'We asked Alessia to stay alive more' - Marc Skinner on Russo after Man Utd hat-trick

This time last week, I was sunning it up in Florida spending my birthday with Mickey Mouse. Now I'm writing this from my Trafford flat while I look out to the balcony being splatted with hail stones. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

A teenager is in police custody this morning (Friday, March 24) following a stabbing in Worsley yesterday which left a man with life-changing injuries. Witnesses at the scene spoke of the victim being chased down by three masked people before being attacked.

Police have locked down a street in Johnstone after a man was seriously assaulted in the street.

A police investigation has been launched after a man was found seriously injured in Edinburgh. The 30-year-old was found unconscious in Calder Road underpass at around 12.05am on Sunday.

Manchester United sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 1-0 win over Real Betis in the second leg of their last-16 tie.

Southampton manager Ruben Selles admitted that he was pleased with his team's performance but he was not happy with the result as the Saints drew against Manchester United.

Manchester United had of possession but it was Chelsea who would come out on top in a narrow 1-0 victory in the WSL on Sunday.

Daniel Sturridge has praised Erling Haaland's unrelenting belief in himself after the Manchester City striker bounced back from a big miss to score the winner at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media in the aftermath of Al-Nassr losing to Saudi Pro League title rivals Al-Ittihad to post a series of workout photos captioned with a cryptic message.

Armed police swooped on a cul-de-sac after a man was 'hit over the head with a bottle of Grey Goose vodka'. A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH following the incident in Heywood on Saturday morning.

Paul Scholes believes Facundo Pellistri has shown why he deserves more minutes on the pitch after yet another exciting cameo on Thursday's win over Real Betis.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Alec Baldwin will face a two-week evidentiary hearing in a Santa Fe courtroom in May, as prosecutors seek to show there is enough evidence to try him for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. At a brief status conference on Thursday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer scheduled the preliminary hearing to begin on May 3. Baldwin’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, said that the actor “wants his day in court,” and would not agree to delay the hearing much beyond the 60-day statutory deadline. Baldwin and “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed were charged in January with involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.

Rank-and-file police officers across Greater Manchester have backed calls for a 17 per cent pay rise this year.

Police in Edinburgh are hoping to trace an individual they wish to speak to as they believe he may have information that can assist with an investigation into a hammer attack.

Going in at half-time 1-0 down was perhaps a harsh scoreline for Manchester United, with the half providing big chances for the team particularly in the air, with Bruno Fernandes guiding a diving header just wide, shortly before Casemiro’s headed effort would be ruled out for offside.

King Charles III will reportedly offer Prince Harry and Meghan Markle a suite in Buckingham Palace for the Coronation after their Frogmore Cottage eviction.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was found injured in a Salford park on February 14.

Councillors have agreed to hike council tax by nearly five per cent at a meeting where one Labour member described his Tory opposition as the ‘Tameside Trump’.

Sunday sees the top and bottom of the Women’s Super League go head to head at Leigh Sports Village as Manchester United host Willie Kirk's struggling Leicester City.

Ahead of Manchester United’s clash with Durham in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup, defender Millie Turner was presented with an accolade as United celebrate their third centurion.