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A man has been charged with allegedly selling crack cocaine from behind a city centre hotel. Edward Afekafe, 40, of Warbeck Road, Manchester has been charged with possession with intent to supply.

Police search teams have been trawling the River Irwell as the search to find a missing fire service watch manager continues. A specialist underwater unit was pictured near the water next to the The Lowry hotel this morning (Tuesday).

Colleagues from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are urging people to share an appeal after a watch manager went missing in the early hours.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to help find a man who went missing in the early hours of this morning (August 22). Daniel, from Salford, was last seen in Manchester city centre just after 1am.

A ‘much needed’ new retirement village is to be built on the site of a former garden centre. Planners had previously raised concerns over disabled visitor access at the ‘independent living’ complex proposed for the old Ladybridge Garden Centre, in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

Olivia Newton-John is being honored with a theatrical re-release of her beloved 1978 movie musical,. The film is slated to return to AMC Theatres on Friday in select cities with proceeds to benefit breast cancer research. «To honor the late Olivia Newton-John: many of our U.S.

A frantic search has been launched to trace a missing schoolboy who was last seen boarding a bus to Glasgow City Centre.

A man has pleaded guilty to exposing himself TWICE in Bolton town centre. Police detained Ion Tranca, 28, on Monday morning (August 15) following reports of two incidents of indecent exposure in the town.

A trio of care workers who took vulnerable residents to a male strip show to fill a bucket list request have been cleared of criminal charges.

These are five people that are currently banned from setting foot in Manchester City Centre. All have been convicted of criminal offences such as drug-dealing, violence or theft.

The Scottish SPCA Dunbartonshire Animal Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Milton are appealing for food for dogs in their care.

A serial criminal, who was jailed just last month for carrying an offensive weapon in public, has died behind bars at HMP Perth. Michael Burza, from Kennoway, in Fife, was serving an eight-month prison sentence when he passed away on Thursday, August 4.

Rick Springfield is paying tribute to his longtime friend, Olivia Newton-John. The 72-year-old Australian-born singer gets emotional as he recalls their enduring friendship as both stars who relocated to America and rose up through the industry ranks around the same time. «It was a great camaraderie amongst Aussies back then over here,» he said in an interview with, in which he appeared via Zoom from Oklahoma. «It was a very small group and it was just like hugging home, you know.

Social enterprise The Larder has opened the doors of Livingston’s first artisan bakery – supporting hungry people in West Lothian and developing trainee chefs and bakers.

The Bathgate Street Pastors are celebrating their tenth anniversary as they support vulnerable people.

A grandad claims he was refused entry to a pub when trying to shelter from the rain with a pint for being "too old". Anthony Severs, 76, tried to get into an Irish bar around 10pm while walking home last month, but was turned away.

cancer awareness after fighting the disease since she was 44, with her work continuing even in death.  The actress died at the age of 73 this week after battling cancer, but the legacy of the Grease star, played Sandy in the beloved musical opposite John Travolta, lives on.  Raising awareness and vital funds for breast cancer research even in death, her family asked for donations to her own foundation in her memory in lieu of flowers.

Music icon Olivia Newton-John passed away on Monday, announced her husband John Easterling, setting off a wave of tributes and condolences for the beloved singer.

Grease may have catapulted Dame Olivia Newton-John to fame, but her tireless campaigning around breast cancer will be just as central to her legacy. The 73-year-old star “passed away peacefully” in Southern California on Monday August 8 surrounded by friends and family, her husband John Easterling said in a short statement.