Towns and cities across the North West are lighting up to mark the start of the festive season. Events are scheduled from early to late November, with many offering live entertainment, parades and family activities.
Fundraisers in Belfast are helping an end-of-life care charity keep its services running.
Greater Manchester's Metrolink tram services are due to return to normal on Monday after two weeks of upgrade works at several locations. The improvements should let trams move more quickly and reliably, and a replaced section of track is expected to last another 30 years. Some minor city centre route changes will stay in place until Wednesday.
A couple from Brighton have been cleaning dirty road signs across Sussex and filming their work for followers on social media. They say the hobby is therapeutic and brings them praise from people in the community, and residents have started suggesting signs for them to clean.
