The Latest Breaking News from Manchester

Organisers say move to Co-op Live as part of 50th anniversary plans honours city’s legendary music heritage

The North West city will host the music event in 2026 and 2027.

Swedish international Viktor Gyokeres has found sensational form since moving to Sporting from Coventry City in 2023...but there's more to life than just football

Nearly half of pupils in Manchester are currently eligible for free meals.

NEW SENSATIONS: The Manchester band have worked their way from obscurity to two No 1 albums. As they embark on a stadium tour supporting Robbie Williams, their charismatic frontman talks to Mark Beaumont about coming to terms with his neurodivergence, apologising to Kate Nash, and being the ‘new Morrissey’

Manchester City have agreed a fee with Milan for the Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, who scored 15 goals this season

Focus on capital spending in northern cities and Midlands is recognition Labour needs better economic story for voters

Announcing a £15.6billion investment package, Rachel Reeves argued that Britain ‘cannot rely on a handful of places forging ahead of the rest of the country’

The package for mayoral authorities is expected to include funding to extend the metros in Tyne and Wear, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.