5 h. ago Man Utd’s new £2billion Old Trafford ‘highly likely’ to host major sporting event, reveals mayor Andy Burnham

MANCHESTER UNITED's new £2billion Old Trafford has been backed to host a major sporting event. The Red Devils are hoping to have made the move into the state-of-the-art stadium by 2030. The completion date is still viewed as optimistic, but Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is confident the stadium will be useful. He is a part...

Economics

8 h. ago Scottish golfer opens up on making $10m Dubai event after 'bad publicity look'

Calum Hill heading into DP World Tour Championship with spring in step after going back to basics

Politics

5 d. ago Andy Burnham 'seeking answers' over 25,000 tonnes of waste illegally dumped in Wigan

It's going to cost about £4.5m to clean up, the LDRS understands

Events

8 d. ago Matchroom confirms Ghana show but Anthony Joshua return must wait

Dan Azeez will face Craig ‘Spider’ Richards in the main event in Accra, while Joshua continues to dream of boxing in Africa

Politics

8 d. ago Andy Burnham should be allowed to introduce new Greater Manchester transport tax, report says

It's a concept successfully used in Dijon

Sport

9 d. ago Good Morning Britain live broadcast halted for breaking news due to 'major incident'

Good Morning Britain was halted as host Susanna Reid announced a "major incident" with paramedics at the scene of a train derailment in Cumbria

Politics

1 week ago Lorraine Kelly's shares true feelings over changes to her ITV show

TV host Lorraine Kelly has opened up about her 'disappointment' towards major cuts to her daytime show and described the ITV schedule changes as 'seismic'

Culture

1 week ago Liverpool mayor reveals how a last minute Hillsborough ticket swap saved his life

Liverpool city mayor Steve Rotheram swapped tickets with an unknown man so that person could sit with his friends - and he still doesn't know what happened to him

Politics

1 week ago What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party

The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midtermsNew Yorkers will find out the identity of their next mayor on Tuesday, in a race that will decide who will run, and defend, the US’s largest city at a time when Donald Trump has threatened to send military troops there.Against that backdrop, New York has seen a mayoral election that has pitted two very different Democrats against one another. The race has become an increasingly bitter face-off, laced with alleged racism and Islamophobia, but it is the political differences between the two main candidates that could have major implications for how the Democratic party performs in next year’s midterm elections. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ANDY BURNHAM: 'Helping hand from Rachel Reeves will go down a treat this autumn'

Rachel Reeves' Budget this November could signal the start of a long-term mission to bring down the cost of all the essentials - and draw a big dividing line with the ­Populist Right, writes Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham

Events

1 week ago Andy Burnham office's legal battle over £140m loans to go on for months more

The case started last year, but an appeal means it won't conclude until next year

Events

1 week ago This Morning host says sorry as show hit by glitch after major change

This Morning suffered a technical blunder during its Halloween-themed episode

Events

1 week ago This Morning host issues apology over blunder after major change to ITV show

This Morning was back on our screens on Friday but there was a major change at the start of the ITV show and a blunder that left fans fuming

Culture

1 week ago Government minister speaks out on Andy Burnham's 'education revolution' in Greater Manchester

"I think it’s really exciting for people. I think there will be great take-up"

Politics

1 week ago Mysterious 'alien aircraft' coming back to Earth as Baba Vanga predicts invasion

The famous clairvoyant has predicted humans could come in contact with aliens – and they might make their appearance at a major sporting event – as a mysterious object makes its way to Earth

Events

1 week ago Andy Burnham responds to letter released by Greater Manchester asylum seekers

It follows an open letter from asylum seekers housed in Greater Manchester said they felt 'unsafe'

Events

1 week ago Gordon Ramsay shows true colours as wife and daughter show him up at sporting event

Gordon Ramsey's latest sporting adventure saw the celebrity chef, his wife and daughter travel out to Greece for the next leg of the IRONMAN 70.3 series

Politics

2 w. ago I'm A Celebrity 'signs up Conor Benn' amidst Chris Eubank Jr rematch

Sport and reality show fans have different reasons to take not of the rumoured line up for I'm A Celebrity.... Get Me Out Of Here! 2025 as a major sporting event may be affected by plans

Politics

2 w. ago Dining across the divide: ‘I said Trump’s a bit of a despot and shouldn’t have had a state visit to the UK’

One’s a Keir Starmer believer, the other’s a reluctant Labour voter. Could this GP and teacher agree on public sector pay rises and Andy Burnham?Joe, 33, BrightonOccupation GP Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago High court battle over Andy Burnham's giant housing plan ends in disappointment for campaigners

Campaigners challenged the Places for Everyone plan, alleging the Greater Manchester Combined Authority ‘erred in law’

Events