The £5 Amazon 'wonder buy' that's so effective at stopping insect bites, a bottle sells every 25 seconds

Drivers in Salford were fined nearly £1 million from six bus lanes last year, figures show.

Maria White has to raise her voice to be heard above the constant hum of traffic and car horns on Stockport Road in Levenshulme.

Sitting in his Rochdale town centre office, George Galloway has spent much of the morning dealing with 'real complications' that have been developing with his party's campaign in Blackburn. Four weeks out from the general election, he is busy preparing a list of candidates to stand in seats across the country.

"Manchester’s story is one of birth, growth into Victorian grandeur, catastrophic decline by the 1980s and recent recovery. The eyes of the world are upon it once more as it has become a test case for how post-industrial cities can reinvent themselves."

Luke Evans and his boyfriend Fran Tomas are enjoying a trip to Athens!

On June 6 1944, Allied forces from Britain, America and the Commonwealth gathered on five beaches in Normandy, ready to launch the biggest naval and airborne invasion the world had ever seen.

As Taylor Swift's UK concert dates for her The Eras Tour approach, many fans are pondering over their outfits for the big night. If you've been on TikTok recently, you'll have seen that ticket holders are getting crafty, creating their own personalised bodysuits, dresses and boots, all inspired by one of Taylor's eras. And if you're scratching your head at the term 'era', you might not be a hardcore Swiftie, but in essence, it's a specific style associated with one of her albums.

It was on April 10, 2005, that Sir Alex Ferguson's son, Darren, etched his name into the Wrexham history books.

The "world's most flexible woman" has once again stunned her followers by setting a new world record with her astonishing flexibility.

Ellise Shafer It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be returning to Amsterdam for the city’s second date on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. On Friday, Dutch promoter Mojo announced on its website that Minaj’s June 2 show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome had been canceled. “Due to the events of last week, the Nicki Minaj show on Sunday, 2nd June at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam will no longer be taking place,” the company’s statement reads.

"It breaks my heart," says Linda Collier, casting a despondent look down Leigh's deserted high street.

A national chain of pub-restaurants, renowned for their unforgettable prawn cocktails, steaks and cheesecakes, was once a common sight across Greater Manchester and beyond.

While Britain’s Got Talent features a host of comedy acts on stage each year, some of the funniest moments of the show actually take place when presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly tease the judges between performances. During the second semi final on Tuesday 28 May, the spotlight was turned on Simon Cowell as Ant and Dec made fun of Simon’s late return to the judges’ desk during the live show the night before.

Amyl & The Sniffers have announced a 2024 UK and European tour, set to kick off later this year.The Australian punks will be kicking off the tour on November 5 at the National Stadium in Dublin. From there, they will be making stops in Glasgow, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Amy Taylor and co.

Taylor Swift fans will be counting down the days to when the singer officially arrives in the UK for her Eras tour.

Dancers, singers, comedians and even a Taekwondo troupe have been keeping us entertained for weeks on Britain's Got Talent. The long-running show returned in April, once again on the hunt for the next big thing to perform a coveted slot at the Royal Variety Performance - and win a £250,000 prize.

Jonny Evans hopes Erik ten Hag stays in charge of Manchester United and believes the Ineos group have a "big job to do" to refresh the squad if they are to build on their FA Cup triumph.

Nicki Minaj has been placed under arrest in the Netherlands for suspicion of carrying marijuana in her luggage at the airport as she was exiting the country en route to Manchester for a scheduled performance this evening. Marijuana is legal in the Netherlands.

Amazon shoppers are rushing to nab a moisturising body spray that can help keep pesky insects away.

A ‘generation of new towns’ modelled on areas including Hale will be built if Labour wins the next election, according Angela Rayner. The party’s deputy leader was setting out her party’s plans at the UK Real Estate, Investment & Infrastructure Forum in Leeds on Tuesday (May 21).