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The Lottery Winners have scored their second Number One album with ‘KOKO’, coming above the likes of Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga in the Official UK Albums Chart.The group made headlines in 2023 when their third LP ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’ reached the summit on the Official UK Albums Chart. Now, their latest album ‘KOKO’ (Keep On Keeping On), which was released last Friday (March 21), has made it to the top.The band from Leigh, in Greater Manchester, is made up of Thom Rylance, Robert Lally, Katie Lloyd and Joe Singleton. Speaking about the achievement, The Lottery Winners said: “‘KOKO’ is the UK’s Official Number 1 album! It’s been a lot of work, but this makes it all worth it.

The Guardian).“Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey to the delivery of what will be the world’s greatest football stadium, at the centre of a regenerated Old Trafford,” United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said, as per the outlet.“Our current stadium has served us brilliantly for the past 115 years, but it has fallen behind the best arenas in world sport. By building next to the existing site, we will be able to preserve the essence of Old Trafford, while creating a truly state-of-the-art stadium that transforms the fan experience only footsteps from our historic home.”As reported by Sky Sports, Ratcliffe also added: “Wembley, the O2 Arena, the Olympic Village – nothing of the scale of what we’ve seen in London in the north… This will be the first of this scale in the north of England.”This is what Manchester United's new stadium could look like…What do you think? pic.twitter.com/vFl0fnk39T— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) March 11, 2025A new 100,000-seater stadium will be the centrepiece of the Old Trafford regeneration.#MUFC— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 11, 2025Backing has come from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who stood behind the decision for regeneration in January.

Andy Burnham will ‘reach out’ to ‘compromise’ with anti-Places for Everyone (PfE) councillors in Oldham after they decided to leave the housing plan.

Following months of fierce debates, Oldham council has voted to withdraw from a ‘controversial’ housing scheme at an extraordinary meeting.

Greater Manchester will get more than £20m to spend on walking and cycling improvements.

Manchester Pride and a legendary bar in the Gay Village are among the hopefuls shortlisted ahead of a glitzy national awards night to be held in the city.

Delays on a key bus route ‘ruin the start of children’s days’ as they ‘panic if they will get to school on time’, according to a parent.

The £100m spent on Greater Manchester's clean air zone has ‘not gone down the tubes’ despite never being implemented, Andy Burnham insists.

Andy Burnham has admitted Bee Network bus services are ‘not where we want them to be’ but has made a key promise.

Andy Burnham said he was ‘proud’ of the work being done to tackle knife crime in Greater Manchester.

Parklife boss Sacha Lord has resigned from his position as Manchester nightlife advisor and has been ordered to pay back £400k to the government.Lord – the former Parklife and Warehouse Project boss – stepped down from his role as the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester last night (January 28), having been appointed by Mayor Andy Burnham back in 2018.According to Manchester Evening News, following his resignation, the Arts Council withdrew £401,928 in a COVID grant that was awarded to Primary Event Solutions – a company owned by Lord – and is seeking the money back. Their decision to pull the grant following a review came at the same time that Lord had announced his departure from his role.A post shared by Sacha Lord (@sacha_lord)Primary Event Solutions had received the grant from the Culture Recovery Fund, administered by the Arts Council during the pandemic.

A Covid recovery grant of more than £400,000 issued to a Sacha Lord company was withdrawn because the application was 'wrong or misleading', the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

Andy Burnham launched his latest transport mega-project earlier this week — he wants to run some Greater Manchester railways.

Greater Manchester’s new clean air plan ‘still doesn’t go far enough’, anti-pollution campaigners have said.

Andy Burnham says the government’s decision to not impose a charging clean air zone in Greater Manchester is a ‘truly a great outcome’.

A new promotional video offers a tantalising glimpse of what football at Manchester United could look like in the future.

Northern is looking at running a reduced timetable on Sundays for the next four months, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

A government minister has rejected calls from Andy Burnham for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs.

Andy Burnham ‘would not be opposed’ to a new national inquiry into grooming gangs the day after a Conservative bid to set one up failed.

A council with a 12-year wait for social housing has been slammed for having one of the “worst” records in the country for building new homes.

It's been a big year in politics across the world - and Greater Manchester was no exception.