Swans, goslings and 12 Canada Geese rescued after diesel spillage in city centre canal

straight to your inbox Manchester City will be hoping to bounce back from Sunday's disappointing defeat when they face Newcastle United on Wednesday. It's been a strange week for City as they followed up an impressive 4-0 dismantling of the newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool with a shock 1-0 defeat at Southampton.

planning application for a large site on Deansgate has now been approved, which will see Box Bar take up a two-storey 8,000 sq ft unit.

Up to 65 per cent of permanent staff working at the St Ann’s Square venue could lose their jobs due to the ‘monumental’ impact of the Covid-19 lockdown.

An £18m ‘Tower of Light’ which will generate low-carbon heat and power in Manchester city centre is beginning to take shape.Rising above the Metrolink arch near Manchester Central, the futuristic 40-metre high structure is set to become a striking landmark in the city.It will power a number of prominent buildings known as the Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network by sending electricity and heat - via hot water - through two kilometres of underground pipes.The tower will also be surrounded by a

straight to your inboxIt will be of no consolation to Manchester City but it is worth noting that the four goals they put past Liverpool should preserve more of their achievements from the previous two seasons.Jurgen Klopp's side can still take the 100 points record and other honours but have now conceded 25 goals - two more than City in the entirety of last season and just two fewer than the Centurions - with six games still to play.And if breaching the league's most miserly defence was a handy

straight to your inboxEngland fans have demanded Gareth Southgate to build his team around Manchester City star Phil Foden in next summer's European Championships.City faced the newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool on Thursday night and smashed the Merseysiders 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.Foden played a starring role in the victory as he set up the second goal with a threaded pass to Raheem Sterling and then bagged the third himself after playing a lovely one-two with Kevin De Bruyne

straight to your inbox Manchester United fans believe the club should be aiming for third, let alone fourth, in the Premier League after Leicester City's poor form continued against Everton.

including Amazon’s first headquarters outside of London - while work on a skyscraper with 458 luxury apartments is ongoing.

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city centre, hundreds came together in solidarity with the Shukri’s family and the campaign, and in a unique moment, were met by protesters from Black Lives Matter and Trans Lives Matter.

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hereThe planning process in order to build the vast mall was the most lengthy and drawn-out in British history as the original idea was first dreamed up back in 1986 by wealthy John Whittaker, of Peel Holdings.Manchester City Council vehemently opposed its development and felt it would impact negatively on the city centre economy.The Trafford Centre offered thousands of free car parking spaces as it lured people to embrace the Utopian concept of out-of-town shopping.The planning issue was

Ah, the intu Trafford Centre...

Intu's Trafford Centre has issued an urgent warning to shoppers planning to visit during the mini heatwave we're currently having.Posting on its Instagram story yesterday, the intu shopping centre wrote: "It's going to be a scorcher.Yesterday saw temperatures in Manchester exceed 30C, with today's weather expected to be even hotter in some areas.Sharing a post on Instagram, the shopping centre wrote: "During busy periods, you may have to queue outside - do don't forget some suncream and your

Manchester City, he wants to play in Turkey one day.Gundogan was Pep Guardiola's first signing as City manager and although he suffer injury turmoil during the first couple of years of his tenure, he has gone on to become an important member of the team.The tidy and versatile midfielder played a vital part of City's domestic treble triumph last season, as he filled in the holding role many times in the absence of the injured Fernandinho, despite uncertainty surrounding his future.Gundogan's

hereNew town centre offices are also planned to be developed to attract private sector occupiers into the town and away from Manchester city centre.The borough’s underground labyrinth of flooded coal mines could also be used to create an environmentally friendly power source for the district around the town centre.Council bosses have been investigating using the potential geothermal energy from old mine shafts as a means of heating new builds.The final scheme earmarked for funding is the