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House price rise hotspots revealed

GREATER MANCHESTER BOROUGHS IN UK TOP 10

Homeless camp is moved for revellers

ROUGH SLEEPERS RELOCATED AHEAD OF NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS

Council to speak to retail centre chiefs after huge snarl-up

TEMPERS FRAY AS PEOPLE LEAVING TRAFFORD CENTRE QUEUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS

Man charged with murder of 'really bright' mum-of-4

43-YEAR-OLD DUE TO APPEAR IN COURT THIS MONTH

Since my girl played with the slime, everything has been bad

MUM SAYS NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER NEEDED WHEELCHAIR AFTER SEVERE ECZEMA FLARE-UP

New year and new baby for Lucy

CORONATION Street star Lucy Fallon has been flooded with messages as she rounded off the year with a social media post as she prepares to welcome her second child.

Sue's shock as she faces Corrie exit

ACTRESS SET TO BE WRITTEN OUT OF SOAP IN HUGELY IMPORTANT STORYLINE

In 2025, let's embrace hope and love that's always been the Mancunian way

JO WALBY is CEO of Mustard Tree, a charity that aims to create opportunities to help improve economic wellbeing and find settled homes for the homeless. In a New Year message written for the M.E.N. she calls for an honest discussion about immigration and its challenges and opportunities - and calls for kindness and pragmatism in our approach to social and economic deprivation in 2025.

Pep's opening up and is better for it

CITY sang it as loudly at Leicester as they did at home to Sunderland 500 games earlier.

KDB tells Pep to put a little faith in McAtee after kid brings City spark

KEVIN De Bruyne has told Pep Guardiola to have the ‘confidence’ to put more trust in James McAtee.

Salford boss pleased with a clean sheet

SALFORD boss Karl Robinson was delighted with another clean sheet as his Salford side moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places by defeating bottom-of-the-league Morecambe 1-0.

Foden snub, Sav silences his critics, Pep feels the love, and Haaland's back

CITY returned to winning ways with a well-earned win at Leicester.

Female artists dominate charts

TAYLOR Swift had the best selling album of 2024 in the UK, while her fellow female singers dominated the rest of the rankings for the biggest record of this year.

Fry's Sir DELIGHT

ACTOR Stephen Fry, former England manager Gareth Southgate and London mayor Sadiq Khan have been knighted in the New Year Honours.

Charges over Liam's death

FIVE people have been charged in Argentina in connection with the death of One Direction musician Liam Payne.

Anchor mark is discovered

INVESTIGATORS in Finland probing damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized for investigation.

Aircraft safety probe

SOUTH Korean officials have said they will conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country's airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a plane crash that killed 179 people.

DI Bye! Shop to shut after 30 YEARS

A FAMILY-RUN store hailed as an institution for its prominence for more than 30 years is to close at the end of the week.

Health warning as temperatures set to plummet

HEALTH chiefs have issued a warning as temperatures are set to plummet across the UK - including here in Greater Manchester.

Make a date for help with your love life

A MANCHESTER restaurant and bar is to trial a ‘new dating concept’ with the help of a First Dates star in January.

Cops hunt bikers after gun attack

POLICE now believe two suspects on two motorbikes carried out a gun attack on a home in Salford.

Man in his 50s found dead in church yard

A MAN in his 50s was found dead outside a church.

Probe into how horror Boxing Day house fire was started

INVESTIGATORS are examining a number of potential causes for a shocking Boxing Day house fire.

We hope to get home and start life again as a family

WISH OF MUM WHOSE SON WAS LEFT PARALYSED AFTER SUDDENLY FEELING SHARP PAIN

Teenager knifed in stomach

THE outside of a pub was taped off after an 18-year-old was ‘stabbed in the abdomen’ and robbed.

'Robbery victim' stabbed outside bail hostel

RESIDENTS TELL OF SHOCK AFTER ATTACK LEAVES MAN FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE

Thug found carrying 29 INCH sword

OFFICERS on a routine patrol discovered a huge weapon being carried after two people raised the alarm.

Train travel warning as strike set to cause disruption

A TRAVEL warning has been issued for today with a number of train services set to end earlier than usual.

Damp start expected to New Year

THE Met Office has issued a ‘yellow’ weather warning with heavy rain expected across much of the north west including Greater Manchester.

BUMPER DAY FOR SHOPPERS

DRIVERS WAIT FOR HOURS TO LEAVE TRAFFORD CENTRE