11 h. ago Ikea announces opening date for new 'smaller' store coming next month

The Swedish flatpack furniture giant will open its new small-format store on October 9 - here is everything you need to know ahead of the launch

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13 h. ago 'I had stomach pains before seeing a hallucination of an IKEA store'

Craig Myall, 36, was rushed to hospital with severe stomach pains and was put in an induced coma

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13 h. ago Man had stomach pains before seeing hallucination of IKEA store

Craig Myall spent five months in hospital

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33 h. ago IKEA announce new store to open less than an hour from Greater Manchester

And, yes, it will feature IKEA's 'signature' food

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4 d. ago Pictures show taxi and Metrolink crash which sparked rush hour chaos across Manchester

Emergency services attended and a busy stretch of tracks was blocked

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4 d. ago Huge new UK festival an hour from Manchester announced for summer 2026

The new music festival will be held in Roundhay Park in Leeds and will take place in the summer of 2026

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5 d. ago Lightning strike sparks 'rush hour' train delays across Greater Manchester

The region has been battered by heavy rain, thunder and lightning

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5 d. ago 'Ghost town' abandoned holiday park just an hour from Manchester

The holiday park was a popular destination for families but was forced to close in 2024

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1 week ago Mikel Arteta should have heeded a lesson from Fabian Hürzeler and seized the moment | Jonathan Wilson

It’s hard to avoid the feeling that, after Brighton boldly took their chance, Mikel Arteta let one slip against LiverpoolLast Sunday, Fabian Hürzeler made a quadruple substitution an hour into Brighton’s Premier League game against Manchester City. Brighton had been scratchy, had struggled to create and were a goal down, but the changes transformed the game and they won 2-1. Hürzeler explained he had been guided by “a feeling that comes from inside In some moments my body says something to me. Not just in football but generally in life you need to have the courage to take the decisions you want to.”Hürzeler had spent most of his press conference trying to deflect or at least share out the praise. He talked of his players and how important their energy and belief had been, and he stressed that the substitutions had been a collective decision made with his coaching staff. Management these days is a world of data and analysis, of careful programming and meticulous plans. But ultimately...

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1 week ago 'Selfish passenger ruined my flight with his cheesy feet, so I got the ultimate revenge'

Sophie Brame was on a four-hour flight from Manchester to Fuerteventura when she became aware of a very unpleasant smell coming from under her seat - and decided to take action

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1 week ago The hidden gem an hour from Manchester named the most affordable market town to buy a first home

The town also boasts plenty of shops, pubs and events even if you do not want to move there

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1 week ago LIVE: Rush hour trains cancelled and delayed near Manchester

Passengers are warned to expect disruption

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1 week ago The ‘top rated’ walking trail near Greater Manchester with ‘sweeping views’ perfect for autumn

It's less than an hour from Greater Manchester but feels a world away from the city

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2 w. ago What Man City stars did after Brighton change exposes alarming £275m question

Manchester City played well for the first hour of their match against Brighton but the collapse was spectacular.

Economics

2 w. ago Inside Primark’s first giant homeware store with designer dupes and £3.50 kitchenware

Everything you can expect from the huge new Primark store rivalling Ikea, Dunelm and Homesense dedicated to homeware, furniture and designer dupes for a fraction of the cost

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2 w. ago Family 'stranded' in Cyprus for 26 hours after passengers hauled off TUI flight

Sophie Hughes, from Huyton, said her family's journey home from Larnaca to Manchester Airport began with a three-hour delay as they arrived at the airport at around 9pm on Friday, August 22

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3 w. ago Ryanair flight turned round and grounded at Manchester Airport after passenger tries to 'open emergency exit mid air'

The flight, bound for Agadir, Morocco, took off just after 9am on the morning of August 25, however was forced to divert and land back into Manchester Airport just over an hour later.

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3 w. ago UK city named 'world's prettiest' is less than an hour from Manchester

A study has revealed the 'prettiest city in the world', beating Venice—and it's not far from Manchester

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3 w. ago Stunning Peak District walk named among UK's best to reach by train

The Mam Tor circular in the Hope Valley has been named one of the UK's best walks that can be easily reached by public transport, and it's less than an hour from Manchester

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3 w. ago LIVE Rush hour misery as 'major' Greater Manchester disruption sparks train cancellations

Many trains are cancelled just before rush hour because of a signalling breakdown

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