When is it too hot to work during a heatwave? What the government says

Johnny Depp made a surprise cameo at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards – telling the audience he "needed the work" as he was projected on stage as the channel's famous Moon Man astronaut mascot. The actor and musician opened the ceremony on a night that saw British star Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj among the big winners. Depp's appearance at the show marks the latest step in a comeback into the public sphere since winning his multimillion-dollar lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

As part of our series on finding out what makes the people who work in town tick, the Manchester Evening News spoke to florist Eloise Evans.

A young mum shopping with her two small babies says she was trapped for an hour and a half trying to exit a Tesco car park in intense heat on match day and was then slapped with a £70 car parking fine.

Ryan Giggs has told a court he does “not remember any physical sort of interaction” during a row after calling ex-girlfriend Kate Greville by his ex-wife’s name.The 48-year-old former Manchester United star denies assaulting Ms Greville, 37, on multiple occasions during their six-year relationship. Ms Greville claimed in court last week that, during a holiday to Dubai in February 2020, Giggs called her “Stacey” and pulled the strap on her bag so hard that she fell forward and landed on her knee, causing a bruise. Giving evidence at Manchester Crown Court for a second day this morning (Weds), Giggs said the name incident was a “slip of the tongue” and denied assaulting her.

Make no mistake, the cost of living crisis is a national emergency on the scale of the pandemic. People are facing the worst fall in living standards since the war. Millions of people are already struggling and it’s going to get worse as summer turns to winter.

Manchester is buzzing this summer. Football's journey home began with England winning their opening Euros game at Old Trafford. We've hosted more than 100,000 music-lovers in just one weekend, and basked in long, sunny days, too.

The energy price cap is currently £1,971 per year on typical use for England, Scotland, and Wales. This is due to rise around 70% in October, the details of which will be announced at the end of August.

Winter blackouts are being planned as part of the 'reasonable worst case scenario' preparations by the UK Government. The planned blackouts mean the energy in households and businesses would be turned off for hours during the coldest months of the year.

Manchester United's former goalkeeper Ben Foster has explained the simple tactic that allowed Watford to beat them last season.

Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton has piloted race cars to seven world championships, but had to decline the opportunity to jump in the cockpit of a fighter jet for a role in Top Gun: Maverick, he tells Vanity Fair in a new interview.

Maya Jama and Ben Simmons have reportedly split after a year together. The 27 year old, who recently borrowed Love Island star Indiyah Polack's signature hair look , is said to have called off their engagement last month over their busy work schedules. While Maya is busy with presenting duties, including heading up Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Ben, 26, spends his time training for and playing big basketball matches as a player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association.

Manchester Airport bosses say security waiting times are falling dramatically despite it experiencing its busiest time since before the covid lockdown. More than 3.5m passengers are set to use the airport this summer. But during July 92 per cent of people passed through security in under 30 minutes. And in the last week, more than 95pc of passengers got through security in under 30 minutes, with more than three quarters of people passing through in less than 15 minutes.