12 h. ago Man dies after 'falling from height' near north London tube station after engaging with police

The Met Police were called to concerns about a man’s welfare near Colindale station on Tuesday

Events

21 h. ago The iconic Manchester hotel building being repaired brick by brick

The historic building is shrouded in scaffolding while a major refurbishment programme of "essential works" is undertaken around the luxury hotel

Society

49 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe handed Man Utd stadium boost as Carabao Cup opportunity emerges

Manchester United have unveiled eye-catching plans to build a new stadium near OId Trafford and it appears that games are already being pencilled in for the future

Politics

50 h. ago A new start after 60: I was fed up with overflowing bins – so I became a rubbish crusher

Living in a high-rise, Eric McBean was tired of his block being a dumping ground for waste. So, after being made redundant, he set up his own rubbish compacting businessEric McBean was living on the 19th floor of a high-rise in Eccles, Greater Manchester, when he had his lightbulb moment. “Everywhere in the building was nice – apart from the bins,” he says. On Friday they’d get emptied; by Sunday they’d be overflowing. “People who don’t even live in the block decide: ‘There’s a place to chuck stuff.’ A sofa turns up, then a telly.”McBean’s landlord, the housing association ForHousing, happened to be his boss, too. McBean was the lead for enterprise and innovation. “I thought: I’d like to find a solution to this.” Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago I visited the greatest stadium in Europe before it gets demolished – Man Utd have made a mistake

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has promised to build Manchester United the ‘world’s greatest stadium’ – but is it really worth it?

Politics

5 d. ago Paul Merson slams Sir Jim Ratcliffe and blasts Man Utd's 'pathetic' new stadium plan

Paul Merson has ridiculed Manchester United's decision to knock down Old Trafford to build a new 100,000 capacity stadium rather than focusing funds on improving the side's performances

Politics

5 d. ago Paul Merson tears into Man United new stadium plan as brutal Sir Jim Ratcliffe point made

Manchester United are planning to build a new 100,000-seater stadium with Old Trafford set to be demolished, but Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson isn't impressed

Politics

5 d. ago Roy Keane points finger at Sir Jim Ratcliffe in angry rant over Man Utd's £2bn stadium

Manchester United have announced plans to build a new £2billion stadium, leaving many – including Roy Keane – unimpressed given the extensive cost-cutting going on at the club at

Economics

7 d. ago Seb Coe admits Man Utd stadium 'challenges' as £2bn project compared to Olympics

Manchester United have announced their plan to build a new £2billion stadium which will be the centrepiece of a government regeneration project designed to transform the south of the city

Economics

7 d. ago New Manchester United stadium a ‘risk’ to team’s competitiveness, admits CEO

Berrada hopes investment in team will not be affectedPlan to build £2bn stadium in five years has this in mindOmar Berrada has admitted it is a “risk” for Manchester United to try to build a world-class team and venue at the same time. The club announced on Tuesday they planned to construct a 100,000-seat ground on land adjacent to Old Trafford.Berrada hopes United can move into the £2bn stadium by the start of the 2030-31 season but said the cost of building it could have an impact, acknowledging that Arsenal and Tottenham struggled to juggle building a ground and fighting at the top. Continue reading...

Sport

7 d. ago New Man United stadium verdict as 'spectacular' Ineos masterplan gets glowing review

Manchester United announced plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium on Tuesday, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe saying it's the "start of an incredibly exciting journey".

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Eiffel Tower of the north’? Manchester United unveil 100,000

Officials say plan will create 92,000 jobs and 17,000 homesArchitect Norman Foster puts ‘vast umbrella’ over groundA new 100,000-seat stadium that will be the largest in the UK. A venue covered in a “vast umbrella” that would exceed the scale of Christo’s wrapping of the Reichstag in 1995. A trident of masts, the tallest of which is higher any other building in Manchester. Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s vision for a new Old Trafford is taking shape, and the ambition extends beyond the “Wembley of the North”.On Tuesday designs were unveiled for Manchester United’s proposed new home, to be built on the site of the Old Trafford car park. The project was initiated by a call from Ratcliffe to Norman Foster and scoped out by a taskforce led by Sebastian Coe, and the cast list endorsing it is gold-plated. At a projected cost of £2bn, and to be assembled using prefabricated “modules” shipped down the Manchester ship canal, it could be delivered in five years, the architects suggest. Foster + Partners ...

Politics

7 d. ago Man Utd explain plan for where they'll play while incredible new £2billion stadium is built

Manchester United announced plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium on the Old Trafford site on Tuesday, but fans immediately began to wonder where they'd play in the meantime

Economics

7 d. ago What four Man United legends said on Old Trafford's future as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wish granted

Manchester United have confirmed their ambition to build a new 100,000-seater stadium next to Old Trafford after surveying thousands of supporters, which split fans

Politics

7 d. ago What happened the last time Manchester tried to build a super stadium as Old Trafford plans unveiled

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has unveiled plans to build a 100,000-seater stadium next to Old Trafford - but it isn't the first time the city has tried to build a world-class venue.

Politics

7 d. ago Manchester United announce plan to build ‘world’s greatest stadium’ to replace Old Trafford

A task force including Gary Neville and mayor Andy Burnham concluded that a new stadium built beside Old Trafford would be preferable to regenerating the century-old ground

Politics

7 d. ago Man Utd confirm plan to destroy Old Trafford and reveal pictures of new £2bn stadium

Manchester United have long been tipped to build a new ground, with Old Trafford falling behind some of the top arenas in the world, and now the club have unveiled ambitious plans for a new £2billion 100,000 capacity stadium

Economics

8 d. ago Old Trafford updates live Manchester United reveal plans to build 100,000

Man United have launched plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium as part of the Old Trafford regeneration project.

Politics

8 d. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe sets timescale for Man Utd to move into 'world's most iconic stadium'

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has wanted to build a 'Wembley of the North' since becoming co-owner of Manchester United and he's close to getting his wish - but will have to wait a few years

Politics

1 week ago 'Landmark' Greater Manchester building that once hosted The Beatles to be demolished

The 120-year-old entertainment venue once known as Riley’s Snooker Hall was approved for demolition last week

Politics