Manchester

Joining Cathy in Leeds, the Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin and the Chief Exec of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Henri Murison.

Let’s have a look at the ditched HS2 plans. What’s being shelved, what will remain and how much has it cost?

Now the second leg has been cancelled many will be asking whether they’ll be compensated for the years of disruption and uncertainty.

Krishnan spoke to the rail minister, Huw Merriman. He put it to him that, given the government used to say it would deliver on HS2, these new transport pledges might face a credibility problem

The cancellation of the West Midlands to Manchester leg of HS2 has been the worst kept secret in politics. 

While the future of the rail project designed to speed up links to their city is being discussed inside the conference hall, our North of England correspondent, Clare Fallon has been talking to people here in Manchester about their reaction to reports it’s been shelved.

The Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood is to leave the club after what’s being described as “mutual agreement” after an internal inquiry into his conduct.

Two men who petrol bombed a house, killing four children, are tonight beginning life sentences for murder. Demi Pearson, who was 15, her brother, Brandon, aged eight and sister, Lacie who was seven, died in the blaze which was started following a dispute between one of the killers and their older brother. Their three-year-old sister…

In celebration of a beautiful city and the people who make it special: Manchester’s International Festival has just opened tonight – kicking off with a live performance show featuring taxi drivers who rushed to help on the night of the Manchester terror attack.

In the midst of this latest tragedy, it’s important to remember that less than two weeks ago, 22 people lost their lives in the Manchester suicide bombing. Tonight the US star Ariana Grande will be back in the city for the One Love Manchester concert. Her manager says it now has a “greater purpose”, and…

The US singer Ariana Grande will return to Manchester for a tribute concert on Sunday, joined by a host of global stars. Proceeds will go to the emergency fund for the victims of last Monday’s bomb attack at the end of Grande’s concert at the Manchester Arena. News of the concert comes as the police…

MI5 is carrying out a review of its procedures after concerns over security and reported intelligence blunders surrounding the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi. In the campaign against terrorism it is one of the most difficult questions: when do the authorities act on the flood of information about potential extremists. We now know that members of…

In the last hour, the American singer Ariana Grande, who was performing at the Manchester Arena on the night of the bomb attack, has said she will perform for a benefit concert in the city to raise money for the attack victims. No date has yet been set. Tonight thousands have attended a vigil in…

Mohamed Abdul Malek, acting imam of the Muslim Youth Foundation in Manchester, who was born in Libya but has lived in the UK for 34 years, and Mohamed Fadil, who is also Libyan and speaks for the Libyan community in South Manchester, discuss the terror attack and bomber Salman Abedi.

The police have searched 12 locations so far and will continue their operations over the weekend. They say they’ve made ‘immense progress’ in their investigation and eight men are in custody, held on suspicion of terror offences. More is emerging about the bomber, his lifestyle and his movements in the last few months.