Meet Masha the baby mammoth! 42,000-year-old Siberian exhibit comes to Manchester Museum
Masha, on loan from the Zoological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is a rare specimen and is preserved in permafrost.
Spurned stalker jailed for hiring ‘firebomb hitman’ to burn down woman’s Salford home after one night stand
Failed soldier Aiden Feeney, 24, was so angry at being rejected by Scarlett O’Connor he paid a teenager £850 to put firelighters through her front window and set them on fire
Left in the cold: Ex-Man Utd boss David Moyes does ice bucket challenge – and nominates Rod Stewart
Ex-Manchester United manager David Moyes has been left out in the cold since he was fired by the club last year – and things have got even icier as he took part in the ice bucket challenge.
Etihad homecoming? Liverpool-bound Mario Balotelli could face Man City as soon as Monday
The 24-year-old striker said goodbye to AC Milan on Thursday according to Sky Italia, adding he was bound for the Anfield club as Brendan Rodgers’ side seek to replace Luis Suarez, the disgraced forward who was banned for biting at the World Cup and then left for Barcelona having finished Premier League top scorer last season
Bunny bother: Number of abandoned rabbits at ‘crisis’ point in Manchester – while others ‘cruelly kept in cages’
There are 1.7million rabbits kept as pets in the UK – often because they are seen as a cheap and easy pet – yet most are not getting the attention they deserve.
One night in Paradise: M People’s Heather Small says Manchester Pride is all about humanity and having fun
Larger than life, humble yet a complete force of nature, Heather Small is the woman with a mighty voice that defined the 90’s music scene.
It could be you! Hunt for Lotto Trafford ticket holder to come forward for unclaimed £400,000 jackpot
A Lotto jackpot worth almost £400,000 is still unclaimed in Trafford – and has been handed 180-day deadline until it’s given away to fund charity projects.
Emergency Ancoats meeting: Crisis assembly after gang rampage leaves residents ‘feeling safer’
An emergency public meeting called in response to the gang rampage that rocked the Ancoats area has left residents ‘feeling safer’, claims a councillor.
‘Scourge on society’: Alcohol abuse and binge-drinking costs Greater Manchester £1.2billion every year
Binge drinking and alcohol abuse is costing Greater Manchester £1.2billion per year to combat crime, homelessness and ill health according to a report.
From model to caged monkey: Manchester actress joins PETA’s Air France protest over primate testing
Kate Laycy, who was crowned PETA’s Sexiest Vegan in 2014, is demanding Air France join every other major airline in the world and stop flying thousands of terrified monkeys every year to laboratories for experiments
Man City now have the Champions League know-how to compete with the big boys, says Edin Dzeko
The Bosnian captain penned a four-year deal at the Premier League champions on Wednesday as he looks to improve on his goal haul of 26 last term.