When Easter holidays start and end for schools in every borough of Greater Manchester

Al Roker's beloved wife, Deborah Roberts, posted an emotional message on Instagram on Thursday as she reflected on some very difficult times. The ABC journalist took to social media with a black and white selfie in which she was smiling for the camera. MORE: Al Roker surprises himself with latest wellness update Deborah was standing in her bathroom and dressed casually in a white vest and makeup-free. WATCH: Al Roker works up a sweat in his impressive home gym She shared a reflective message which read: "Thursday thoughts. Two years ago I took this pic.

With a four-day weekend and decent weather on the cards, this Easter could be the perfect opportunity for a great family walk. Greater Manchester is lucky to boast so many scenic locations which make the perfect backdrop for a walk, and many of those can be found in Tameside.

This year, Queen Elizabeth II will be notably missing from the royal family’s customary Easter Sunday services.

Queen Elizabeth II will be notably missing from the royal family's customary Easter Sunday services. According to a royal source, the monarch will not be in attendance at church on Sunday, April 17 in honor of Easter Sunday, but other members of the royal family will be there. While it is a holiday, it will also mark a solemn occasion — the first anniversary of Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor Castle.

Following a series of health setbacks, royal followers are wondering if Prince Harry is visiting the Queen anytime soon. Though Harry will attend The Invictus Games in the Netherlands, one royal expert believes it is very unlikely that the red-headed former royal will visit his home country to see the Queen after she dropped out of her family’s Easter Sunday celebrations. 

This weekend it's Easter, meaning all major supermarkets will be altering their opening hours due to it being a Bank Holiday on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. We have compiled a list of opening times for every major supermarket in the UK.

This Friday will mark the start of the Easter weekend where many stores across the UK will be operating at the different opening and closing times.

If you’re looking to do something different this spring, why not book tickets to experience all the excitement and drama of a live rugby league game?

Easter and my approach to wine-buying is to treat it like a mini-Christmas. I order wine by the (mixed) case, aiming for one or two treaty bottles to open with the Easter Sunday leg of lamb, plus a mixture of easy-going reds to slot into the days around it.We had a rubbish Easter in 2021, so the Fuligni Rosso di Montalcino we had planned to drink is still waiting on the rack.

For the mayonnaiseFor the saladI remember this dish, which was created by Alexis Soyer at the Reform Club in London in the 1830s, from my college days. Like a lot of the classics, the original recipe had all sorts of ingredients in it.

Rangers legend Barry Ferguson reckons that Sunday's Old Firm is the biggest game of the season for his old side.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be brighter than the rest of the week, and as the sun comes out, Gopuff customers can enjoy a free tub of ice cream. Here’s how to claim one.

Easter being the hottest on record – with 21C highs making it warmer than Majorca this week.Easter bunnies will be baking as weather temperatures double thanks to hot air blown 2,000 miles from the Sahara desert.Highs will push 19C from today and nudge 21C by Thursday, with 20C expected over the holiday weekend.Majorca is due to be just 17C.Coral slashed odds on record temperatures from 4-1 to 5-4.Spokesman Harry Aitkenhead said: “The sun will shine and the odds say this Easter could enter the record books.”But drivers face a trip to the car wash – as “blood rain” tomorrow will stain motors with orange Sahara dust again, as happened last month.Skies look mainly dry for the south from Wednesday, with the north staying unsettled before showers reduce for the weekend.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Easter looks promising, with high pressure dominating.“Warmer weather will be seen as winds swing to the south. Sometimes we see a step change in temperatures signalling the start of spring proper, and this week could mark that change.”A Met Office forecaster added: “Temperatures will be on the rise as warmer air spreads across the UK, with potential for 20C.“It becomes warmer in the south from Wednesday, with the north more changeable.”This weekend’s Easter getaway will be the busiest on the UK’s roads in at least eight years, motorists are being warned.An estimated 21.5million leisure trips will be made by car between Good Friday and Easter Monday, the RAC said.The Met Office site says that from mid-April, more settled conditions are expected "with longer spells of dry and fine weather."It added: "However, changeable intervals are possible.

Children in South Lanarkshire can enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Chatelherault Country Park.

For the mayonnaiseFor the saladI remember this dish, which was created by Alexis Soyer at the Reform Club in London in the 1830s, from my college days. Like a lot of the classics, the original recipe had all sorts of ingredients in it.

Easter Sunday is just around the corner, and we have a feeling your weekend is going to be thoroughly packed with Easter egg hunts, Easter brunch and stuffing your face with Easter candy. We know that when things get hectic at the holidays, sometimes the perfect thing to do is to turn on a movie and take a few hours to lie low with your family. From vintage classics to modern animated films, we've scoured the web for the best movies to stream on every platform with your family this Easter Weekend, sure to please everyone from the youngest to the oldest that you can easily rent, purchase or subscribe to.

Queen Elizabeth has pulled out of the annual Maundy Service that's set to take place at St George's Chapel in Windsor on April 14.The service happens each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday.The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will take the 95 year old monarch's place, and will meet the Dean of Windsor, The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO and the Lord High Almoner, the Right Reverend Dr. John Inge.

If you're thinking about ordering flowers for a loved one this Easter, or to decorate your own home with for the bank holiday, you've only got a week to get those orders in.

Britain and stay with us right up until Easter, with the Met Office warning of 'more snow this week'. It comes as temperatures are expected to dip down again from today following a milder start to the week, thanks to a meandering jet stream across the AtlanticSnow is expected to return to roads and pavements across the nation in the next few days, with maps from independent weather forecaster WX Charts showing accumulations of 2cm per hour occurring over northern England and Scotland on Thursday (April 7).Further lighter snowfalls are also predicted on Friday in the UK, while Netweather say overnight lows of -5C will be seen in some parts of north Scotland.The weather outlook from the Met Office for Thursday to Saturday reads: "Unsettled with wintry showers or longer spells of rain and hill snow Thursday and Friday, sunny spells in between.

The first minister’s decision to extend face covering rules over the Easter holidays could deal “another bitter blow” to the Perth and Kinross hospitality industry, according to the region’s business chief.

British Airways has dramatically increased the price of flights from Manchester to London over the Easter school holidays. This may be an attempt to discourage people from booking while the aviation industry struggles with a number of issues.