A giant digital mural has been unveiled in Manchester in support of England stars Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka. The three black footballers were racially abused online after they missed penalties in a shootout against Italy in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. A mural of Rashford in his home town of Withington was also defaced … Read more
A 69-year-old man has died after being run over by his own car as he tried to stop it rolling downhill. The pensioner had returned to his white Kia Sportage after an afternoon walk with his son, believed to be 25, and their pet whippet today in Bolton, Greater Manchester. He opens the boot to put … Read more
Man, 27, and boy, 17, are charged with murder after 17-year-old Josiah Norman was stabbed to death in Salford Kaylan Crankshaw, 27, from Salford, and a boy aged 17 charged with murder Josiah Norman, 17, was stabbed in the chest and died in hospital of his injuries The pair will appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ … Read more
Ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs has today vowed to clear his name after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and controlling or coercive behaviour after an alleged row at his £1.7million mansion. Giggs, 47, is accused of causing actual bodily harm to PR worker Kate Greville, 36, at the property in Worsley, Greater Manchester, in November. … Read more
A pair of arsonists who killed four young children in a petrol bomb house attack have been jailed for life for a second time after a mother-of-five died 20 months after the blaze. Michelle Pearson, 37, suffered 75 per cent burns after two thugs threw petrol bombs through the window of her house in Walkden, … Read more
Father tells Manchester Arena inquiry how he tore off his shirt to bandage daughter’s bleeding leg when family were caught in terror blast after they left early to avoid rush following show Dr Darah Burke had attended the Ariana Grande show with his wife and daughter The family was pelted with nuts and bolts from … Read more
Two men have been found guilty of murdering a mother in a petrol bomb attack that also killed four of her children. Zak Bolland, 26, and David Worrall, 28, had both denied murdering 37-year-old Michelle Pearson. Ms Pearson’s daughters Demi, 15, Lacie, seven, Lia, three, and her son Brandon, eight, all died in the blaze in … Read more
Professor Andrew Hayward, a SAGE adviser, warned major cities could become Covid ‘pockets’ due to lower jab uptake rates London, Manchester and other cities that are lagging behind in the vaccine roll-out could face spikes in Covid cases and deaths because millions of people won’t be unprotected, a top infectious diseases expert has warned. Professor … Read more
British Airways flight declares emergency in mid-air on way from Heathrow to Aberdeen and is forced to divert to Manchester British Airways flight due to land at Aberdeen shortly before 12pm this afternoon But radar websites show the flight forced to divert and has landed at Manchester BA have since confirmed plane forced to land … Read more
The final tweaks are being made to the Manchester-based sets for the sixth season of Peaky Blinders. While the cast have been filming in Scotland, crew have been erecting and finalising the sound stages in the historic Castlefield district of the city. The sets, however, are portraying Birmingham, the actual setting on the hit gangster drama. On … Read more