Police want to speak to this man after girl, 15, 'inappropriately touched' on bus

A venue that was once at the cutting edge of Manchester's club scene played a huge role in the success of the legendary Hacienda and the dance music revolution that followed.

A building is “showing signs of collapse” after a huge fire in Liverpool city centre.

Police have authorised a dispersal order in Wigan town centre this weekend after reports of high level of 'youth-related criminality'.

Detectives are continuing to quiz a van driver after a 12-year-old girl was left with 'life-changing injuries' when she was knocked down at a Tim Hortons drive-thru in Oldham.

A normal-looking house in Manchester proved to be a hit with buyers at a recent property auction after sparking a bidding war. The two-bed terrace, which sits on the border of Crumpsall and Cheetham Hill, attracted 75 bidders who drove the house to sell for more than double its guide price.

Councillors have been provided with an update about a huge blaze that ripped through Hyde earlier this week.

Vicious and dangerous knives that have been used to take the lives of people across Greater Manchester will be banned later this year following a public outcry about the use of long serrated blades. In legislation that will be brought before parliament tomorrow (January 25), anyone found in possession of a zombie-style knife or machete could face two years behind bars.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor WILLA, Astrakan Film and Cold Iron Pictures are set to join Argonauts Productions to produce “The Boy With the Light Blue Eyes,” a coming-of-age queer Greek tragedy. Written by Thanasis Neofotistos and Grigoris Skarakis, and to be directed by Neofotistos as his debut feature, “The Boy With the Light Blue Eyes” follows teenager Peter as he navigates the suffocating confines of his superstitious and traditional Greek village community. Peter is born with light blue eyes in a village that considers them a threat, but only his mother knows.

The Smile have announced an extra London date on their March 2024 UK tour after phenomenal demand.The Radiohead side project – comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – announced their UK and European tour back in November, alongside their new album ‘Wall Of Eyes‘.The band are due to kick off the tour at Dublin’s 3Arena on March 7 and play dates in Brighton, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham before finishing up with a show at London’s Alexandra Palace on March 23.They’ve now added a second London show at the Eventim Apollo on Sunday, March 10 due to “exceptional demand”.Tickets for the extra show go on sale this Friday (January 26) at 9am GMT from here. Fans can also sign up to the pre-sale here.A post shared by The Smile (@thesmiletheband)MARCH7 – Dublin, 3Arena 10 – London, Eventim Apollo 13 – Copenhagen, K.B. Hallen 15 – Brussels, Forest National 16 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live 18 – Brighton, Brighton Centre 19 – Manchester, O2 Apollo 20 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo 22 – Birmingham, O2 Academy 23 – London, Alexandra PalaceThe Smile’s second album ‘Wall Of Eyes’ is out Friday, which NME described in four-star review as a “masterclass in pushing rock forward”, adding that it features “some of their best work since ‘In Rainbows'”.It added: “Where previously the comparisons to their Radiohead catalogue could warp expectations, the breadth of the material on offer here suggest that it could, eventually, flip that dynamic right on its head.”Reviewing The Smile live in New York City in 2022, NME described the show as an “expansive and dazzling spectacle”.

Gemma Atkinson has told fans she's 'not ready yet' as she addressed some of the responses she got to her This Morning debut. The Hits Radio host revealed on Wednesday (January 17) that she was heading to host the ITV daytime show's latest competition segment.

A desperate worker at a dodgy shop tried to hide among knock-off products - including fake Chanel and Louboutin bags - as police carried out a raid on Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street'. Muhammad Mohamoodi attempted to camouflage himself between racks of items at the Bury New Road unit when officers burst in.

LS Lowry's famous match day painting has left its home at The Lowry theatre and gallery in Salford and has begun a year-long tour around the region. 'Going to the Match' will be on display at five Northern venues over the next 12 months.

Dozens of new affordable homes could be built in Ashton following an application for a three-storey apartment block.

An image of a man has been released by police investigating an incident of indecent exposure at a shopping precinct

Police have released a CCTV picture after a man with a suspected gun burst into a Post Office in Salford and stole thousands of pounds in cash.

Police have launched a murder probe after a man's body was discovered inside a vehicle at a shopping centre car park.

Police have issued a CCTV picture of a man they want to identify after three gold chains were reportedly stolen from inside a jewellers in Oldham.

Police cordoned off a Bury supermarket this morning after the shop was hit in a ram raid burglary overnight.

Police have released CCTV images of two people they want to speak to after a Dior handbag was stolen from Selfridges in Manchester city centre.

Police have released a fresh appeal for help to track down three masked burglars who burst into an elderly woman's home on Christmas Eve.