Monkeypox vaccine clinic to be held this weekend in city-wide bid to boost protection ahead of Manchester Pride

A registered sex offender was caught taking 'hundreds' of pictures of women at Manchester Pride by plain clothes police officers. Andrew Smoggie, 51, of Thelwall Lane, Warrington, was seen acting 'suspiciously' around women during a Pride event on Peter Street.

A councillor claims a police officer 'laughed' after he reported receiving a death threat at Manchester Pride. Coun Jon-Connor Lyons says a fellow festival-goer told him 'F*** off, I'll kill you', before hurling abuse at his female friend during an altercation in the queue for a bar.

“We always say rest in peace. Why don’t we ever say live in peace?” Rarely has silence said more than during the minute’s remembrance at Manchester Pride’s annual vigil.

A trans memorial tree in Manchester's Sackville Gardens has been left 'irreparably damaged' after going up in flames during pride celebrations. The National Trans Memorial, which is the first of its kind in the UK, caught fire on Sunday night (August 29) as revellers enjoyed the third night of pride.

A busy main road near Manchester city centre was closed on Monday evening after a van flipped onto its roof in a crash. Two vehicles were involved in the collision on Regent Road (A57), close to the roundabout, on Monday (August 29).

What a weekend it's been. Manchester’s annual Pride celebration has certainly been one from the books - and it isn’t even quite wrapped up yet.

Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson wowed fans as she stepped out at Manchester Pride in an England football crest bikini. Kimberly wore Three Lions on her top as she struck a pose at the festival.

Coronation Street's Katie McGlynn has lead the stars celebrating at Manchester Pride which is taking place this weekend.The 29 year old, who is best known for playing Sinead Tinker on Corrie, looked incredible in a hot pink co-ord made up of a skirt and cropped blazer which she paired with white ankle boots. Posting plenty of snaps to her Instagram stories, Katie showed off her makeup for the event, which included sparkly eye shadow, heavy lashes and a slick of hot pink lipstick to match her outfit. She wore her short blonde hair straight and rocked a pair of cat eye sunglasses as she posed with pals and danced with a multicoloured pride fan.

Coronation Street stars were showing their Manchester Pride - heading out on the huge parade in celebration of LGBTQ+ culture through the streets of the city on Saturday. A host of famous faces from the soap headed on to an ITV open-top bus to wave to the thousands of cheering crowds lining the streets of the city.

A vigil paying tribute to a young woman who died after reportedly being stabbed in Manchester city centre is due to take place this weekend.

After what feels like the hiatus of a lifetime, the Manchester Pride parade is finally coming back to the streets of the city centre for the first time since 2019 in what is set to be a glimmering ray of colour, celebration and activism.

More monkeypox vaccination clinics will be running in Manchester over the next week ahead of Manchester Pride celebrations. The clinics come after Greater Manchester became the first place in the country to trial smaller but equally effective doses of the jab.

With Manchester Pride soon to be well underway, the bright and colourful parade will cause some traffic disruptions and road closures over the bank holiday weekend.

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".

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has already detailed what he considers as his best position amid Erik ten Hag's interest in bringing him to Manchester United.

Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have been unveiled as the seven shortlisted UK cities to battle it out to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Performances of Magic Mike, Celine Dion, and Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe live podcast tours set to take place in Manchester next May might have to be rescheduled if the city is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest.