3 d. ago All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester this week

These are all the significant plans submitted to councils across Greater Manchester recently

Politics

6 d. ago Man's horrific abuse of eight week old baby boy came to light after trip to the hospital on Christmas Eve

Staff raised concerns about the baby boy's injuries

Events

6 d. ago Manchester City’s Kerolin: ‘I have this big dream of being the best player in the world’

Brazilian followed her heart with a move across the Atlantic to the WSL in January and has already had a big impactKerolin joined Manchester City from North Carolina Courage in January and last week showed everyone exactly why she made the move. On the biggest stage in European football, the Champions League, the Brazilian produced the performance of her City career so far to help set up a 2-0 quarter-final first leg win against Chelsea.Kerolin was a constant thorn in Chelsea’s side throughout the game and provided the assist for one of Vivianne Miedema’s two goals to set up a tantalising scoreline before the return leg at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and follow the instructions. Moving the Goalposts will be published twice a week from next week. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Erling Haaland's insane garage after £260m contract pays for F1 safety car and new Bugatti

Erling Haaland penned a record-breaking, roughly £500,000-per-week contract with Manchester City in January, and his jaw-dropping car collection reflects such an influx of cash

Economics

1 week ago Three schoolboys aged between 13 and 15 charged with rape of schoolgirl

All three boys, aged 13, 14, and 15, were initially arrested following an incident on February 10 last year in Rochdale, Manchester - and will appear at Manchester Youth Court next week

Events

1 week ago Man Utd news: Ruben Amorim eyes up shock £40m target as transfer snub explained

Manchester United have no Premier League fixture this week owing to the international break which will give Ruben Amorim time and space to finetune his plans for the future

Events

1 week ago FA Cup fixture details confirmed as Man City boss unleashes super sub to seal massive win

Man United and Manchester City have both experienced contrasting emotions over the past week.

Economics

1 week ago A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK

An ageing population, a funding squeeze and a recruitment crisis have taken England’s adult social care system to breaking point. This week, John Harris is in Greater Manchester to find out what a day in the life of a care worker looks like, and whether it is too late to save this vital serviceWe know that not everyone can afford to pay for the news right now, but if you can, please choose to support the Guardian at http://theguardian.com/politicspod Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Man Utd news: Rasmus Hojlund makes Ruben Amorim promise as ex

Manchester United enjoyed a positive week after progressing in the Europa League and earning a dominant Premier League win and will now take a pause for the international break

Politics

2 w. ago The £70m plan to bring 25,000 visitors a week to Greater Manchester area

The plans include creating a 3,000-seater sports arena.

Economics

2 w. ago A dangerous driver, a callous rapist and a robbery gang among those jailed this week in Greater Manchester

Prison terms are handed out to the worst offenders

Events

2 w. ago Manchester United’s new field of dreams at risk of repeating the Tottenham trap | Jonathan Wilson

Like their rivals, the problem is not the rise in revenue that a new home offers but that so little of it ends up being spent on playersBuild it and they will come – but you should be aware that you will be left with significant debt repayments, an element of the story to which Kevin Costner took a characteristically cavalier attitude. Which may be why Field of Dreams was about building a baseball stadium in Iowa for Shoeless Joe Jackson and the ghosts of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox rather than, say, Daniel Levy constructing a football stadium in Haringey for Vincent Janssen and the remnants of the 2019 Tottenham Hotspur team.In the past week, Manchester United have revealed plans for a new £2bn stadium, capacity 100,000, next to Old Trafford, while Newcastle are reported to be looking to move from St James’ Park to a 65,000-capacity stadium on Leazes Park. Everton will move into a new stadium at Bramley-Moore dock next season. Wrexham are building a 5,500-capacity Kop. New stadiums ...

Events

2 w. ago William Gallas slams 'unacceptable' Arsenal problem that's been 'going on for years'

William Gallas has had some strong words for his former club Arsenal this week following last weekend's draw at Manchester United which saw them lose further ground on Liverpool in the Premier League title race

Politics

2 w. ago I’d walk away if I faced abuse like the Glazers – Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Manchester United’s co-owners faced protests from fans at last week’s game against Arsenal.

Events

2 w. ago Ruben Amorim demands two things from Man Utd stars for Ruud van Nistelrooy reunion

Manchester United have enjoyed a positive week after thrashing Real Sociedad to book a last eight place in the Europa League thanks to a hat-trick from Bruno Fernandes and now head to relegation-threatened Leicester City

Politics

2 w. ago Marcus Rashford fires wordless message to Man United teammate Jadon Sancho after Chelsea update

It was a positive week for Manchester United players Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford as they progressed in Europe and the latter also earned an England recall.

Events

2 w. ago Sacked Man City manager issues statement amid squad shock and replacement uncertainty

Manchester City replaced women's head coach Gareth Taylor this week, days before a major cup final. He was replaced by former coach Nick Cushing, but only until the end of the season.

Events

2 w. ago Stabbings, shootings and ugly scenes erupt during week of violence in Greater Manchester

A string of 'targeted' incidents have plagued our streets - with the culprits still at large

Events

2 w. ago Pep Guardiola fires back at Capello’s jibe about making football boring

‘It’s not the first time he’s said that’Capello said Guardiola ruined Italian football Pep Guardiola has responded sarcastically to Fabio Capello’s claim that he is arrogant, has “ruined Italian football” and has made the sport boring. The former England coach offered his view of Guardiola to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo this week. On Friday Manchester City’s manager was asked whether he listened to someone of the Italian’s stature in the game.“I listen to everything that people say about me. Everything. So be careful. I am controlling you,” he said as a joke. “It’s not the first time that Mr Fabio Capello said that. I’m not good enough to win Italian football. Italian football is much, much more important than the way you do it. A big hug from Fabio. A big hug.” Continue reading...

Sport

2 w. ago Warning issued after eight Oasis fans scammed in Greater Manchester in a WEEK

It comes as excitement builds for the reunion tour

Events