Sir Alex Ferguson says he is "grateful for the three years extra" he feels he has had after surviving a brain haemorrhage in 2018.

Insp Mike Smith tells an inquiry he asked paramedics to attend the foyer after the Manchester bomb.

Three men and a woman are being held on suspicion of murdering the 58-year-old woman.

Liverpool reappoint ex-boss Matt Beard as their new manager following the conclusion of the Women's Championship season.

Residents say Bolton "has just been very unlucky" as it braces itself against a surge in Covid cases.

Thomas Edmunds, 36, was found unconscious in his house in Kirkby, Merseyside on Sunday.

Newly-elected mayor Joanne Anderson may only be in the job for a year if the role is scrapped.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Manchester United's schedule of three Premier League games in five days is a "crime".

Former Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia retires from football at the age of 35.

Manchester City have reclaimed the Premier League title in style - but where will they strengthen this summer and can they dominate next season?

Four people are convicted of killing Steven McMyler who was robbed and kicked to death in a churchyard.

PC Lee Moore says it was the "worst feeling" not being able to help casualties as he secured the arena.

Pub and cafe owners in Bolton are apprehensive about reopening amid a rise in the Indian variant.

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk rules himself out of playing for the Netherlands at this summer's European Championship.

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has suffered ankle ligament damage, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms.

A fourth man is held over a fatal attack on a man that Merseyside Police believe was targeted.

In the UK more than two million people experience furniture poverty yet it’s rarely spoken about.

Lee Roberts is jailed for duping the DVLA to obtain a licence in his twin brother's name.

Pep Guardiola learned from previous errors to renew his Manchester City side for the better, writes Guillem Balague.

Pippa Stacey, 26, faces "all kinds of obstacles" as venues sprawl on to pavements.