Discussing nano-materials may not be everyone’s choice of relaxed dinner conversation, but for two Manchester University students, some Italian home cooking was the inspiration for a breakthrough in the hunt for a cure for cancer.

Philip Lee, chief executive at Epilepsy Action, explained that the day would help give people a clearer understanding and address the ‘stigma’ attached to the condition.

Young people are being urged to quiz election candidates in Manchester during a series of political debates at the People’s History Museum.

A host of Greater Manchester businesses are set to benefit from ultrafast broadband thanks to the extension of a successful council-led initiative.

Few British punk bands as confrontational and bolshy as The Stranglers have been able to survive four decades and still manage a sell-out 16-stop nationwide tour.

In celebration of our meat eating ways, the Meat Trades Journal is running its eight annual National Butchers week between March 23-29.

Toloe Bagheri, who has represented his native Iran at both the Asian and World Championships, stressed lifting the BUCS Trophy has given the team an extra boost ahead as they bid to earn promotion to BUCS Premier Division next month.

A ‘vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner has been left ‘extremely shaken’ after she was ‘robbed at gunpoint’ in her own home on Monday – Greater Manchester Police appeal for witnesses.

Oldham moved up to 11th in a tightly-packed League One, just four points from the play off places, after a 3-0 win over Rochdale on Tuesday.

Ex-England international and Manchester United forward Dion Dublin has worked extensively in the media since retiring, and has appeared as a guest on the BBC’s Match of the Day programmes on numerous occasions.

Approximately 10% of the UK adult population have or experience tinnitus, a condition which can have a devastating impact on sufferers’ lives, making headlines after Susanna Reid opened up on the issue.