‘They shot fireworks at my 6 month old baby and laughed when she cried’

This is the horrifying and brutal reality of Greater Manchester’s gangland warfare.

Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec have found themselves flooded with comments after documenting a 'first' with their baby daughter online. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers welcomed their first child into the world back in July.

The leaves are turning and the clocks are going back – autumn is officially here and there’s a host of firework and Bonfire Night events taking place in Oldham. This year Guy Fawkes Night falls on Sunday, November 5 but there are numerous events happening in the borough in the week running up to the occasion.

Both Manchester sides will be looking to get bragging rights at Old Trafford when Man United welcome rivals Man City. Six points separate the two sides after the hosts picked up back-to-back league wins while City were on the receiving end of two defeats in their last five matches.

One less couple will be taking to the ballroom floor this Saturday night (October 28) when it is transformed into a spooky spectacular for Strictly Come Dancing's Halloween week. That's because Amanda Abbington decided to withdraw from the competition after missing week five last weekend (Saturday, October 22).

Chelsea football star Enzo Fernandez has announced the birth of his new baby boy.The 22-year-old Argentine World Cup winner and his partner Valentina Cervantes revealed they now have a son and even shared his name on Instagram as Benjamin. Breaking the news on social media, the midfielder posted a picture with the new-born and his daughter Olivia, saying: "Benjamin Fernandez, 26/10/23. I love you forever." Fans and other fellow footballers have rushed to congratulate Enzo and his partner, Chelsea FC even commented: "Congratulations Enzo" with a blue love heart emoji.

Coronation Street star Karen Henthorn was just nineteen when her dad tragically died from cancer at just 44. Decades on, in her late 40s, the actress' nightmares became real as she faced the same diagnosis as her father - being told by doctors that she had cancer.

Pulp and PJ Harvey have been announced as the first headliners of Øya Festival 2024.The 25th-anniversary edition of the event is due to take place at Tøyenparken in Oslo, Norway between August 7 and 10. Week-long tickets are on sale now – you can buy yours here.Today (October 26), organisers revealed that Pulp and Harvey will co-headline Øya ’24 on Wednesday, August 7.

Former swimmer Becky Adlington has announced that she has had a miscarriage. The double Olympic gold medallist and sports pundit said on Sunday that she and husband Andy Parsons discovered the news when she went in for a routine pregnancy scan at 20 weeks.

Rochelle Humes has said her love for her husband Marvin is a 'forever thing' as she flew out of the country to support him as he returned to the stage. The singer is back on tour with his JLS bandmates and the group, who shot to fame as finalists on The X Factor in 2008, kicked things off on Friday night in Dublin.

"I dreamed of being on Coronation Street and pulling pints in the Rovers," Ryan Kay says when asked about how he got into styling. The cobbles are a far cry from how he actually spends his days, but he does spend them with a soap star or two - as the stylist behind the likes of Gemma Atkinson and Lucy Fallon.

Manchester United are reportedly eyeing a move for young Benfica midfielder Joao Neves next summer.

Gemma Atkinson has been branded 'amazing' by her fans and followers as she's given a fresh look at her return to the gym. The Hits Radio host made no secret of the fact while pregnant with her second child that she was looking forward to returning to her fitness regime once her son had arrived and it was safe to do so.

A man accused of raping a woman in Piccadilly Gardens has told a jury she was 'smiling' and 'laughing out loud'. Brian Jalo, 25, and Juan Quinones, 24, deny raping the woman in an alleyway near Piccadilly Gardens.

Aaron Nemane was always encouraged to play with personality coming through the ranks at Manchester City and it's his personality which has helped him shape a promising career that perhaps could hit further heights.

Michelle Keegan has been branded 'unreal' as she was seen parading her long locks in a stunning mini dress during her latest outing. The actress headed to the Bulgari High Jewellery Gala in London on Thursday night (October 12).

A Salford councillor is stranded in Jerusalem with his wife and eight children amid the turmoil in Israel with missiles flying overhead. Independent member of the city council, Coun Andrew Walters, flew out to the Middle East for the Jewish festival Yom Kippur a few days ago with his wife, Chana, and children before Hamas launched their devastating attack.

Emmerdale's Super Soap Week continued on Tuesday (October 10) with a nailbiting stunt that kept fans of the programme on tenterhooks. The ITV soap showed Chloe Harris driving a car with Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle in the backseat.

Coronation Street fans have been left 'feeling weird' as they heard what Stephen Reid really sounds like for the first time - or should we say Todd Boyce, the actor who plays him. Viewers of the ITV soap were gripped to their TV screens on Monday night (October 9) as the first of three Super Soap Week episodes aired.

Strictly Come Dancing fans said they were 'screaming' as they thought Angela Scanlon had been replaced by another star. The Irish presenter was back in the ballroom on Saturday night (October 7) for the annual Movie Week extravaganza.