Manchester news

• Moving tributes paid to 'kind and gentle' Corrie and Cold Feet actress after sudden death aged, 39

  11-10-2017 22:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Melanie Hughes has been described as a ‘lovely soul’
  
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• Women's Champions League: Manchester City Women v St Polten (3-0 agg)

  11-10-2017 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by match report of Thursday's Women's Champions League game between Manchester City Women and St Polten.
  
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• Meet the people whose lives have changed forever thanks to Manchester's new homeless hostel

  11-10-2017 21:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It has taken months of work to get the hostel up and running - and to make sure it’s a success
  
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• Jury retires to consider verdict on mother and daughter accused of murdering Lyndsey Vaux

  11-10-2017 21:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The jury retired to consider their verdicts on Wednesday after hearing six weeks of evidence against the defendants, who deny the offences
  
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• Another warning issued to schools after man was seen taking pictures of children in the street

  11-10-2017 21:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  In recent weeks there have been more than half a dozen ‘suspicious incidents’
  
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• Turning vulnerable young men and women into terrorists - how radicalisation is spreading

  11-10-2017 20:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A special investigation by Chris Osuh looks into how Islamist extremists recruit people, on the streets and in jail, and what campaigners think can be done to stop it
  
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• Hunt for 'well dressed' conmen stealing purses from pensioners with walking frames

  11-10-2017 20:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are warning elderly people to be on their guard after the men targeted two women in Littleborough
  
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• Huge rise in emergency service staff taking time off due to stress, anxiety and other mental health issues

  11-10-2017 20:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Figures show that there was a 37 per cent increase in the number of police officers having to take time off for mental health reasons in just one year
  
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• Detectives investigating murder of teenager Sait Mboob in Moss Side make a twelfth arrest

  11-10-2017 20:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A post mortem confirmed Sait died from stab wounds
  
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• Forest Bank Prison workers appear in court charged with theft and money laundering

  11-10-2017 19:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Anthony Bradbury, 29, from Bury, and Carl Byron, 36, from Salford, appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ court alongside two others on Tuesday
  
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• Dad posts cute apology on Facebook after his son 'flipped the bird' at unsuspecting shopper

  11-10-2017 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alec Nicholls said sorry in a lighthearted post after finding out what his son had done
  
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• Can I use my old £1 coins after the deadline on 15 October?

  11-10-2017 19:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The old £1 coin deadline is this Sunday but you can still use your coins after they cease to become legal tender
  
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• 'Useful art' champion Alistair Hudson to run Manchester galleries

  11-10-2017 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  New Manchester gallery boss Alistair Hudson says art should have "real impact in people's lives".
  
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• Manchester United legend Paul Scholes interviewed for vacant Oldham manager's job

  11-10-2017 19:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Man Utd news has the latest on United legend Paul Scholes who is being tipped to become the new manager of Oldham.
  
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• Paul Scholes: Ex-Manchester United midfielder interviewed for Oldham manager's job

  11-10-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes is interviewed for the manager's job at League One club Oldham.
  
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• Hundreds turn out for M.E.N Property Lunch 2017

  11-10-2017 19:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Held at Manchester’s Midland Hotel, the annual event was sponsored by leading property developers Capital & Centric and Bolton Council.
  
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• Watch Peter Kay's hilarious outtakes from the Warburtons Pride and Breadjudice advert

  11-10-2017 18:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Go behind the scenes as the Bolton comedian channels his inner Mr Darcey in the bakery's Pride and Breadjudice campaign
  
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• Why I spent a year giving out sanitary towels to girls and women at foodbanks

  11-10-2017 18:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Student Rosy Candlin explains how she became a campaigner against 'period poverty'
  
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• Councils seek legal restriction over Ian Brady remains

  11-10-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Tameside and Oldham councils will present their case at the High Court in London this week.
  
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• Rochdale inquiry: Cyril Smith had hands 'like weapons'

  11-10-2017 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A witness told the inquiry he was repeatedly "fondled" by Cyril Smith during "medical examinations."
  
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• Is Facebook down? Social media users complain that Facebook and Instagram have stopped working

  11-10-2017 18:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Both the Facebook app and the desktop site have been experiencing major issues
  
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• MP joins family of girl who died from meningitis to urge Theresa May to offer vaccine to all children

  11-10-2017 18:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oldham West MP Jim McMahon raised the issue the question to her at Prime Minister's Questions today
  
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• Manchester's cosiest winter hideaway is back as The Oast House teepees return to Spinningfields

  11-10-2017 17:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Oast House's festive pop-up bar The Curious Teepee opens this weekend
  
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• Phillip Schofield nearly cracks up at 'deluded' This Morning guest who claims she's too attractive to find a man

  11-10-2017 17:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  She also claimed that her children's friends fancied her and insisted that she looked very young for her age
  
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• How to find out if you are due a refund from Monarch Airlines

  11-10-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  If you are waiting for a refund from Monarch Airlines this is what you need to know about ATOL Protection and what it means for your claim
  
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• Blind grandma was given fatal dose of morphine meant for neighbour because of 'human error' says detective

