‘Schmeichel was the pet I never had - I loved my Corrie childhood!’ says Sam Aston

The wait is nearly over, as Manchester City hope to hand a debut to Erling Haaland this week, getting a look at their new number nine for the first time in Houston vs Club America.

Barristers picketed courts in Manchester again as strike action continues for a fourth week, with lawyers arguing the system is 'failing the public'. Criminal defence lawyers will walk out every day this week as their protest over legal aid fees escalates.

Former Corrie star Lucy Fallon was in the mood for change as she she switched hair styles for the summer. The Bethany Platt actress adopted a different look as she posed on her Instagram after going in for the chop.

Teddy Sheringham has suggested that Manchester United would create big transfer opportunities for themselves if they allow Cristiano Ronaldo to leave.

A petrol station boss who slashed fuel prices insists the smiles on his customers' faces have made the generosity worthwhile. Long queues have been forming outside the Limes Service Station in Walkden, Salford, since prices were first cut at 9am on Thursday morning (July 14).

An NHS doctor has warned that the heatwave and the surge in cases of Covid-19 in England are resulting in a “nightmare” for health workers. Dr Claire Bronze, 38, who is an A&E consultant in London, said she is worried about the effect the hot weather will have on patients and staff.

Mindless attacks on cold water swimmers at Salford Quays could lead to someone being drowned, it is feared. Gangs of youths, as young as 15 and 16, have been hurling bottles and stones at them.

Finally, Manchester has its very own ball pit, and unlike Wacky Warehouse, this one’s just for adults. Bingo Balls opens at the Printworks this weekend and features not one, but two adult-only ball pits lit up with LED lights.

“A clown, fun-loving and as mischievous as anything”. That was the tribute to Robert Davies’ mother gave after he took his own life, WalesOnline reports.

A supercar believed to be worth in excess of £170,000 was put on display outside a police station after being seized for having no insurance.

Liam Gallagher praised her hit comedy series Motherland when the pair crossed paths at one of his recent shows.Co-written by Horgan, the BAFTA-winning sitcom follows a group of middle-class mums in west London as they attempt to navigate their chaotic lives and deal with primary school politics.It stars the likes of Anna Maxwell Martin (who plays Julia), Lucy Punch (Amanda) and Diane Morgan (Liz).During a new interview with NME, Horgan remembered receiving some unexpected love for the show while standing side-of-stage at Gallagher’s gig at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium this month.“I went to see Liam Gallagher play and as he was coming onstage, he came over to me and said, [imitating his northern accent] “‘Motherland! Fucking genius!” she explained.“And I thought: ‘What the fuck?!’ That was the last thing I expected. First of all, I never expect people to know me from Motherland, because I’m behind the scenes writing and secondly, I never thought Liam Gallagher would fit into its demographic.”Horgan continued: “I always thought it would be mums in Green Park who watched it, so I absolutely fucking loved that.”Motherland premiered on BBC Two back in 2016, and returned for its third and latest season in May 2021.

Passengers trying to fly to Manchester Airport have been forced to fork out hundreds of Euros after being left stranded in Prague. Those desperate to fly back to the UK told the Manchester Evening News as many as 120 people were stuck in the Czech capital after their Ryanair flight left without them.

A fowl-mouthed flasher who walked through a city in the middle of the day completely naked has been jailed.

A pet cat was found cruelly hanged by a washing line in Manchester in what is believed to be a deliberate act, the RSPCA has reported. The body of the 10-year-old black and white cat, called Jack, was recovered from the back garden of a property in Northcote Avenue in Wythenshawe on Tuesday, June 21.