Weather warning as Met Office issues rain update for Greater Manchester and beyond

Manchester United will have to patch up their injury-hit squad for the Premier League showdown with Everton at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon (12.30pm). Marcus Rashford is among those who will need to be checked up on after being hampered by a knock during the club's 3-1 defeat against Manchester City.

Tax cuts, changes to child benefits and public sector reforms were all announced in the budget today (March 6). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that a further 2p cut in National Insurance will be introduced from April, saving the average employee £450 a year.

Thrill seekers are getting the chance to trail run, kayak and mountain bike their way through spectacular landscapes in Greater Manchester this summer.

Mayor Andy Burnham has called for an 'urgent meeting' as residents in and around Bury have been left to endure a 'sickening' landfill stench.

A plan to build nearly 300 new homes in Salford is set to be decided on next week. The council's planning panel will vote on developing two plots of land off Robert Hall Street and West Park Street.

Parents in Manchester have responded to the news that fines are increasing for taking kids out of school.

A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has admitted sexually assaulting a young girl while on duty. PC Dean Dempster, who served with GMP in the Oldham division, today (Wednesday, February 28) pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child under 13 last year.

Walk around Stockport town centre and it's easy to get a sense of how quickly the area is changing.

Heavy snow could hit parts of the UK later this week, according to the latest weather map from the Met Office.

Six bank branches around Greater Manchester are set to close this year with some being the last branches available in their respective areas. Around 250 banks are set to close, or have already shut, as financial services continue to be stripped away from UK high streets.

Plans to move Mossley station to a different location by the end of the decade have been tabled by rail bosses.

Greater Manchester is set to enjoy a period of stable weather over the weekend.

Police have issued another stark warning after yet more fake designer gear was pulled from the shelves along Manchester's notorious 'Counterfeit Street', saying: "We will shut you down".

Two flood alerts are in force in parts of Greater Manchester this afternoon - with more heavy rain forecast to fall.

Every house-hunter has different requirements when looking for a new home. Some people opt for new builds because of the modern 'move-in ready' look, whilst others prefer period properties that boast traditional features.

Greater Manchester is waking up to downpours this morning with heavy rain battering the region. Forecasters are expecting a wet morning across the area today (February 21).

A detective constable has left Greater Manchester Police in shame after he was found to have repeatedly messaged a 'vulnerable' victim of domestic abuse repeatedly while off duty.

A high-end supermarket that has called a Greater Manchester town its home for the last eight years has announced that it is pulling out after rising costs caused profits to drop. Customers at the Booths in Hale Barns, Altrincham, have called the closure a "huge loss".

Met Office forecasters predict that some snow could fall in the UK as soon as this week.

Almost 900 people who are medically fit to go home are stuck in Greater Manchester hospital beds, while demand for scarce space on wards remains huge.