"She had been provided with crack cocaine for free... and had been told not to leave": Pub accused of being used as a brothel where sex workers were paid in drugs loses its licence

Paul Ince has admitted he realised Liverpool didn't have the mentality to replicate Manchester United's success quickly after making a controversial move to Anfield.

A recycling company has been hit with a huge fine after illegally exporting 10 shipping containers to Poland filled with 247 tonnes of waste.

A new banking hub in Stockport will open this week, it has been confirmed. Located in the Village Square in Bramhall, it will offer counter service operated by the Post Office, where customers of all major banks and building societies can carry out regular cash transactions.

When drugs kingpin Jonathan Cassidy filmed himself driving around Dubai in his Lamborghini he was following a well-trodden path. The Middle Eastern city has become a destination for criminal fugitives.

The loved ones of a well-known Salford dad who died suddenly have spoken of their “utter disbelief”.

IDLES have announced their support acts for their upcoming 2024 UK/Ireland tour – check out all details below.The Bristol band have just released their fifth album ‘Tangk‘ and are set to tour the album across the country from July this year. Now, the band have taken to social media to reveal a swathe of support acts who’ll join their tour with them.First, Australian genre-bending master Genesis Owusu, along with Brighton punk rockers Lambrini Girls have been announced to perform with IDLES.

Suede’s Brett Anderson has teamed up with Nadine Shah for a moving version of Mercury Rev’s ‘Holes’ – check it out below.The collaboration has come about as part of a project led by Paraorchestra, and their founder and artistic director Charles Hazlewood, who have put together the album ‘Death Songbook’.The 12-track record features original compositions and new versions of “iconic songs exploring love, loss and transcendence” by artists including Depeche Mode, Suede and Japan.Watch Anderson and Shah’s live performance of ‘Holes’ here:‘Death Songbook’ will be released on April 19 via BMG, and you can pre-order it here.There will also be two live performances of songs from the album, at London’s Roundhouse on April 24, with Shah and Gwenno joining Anderson and Paraorchestra. Gwenno will also join them at Manchester’s Factory International on April 26.

Residents living on a street have all been told they must leave within weeks.

Girl In Red has teamed up with Sabrina Carpenter on a new single called ‘You Need Me Now?’ – listen below.The crunchy break-up anthem marks the third song to be lifted from Girl In Red’s second album ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’, which is due for release on April 12 via Columbia (pre-order here). It follows ‘Too Much’ and the record’s title track.On ‘You Need Me Now?’, Girl In Red – real name Marie Ulven Ringheim – calls out an ex’s bad behaviour and “games“, singing: “I’m tired of waiting around/ Letting you let me down/ I’m done being yours.”Later, Girl In Red and Carpenter link up in a spoken word interlude.

Salford’s Chapel Street has been something of a development hotspot in recent years with blocks and flats springing up and a thriving food and drink scene. Yet hidden away in a museum at the end of the road is a very different street to the one outside.

The school holidays can be a struggle at the best of times, but when food costs are still sky high, it can be an added stress for families.

Manchester United will have a new-found optimism for the season after their dramatic FA Cup victory over Liverpool.

Both Manchester United and Manchester City booked their place in the final four of the FA Cup over the weekend with another trip to Wembley on the horizon for both clubs.

An independent school in Ashton has been criticised by Ofsted after inspectors discovered there were no changing facilities or outdoor space for PE - and a ‘narrow curriculum’.

It's known for its streets lined with independent shops, cafes, glitzy restaurants and celebrity-owned bars, many within listed historic buildings. And now the historic market town of Knutsford in Cheshire has been hailed among the best places to live in the UK in The Sunday Times' annual guide.

Bruno Fernandes has heaped praise on Marco Reus following Borussia Dortmund's win over PSV Eindhoven. The 34-year-old midfielder fired his side into the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday night with a brilliant effort in stoppage time.

When Natalie McDonald popped into Greggs for her lunch yesterday, she only expected to leave with a butty or a bake. But the Manchester city centre neighbourhood inspector came away from the shop with something entirely different.

Hidden in the basement of Bolton Museum is an attraction you won’t find anywhere else in Greater Manchester - and it’s completely free to visit. Beneath the museum is the region’s only public aquarium.

Heartwarming new footage shows Lenny Scott playing with his children before he was shot dead in 'calculated and cold-blooded assassination'.

Tyrell Malacia could miss the entirety of the season for Manchester United with a knee problem as manager Erik ten Hag raised possible issues with the club's medical staff.