The family of a Manchester policeman shot dead in a training exercise have said they believe the officers responsible should have faced criminal charges after one was forced to resign.

The Warriors, the current holders of the Super League title, finished second in this year’s table, losing out to rivals St. Helens by just a point and face the daunting prospect of third-placed Huddersfield in the first-round

Dan Michaelson speaks to MM about his heartbreak album, the city and how and how his music will soon be a soundtrack for comedy after his Northern Quarter performance.

Stuart Coope, of Minster Road, Moston, pleaded guilty to attempted murder after stabbing and slashing his 39-year-old boyfriend in the early hours of Saturday, March 29

Corrie star Jennie McAlpine is urging fellow Bury women to ‘make a pledge’ and get active as part of the I Will If You Will fitness campaign

A Bolton Wanderers supporter has been handed a three-year football banning order for unleashed a tirade of racist abuse against two of his own players and manager Dougie Freedman.

Manchester Dogs’ Home have started taking in stray dogs for the time since the fire that killed 60 dogs last Thursday.

Former cab driver, Henning, 47, last saw his family at Christmas before leaving to work as an Aid worker in Syria where he was kidnapped just hours after his arrival

Proud patriotic Brit Paul Rushton has won a battle against housing inspectors – for the right to fly the Union flag outside his Bolton home.

The Full Monty is running at Manchester Opera House until September 20

Manchester showed its generous side after the blaze that ripped through Manchester Dogs’ Home on Thursday night – raising more than £1.4million.