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Forensic officers have been pictured combing the horrific scene at a petrol station where a man reportedly 'set himself on fire'.

On the 125th anniversary of the first train from London to Manchester, a group of campaigners, friends and admirers came together to honour the man who made it happen along with his father, ‘Manchester’s forgotten men’ Absalom and Sir Edward Watkin.

Newcastle's sporting director Dan Ashworth has reportedly asked to leave St James' Park as Manchester United eye their next major boardroom appointment.

Doja Cat and Disclosure have been announced as the headliners of Parklife 2024 – check out the line-up below.The festival is due to take place at Heaton Park in Manchester on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9. Tickets go on sale at 10am GMT this Friday (January 26) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Organisers have confirmed today (January 23) that Doja Cat will make her UK festival headline debut when she tops the bill on the Sunday.

A woman has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a house in north Manchester. The blaze began at a maisonette on Southdown Crescent in Blackley shortly before 9:45pm.

Blossoms have teamed up with Jungle and CMAT on their upcoming new album.The band have been working on their new album for the last year and it’s the first to be released on their own record label, ODD SK Records. It’s the follow up to 2022’s ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb,’ their last with Virgin EMI.Frontman Tom Ogden spoke to BBC 6 Music’s Nathan Shepherd about the new album and opened up about the number of collaborations on the record.“This album…it’s the most we’ve kind of spread our wings in terms of collaboration,” he told Shepherd.Ogden continued: “I’ve wrote the songs, brought it to the lads and then we’ve gone in with [James] Skelly [producer] in Liverpool.

A schoolboy collapsed and died after eating berries during a walk with his dad. Benn Curran-Nicholls, 14, was tragically poisoned after ingesting leaves and berries from a yew tree in Fletcher Moss Park in Manchester.

New Order have announced details of two huge UK shows, set to take place next summer. Find ticket details below.Announced today (November 29), the first of the two mammoth headline dates will be held at Cardiff Bay on August 22.

Blossoms have announced a huge outdoor concert at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester for August 2024 – find all the details below and buy tickets here.The show, which will be the biggest of their career, will take place on Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday, August 25.The all-day event will feature support from Inhaler, Shed Seven, The K’s, Seb Lowe TTRRUUCES.Tickets will go on sale next Friday, November 10 at 10am GMT from here. Fans can also pre-order Blossoms’ forthcoming new album – set for release in summer 2024) – to gain access to pre-sale tickets, which will be available from Thursday, November 9 at 10am GMT.“Headlining our biggest show yet at Wythenshawe Park is going to be THE moment of our career so far for us,” said Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) is to invest £150million in a joint venture behind one of the largest regeneration projects in the region.

Emergency services swarmed a street in Openshaw on Tuesday afternoon (July 11) after a van flipped over in a crash leaving five injured.

Courteeeners performed one of their biggest hometown shows to date at Heaton Park, Manchester last night (June 9) to celebrate 15 years of their debut album ‘St.Jude’.The Mancunian indie veterans performed in front of a 50,000 strong crowd with a two-hour set that saw the band perform their 2008 debut LP in its entirety, along with choice cuts from across their catalogue.On the same day that ‘St Jude’ hit platinum status – following it finally hitting Number One upon re-release back in January – the band kicked off proceedings with ‘Aftershow’, before launching into a flurry from the celebrated debut including ‘Cavorting’  ‘Bide Your Time’ and ‘Fallowfield Hillbilly’.Courteeners Heaton Park tonight pic.twitter.com/VzaAiEtL9U— Neil (@Harryhatch) June 9, 2023Speaking to NME moments after coming offstage at the end of the night, frontman Liam Fray attempted to process the palpable sense of occasion. “That was really, really special, I’ll tell you next week how it was because it won’t sink in for a while,” he said.“I don’t know whether it’s because we’re getting older but we’re enjoying these moments more,” he continued.

Parklife has arrived at Heaton Park with a host of headliners including Aitch, the 1975 and Little Simz.

The 1975 are back at, by their own admission, their very best. 

The 1975 are back at, by their own admission, their very best. 

More than 80,000 festival-goers will be heading into Heaton Park in Manchester this weekend as Parklife festival returns for 2023. The annual event is the biggest metropolitan event in the UK and attracts some of the biggest names in music.

A list rating Manchester against London by comparing the likes of 'spoilt brats in yellow Lamborghinis outside Deansgate Tower' to 'spoilt brats in gold Lamborghinis outside Harrods' has been described as 'vomit inducing' and 'pathetic' by Mancunians.

A 14-year-old boy was left injured after a suspected stabbing near a park in south Manchester.

Major public bonfire nights and fireworks organised by Manchester Council at parks across the region have been SCRAPPED for 2022 with bosses blaming "escalating costs". The council has confirmed that its own bonfire events, including the huge celebration at Heaton Park, will NOT be reintroduced this year following the two-year lay-off during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The long-awaited cycle hub at Wythenshawe park is set to open this Saturday, September 24. The hub, which includes a pump track, woodland trails, a learn to ride area and a family trail has been under construction since february.

Five men have been charged with criminal offences following arrests at this year's Parklife festival, police have revealed. And a sixth man arrested - caught and held attempting to enter the festival grounds with a knife - has been locked up, the force has confirmed.