading on the M62 towards Manchester on Wednesday flipped over and landed on the OTHER side of the carriageway. Police raced to the scene and closed off the busy road after the crash, which involved three vehicles, with the driver of the flipped car narrowly escaping with just minor injuries.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has admitted that he and his teammates will continue to put pressure on summer signing Antony after he marked his debut with a goal in Sunday's 3-1 win over Arsenal.

The Masked Dancer is back and as baffling as ever as a celebrity panel and viewers watching at home attempt to work out who is dancing in disguise. An all-star cast are showcasing their dazzling dance moves while covered from head to toe in extravagant and elaborate costumes.

Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti appears to be joining his glamorous girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu as he was seen arriving for a meeting with BoohooMAN in Manchester. Davide, 27, was spotted in the city centre carrying a BoohooMAN suit bag following talk that he could be celebrating signing a big deal with the Manchester-based men's fashion collection.

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are set for a reality TV comeback as the pair relocate back to the UK. Nearly 20 years have passed since the family's iconic show aired on MTV.The self-tited programme saw cameras follow the rocker couple and their children, Kelly and Jack, as they navigated their weird and wonderful lives in Los Angeles. With the kids now grown up – Kelly announced in May that she's expecting her first child with her boyfriend Sid Wilson, while Jack is already a dad – they're getting ready to return to our screens for the first time since 2005.

The managing director of under-fire train operator Avanti West Coast has stepped down from his role, it was confirmed tonight. Phil Whittingham will leave his position on September 15 to 'pursue other executive leadership opportunities'.

A mum whose daughter is yet to be assigned a place in halls at Manchester university this September said the family have been left 'devastated'.

Manchester City's new signing Manuel Akanji has already explained why he has joined the Blues instead of his boyhood club Man United.

Thousands of students are set to make a move to Manchester this September after their A-Level results landed them a spot at university. The region's biggest institutions such as the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford will welcome more newcomers onto their courses in a bid to secure a degree.

World champion boxer Tyson Fury has called for the government to take action on knife crime after his cousin, 31-year-old Rico Burton, was fatally stabbed in Altrincham over the weekend. He told talkSPORT radio that knife crime is "the most cowardly little s**th**** thing anybody can do", and called on the government to take tougher action on those who carry it out.

Three Greater Manchester MPs and Salford mayor Paul Dennett have urged social housing bosses to take urgent action over the "life-threatening squalor" some tenants are living in. This follows the revelation that an entire row of terraced houses owned by housing association Salix Homes is teeming with rats and mice.