Greater Manchester Police have successfully intercepted a parcel containing £100,000 worth of cocaine and the recipient Promise Ezeh of Harley Street Manchester has been sentenced to nine years in jail at Minshull Street Crown Court

Bolton illustrator drawing portraits outside the Arndale to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness

A junior doctor from Ashton-under-Lyne has admitted to a long list of a sexual offences against boys, some as young as 12.

The 20-times league champions head into the vital match on the back of a four-match unbeaten run, while City have lost their last two.

The Greater Manchester side go into the game with the second best home record in the league, with six wins from seven outings.

The head of a Bury-based £11million class A drugs operation that stretched throughout Europe has been jailed for 25 years.

England’s last win over Australia was in the 1995 World Cup at Wembley Stadium, although the side did beat the Kangaroos in the 2006 Tri-Nations Series in Sydney when competing as Great Britain.

Rochdale sit ninth in the division after two impressive away victories against Yeovil and Swindon and Hill is pleased with the positive energy surrounding the club at this stage of the season.

Rosler will be locking horns with Fulham manager and ex Manchester City teammate Kit Symons at the weekend, his counterpart equally in need of a victory after his side lost 5-2 to Derby in mid-week.

Two Manchester shopworkers were threatened they would be stabbed by a gang of masked thugs as they robbed a Co-op store in Sale.

Sharks have never won the Anglo-Welsh competition despite making two finals and this year’s campaign gives them the chance to blood some youngsters as well as give recovering players valuable match time, including Braid who returns after injury on day one