18 h. ago Why Bruno Fernandes' Man United goal vs Lyon was important in more ways than one

Manchester United reached a special milestone during their historic comeback against Lyon in the Europa League

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22 h. ago The classic seaside town five miles from Blackpool with a huge beach, splash park and top chippy

There's no better place for a good old-fashioned seaside experience during the Easter holidays

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38 h. ago 'I'm walking 1,200 miles from Manchester to Ibiza in my flip

Henry Moores is raising money for a children's cancer charity

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44 h. ago Couple travel 300 miles to try and smuggle £1,800 worth of 'the drug of the moment' into music festival

Erin Gallacher, 23, and her then boyfriend Keir Lyons, were arrested at Creamfields festival in Runcorn, Cheshire

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1 week ago Manchester lads turn £1,500 banger into bar for 2,000 mile Arctic trip

Josh Kerr, 25, and his mates Jack Birtwistle, 26, and Elliott Barrott, 29, from Manchester, embarked on an outragious Top Gear-style challenge

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1 week ago LIVE: Fire breaks out with smoke seen for miles across Greater Manchester

Fire crews are on the scene this afternoon

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2 w. ago David Beckham kicks off major milestone celebrations a month early as Victoria fans make observation

The former footballer gathered his friends and family for a black-tie bash in Miami, Florida, ahead of his birthday next month

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3 w. ago The peaceful Scottish river walk that passes colourful garden and 200

The scenic hike includes some of Scotland's most charming and idyllic villages.

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3 w. ago 'We met on Instagram, then I moved 9,000 miles from Manchester to be with him'

Hannah and Sam would spend up to 10 hours a day on FaceTime

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3 w. ago Paul Pogba supported by Marcus Rashford and six Man United players after sharing family update

Paul Pogba passed another milestone this month and which was recognised by former Manchester United teammates

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Manchester United’s stadium plans: put the fans first | Editorial

A £2bn new arena for Britain’s biggest football club will bring regeneration to the surrounding area. But matchgoing supporters are right to be circumspectVisitors to Salford’s Lowry art gallery this summer will be able to enjoy a new take on one of the greatest paintings about sport. Depicting thousands of supporters bent purposefully towards a 1950s football stadium, LS Lowry’s Going to the Match has become part of the iconography of the national game. As part of its silver jubilee celebrations, the gallery is staging an immersive experience of the painting, including a nostalgic soundtrack evoking the sounds of a lost world.So much for the past. Barely a mile away from the Lowry, at Manchester United’s Old Trafford base, it is the ghosts of football’s future that are being summoned up. To great fanfare, this month the club unveiled computer-generated images of Lowryesque hordes approaching the new £2bn stadium it hopes to build by 2030. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Jamie Laing shares emotional update on final day of Comic Relief challenge: 'My body is broken'

The radio presenter is taking on five Ultra Marathons in five days - a total of 150 miles - he aims to finish in Salford, Manchester on Friday, March 21

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4 w. ago Jamie Laing makes painful admission ahead of his last Comic Relief ultra

Jamie Laing has made a painful admission ahead of his fifth and final Comic Relief ultra-marathon today, where he will complete the 150-mile challenge in Salford, Manchester

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4 w. ago Manchester United star Chido Obi reaches new milestone in breakthrough season

Chido Obi has become a member of Manchester United's senior squad in recent weeks under Ruben Amorim

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4 w. ago Sophie Habbo shares photos of 'broken' husband Jamie Laing as he sets off for day four of his gruelling Ultra Marathons challenge after raising staggering amount for Comic Relief

The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 36, is taking on five Ultra Marathons in five days - a total of 150 miles - he aims to finish in Salford, Manchester on Friday, March 21.

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