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Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England, at the centre of the eponymous county of Greater Manchester. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024.

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In the news

• Pasture Restaurant Group to operate four destinations at Manchester's St Michael's
  thebusinessdesk.com · 6 h ago
• UK agrees to talks on 'historical harms' of slave trade
  naroomanewsonline.com.au · 23 h ago · 14 outlets
• Police issue update on desperate search for pensioner who vanished while walking his dog
  aol.co.uk · 5 h ago · 2 outlets
• Police share update on missing pensioner, 69, who vanished walking his dog
  express.co.uk · 6 h ago · 2 outlets
• Commonwealth in a better position after UK agreed to slavery talks, Burnham says
  rhyljournal.co.uk · 12 h ago · 2 outlets
• DWP confirms scheme for 100,000 Brits aged 18 to 24 - includes new 'passport'
  walesonline.co.uk · 24 h ago · 3 outlets
• Andy Burnham feeling 'confident' about populist decline after Donald Trump's midterms hammering
  aol.co.uk · 16 h ago · 2 outlets
• Taskmaster adds Grand Tour and This Morning icons to New Year line-up
  radiotimes.com · 7 h ago

Headlines from the outlets named, found through the GDELT Project. Translations and an AI summary are in the app. All the news in Manchester.

This week

Things to do in Manchester this weekend

• Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
  Fri, Nov 6, 10:00 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester, Manchester, GB · Miscellaneous · Family
• Käärijä Eurodisko - TOUR 2026
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:00 PM · O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, GB · Music · Hip-Hop/Rap
• Manchester Storm vs Sheffield Steelers
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:00 PM · AO Arena, Manchester, GB · Sports · Hockey
• Manchester Storm vs Sheffield Steelers - Venue Premium Tickets
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:00 PM · AO Arena, Manchester, GB · Sports · Hockey
• Papa Roach - Rise of the Roach
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:00 PM · Co-op Live, Manchester, GB · Music · Rock
• Anesti Danelis
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:15 PM · Creatures of the Night Comedy Club, Manchester, GB · Arts & Theatre · Theatre
• The Stylistics
  Fri, Nov 6, 6:45 PM · Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington, GB · Music · R&B
• Children of Zeus
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · Band On The Wall., Manchester, GB · Music · R&B
• Wasia Project
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · Manchester New Century Hall, Manchester, GB · Music · Pop
• Kettama presents Steel City Dance Discs
  Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · Depot Mayfield, Manchester, GB · Music · Dance/Electronic

Events and tickets from Ticketmaster, within 40 km, from 2026-11-06.

Weather this week

• Fri11° / 7°Cloudy
• Sat9° / 4°Partly cloudy
• Sun7° / 3°Cloudy
• Mon8° / 4°Partly cloudy
• Tue9° / 4°Fair

Forecast by MET Norway, CC BY 4.0, updated 25 min ago.

Nearby

• Oldham 10 km
• Warrington 25 km
• Wigan 27 km
• St Helens 33 km
• Preston 44 km
• Bradford 47 km

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