The huge knife being carried by a teenage boy as police patrol the streets

Curiosity almost got the better of a daredevil cat stranded on a 60ft-high ledge on a building. After going missing overnight, Chio was eventually spotted nestling into a window corner after he escaped from an apartment in Salford last week.

The political area of Atherleigh in Wigan went out with a bang after a number of community groups were issued awards by their local councillors.

ITV2's hit show The Cabins has been cancelled after just two series. The reality show, which was heralded the 'new Love Island ', saw single 20-somethings ditch their dating apps and find love in secluded cabins. After moving into the titular cabins, stars of the show would have 24 hours to decide if they wanted more time with the person they'd been matched with for a very intense first date.The show proved popular with fans, and performed well as a replacement for Love Island when it wasn't being broadcast in the summer.

In a room filled with 37 police inspectors, members of the press, and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, promise was in the air.

From the highest high to a crushing blow in the space of one afternoon, as Tommy Doyle fired a rocket into the top corner to book Sheffield United's place at Wembley on Sunday.

People living in a south Manchester suburb have spoken of their shock after waking up to find a building engulfed in flames.

A man sparked a huge emergency services response after scaling scaffolding at Trafford Town Hall. Scott Wright, 33, caused a four-hour road closure on December 29 last year.

Temperatures may be dropping outside, but things are hotting up on Manchester’s music scene this year.

Plans to replace a massive self-storage warehouse that was destroyed in a huge fire have been submitted. A blaze ripped through the Armadillo self-storage site on Earl Road in Cheadle, Stockport, after breaking out in the early hours of Saturday, February 26 last year.

One of the world's best-loved beauty retailers has opened a store in the UK after it vanished almost twenty years ago. The first UK store reopened on Wednesday morning, and saw queues around the block.

Trafford’s inaugural Pride festival is returning for a fifth year with a wide array of cabaret, comedy, theatre and dance celebrating LGBTQ+ culture.

A busy day for dates. Pete Davidson was in a car accident with his girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders on March 4, 2023. It’s not clear whether the former Saturday Night Live star was behind the wheel while his Bodies Bodies Bodies co-star was in the passenger seat.

Fall Out Boy have announced two intimate UK shows and shared the tracklist for their upcoming new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’.The band will release their eighth studio album – and first in five years – on March 24, via Fueled By Ramen.Ahead of the record’s arrival, Fall Out Boy will return to the UK for two tiny shows in Manchester and London. The US band will play at Manchester’s Band On The Wall on March 15 and London’s Heaven on March 16.Fans who pre-order the new album from Fall Out Boy’s UK web store before 2pm GMT on March 7 will get exclusive ticket access to the special gigs.

Last year shoppers from far and wide travelled to the Trafford Centre after H&M opened a shiny new homeware store. The store has proven hugely successful, and certainly feeds the appetites of Manchester's homeware fanatics- a trend which is growing exponentially.

A developer has unveiled plans to demolish a large part of Regent Retail Park in Salford and create a huge new inner-city neighbourhood. Most of the current stores including Costa Coffee, TX Maxx, Home Bargains, and Boots would be demolished under the proposals.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after being found with a huge knife hidden in his waistband at a train station in Manchester city centre.

Real Betis will be without influential playmaker Nabil Fekir for their Europa League tie against Manchester United next month after he was ruled out for the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Extensive new bike storage facilities have been confirmed for cyclists using Manchester Piccadilly railway station in the city centre, the M.E.N. can reveal. Rail bosses said a total of 162 new storage spaces would be created at the station across four separate locations.

Drivers faced huge delays and miles of congestion on the M56 this afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash.

JLS have announced they will reuniting for a huge 15-date arena tour - and they're coming to Manchester.