Greater Manchester and UK weather forecast - we're in for a beautiful weekend

Joy Division, Sex Pistols, New Order and more bands integral to the city’s musical history, the BPA promises to “celebrate and preserve British popular music and other aspects of popular culture, recognising its pivotal influence on the world stage.”The BPA’s first exhibit will come in the form of ‘Collection’, launching on May 19. A statement describes it as “a distinctively Manchester-flavoured exhibition, underlining why the city is the perfect home for the British Pop Archive.

Greater Manchester residents can expect grey skies and rain as the gloomy weather continues well into the weekend.

Marta Balaga In Monster Scripted’s seven-episode series “Afterglow,” hailing from Norway, Ester – mother, wife and a friend – finds out she has cancer. But instead of giving in to pain, she “demands joy,” actress Nina Ellen Ødegård told Variety at Canneseries after its premiere in main competition.

Your wedding day is one of the most beautiful and momentous experiences of your life, not only for you as a couple, but also for those you chose to share it with, creating memories that you can all reminisce on for years to come. It is also true to say that despite this, when beginning to plan a wedding, it can feel like an overwhelming task with a number of key decisions to make; whether it be location, flowers or food, there seems to be endless options to choose from.

Drivers were hit by the largest monthly spike in fuel prices on record last month, amid rising oil costs and the war in Ukraine.

APPOINTMENTSUtopia Music has appointed Bastien Vidal to the role of Acting Chief Finance Officer and VP Operational Finance. The acquisitive company says it has further acquisitions planned and that, in his role, Vidal will be “responsible for supporting Utopia’s considerable growth trajectory”.———————————————-RELEASESMichael Franti & Spearhead have announced that their new album ‘Follow Your Heart’ will be released on 3 Jun.

flight to Abu Dhabi but claims the "whole experience was traumatic".The woman said she is "totally reliant" on receiving help for her and her husband through the various points of the airport due to her disability but faced delays in getting any during recent trips.She claimed that there was not only a lack of staff at the check-in and security, but also at the wheelchair assistance area.The traumatised passenger says they waited for two and a half hours for a wheelchair and "only got one" because her plane was due to leave in 20 minutes and her husband offered to push her through.She said: "I've never experienced anything like my trip through Manchester Airport last week. It's normally very easy and smooth travelling as a disabled passenger and in 10 years of needing this service have never experienced what I did."I felt so anxious the whole time."The passenger has also alleged that security was a "nightmare" and claims "people were falling" on her.She added that due to her disability she cannot stand in queues and the couple eventually had to ask for their cases to be booked in at the business desk.She said: "The worst was when we couldn't negotiate a wheelchair and bags at security.

Stockport’s political map has been redrawn for the first time in nearly 20 years. The electoral rejig aims to ensure councillors represent roughly the same number of voters - known as ‘electoral equality’ - and that wards reflect community ties and identities.

Meghan Markle has launched a legal bid to trademark the word ‘archetypes’ over 400 years after the word was first used following the announcement that her first series of podcasts for audio streaming giant Spotify would be called Archetypes.The Duchess of Sussex made the application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office last month, which covers the use of the word for specific applications.The list of goods and services covered are to include “the fields of cultural treatment of women and stereotypes facing women”.The Archetypes brand could potentially cover everything from podcasts, television programmes, DVDs, CDs and entertainment services distributed through satellite and cable TV, global computer networks, the internet, wireless devices, mobile applications, set-top boxes, webcasts and streaming media.The Duchess’s application reserves the use of the name for Archewell Audio, a parent company established by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It would mean they own the trademark rather than Spotify, which paid them a rumoured £18million in 2020.Archewell Audio promises to “produce programming that uplifts and entertains audiences around the world”.The word “archetypes” has its origins in ancient Greece and is believed to have first entered the English language some time around the middle of the 1500s.Claiming copyright on an already-existing word, while it might seem strange, is surprisingly common.Sometimes two companies can claim the same word.

