Secret rule of the Wo Shing Wo: How Triad gang war exploded in Manchester

The pyrotechnics were loaded, the t-shirts were printed, and the champagne was on ice. For Manchester City fans it was looking like the ultimate coronation day.

Not everyone loves pageantry and not everyone loves rolling pageantry footage either, so while many will be planning a full day in front of the television watching the Coronation, others will be casting their gaze elsewhere for bank holiday entertainment.

Emily Longeretta The days of fall TV being the time for new shows to premiere are long gone. This summer, prep for bingeing per usual with a slew of unscripted and scripted series coming to both streamers and network TV. Likely the most-anticipated series of the year, HBO’s “The Idol,” will premiere in July after a great deal of delays and reshoots.

As has been widely covered, there are huge changes in how voters will cast their ballot on Thursday, May 4 with the introduction of a photo identification requirement. The new requirement will come into effect for the local elections across Greater Manchester.

May is a bumper month for bank holidays, with three Mondays off to enjoy instead of the usual two.

Disney+ has given a first look into its reboot of 90s comedy film The Full Monty.

Sam Smith had to cancel a second gig just hours before they were due to perform due to illness.

The family of a Manchester man trapped in war-torn Sudan have told of their fears as fierce fighting continues to rage. More than 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured after war broke out in the north east African country.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez took to social media to celebrate the Reds' FA Cup semi-final victory after missing the clash through injury.

In the early hours of Sunday morning a small town on the outskirts of Bolton was rocked by an hour of shocking violence. In the space of just 60 minutes several homes and cars were set ablaze in the Farnworth, Great Lever and Daubhill areas in a series of arson attacks.

A new interior design show is airing on Channel 4 tonight (April 21) with some familiar faces set to feature in the programme. The Big Interiors Battle is a competitive series which sees eight budding interior designers battle it out to win the ultimate prize - their own mortgage-free apartment worth £250,000.

Alex Telles has delivered a defiant rally cry to his Sevilla colleagues ahead of his team’s Europa League quarter-final second leg clash with parent club Manchester United.

Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov says Jadon Sancho has failed to fulfil his potential since joining the Old Trafford outfit from Borussia Dortmund almost two years ago.

St George’s Day is approaching and, as ever, it’s the opportunity to celebrate all that is quintessentially English, from Sunday roasts to village greens to singing Jerusalem, to incessant rain to our wealth of excellent cheeses.

While it wasn’t always her plan to join the family business, Raessa Lea is fifth generation to work at Manchester-based Towing Solutions Ltd and has embraced her role leading the business and helping it grow over the years.

Prince Harry is making the trip to the UK for his father King Charles III’s coronation next month, but this doesn’t mean the family is any closer to reconciling.

Craig Mazin, co-creator, executive producer, writer and director of HBO smash The Last of Us, says there remains “quite a bit of story to tell” in the video game adaptation. “Our plan is to do it not just for one more season,” he said. “We should be around for a while.”

Nestled on a hilltop with views across a sparkling crystal blue mere, the village of Marbury is one of the most picture perfect in Cheshire. Black and white timber framed houses are clustered around the village green where Marbury's historic pub proudly looks out across rolling fields.

Gremlins” never get them wet, never feed them after midnight and never expose them to bright lights. Oh, and one more: if you want to watch the new animated prequel series, “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” be sure to turn on Max (the newly branded HBO Max/Discovery+ streaming service) on May 23.

Max has set the premiere date for Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, the animated prequel series to the iconic film franchise, for Tuesday, May 23. The date was revealed today during Warner Bros. Discovery’s unveiling of the Max streaming servie in Los Angeles. You can watch a teaser below.