Matthew Cooper

Staff writer

Writer covering social & trending news and What's On content. Midlander living in Manchester.

Man United supporters use Roy Keane to taunt Erling Haaland's dad after FA Cup final

Manchester United FC

Alf-Inge Haaland was trolled by some Manchester United fans as they travelled back from Wembley after the FA Cup final win over Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola doubles down on Lisandro Martinez comments after Man United beat Man City

Lisandro Martinez

Lisandro Martinez was hailed by Man City manager Pep Guardiola following the FA Cup final defeat to Man United.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe opens up on working with the Glazers at Manchester United

Manchester United FC

Sir Jim Ratcliffe's deal to buy a 27.7% stake in Manchester United was completed earlier this week

What is Langar week? Sikhs hand out free vegetarian food at Gurdwaras and temples

Sikh communities

The Sikh service of langar, which sees free vegetarian food served at every Gurdwara or Sikh temple to people of all background and religions for a week in October

Andy Murray breaks silence on 'strange' Wimbledon poster after family member says 'appalling'

Andy Murray joked about his snub from an official Wimbledon 2023 poster after some of the tennis star's family members heavily criticised the decision to omit the Scot

Lost underground Manchester club with six dancefloors 'like Aliens movie lair'

Basement nightclub Pips was an iconic venue for Manchester's goth, new wave and new romantic music fans

A week-long melting pot of festival goodness - Roskilde Festival in Denmark reviewed

The Cure, Wu-Tang Clan, and Lizzo were all on the bill at the Danish festival

"I’m not someone who looks over their shoulder" - Johnny Marr on Manchester's legacy, and what it's doing wrong

The Smiths guitar legend chats to the M.E.N. ahead of his Albert Hall show

The best theme park deals near Manchester this summer 2019

From Drayton Manor and Alton Towers to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, here are some of the theme parks withing driving distance of Manchester

Baggage policies for Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2 for summer holiday 2019

Manchester Airport

How many cabin bags are allowed on a Ryanair flight? Is it the same for easyJet and Jet2? Here is everything you need to know

Space Jam 2 has started filming, LeBron James confirms

The moves currently has a release date in 2021 but LeBron James of the LA Lakers has confirmed that Space Jam 2 is now in production

Dumped Yewande blasts love rival Arabella: ‘She knew she wanted Danny'

Yewande was booted from the villa after failing to couple up and has given an interview on how she feels about the whole thing

Netflix is testing a pop-out player mode so you can do two things at once

The picture-in-picture mode is currently only being tested, but if it's a welcome addition it may be added permanently to desktop

A Manchester bar is introducing a happy hour for dogs

Manchester Nightlife

It's called Yappy Hour!

These are the rumoured and confirmed stadiums coming to FIFA 20 on PS4 and Xbox One

FIFA 20 is confirmed for a September release date and there will be new stadiums coming to the game, as always

Japanese zoo carries out escaped lion drill and it was unintentionally hilarious

How do you prepare for an escaped animal? This zoo in Japan has a pretty novel procedure - a man in a giant lion costume.

Danny Boyle confirms a third 28 Days Later movie is on the way

The Trainspotting director from Bury mentioned that the film was definitely going ahead in a recent interview, and he is once again working with Alex Garland

Staying up late watching Netflix is harming men's sperm count, scientists warn

Aarhus University has published a new study

The horsefly is back again this summer - how you can tell if you've been bitten and what you should do

Horseflies look like regular houseflies - but they're bigger and their bites can be much more painful

When thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit Greater Manchester over the next few days

Manchester weather

A yellow warning of thunderstorms has been issued for the region by the Met Office. Here is when we can expect to see them

There's a new WhatsApp update coming to Android users

The new update will benefit those sending multimedia on the app

New to Netflix UK in July 2019 - Stranger Things 3, Orange is the New Black, Spotlight, The Hunger Games and more

There are numerous hit TV shows and movies coming to the streaming service in July 2019

K-pop superstars BTS are releasing their own mobile game next week

BTS World mobile game is releasing over the next few days and you can download a preview now

These are the road closures in the city centre for Manchester Day 2019

The parade travels down Peter Street and Deansgate and as a result several main roads will be closed at various parts of the day

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