Police seize cannabis cultivation valued at £300,000 during search of Airdrie commercial unit

direct to your inboxTwo more people have been charged after police seized what they believe to be a number of guns and grenades during a series of raids in Stretford.Sarah Tervet, 41, and Gareth Curtis, 34, both of Milton Close in Stretford, have been charged with possession of a firearm.They appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.They were remanded in custody and will appear at Minshull Street Crown Court on March 1.Four others, all from Stretford, have

direct to your inboxFred Sirieix has revealed that police turned up at the First Dates restaurant during filming. The Maître d’ of the Channel 4 show discussed the latest series on Thursday's This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughy.

direct to your inboxMore than 300,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine so far in Greater Manchester.As of Tuesday (January 26), 309,469 first doses of the vaccine had been administered and 96pc of care homes have now been offered the vaccine.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has praised the progress of the rollout, saying the region is in a good position to reach the mid-February deadline.There are around 560,000 people in the four highest priority groups

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero is getting over his struggles with Covid-19 and Pep Guardiola believes he will bounce back to “make the difference” in Manchester City’s title challenge.The club’s all-time top goalscorer has “struggled” with fatigue after testing positive for the virus last week, ince when he has had to self-isolate at hom.But Guardiola said Aguero has told medical staff that he is fighting back – and confidently predicted he will bring his considerable influence to bear in

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFew European TV execs have a better sense of the bigger picture than Movistar Plus president Sergio Oslé. Variety caught up with him as HBO Max announced it had acquired “Perfect Life” for the U.S.

Inauguration Day made history in more ways than one.

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Eleonora Srugo would like to be excluded from this narrative. A spokesperson for the real estate agent linked to Dale Moss tells Us Weekly that there is no truth to the reports that she had an affair with Clare Crawley’s ex-fiancé.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne will be out for up to six weeks to hand Manchester City another blow to their Premier League title hopes. The Blues discovered yesterday that Sergio Aguero faces an undetermined spell out after testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero has confirmed he has tested positive for Covid-19. The Manchester City striker has missed City's last four fixtures after being forced to isolate having come into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus, despite initially testing negative himself.

System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has hit out at Donald Trump for a last-minute order he gave while he was still US President, saying he’s “never seen a president suck so much cock”.Trump left office yesterday (January 20) as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th US President.As Tankian revealed in a Facebook post, one of Trump’s last acts as president was to grant Turkey legal rights over indigenous property in the region, which includes the singer’s native Armenia.The post from the Armenian

'the blue plague' was arrested and charged today. The 48-year-old was charged in connection with the recovery of Etizolam pills worth an estimated street value of £90,000.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereAn officer accidentally fire a gun in a police station when he twirled it 'cowboy style'.The blank firing pistol was being booked in by staff at Leigh Police Station, near Wigan.The officer picked it up and spun it, reportedly in the style of a Western gunslinger and it went off.No one was hurt but other officers were left shocked by the bang.The officer who fired it was not firearms trained and was sent home for

direct to your inboxFirst Dates is finally back to bring some heartwarming, and possibly awkward, dating tales to our screen.Maître d’ Fred Sirieix will be welcoming more singletons into the restaurant for a date as they look for love - during a pandemic.It is no secret that the 16th series of the Channel 4 hit has been filmed in the last year amid changing coronavirus restrictions.It was announced in January 2020 that the show was moving up north for the first time.Filming was scheduled to

Truth To Power, the upcoming documentary about System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian – watch it below.As announced last month, the film, which is set to focus on the way Tankian built awareness around the Armenian revolution of 2018, will land on February 19.“With Oscilloscope [Laboratories, producers] and Live Nation at our back, the music and message of our film can now touch the hearts and minds of audiences across the world, inspiring all of us to speak – and bring – truth to power,” the

straight to your inboxManchester City striker Lukas Nmecha is not giving up on his ambitions to be a first team starter at the Etihad.The 22-year-old is finding form at Anderlecht under City legend Vincent Kompany, with ten goals in 17 appearances in Belgium after disappointing spells at Wolfsburg and Middlesbrough last season.Nmecha, older brother of City EDS striker Felix, is enjoying his best goalscoring spell at senior level, and has discussed his future beyond his time at Anderlecht.And