The space-age Metrolink stop that cost £36m to build but stood empty for seven years

When Lisa Dalloway realised she hadn’t seen her mum Jackie for a while, she knew something wasn’t right.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were in shock after Christine Lampard revealed when she competed on the BBC One show. The Loose Women star appeared as a guest panellist on Strictly's spin-off show It Takes Two on BBC Two tonight (Friday, November 3).

Echo & The Bunnymen have announced ‘The Very Best Of’ 2024 UK tour – find all details down below.The Liverpudlian band will perform a setlist taken from the best of their 40-year-long career. It will include songs all the way up to their most recent LP, 2018’s ‘The Stars, The Ocean and The Moon’.They will then embark on a tour throughout the UK, where they’ll stop off at Brighton (3), Cardiff (10), Manchester (16) and more.

EastEnders star Matt Di Angelo left viewers' jaws on the floor as he officially returned to the square as Dean Wicks. Fans have been speculating the character's return to Albert Square after spotting a man who resembled him in the background of a now private teaser video.

Manchester City are at Old Trafford for the 191st Manchester Derby this afternoon and Pep Guardiola has picked a tried-and-trusted side.

Ange Postecoglou admits his vibrant Tottenham Hotspur side took inspiration from Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo when opting to unleash Son Heung-min as a central striker.

A quick look at results would suggest Manchester United are building momentum but those who have watched their recent wins would suggest otherwise.

While the pandemic sadly marked the end for some Manchester businesses, for others it presented the rare opportunity to try something new. For Dooley & Rostron, a luxury tailors based in Manchester, it was a chance to open up the shop to a broader range of customers.

A unique house is up for grabs on a remote Scottish island - complete with its own private cinema.

Alfred Johansson is in charge of F.C. Copenhagen's Under-19s and he talked to this correspondent for an interview last month.

A couple said 'their worst fears have come true' after they received a huge bill for almost £11,000 - telling them they owe for nearly 18 years worth of gas. Lee Haynes, 44, and partner Jo Woodley, 45, said they tried everything to try and find out who they needed to pay for their gas supply after they moved into their home in Tamworth, Staffs, in 2005.

Manchester United players have been urged to find Rasmus Hojlund more often as getting him in the goals could be a golden ticket to improving their chances this season.

From bobs to pixie cuts, layers to extensions – the average woman is said to change their hairstyle up to 36 times in their lifetime.

A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.

A plan to demolish a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to make way for four new homes in Trafford has been submitted.

The budding romance between Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed in the upcoming final season has been teased in newly released images. The final season of the popular Royal drama will be split into two parts, with the first four episodes airing on November 16 and the second part on December 14.

A family who has run a pub in Stockport for four generations has handed over the reins to new owners.

A driver who killed former Hollyoaks actress Frankie Hough in a high speed motorway crash will spend an extra three years in jail.

Bolton’s link to the rest of Greater Manchester could end up being the unlikely beneficiary of the scrapping of HS2 as plans to bring the Metrolink tram service to the town look on the cards. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to invest nearly £4billion on improving connectivity in the Northern towns and cities when the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester was axed last week.

"I didn't know whether to run around jumping for joy or cry buckets."