British holidaymakers are being urged to check their passports are valid or risk not being allowed to board a flight this summer. Post-Brexit regulations mean passports must be no more than 10 years old to enter EU countries.

A local football team say they are ‘fed up’ with the 'wanton vandalism' after a group were caught trespassing on their ground over the weekend.

Manchester United are planning to spend millions on state-of-the-art upgrades at their Aon training complex which will include a new games and music room for their underperforming stars to relax in.The club's training ground has been in desperate need of a face-lift for a while and Old Trafford chiefs put in planning permission last year for a bunch of new facilities including new offices, a new gym and a new catering area. It's understood that players have also had an input, with many of them keen on rooms for recreation.According to The Sun, the club will also be creating a 'quiet and chill-out zone', for their squad members to un-wind after morning sessions, and there are also plans to build a wellness area for activities like yoga and book reading.Leading the development at Carrington is Mags Mernagh - who was one the key figures behind Leicester City's newly-built £100 million training ground, which is rated as one of the very best in the country since it opened in 2020.Speaking during the latest edition of Sky Sports' The Overlap, former United defender Gary Neville urged the Glazer family to "reset the culture" at the club, insisting that one of the ways to do that was to revamp their out-of-date training ground."They then need to build a new training ground.

Another year, another case of being hooked on the Australian version of Married At First Sight. And this series definitely hasn't been without its tense moments, with Olivia Frazer and Domenica Calarco's feud and splits we didn't see coming. One couple who do seem to have gone the distance however, are Olivia and Jackson.The couple appeared to share an unbreakable bond after meeting on the hit show, with their romance going from strength to strength.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 13 Champions League goals in the knockout stages since the 2017-18 season. As well as levelling the knockout tally of the Manchester United forward, the Senegalese ace also surpassed the tally of former Barcelona and current Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi. Mane became the joint record holder after finishing off a wonderful team move in Jurgen Klopp ’s side’s 3-1 away victory over Benfica in the quarter finals first-leg.

A builder hoping to offer sanctuary in the UK to war-torn Ukrainians has urged the Government to 'pull their fingers out' and speed up the visa application process. Andrew Gilbride and his wife Grazyna, both 57, hope to take in a family at their six-bedroom home in Altrincham, Trafford.

Gemma Collins debuted her brand new tour in Manchester last night - but found herself being booed over a comment that didn't go down well with her audience.

An 18-year-old sent a barrage of desperate texts to his grandmother after he had stabbed the father of his ex-girlfriend to death. Levi Westhead had fled the scene after stabbing Mark Webster 12 times outside his family home in Carsluith Avenue, Blackpool.

the Mirror.It’s likely that travellers who are able to catch their flights will be confronted by long queues at security and check in – so should allow plenty of time to get through airports.British Airways has grounded a 78 flights to and from Heathrow Airport today due to its decision to reduce its schedule until the end of May.The large majority of these cancellations were pre-planned and customers will have been told about the cancellations weeks in advance. This is being done to reportedly boost reliability and due to coronavirus restrictions in other countries.Some problems with staffing – caused in part by coronavirus absences – have led to the last-minute cancellation of two BA flights from Heathrow.

Wigan has seen a dramatic rise of young people with eating disorders following the Covid pandemic.

The sudden rise of scarlet fever and chicken pox in Wigan has prompted concern from the director of public health - something she has not seen in her 14-year tenure.

Jess Wright has given a glimpse inside her lavish baby shower with sister-in-law Michelle Keegan and younger sibling Natalya Wright.The former The Only Way Is Essex beauty, who recently opened up to fans about her trying battle with pelvic girdle pain, shared a look at her luxurious shower at the five-star Shangri-La The Shard, London. Jess, 36, who is expecting a baby boy with her husband William Lee-Kemp, looked every inch the radiant mum-to-be as she donned a fitted brown midi dress to highlight her blossoming bump.