The sun is FINALLY back out in Manchester - and people are loving it

Supermarket giant Tesco has issued an urgent recall on a batch of biscuits.

Following in his father’s footsteps! Sandlot star Patrick Renna’s eldest son has begun to play baseball.

Ajax legend Patrick Kluivert has said he would be “ready” to become the club’s next boss, should Erik ten Hag be appointed Manchester United’s permanent manager.

A beloved dad and grandfather was given a lavish send-off following his death aged 41.

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Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch sent Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher into fits of laughter with a hilarious quip about Kalvin Phillips after their dramatic 3-2 win at Wolves.Marsch was in buoyant mood after watching his side come back from 2-0 down to grab all three points at Molineux. But it wasn't all good news for the American boss who saw Patrick Bamford, Illan Meslier, Robin Koch, and Diego Llorente all leave the field through injury in the west Midlands.

Emmy nominee Adina Porter (Underground) and Clark Backo (Letterkenny) are set as leads opposite LaKeith Stanfield in The Changeling, Apple TV+’s upcoming drama series based on Victor LaValle’s bestselling book of the same name.

Manchester's Irish World Heritage Centre could lose its licence due to a fight which broke out during St Patrick's Day celebrations on Sunday.

They recently announced their comeback - without Kerry Katona - and Atomic Kitten gave fans a taste of what's to come. The girl band's Natasha Gay and Liz McClarnon rolled back the years for a live performance in Manchester for St Patrick's Day.

Those who say it always rains in Manchester are set to be proved wrong this weekend. Our region will bask in glorious sunshine over the coming days. And the good weather should even continue into next week.

It is the latest hotel to open its doors to guests in Manchester this week - and the Wilde aparthotel is rather fittingly being launched on St Patrick's Day. For the new hotel, named after one of Ireland's most famous sons Oscar Wilde, has a subtle Irish design theme running throughout it.

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Michelle Branch is “fuming” after being mom-shamed while nursing her six-month-old daughter.

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Pep Guardiola went "full Jurgen Klopp" as he gave an abysmal excuse for Manchester City's goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Monday.City were held to a 0-0 draw by Patrick Vieira's side at Selhurst Park, giving Liverpool a chance to close the gap in the title race later this week.However, Premier League fans were left confused following Guardiola's post-match interview, as he blamed the grass for his side's inability to score during the match.This caused some fans to compare the City boss to Liverpool manager Klopp, who is also known to make bizarre excuses after his side's matches.Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Guardiola explained: “We would have preferred to win of course but the game was well played.“We played to win the game, we created more, the stats were there.“The way we played was amazing in a difficult stadium with the grass not perfect, we were there all the time, we had a good game.”Guardiola's claim that the quality of the grass affected his team's appearance caused fans to compare him with Klopp on social media.Who will win the Premier League title this season? Let us know in the comments section below.One fan tweeted: “Are you Klopp in disguise?”Another added a gif of a confused looking Klopp and wrote: “The grass???”A third fan referenced Palace's win at the Etihad Stadium as they added: “Grass was fine when we slapped you at the Etihad though.”Meanwhile, another supporter tweeted: “The grass ahahaha oh the irony.”Whilst a fifth perplexed fan wrote: “Why’s he talking about grass? He’s done a Klopp ffs.”City's draw with Palace has left the door open to their title rivals to close the gap on the league leaders later this week.Liverpool can reduce the gap to City down to a single point if they win

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKat McNamara (“Maze Runner,” “Shadowhunters”) has joined the cast of “Jade” the feature directorial debut of producer, director and stuntman James Bamford. The film began production on Thursday.The cast already includes Mickey Rourke “Sin City,” “The Expendables,” “The Wrester”) and Mark Dacascos (“John Wick 3,” “Crying Freeman,” “Brotherhood of the Wolf”) and Shaina West (“Black Widow”).“Jade” presents the story of a woman (West) who comes between a powerful businessman and a gang leader in their search for a hard drive that could damage the operations of Interpol.

Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Deuce), Kyle Vincent Terry (Gotham) and Caroline Chikezie (Mayhem) are joining the upcoming third season of Power Book II: Ghost, Starz’s Power universe spinoff, in recurring roles. Power Book II: Ghost is the first series in the expanded Power franchise from executive producers Kemp and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

St Patrick's Day celebrations ended in misery for one woman after she was rushed to hospital following a huge rammy at the Irish World Heritage Centre.

The Scottish Government has announced more than £160 million of funding is being invested this year to help make homes and buildings warmer and more efficient, supporting efforts to tackle fuel poverty while helping householders manage their energy bills and reduce carbon emissions.

Manchester City are preparing for a trip down to the capital tonight (Monday) where they will face Crystal Palace.

temperatures reaching 19C.A 700 mile-wide African heat burst which will blow to Britain via the continent will see us basking in temperatures hotter than Rome.The early spring warm-up is due tomorrow when it will hit 16C. On Wednesday it will creep up to 18C or 19C and the temperature will remain in the high teens for St Patrick’s Day parties on Thursday and into the weekend.Temperatures will be well above 11C average March highs, and warmer than 15C Rome.The Met Office forecasts dry skies today and tomorrow, then sunshine and clear skies for most parts after Wednesday’s showers.Chilly air could return later in the weekend, but the Met Office said more warm weather is ahead for the run-up to Easter.Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said: “Spring will be in the air, with a gentle breeze from the warming continent and temperatures rising through the teens.“Wet weather will give way to sunshine, with a drier and warmer trend through mid-March.”A Met Office forecaster said: “Monday’s sunny spells in the South will see temperatures a little above average.