The ancient disease hitting record levels - Manchester has some of the highest rates outside London

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has urged his team to dominate possession this evening when they host Chelsea in the Premier League.

A dad-of-seven whose family are the last ones living in a now-derelict street has hit out at council chiefs who want to bulldoze his home. Demonique Wilson and his wife Thabo are locked in a bitter dispute with Salford town hall bosses over the value of his house which is set to be demolished to make way for a £250m regeneration project.

Two areas of Greater Manchester have been named as some of the worst places for fly-tipping in the entire North West region last year.

The Charlatans have given an impromptu performance at Manchester Piccadilly train station – check out the footage below. The band’s singer Tim Burgess sang and played harmonica while bandmate Martin Brunt played a free-to-use piano that is situated on the main concourse of the station, near to Platform 10. The duo played a version of ‘Impossible’, from their 1999 album ‘Us and Us Only’ as well as 1995’s ‘Just When You’re Thinkin’ Things Over’ from their self-titled album.Thanks to everyone who came to our impromptu gig by Platform 10 at Piccadilly Station in Manchester pic.twitter.com/D2Eegz2ICU— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) December 2, 2023pic.twitter.com/8GesGDk7MA— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) December 2, 2023Posting the footage on X/Twitter, Burgess wrote: “Thanks to everyone who came to our impromptu gig by Platform 10 at Piccadilly Station in Manchester”.

The Millstone is rammed. The queue at the bar is three-deep, it's standing room only, and there's a huddle of smokers outside, including one gent with a cigar.

It's not often that Manchester City do business in the January transfer window but you never can rule it out.

NME following the city’s inaugural Beyond the Music conference about how he hopes it will “galvanise” the music industry as issues affecting the industry fall on “deaf ears” at Westminster.Last month’s Beyond the Music explored multiple crises the music industry is currently facing, such as the future of grassroots venues and the continuing impact of Brexit on UK musicians struggling to tour Europe.On the latter, Burnham said “it’s just wrong” that the careers of young musicians are still suffering as they continue to face difficulties touring Europe post-Brexit.At the conference in October, Burnham discussed the “ridiculous” Brexit rules for artists travelling around Europe. Back in 2021, the UK music industry spoke out on how they had essentially been handed a “No Deal Brexit” when the government failed to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew.Despite trying to raise these issues with ministers, Burnham told NME it’s still falling on “deaf ears” as the government continues to ignore the chaos Brexit has caused as artists struggle to navigate “all kinds of hidden obstacles” to performing in Europe.“It’s so frustrating, particularly given that Europe offered a better arrangement and in the rhetoric of Brexit, it got turned down,” he explained, referring to Boris Johnson’s rejection of a deal for artists proposed by Europe.

A national database of drug-related medical incidents at UK music festivals could help reduce the number of fatalities, a new study has said. Between 2017 and 2023 there were 32 drug-related deaths at UK music festivals, including Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, Creamfields and the Isle of Wight Festival, academics have estimated.

Behind the door of an unremarkable flat in Ashton, a family-led drugs empire was booming. Pumping out whopping amounts of meth made in a Breaking Bad-style lab, business was good.

Erik ten Hag believes players are at breaking point after seeing another player joining Manchester United's lengthy injury list, with Mason Mount a doubt for Sunday's trip to Everton after picking up a knock in training.

Eleven people have been jailed after a 'crime family' which pushed millions of pounds worth of drugs onto the streets was dismantled. Fourteen people have been convicted from the major organised crime group, including a 72-year-old woman nicknamed 'grandma', who told police 'cross my heart and hope to die' as she denied her involvement.

Andy Hardiment, assistant manager at discount store OneBelow in Hyde, Tameside, is recalling some of the more notable incidents of shoplifting he's witnessed recently. "The other week two girls came in and in three minutes they took about £100 of stuff - things like candles, Dove soap," he said.

After months of speculation, former Emmerdale star Charley Webb has confirmed she has split from actor Matthew Wolfenden. She confirmed the news with a post on her Instagram, asking for privacy as they make their children their priority. Writing on Instagram, Charley posted: "It is with love and respect that Matthew and I have decided to separate.

NHS staff are travelling from all over the country to Manchester to perform songs, poems, plays and more to show of an array of creative skills. 'Our National Health Stories' is an England-wide project with the finale in Manchester, sharing what it's like to work in the NHS in 2023.

Three big decisions on new developments in Manchester were made at the town hall this week. A controversial plan for student housing in Hulme was knocked back by the planning committee for a fourth time in 18 months.

Manchester’s giant Santa Claus landed in St Peter’s Square this morning after construction teams battled the elements to welcome him in.

Former midfielder Paul Scholes believes last month's 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray at Old Trafford is the result that Manchester United could end up ruing as they face an uphill struggle to make it into the Champions League knockout stages.

Paul Scholes has urged Bruno Fernandes to 'get closer' to Manchester United teammate Rasmus Hojlund in a bid to get the striker firing.

A woman who alleged she was drugged and raped by Lawrence Jones tearfully told a jury she may have been 'naive' to go back to his flat but that the impact 'has affected the rest of my life'.

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec have revealed that their baby daughter Lyra loves to watch Strictly Come Dancing. The couple appeared as professionals on the BBC One show, with 39-year-old Manrara now hosting spin-off series It Takes Two.