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It was decision day for Manchester students as A-level results were released – but national figures took a hit for the first time in more than 30 years.

The event, hosted by Auto Trader, will see Manchester and its two most famous tribes use social media to turn a car – currently in pristine white – either red or blue, in preparation for the new Premier League season

Professional flautist and singer Barry Jackson, 48, was singing Luciano Pavarotti arias and playing music in a shopping precinct when the female community officer ordered him to move on saying he was a ‘beggar and a vagrant’ and was causing an obstruction.

Nearly four out of five people from the North West are more likely to help their pet when in danger than men or teenagers, a hard-hitting survey has shown.

A Salford woman has taken inspiration from her own battle against illness and her mother’s advice of ‘if you don’t life you’ll cry’, by conjuring up her own charity.

In the wake of actor and funny man Robin Williams’ suicide, comedian Jason Manford and a leading Manchester mental health charity are determined to make sure no one suffers in silence.

Coronation Street super-fans will soon be saying ‘ey up Chuck’ as they get the chance to strut their stuff down the famous cobbles dressed in the shows most iconic clothing.

Based on data recorded by the Ministry of Justice, last year almost 30,000 homes were at risk of eviction or repossession, equating to 81 per day

Paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Brierley, 45, knifed psychotherapist Glennis Brierley, 64, the day after he moved back into her home in Littleborough, Greater Manchester

James Mason, 42, joined up with pals Mike Livesey, Dave Knowles and Gareth Nield to take on the James Bond-themed Crumball Rally across France, Switzerland and Italy with scenery straight from one of the films starring the secret agent

A little boy suffering from a deadly rare cancer is turning to Manchester to help raise awareness of the disease.