School where 'reading skills and attendance need improvement' hit with negative Ofsted report

DWP benefits claimants and motorists are among those affected by key changes being rolled out next month. The moves could impact you financially, so they're well worth being aware of.

Royal Blood have announced details of a UK and Ireland headline tour for later this year – see dates below and get ticket details here.The duo are set to release new album ‘Back To The Water Below’ on September 8, and they announced the album this week with the release of new single ‘Mountains At Midnight’.The October shows come after a series of summer gigs including stadium shows in support of Muse and a host of festival shows.The headline tour begins on October 20 at Manchester’s O2 Apollo, running for 10 days and finishing in Dublin at the Olympia Theatre.General sale tickets for the gigs go on sale on Friday, June 2 at 9am BST – you can buy yours here.MAY 202327 – Plymouth, Home Park (with Muse)28 – Dundee, BBC Radio 1’s Big WeekendJUNE 202320 – Huddersfield, John Smith’s Stadium (with Muse)21-25 – Glastonbury Festival25 – Milton Keynes Bowl (with Muse)JULY 20239 – Glasgow, TRNSMT Festival23 – Oxford, Truck Festival27-30 – Kendal, Kendal Calling28-30 – Derbyshire, Y NOT? Festival29 – Brighton, BeachOCTOBER 202320 – Manchester, O2 Apollo22 – Stockton, Globe24 – London, Eventim Apollo25 – Liverpool, Uni The Mountford Hall26 – Wolverhampton, The Civic at The Halls27 – Portsmouth, Guildhall29 – Belfast, The Telegraph Building30 – Dublin, 3Olympia TheatreDiscussing the follow-up to 2021 album ‘Typhoons’ in a new interview with NME, frontman Mike Kerr revealed how playing live again after the pandemic informed the sound of the album.“We got to go on tour and that process of going back out on the road was what really brought us back to life,” he said. “The mantra for the band has always been that playing live is the reason we exist.

A cruel puppy farmer who left dozens of dogs, cats and kittens in faeces-covered cages has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to 65 animals.

The Warehouse Project will be back in September, with the likes of Bicep, Honey Dijon, The Blessed Madonna and Jamie Jones on the bill for its 2023 season. It’s also revealed that it will be opening up two new areas of its Depot Mayfield home, including the roof.

Rail passengers have been hit with delays and cancellations this morning after a major line into Manchester Piccadilly has been blocked.

Suranne Jones is back with a star-studded drama on ITV, which was inspired by her dreams.

The killing of schoolgirl Emily Jones was unlawful and mental health services could not have predicted her behaviour, a coroner has ruled.

It's been a couple of years now since Dolly-Rose Campbell's Coronation Street character brought sign language to the scene in the ITV soap. Back in 2021, viewers saw Gemma Winter sign for the first time after one of her and partner Chesney Brown's quads, Aled, was diagnosed with profound deafness.

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Two murderers who killed schoolboy Khayri Mclean have been named and pictured for the first time.

Adrian Sanderson looks almost unrecognisable after bidding farewell to the famous hairstyle that saw him dubbed 'Captain Curtain' by on-screen husband Thomas Hartley, during the former couple's time on Married At First Sight UK. The pair's tumultuous relationship saw Thomas say: "Captain Curtains can f**k off" after an argument on the reality show, even likening him to Ian "H" Watkins from Steps.

Christine McGuinness was compared to Pamela Anderson as she rocked a red swimsuit during her getaway with ex-husband Paddy. The model ditched Cheshire, where the couple still live together, and jetted off to sunnier climes in her first holiday abroad with her children in four years.

A lap dancing club in Altrincham which has been the source of residents’ complaints over fighting, shouting and people urinating outside looks set to close after operating for 17 years. The owner of the town centre building which is home to Totties on George Street has submitted a planning application to redevelop the site which includes the ‘cessation’ of lap dancing on the first floor of the building and the creation of eight self-contained apartments.

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Andy Burnham has vowed to 'restore trust' in train services for 'long-suffering passengers' following the announcement that TransPennine Express would be brought under government control.

The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off on Tuesday night (May 9) with its first live show in Liverpool. The annual competition is being held in the UK on behalf of last year's winners Ukraine after Sam Ryder took second place in the 2022 competition.

We're heading towards the final of the I'm A Celebrity ...Get Me Out Of Here! all-stars spin-off, in a bid to be crowned the first I’m A Celebrity Legend, on Friday. And fans were declaring their winner following emotional scenes.

READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp communityKaty Perry, who will be performing at the Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, was also invited. The singer was seen wearing a lilac outfit with a matching hat. British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Australian musician Nick Cave, TV presenter Jay Blades, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber were also in attendance.

The countdown is on for the King's Coronation - which, for most Brits, will be the first of their lifetimes.

Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins are a few of the acts who will feature during the Coronation Concert celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen Consort.