The small business owners triumphing thanks to Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester United reportedly handed Christian Eriksen a £12m signing-on bonus to ensure they beat Tottenham to his signature. The Dane arrived as a free agent in the summer following the end of this contract at Brentford. He became Erik ten Hag’s second signing as United boss and has played all five games so far this season.

Universities across the country have had an influx of applications this year with more students wanting experience life at university. But with an increased number of applicants and a shortage of accommodation, the student rental market is now experiencing a crisis.

A mum whose daughter is yet to be assigned a place in halls at Manchester university this September said the family have been left 'devastated'.

A cyclist who was involved in a horror crash on a busy road in Manchester over the Bank Holiday weekend has now died.

Manchester University are offering incoming students £2,500 to live off-campus after revealing they are 'just over' 350 rooms short in halls to meet demand - despite offering freshers an 'accommodation guarantee'.

Drug-dealing sisters at the centre of a huge trafficking operation have been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds of their ill-gotten gains. A total of 17 people were jailed in December 2020 after Greater Manchester Police smashed a cross-Pennine drugs ring, seizing more than 60 kilos of heroin and cocaine and £300,000 in criminal cash.

A busy main road near Manchester city centre was closed on Monday evening after a van flipped onto its roof in a crash. Two vehicles were involved in the collision on Regent Road (A57), close to the roundabout, on Monday (August 29).

Adam Peaty has been spotted for the first time since announcing his split from girlfriend Eiri Munro.The Olympic swimmer, 27, announced his split from his girlfriend, 24, in a lengthy message as he apologised to her and their one year old son earlier this week for “letting them down”.The sports star, who competed in Strictly Come Dancing last year with Katya Jones as his partner, was seen leaving a hotel in Manchester, following news of their split. Adam was seen wearing a black T-shirt and shorts and had a multi-coloured backpack over one shoulder as he left the hotel to get into a waiting car.The star previously opened up about his split from his girlfriend of three years, saying they wanted to create the “happiest and healthiest home environment” for their son George, who turns two in September.

A convicted drugs baron ran an illicit business behind bars - while his partner in crime lived a luxury lifestyle. David Mulligan, 32, was serving 17 years at Her Majesty’s Pleasure when messages were uncovered between him and Remi Merriman, 35.

PwC is part of a group of employers in the North West who are collaborating to combine forces to grow and diversify the pool of tech talent in the region.

"The way things are going, I probably won’t be here this time next year or at Christmas", Peter Doherty sighs. His café, Coffee House in Withington, offers one of the cheapest breakfasts in Manchester.

Covid relief funds of around £3m are to be handed to hundreds of firms with high levels of unpaid business rates and to 38 other companies who failed to apply to the scheme. Bolton Council said 'take up has been low' for the Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF), a business rates relief fund of £5,697,827 which the authority received from central government earlier this year.

Manchester United will be going in search of their first Premier League victory of the season when they welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford on Monday evening.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are unlikely to meet with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they visit the UK next month, a royal expert has claimed. Following their visit for the Platinum Jubilee, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to return to Britain again in September to attend charity events.

Police have issued an urgent appeal following reports a young woman was 'forced into the back of a car' in Tameside late on Monday night (August 15). Concerns are growing for the welfare of a young man and a woman involved, after the incident was reported by a concerned member of the public.

A teenage business whiz who started a personal shopping service aged just 13 is now worth almost £1 million.

For years the Energyworks team, based on an industrial estate on Rochdale, have been doing their best to help people in Greater Manchester be "warmer, healthier and better off in their homes".

A summer overhaul was needed at Old Trafford to help Manchester United get back to dining at the Premier League's top table — but so far it has been a source of frustration for fans and staff alike.

Leaders in Greater Manchester have joined the Mayor of London in condemning Avanti West Coast to cut the number of services to and from the capital. City-region mayor, Andy Burnham, leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have penned a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, asking for an urgent meeting to restore the full timetable.