The mystery behind a series of flyers advertising a Richard Madeley lookalike contest has caused a stir across a Greater Manchester borough.

A huge robotic snail is set to captivate crowds when it "crawls" into Manchester city centre this weekend. Known as Luma, the nine-metre inflatable will appear as part of a free Manchester Museum ...

Annika’s second season is finally arriving on BBC. It comes two years after the first season was on terrestrial TV. But who is in the cast for the upcoming episodes? Annika is coming home to the BBC ...

The week-long festival, which celebrates the legacy of the Beatles, begins on 20 August. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

Lando Norris heads team-mate Oscar Piastri to a McLaren one-two in Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Actress Ruth Jones to guest present The Archers Podcast - The Gavin and Stacey star said she is a ‘massive Archers addict and ...

Forget the Premier League and the Championship, Leagues One and Two will be getting the party started at the weekend. The ...

Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro have made a powerful return with their new single, "Hunting Season," released in perfect sync with the announcement of their 2026 arena tour, The Futique Tour.

Like Wogan, Chris Moyles was a hard act for his successor to follow. Moyles was forced out of the Radio 1 breakfast slot ...

Sara Cox has revealed her true feelings about her BBC Radio 2 colleagues. The 50-year-old has opened up about her workplace ...

A woman from Bristol has told of her shock after what she thought was an insect bite on her breast turned out to be cancer.