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A friend of one of Lee Rigby killer is due for sentencing at the Old Bailey after being found guilty of terrorism offences.

The annual festival, now in its fourth year, will welcome the likes of Snoop Dogg and Public Enemy to the stage

A terminally ill Manchester mother is having her bucket list made a reality thanks to her best friend, who will be shaving her hair off for charity later this month.

Simon Martins, 24, was given an eight-month suspended sentence in Manchester Crown Court this week, after knocking down Hyman Steinberg, 82, as he walked to Ohel Torah synagogue on Leicester Road in December 2012.

He is the third teacher from the 1,700 pupil Canon Slade School in Bolton, Greater Manchester to be arrested in two years

A boy, 16, has been arrested after five masked men armed with a crowbar and machete stormed a Salford home – the THIRD robbery in the area this week.

Heath inspectors from Oldham Council eventually found the dead mice in a cellar – still attached to the glue board – during an inspection of the shop which promised customers: ‘finest fish and chips’ and Halal curry dishes

Greater Manchester Police have joined forces with National Volunteering Week to recognise the work of Police Support Volunteers, Special Constables and Cadets in the region.

North West’s leg of World Naked Bike Ride Day, which in previous years has seen up to 100 cyclists ride in the buff, takes place on Friday, June 6

Supermarket chain Morrisons are taking their price war online by bringing home delivery to Manchester three months earlier than planned.

Cannabis users may be seeing their fertility go up in smoke, claims a Manchester University study.
The research, completed in conjunction with the University of Sheffield, showed that the drug affected the size and shape of sperm, while booze binges and smoking had little effect.