The first 31 schools to join Greater Manchester's new bus network

The political landscape of Greater Manchester will be settled for another year as voter's go to the polls next week in the local elections.

A couple who have identical first and middle names chose to have different surnames when they got married to avoid confusion.

A mum who thrust an electric drill into a disabled woman’s head is among those to have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

The boss of a bus company which suddenly stopped running services has confirmed the firm has gone into administration. Wesley Goodwin, owner of Little Gem Buses, blamed soaring costs and the rise in working from home for the firm's demise.

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

A former snooker hall where the where The Beatles performed in their heyday is to be demolished.

The late 1980s and early '90s saw a flood of American themed fast-food diners and bars open up across the UK.

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

Billy Joel has performed his 1974 track ‘Los Angelenos’ live for the first time in over four decades.While performing at the Madison Square Garden in New York earlier this week (April 25), Billy Joel brought the track out of its unofficial retirement, playing it live for the first times since 1981.“We never do this song, we haven’t done this since the ’80s, I think. Let’s give it a shot,” Joel said after speaking about living in Los Angeles.Watch fan-shot footage of Billy Joel performing ‘Los Angelenos’ live below.Elsewhere in his set at Madison Square Garden, Joel played hits like ‘My Life’, ‘Summer, Highland Falls’, a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Start Me Up’, ‘The Entertainer’, ‘New York State of Mind’, ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘You May Be Right’.Check out Billy Joel’s full set list from New York on April 25 below.‘My Life’‘Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)’‘Summer, Highland Falls’‘Zanzibar’‘Start Me Up’ (The Rolling Stones cover)‘An Innocent Man’‘The Entertainer’‘Just the Way You Are’‘Los Angelenos’ (first time since 1981)‘Allentown’‘Vienna’‘Don’t Ask Me Why’‘New York State of Mind’‘The Downeaster Alexa’‘Sometimes a Fantasy’‘Only the Good Die Young’‘The River of Dreams’‘Nessun Dorma’ (Giacomo Puccini cover – sung by Mike DelGuidice)‘Scenes From an Italian Restaurant’‘Piano Man’‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’‘Uptown Girl’‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’‘Big Shot’‘You May Be Right’Billy Joel is set to play a string of shows across the united states from between May 2023 until March next year.

Don Lemon opted for a little retail therapy following his ouster from CNN. The 57-year-old was spotted at an Apple Store in New York City on Monday shortly after news broke that the network where he spent nearly two decades abruptly fired him.Lemon was seen wearing jeans, a black sweater over a white T-shirt, shades and a hat while holding two iPhones.

The Walkmen returned to the stage after a decade-long hiatus for their first full-length performance on April 22.The band recently appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert for their first television appearance in 10 years where they performed their 2004 hit ‘The Rat’.Ahead of their extensive North American headline tour, The Walkmen took to the Westerly Sound at United Theatre in Rhode Island for their first show since they decided to go on “extreme hiatus”.The 21-song set consisted of a mix of songs mainly drawing upon their albums ‘Bows + Arrows’, ‘Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone’ and ‘You & Me’.They played their biggest hit, ‘The Rat’, second after opening with ‘They’re Winning’. The band also aired crowd favourites ‘Angela Surf City’ and ‘In The New Year’ before ending the show with ‘Heaven’.Watch fan-shot footage and see the full setlist below.‘They’re Winning’‘The Rat’‘In The New Year’‘On The Water’‘No Christmas While I’m Talking’‘Wake Up’‘Blue As Your Blood’‘Juveniles’‘Dónde Está La Playa’‘Angela Surf City’‘Blizzard Of ’96’‘New Years Eve’‘Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone’‘Little House Of Savages’‘138th Street’‘All Hands And The Cook’‘Heaven’The band– comprised of Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick – are currently staging a five-night residency at Webster Hall in their hometown of New York City.In a recent interview with NME, Letihauser shared that the Walkmen reunion had been suggested for several years but explained: “It just wasn’t the right time for everybody.

Boxing legends and celebs are set to take part in a charity football match as part of the bid to build a statue commemorating a legendary Manchester fighter denied a title due to a 'colour ban.'

If you're looking for an escape to the countryside there are several areas on the outskirts of Greater Manchester with properties that boast idyllic surroundings.

Puma Blue is the alias of Jacob Allen, a London-born artist who now lives in Atlanta. For the past half decade or so he has created a lane of jazz-inflected late night comfort music. Across early EPs Swum Baby and 2018's Blood Loss, his music has been a nook to clamber into, shutting the rest of the world out as you enter.

Calls have been made to abolish the contact extension for TransPennine Express as service cancellations have 'failed passengers' in the north of England.

Marta Balaga Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, and Rachel Weisz, dominated Canneseries on Saturday, as the audience gathered at the Lumière Auditorium in Cannes broke into spontaneous applause after the first scene of her new show “Dead Ringers.” Premiering in main competition, the six-episode limited Prime Video series – created by Alice Birch – played with the viewers’ emotions all throughout its first two episodes, eliciting frequent laughs and delivering more expletives than Logan Roy monologues, but also causing a few walk-outs, seemingly provoked by its detailed depictions of childbirth and medical procedures.  A brand new take on the novel “Twins” by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland, later adapted by David Cronenberg in 1988 and starring Jeremy Irons, “Dead Ringers” sees Weisz as ambitious New York obstetricians – and twin sisters – Beverly and Elliot.

Last year it became cheaper than ever to travel across Greater Manchester when passenger fares were capped to just £2. The reform introduced by the region's mayor Andy Burnham was brought in to free commuters from a ‘fragmented’ system.

Live from Central Park, it’s the First Warm Day of the Year Arrivals Show! pic.twitter.com/7HVuShwKlWIn the clip, Bowen Yang and Heidi Gardener played reporters talking to people out in the park and treating the whole thing like an awards show red carpet. And if we’re being honest, yes, that’s how it feels IRL..Or as Gardener’s character set the scene, “it’s mid-April here in New York City, and the temperature hit 90 degrees this week, a full two months ahead of schedule. And while that may be terrifying on a climate level, the warm weather can only mean one thing all the.

A new report has shed some light on what it's like to be an inmate at Greater Manchester's largest prison. Forest Bank in Salford can hold up to 1,460 men.

Turnstile have become the first rock act to be booked for Rolling Loud Miami’s line-up.The predominantly hip-hop festival had previously announced an eclectic line-up including Pinkpatheress Foushée, Bryson Tiller and Spanish-language rapper Yovngchimi, The post-hardcore band, comprised of Brenden Yates, Franz Lyons, Daniel Fang and Pat McCrory, are no stranger to performing outside of the hard rock sphere – having previously hit the road with artists such as $uicdeboy$ and Soccer Mommy.A post shared by Rolling Loud (@rollingloud)Though the festival is diversifying their line-up this year, the bulk of it remains true to its origins. Travis Scott, Asap Rocky and Playboi Carti are the set to headline the event which takes place July 21-23 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.Other artist set to perform are Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, Ice Spice, City Girls, Offset, Latto, Central Cee, GloRilla and many more.