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The five girls sat beaming at each other in their best leotards and fidgeted excitedly in their seats whilst little pairs of hands clutched bottles of J20.

A day out to Spain may seem like a bizarre idea, but in a world of plentiful budget flights, a well-planned continental outing could soon become an addiction if you’re a keen traveller.

Christmas is upon us – and that means giving gifts, chomping on chocolate and basking in all that the holidays have to offer.

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Pole Dancing Society hasn’t been around long, but its impact has been huge and its popularity is soaring.

Bitter, dull and strange were the three words 21-year-old Martins Enik used to describe homelessness.

At the start of April next year, the maze will take over the Old Granada Studios in Manchester and tickets for it have already gone on sale until June.

MM talked to Stacey Copeland, Manchester’s most successful female boxer, about her recent trip to a refugee camp in Calais where she spent a week transforming the lives of child migrants through the power of sport.

If you’ve already exhausted the markets, fear not, there’s still time to muster that festive feeling in Manchester this Christmas.

Manchester Para-Swimming coach Rob Greenwood insists it’s both a shock and an honour to be recognised for his work after being named High Performance Coach of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards.

Manchester has twinned with a number of cities or towns over the years.

Kadeena Cox holds up her Team GB backpack. “Feel how heavy that is!” she says, before placing it down and reaching into it for a yoghurt.