More than £130m of taxpayer-funded loans for city centre skyscrapers housing luxury flats - none of which will be affordable

A primary school teacher has been left devastated after her car was stolen from a car park just metres from the doors to the Trafford Centre. Security staff told her 'this happens all the time', she claims, leaving her hopeless that she will ever get her car back.

A Manchester city centre bar will be forced to shut down for one month after complaints of repeated rule-breaking. But a former boss is stepping in to save it.

Trafford Centre restaurant at the weekend and he certainly delivered it. Joined by a host of star pals, everyone was soon hitting the dancefloor at the Oh My Glaze burger joint for some incredible dance-offs on Saturday night. Adam was joined by a host of his showbiz pals - including former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh who is joining him in the eagerly-anticipated new series of Waterloo Road on the BBC.

A mum has issued a warning to Trafford Centre shoppers ahead of the bank holiday weekend after what she described as a 'scary' incident in the car park.

This is the magical moment a majestic peregrine falcon is released back into the skies above Manchester after getting trapped inside a city centre skyscraper - 48 storeys up. The bird of prey was discovered injured inside Elizabeth Tower on Pryme Street, near Deansgate.

This Friday will mark the start of the Easter weekend where many stores across the UK will be operating at the different opening and closing times.

High street retailer H&M is reopening its Trafford Centre store, and honestly, if you've been before you won't recognise it. From tomorrow morning (April 14), shoppers will be able to indulge themselves in the newly revamped store, which feels brand new.

Pictures show the scene after a driver smashed their car into a barrier near the Trafford Centre. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon (April 13).

For five years, residents of a city centre community have campaigned for action to stop speeding drivers using a street as a rat-run. They suggested no entry road markings at one end, road bumps, and even bollards, so that it was accessible for cyclists only.

A dispersal order was put in place in Manchester city centre last night after reports of a 'fight inside the Arndale centre'.

Blossoms have revealed how their unlikely feud with Johnny Marr over forming a Smiths covers band was put to bed.Last year, the band teamed up with Rick Astley to cover The Smiths. While playing a gig in London, they invited Astley on stage to perform ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.The artists subsequently announced two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London the following month, with Blossoms becoming Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs.At the time, Marr gave her verdict on the covers, writing on Twitter: “This is both funny and horrible at the same time”. He also added: “Well, I met The Blossoms a few weeks ago and they elected to not mention it.

Emmerdale star Adam Thomas is bringing his streetfood project back to the Trafford Centre. Oh My Glaze will return to the Traff’s outdoors ‘Spring Escape’ event, setting up shop on April 9.

Atletico Madrid will definitely be without influential defender Jose Maria Gimenez for their trip to face Manchester City in the Champions League this week.

A hotel in Cheshire is set to open a 15-metre serenity swimming pool and Finnish sauna this Easter. The four-star Manor House Hotel in Alsager, nestled in the heart of the east Cheshire countryside, is expanding to offer a brand new luxury spa, with phase one ready for the Bank Holiday weekend.

Thousands of people are expected to join nationwide protests against the rising cost of living today - with a demonstration planned in Manchester city centre. The People's Assembly has organised a march and protest in Piccadilly Gardens from 1pm this afternoon (Saturday).

Dua Lipa, Craig David and One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson are among the well-known acts taking to stages across Manchester this April. And there are still limited tickets available for last-minute gig goers to snap up.

Manchester’s new futuristic rollerskating rink Paradise Skate World is throwing open its doors on June 2, it’s been confirmed. And those keen to don their rollerboots and get out there can buy tickets from next week.

Erling Haaland wore a Mario Balotelli Manchester City shirt in 2012, as seen in a viral video that has resurfaced.