Céad míle fáilte! Cornerhouse Irish film day shows Manchester is still the city of 100,000 welcomes
Cornerhouse and Manchester Irish Language Group extend a hundred thousand welcomes to anyone interested in a morning of Irish language films
Cock-a-doodle-done! Cheetham Hill drug dealer caged after using Nando’s napkin to wrap cocaine
A bumbling drug dealer has been caged after leaving his fingerprints on a Nando’s napkin that he used to wrap his cocaine in.
Salford Red Devils hand ‘smart and courageous’ Palestinian refugee golden ticket to train with club
Khaled Issa, 20, will have over a week to learn from the Reds and develop his skills at a professional rugby league team, a move which forms part of ongoing links between the Super League Club and Palestinian Rugby League.
Devastating Manchester Dogs’ Home fire leaves 60 dead – as canine lovers raise £300K in one night
More than 30 firefighters and some members of the public battled the blaze to save animals trapped inside the burning building
England rugby sevens can right Commonwealth Games wrong at Manchester Grand Prix, says Lewis-Pratt
A disappointing Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow brought an underwhelming fifth-place finish following defeats to Australia and Samoa however England lead the European Sevens Grand Prix ahead of the Manchester leg this weekend.
Drug deaths rise 20% in just ONE year – as North West named worst region for seventh year running
More people died from drug poisoning in the North West than any other region in England last year – the seventh consecutive time the region has topped the poll.
IN PICS: Rising Olympic taekwondo star Jade Jones puts MM through its paces… but we end up taking a fall
The 21-year-old will be looking to get back to winning ways after losing in the final to Spain’s Eva Calvo Gomez Grand Prix’s inaugural event last December.
Devil murder: Manchester teen jailed for mauling and battering man to death after believing he was possessed
Tinika Campbell, 17, sank her teeth into the head of Khalid Kassian Hassan, 36 then rained punches upon him during a frenzied beating after harbouring a deranged belief he was about to mount a demonic attack upon her
‘There’s nothing David couldn’t do’: Ex-Man Utd star Phil Neville backs Beckham to be FA chief
Ex-Manchester United man Phil Neville has tipped fellow Class of ‘92 star David Beckham to become the head of the FA or go to ‘Government level’ to continue his legacy.
A kick in the Butt! Class of ’92 star Nicky reveals Sir Alex once turned up at school to dish out hairdryer treatment
Butt was speaking with his class of ’92 teammates, Ryan Giggs and Phil Neville this year’s Soccerex, held in Manchester
Train pain: 70% of rail users in Manchester say their journeys are ‘uncomfortable’
Government statistics have caused a scramble for seats after it was revealed Manchester has two of the country’s most crowded train services.