Manchester Evening News - January 30, 2025

Manchester Evening News - January 30, 2025

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January 30, 2025
Aisle have a doner! Airline's new fast food offer
PASSENGERS will be able to order doner kebabs for the first time on a budget airline flying in and out of Manchester Airport this year.

1 min
GLOW FOR IT!
Ex-Coronation Street stars look fabulous as they show off their baby bumps

1 min
BBC reveals return date for school TV drama
SCHOOL drama Waterloo Road, filmed in Greater Manchester, will soon be back for its fifth season since 2023, with the first episode airing on February 11 on BBC One and iPlayer.

1 min
Sacha Lord company's withdrawn £401,000 grant application was 'wrong or misleading', says Arts Council
MAYOR'S REGRET AS NIGHT-TIME ECONOMY ADVISOR RESIGNS AND HITS OUT AT \"TARGETED HARASSMENT' OF HIS FAMILY

6 mins
Kiosk stand catches fire at Etihad Stadium
A FIRE broke out outside the Etihad stadium last night.

1 min
I didn't know Mum had died for 3 days
SON'S ANGER AS OFFICIALS TAKE THREE DAYS TO INFORM HIM OF DEATH

2 mins
Cash card company shut down over scam
A FIRM registered in Manchester has been shut down over a cash card scam.
1 min
'I knew to look out for my little boy'
FARMER WHO RAN OVER SON, 3, DENIES GROSS NEGLIGENCE MANSLAUGHTER

2 mins
Lloyds to close more branches
LLOYDS Banking Group has announced it will close 136 more high street branches before March next year, including several in Greater Manchester.
1 min
'Manchester can be the world's football capital'
A NEW or redeveloped Old Trafford can cement Manchester's place as 'the global capital of football', Andy Burnham has said.

1 min
Girls used as sex slaves for years, abuse trial told
EIGHT MEN DENY ALL CHARGES IN ALLEGED GROOMING CASE

2 mins
Festival stampede deaths
AT least 30 people have been killed and many more were injured in a stampede at the world's largest religious gathering in India, police said.
1 min
World Service axes 130 jobs
BBC World Service is set to axe 130 jobs as it seeks to save around £6m for the next financial year.
1 min
Retail crime spirals 'out of control'
RETAIL crime is \"spiralling out of control\" at more than 2,000 incidents a day, according to the latest figures.

1 min
Chancellor backs third runway for Heathrow
RACHEL Reeves promised to systematically remove barriers to growth as she set out Government support for the Heathrow expansion in the hope of kickstarting the UK's stuttering economy.
1 min
Women's health is a 'priority' despite axe of key pledge
THERE is a 'big cultural challenge' in the NHS and the service 'doesn't always have the needs of women at its heart,' the head of the service has admitted.
1 min
Starmer labels Tories 'coalition of blockers'
SIR Keir Starmer claimed the Conservatives were a 'coalition of blockers' as he defended his Government's growth proposals and employment law reforms.

1 min
Judge tells corrupt cop she will be sent to jail
OFFICER ADMITS LINKS WITH CRIMINALS IN PRISON

1 min
Thug's attacks in Gardens
A VIOLENT thug who lurked in Piccadilly Gardens before targeting strangers has been jailed.
1 min
Another fine mess
METROLINK APOLOGY AFTER FINAL DEMAND SENT TO WRONG ADDRESS

1 min
Heavenly in every scents
The perfumed tricks plants use to attract pollinators

2 mins
COLOSSAL CREATURES
There are some seriously enormous creatures in the animal kingdom. JULES HOWARD, author of new book Mega, tells us all about the planet's biggest beasts.

1 min
Famous whisky brand sale is under scrutiny
THE Famous Grouse, a renowned brand previously owned by Edrington's 1887 Company, has been sold to William Grant & Sons, one of the UK's wealthiest entities.

1 min
Love Island star freed as he appeals jail term
LOVE Island star Jack Fincham, who was jailed for six weeks after his dog bit a runner, has been released on bail pending an appeal.

2 mins
Missing voices at the Grammys
FEMALE artists have received only one in five Grammy nominations and wins over the last eight years, according to a new report.
1 min
Big Friendly Giant takes to the stage
A NEW adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's novel The BFG is set to delight families over the festive period this year as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2025/26 programme.
1 min
Hamilton 'absolutely okay' after crash
F1 Lewis Hamilton suffered a setback in his pre-season preparations for Ferrari after he crashed during a private event at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya.

1 min
'Too many PGA events' - Rory
Rory McIlroy feels golf's appeal has already been 'diminished' by the increased options available to fans over different formats and believes the current PGA Tour schedule puts on 'too many' events.

1 min
Overton channels mindset of 'ninja'
JAMIE Overton is striving for the subtlety of a 'ninja' for England in India after admitting he let his emotions boil over during a recent Big Bash League stint in Australia.

2 mins
GAKPO: 'I WAS REJECTED BY UNITED'
UNITED 'rejected' Cody Gakpo just six months before he went on to sign for Liverpool.

2 mins
Players can't cope with OT pressure, says Brown
EX-UNITED defender Wes Brown believes the club's current players are intimidated by the pressure of playing at Old Trafford.
1 min
Romanians can dream of shock result
UNITED can ensure automatic qualification to the Europa League knockout rounds tonight by beating FCSB.

2 mins
Onana sets goal of lifting Europa League trophy
ANDRE Onana has said he and his United team-mates will 'give everything to win the Europa League' ahead of tonight's final league phase outing against FCSB in Romania.

1 min
Reds working on Dorgu transfer
UNITED are progressing with a deal to make Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu their first signing

1 min
'If Marcus can change, then he could play'
RUBEN Amorim has told Marcus Rashford that United are a better team with the 27-year-old in the side, but he will only recall the absent forward when he makes the changes he is demanding.

2 mins
Shaw back in full training after injury nightmare
LUKE Shaw took part in the full training session at Carrington yesterday morning but it has not yet been decided whether he will travel to Romania for United's Europa League clash with FCSB.

1 min
Reds paying the price for transfer window mistakes
RUBEN Amorim believes United's mistakes in previous transfer windows are impacting his attempts to do business in January as he waits for Patrick Dorgu to become his first signing.

2 mins
Boss: 'Sloppy County must be better'
DAVE Challinor told his Stockport County side they have to play better despite a 1-0 win against bottom-of-the-table Shrewsbury.
1 min
Spending spree 'not sign of City confidence'
CITY supporters have been warned that the club's spending in the January transfer window is not a sign that the Blues are confident of avoiding sanctions from the Premier League.

1 min
Salford boss sees red over ref's performance
KARL Robinson was highly critical of the performance of referee Scott Simpson as 10-man Salford were forced to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw with struggling Newport.
1 min
Guardiola didn't want to make headline news
PEP Guardiola went in at half-time thinking he knew what would be on today's back pages as City's European campaign threatened to go up in flames hours after a fire broke out at the Etihad.

1 min
Sav helps stop Blues sliding out of Europe
OUT of the frying pan and into the fires of Madrid or Munich for City after squeezing their way into the Champions League play-offs.

3 mins
Manchester Evening News Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Reach Publishing Services Limited
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Daily
The Manchester Evening News is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England. Founded in 1868, the paper is published Monday–Saturday; a Sunday edition, the MEN on Sunday, was launched in February 2019.
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