The EU vote to introduce gender equality measures to ‘all levels’ of the education system will ‘amplify the representation of women’ in our social and political spheres for future generations, according to a North West MEP.

Eilidh Gibson described the afternoon Team GB won gold and silver in the canoe slalom at London 2012 as one of the most inspiring moments of her life and three years on the Manchester paddler is hoping the crowd at Lee Valley can once again cheer them on to glory.

Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Debbie Abrahams, calls for Prime Minister David Cameron to launch an investigation into Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith for falsifying benefits claimants’ quotes.

Just before 11am a suspicious passer-by called 999 after an edgy looking man approached him and reportedly tried to sell him joints of meat, which he presumed were stolen.

Somewhere, somehow, every 40 seconds, someone in the world has committed suicide, and according to the World Health Organisation that’s 800,000 people per year.

The closure of the court could mean that cases from Stockport could now be heard at Manchester and Salford magistrates’ court and Manchester County Court based at the Civil Justice Centre.

Cansfield High School student Lauren Bate-Lowe was in action at the Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games in Manchester over the weekend and was in nearly unstoppable form – walking away with three gold medals.

Writers including Margaret Atwood and Anthony Horowitz are sharing pictures of themselves aged ten to celebrate Manchester Literature Festival’s tenth anniversary.

An Afghan asylum seeker has said that she feels like ‘nothing’ after being forced to flee from her homeland, whilst speaking at a rally for Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham in Manchester.

Mancunians have been urged to donate anything that they can afford to help ease the ‘truly shocking’ Syrian refugee crisis, by the city’s Lord Mayor.

Wayne Rooney became England’s all-time top goalscorer last night, converting a penalty against Switzerland to register for the 50th time in internationals, moving past Sir Bobby Charlton’s 45-year-old benchmark.