The hauntingly beautiful "abandoned" village where cars are banned an hour from Manchester

With just one week left of the school holidays many people will be using this bank holiday to jet off abroad. If you are flying to your destination then it’s important to check the status of your flight on the day.

The summer holidays aren’t over yet which means there’s still time to squeeze in a trip to the beach. Even if wall-to-wall sunshine isn't in the forecast, it’s always nice to visit the coast and soak up the sea views.

A ‘sophisticated’ thief who stole more than £30,000 of perfume for Manchester Airport’s duty free has been jailed for 18 months.

I'm not really sure of the minimum distance you need to travel from home for it to feel like a holiday.

Passengers jetting to Corfu from Manchester say their journey has turned to 'chaos' after they were flown to Athens instead and forced to wait hours on the tarmac in a 'boiling' plane.

With a few weeks left of the school holidays many people will be jetting away in the coming days. If you are flying it’s important to keep an eye on the status of your flight on the day you fly.

One of the biggest bugbears when it comes to watching a show at the theatre can be the person sitting next to you who decides to to check their Facebook feed just as you find yourself drawn into the action taking place on stage.

While we’ve been enduring pretty lousy weather in the UK this summer, the rich and famous have been soaking up the sun at lavish resorts across the Mediterranean. One favourite haunt with the well-heeled is the beautiful Costa Smeralda in northern Sardinia.

When Helena Brown moved back to the UK after years spent travelling the world as a flight attendant, she was at a loss over what to do next with her life.

Fred has confirmed his departure from Manchester United by sending a heartfelt farewell message to supporters.

Campaigners have welcomed a decision by Greater Manchester Police not to send letters banning local people from Manchester Caribbean Carnival this year.

A deal brokered more than a decade ago to stop asylum seekers being housed in north Manchester could be lifted - but no one wants to talk about it. The ban on new asylum seeker accommodation is still in place in some parts of the city.

A tiny cabin serving dumplings and other Vietnamese delights out of a hatch has been named as one of the best street food eats in the north - and it’s less than an hour’s drive away from Manchester.

Tributes are being paid to a doting mum described by friends as 'the most beautiful girl inside and out' after her sudden death. Becky Collins was just 35 and leaves a 12-year-old son.

Ex-Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is chasing millions of pounds of back pay from his old club and is selling his home for £5m in a bid to avoid bankruptcy, the High Court has heard.

Parents across Greater Manchester could receive help with the cost of buying new school uniforms. With the summer holidays now well underway, some parents will already be thinking about their children's uniform requirements for the upcoming school year.

Juventus are prepared to 'snatch' Sofyan Amrabat from under Manchester United's nose after a stall in negotiations, according to reports in Italy.

An aspiring doctor who was detained in a psychiatric hospital five hours from her family home 'cried out for help' and was 'massively failed by the system' before her death, her grieving mum told an inquest.

The Manchester accent regularly comes up in the top of polls as one of the most attractive accents across the UK.

Usually standing in for somewhere else in the country, you will have most likely seen Hepstonstall on TV.