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One elf of a celebration

HEART-WARMING AND FEEL-GOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE RETURNS

Uni's plan for student village around park

THE University of Salford is aiming to transform its city campus with a new student village based around Peel Park.

Carsley's gamble backfires as his lopsided England side fail to inspire

LEE Carsley's chances of becoming Gareth Southgate's permanent successor as England boss received a major blow as Greece paid tribute to George Baldock with a historic 2-1 Nations League win.

SQUAD GOALS Right now, United don't have players to score enough

WHEN Erik ten Hag returns to Carrington next week, as he is now expected to do, he will try to find an upturn in performance that could prolong his stay in the United hot seat.

Haaland lends voice to growing fears over fixture list

‘IT'S STARTING TO BECOME AN AWFUL LOT OF MATCHES' ERLING HAALAND

'Predator' raped woman on bus

A 'DANGEROUS sexual predator' raped a vulnerable woman on the top deck of an X43 bus service to Manchester city centre.

Downing Street denies Rayner security 'snub'

ANGELA Rayner has been left out of the permanent membership of the UK's National Security Council (NSC), despite being Deputy Prime Minister.

Kate's hugs and thanks for 999 workers

THE Princess of Wales delivered hugs and a heartfelt \"thank you\" to the emergency workers called to the fatal Southport stabbings after meeting the children's bereaved families.

Milton brings misery

HURRICANE Milton brought misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene as it ploughed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, pounding cities with winds of over 100mph after producing a barrage of 150 tornadoes.

Towering vision of plans for new 44-storey skyscraper

NEW BLOCK WOULD BE OPPOSITE DEANSGATE LOCKS

Rapper Aitch refuses to mind his Ps and Qs

MOSTON MUSICIAN ALWAYS WANTS TO KEEP HIS 'MANCHESTER' SOUND

YouTuber jailed over vile rant outside asylum-seeker hotel

HOMELESS FORMER CHEF STIRRED UP RACIAL HATRED WITH LIVE BROADCAST WITH AUDIENCE OF OVER 30,000

Armed cops swoop in raids to crack down on guns

'METICULOUS' PLANNING LEADS TO SPECIAL OPERATION

'Serious' violence, rats, drugs and a 'plague' of drones at Strangeways...but it's not overcrowded

LIFE inside 'squalid' Strangeways has been laid bare in a scathing new report which called the prison 'the most violent' in the UK and said standards had completely collapsed.

CORRIE STAR'S HEARTBREAK AT DEATH OF BELOVED PET POOCH

CORONATION Street star Sue Cleaver has been flooded with support after the death of her pet dog.

Labour sends party officials to improve deputy PM's local council

ACTION TAKEN AFTER DAMNING REPORTS INTO TOWN HALL'S CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Noel stops off at the RAVERS RETURN

OASIS STAR MAKES FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE BAND REUNION AT NIGHT TO CELEBRATE ICONIC CLUB

Ten Hag wants a £200k 'privacy wall' at Carrington

ERIK ten Hag has reportedly requested a privacy wall to be built at United's training ground, costing the club £200,000.

"There is no reason to expect any sort of statement after Sir Jim's meeting'

UNITED are yet to clarify Erik ten Hag's future following their executive meeting in London on Tuesday.

ETH says Ugarte needs time but it's hard to develop if he's not playing...

ERIK ten Hag's decision to drop the two central defenders he had worked with previously and pushed to be reunited with at Old Trafford attracted plenty of attention this week, but it wasn't his only surprising selection call.

BEV'S LOOKING TO GO CRAZY!

BEVAN French admits it will be 'a crazy feeling' if he can light up Saturday's Grand Final with another of his freakish tries.

HAALAND ON 'GABGATE' 'What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch'

STRIKER HAS ‘NO REGRETS' OVER THROWING BALL AT GAB

Root: Plenty of runs still to get

JOE Root insists there are 'many more runs left to get' overhauling Sir Alastair Cook to become England's record Test run-scorer.

'Local Retail Champions make our communities better places to live'

LOTTERY OPERATOR ‘EXCITED' TO RECOGNISE RETAILERS, SAYS ALLWYN CEO ANDRIA VIDLER

Badenoch or Jenrick to lead Conservatives

ROBERT Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will go head-to-head in the final heat of the Conservative Party leadership contest, after James Cleverly was knocked out in the latest round of voting.

Letby told colleague of 'distress'

CHILD serial killer nurse Lucy Letby told a colleague more than a year before her arrest she was worried she had \"maybe done something wrong\" to babies, an inquiry has heard.

Idris acts to give youth a chance

IDRIS Elba has partnered with The Prince's Trust to launch a new project that aims to give a 'chance' to the young people of Manchester.

Buyout at finance firm

FOUNDER SELLS 60 PER CENT OF STAKE INMANAGEMENT OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT

£100k payout in wags' libel case

REBEKAH Vardy has been ordered to pay Coleen Rooney a further £100,000 following their high-profile Wagatha Christie libel battle ahead of the full amount owed being decided.

LET THE MUSIC PLAY - FOR FREE!

THE CITY centre is set to turn into a hub of live music this week as Beyond The Music makes a return to Manchester.