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A top Bolton chef has unveiled his latest creation - a tantalising 1kg pie stuffed with a full Christmas dinner.

Two sisters were jailed after they attacked a lone woman in Manchester 'like a pack of animals', hospitality venues across Manchester have reported a 'flood' of cancellations over recent Covid fears, and an accountant who raped a woman at a party while she thought she was having sex with another man was jailed.

Mayor Andy Burnham has urged Manchester residents not to cancel their Christmas parties, a woman found dead in her front garden in Didsbury has today been named, and a list of injuries Saffie-Rose Roussos suffered are detailed during distressing day of evidence at bomb inquiry.

Five people were assaulted during a rampage which left a pensioner seriously injured in Hyde, people in Manchester reacted to the new face covering rules for shops, and a nurse fought back tears as she described doing all she could to save the youngest victim of the Manchester Arena bomb attack at the continuing inquest.

People will be forced to wear masks on public transport and in shops or face fines from Tuesday, the parents of a little girl killed in the Manchester Arena bombing have slammed the response of the emergency services on the night of the attack and Didsbury residents were left 'devastated' after a woman was found dead outside her home.

Heavy showers of snow have fallen over Greater Manchester today, a 92-year-old was seriously injured after a BMW ploughed through her home and a family of four were pulled from a Audi that swerved off the road and landed in a ditch.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a couple's IVF battle, a huge street ball and a leafy suburb being hit by criminals.

Mason Mount admits he doesn’t know what to expect from Manchester United following a hectic week at Old Trafford.

The angry mobility scooter driver who held up 10 cars' after refusing to pull over while waiting for his chippy, the gay couple attacked by men in balaclavas and the dad who 'died for 25 minutes' after his heart stopped when he fell ill with coronavirus - they’ve all featured in the most read stories of the day from the Manchester Evening News.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the mum who posed as a single parent to swindle £97,000, plans to turn a disused viaduct into a stunning urban park and the teen who 'could have died' after falling asleep with in tampon in.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a maniac van driver who tried to force a couple off the M60 by deliberately crashing into them, the sweary posters that have appeared on the big grey boxes which are driving people mad in the city centre and the disturbing images of the Manchester Arena bomber and his family.

A gun threat which sent a school into lockdown, the driver who admitted killing 'truly fab' teenager in a hit and run and the plan to turn around a Piccadilly Gardens grot spot - they’ve all featured in the most read stories of the day from the Manchester Evening News.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a murder investigation launched after a man in his 20s died following a fail to stop collision in Manchester city centre this morning, how three people were rescued from a barge that got stuck in the Rochdale Canal and how armed police were called to a park after a music video shoot caused panic.

The coroner at the inquest into the death of 17-year-old grammar school pupil Yousef Makki has recorded a 'narrative verdict', ten people were arrested in dawn raids after fans stormed Old Trafford pitch and Manchester city player Benjamin Mendy appeared in court charged with a further two counts of rape.

The murder investigation launched after a taxi driver died, a series of broken promises for the North and the 'monster' ex-soldier who raped and sexually abused girls and women who has died from covid in prison.

The hunt for a 'suspicious' man with a boy, the Salford University graduate trapped in Kabul and Noel Gallagher spotted raving at the Warehouse Project...

A knifeman who threatened to stab a couple’s baby, the homeowners facing £45 a day fines and the shopping centre with more leaks than customers - they’ve all featured in the most read stories of the day from the Manchester Evening News.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include mum's horrific 999 calls as ambulance arrived 'after she died,' the housing estate where homeowners are being threatened with a £42 a day fine, and the drugs gang caught plotting to rob and torture elderly rich men.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today including tributes to a woman found dead in Oldham; breaking news of a stabbing in south Manchester; and a court case involving a company manager who stole thousands of pounds.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the M60 being closed for hours amid a police incident, parents blasting an 'inappropriate' Squid Game doll at the Trafford Centre, and the tragedy of a teenager who found it 'difficult' after being dropped by Man City academy took his own life.