  11-10-2017 17:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Det Insp Lee Hopwood spoke at the inquest of Christina Ann Fletcher, 58, took an overdose of the painkiller after it was accidentally delivered to her home by her pharmacy
  
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• Winter Wonderland is coming back to Manchester for Christmas 2017

  11-10-2017 16:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The festive family extravanganza is returning to EventCity for a fifth year
  
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• Manchester's highest restaurant reveals opening date and name

  11-10-2017 16:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new Spinningfields venue will be 100 metres up in the air on top of a smart new office building
  
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• Scott Calder appears in court to deny child grooming charge

  11-10-2017 16:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Scott Calder, 25, of no fixed address, pleaded not guilty to the single charge during a brief hearing at Manchester Crown Court
  
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• Ryanair passengers spend night on Majorca airport floor as flight to Manchester cancelled

  11-10-2017 16:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An Eccles couple claim they were among hundreds forced to queue for help from staff for more than 15 hours, without any offer of food and drink
  
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• Plaque dedicated to 22 who died in the Manchester Arena attack unveiled in Gorton

  11-10-2017 16:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The plaque, which reads; ‘In memory of those who died, and those who were injured in the Manchester Arena bombing’, was unveiled on Saturday at the Gorton Community Centre on Highmead Street
  
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• Manchester homeless man's shock at Spice use in city

  11-10-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  William Nicholson says people he knows have been turned to "skeletons" by the formerly legal drug.
  
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• Massive robot dinosaurs arrive in Manchester at new Jurassic adventure golf course

  11-10-2017 15:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  DinoFalls is currently taking shape at TraffordCity - and its fearsome inhabitants are already settling in...
  
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• Young people to mark 10th anniversary of treasured youth charity RECLAIM

  11-10-2017 15:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  RECLAIM’s award-winning programme gives a platform for young people aged 12 to 22 in Greater Manchester
  
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• Tamagotchi is back - and you can pre-order the iconic digital pet

  11-10-2017 15:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tamagotchi is releasing a special edition to mark its 20th anniversary, and Smyths, eBay, The Entertainer and Amazon are all stocking
  
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• Robbers rip oxygen mask off woman's face during terrifying jewellery raid

  11-10-2017 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A gang of five masked men smashed their way into a house in Royton and threatened two women and a young girl inside with knives and crowbars
  
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• Child abuse inquiry told alleged Cyril Smith victim 'denied medical care until politician had finished fondling him'

  11-10-2017 15:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man, speaking anonymously, told the national child abuse inquiry that he suffered both physical and sexual abuse when staying at the Cambridge House hostel in Rochdale as a teenager
  
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• Footage shows man ransacking pub and taking Christie charity box

  11-10-2017 14:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the break in at The Crown Inn in Northenden, which happened in the early hours of Monday morning
  
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• Man carrying Samurai sword hurls racist abuse at takeaway staff

  11-10-2017 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “He told me to f*** off back to my country"
  
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• Pub landlord fined more than £8,000 for illegally showing Sky Sports

  11-10-2017 14:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eric Hoyle, licensee of the Summit Pub on Bury New Road, was found guilty of three offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission after showing Sky Sports without a commercial agreement
  
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• New road laid around parked car in Rusholme, Manchester

  11-10-2017 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Bemused residents say the road "looks worse than it did originally" now there is a "giant pothole".
  
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• Businessman 'sorry' for claiming Royal Jelly could shrink tumours, fight dementia and help fertility

  11-10-2017 14:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Paul Southern was handed a suspended prison sentence - but the entrepreneur is still selling the product
  
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• Wigan Warriors sign forward Gabriel Hamlin from South Sydney Rabbitohs

  11-10-2017 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan Warriors have signed highly-rated forward Gabriel Hamlin from Australian club South Sydney Rabbitohs.
  
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• Salford gets a Hollywood style walk of fame - featuring David Beckham, Gary Barlow and other famous faces

  11-10-2017 14:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Blue Peter Gold Badge Walk at MediaCityUK will be revealed live on the CBBC show
  
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• Liam Gallagher brands brother Noel a 'tofu face peeler royalist' in latest Twitter rant

  11-10-2017 13:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Liam gave the verdict on his brother's new single, Holy Mountain - and it ain't good
  
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• Oldham mum lost 17 stone in just two years - so she could keep up with her son

  11-10-2017 13:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mandy Fraser said when she weighed more than 28 stone, she realised that she couldn't give her son the childhood he deserved
  
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• How to get an extra half an hour from your Dinosaurs In The Wild show

  11-10-2017 13:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 'immersive live-action' show, from the award-winning producers of Walking With Dinosaurs, is in Manchester until January
  
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• Coronation Street boss Kieran Roberts to leave after 16 years with the soap

  11-10-2017 13:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  He praised the show as a 'special place' but will leave at the end of the year more than three decades with ITV
  
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• Bryan Ferry to play Manchester Apollo as part of new UK tour - how to get tickets

  11-10-2017 12:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tickets go on sale this week for the former Roxy Music singer's latest tour
  
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• I was evicted by a housing association - now I'm living in a delivery van

  11-10-2017 11:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Graciano Mantato, 40, has been living in his Citroen delivery van for the past month after he was thrown out of his home in Ordsall when he fell into rent arrears
  
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