The amount of police officers taking a leave of absence due to stress and anxiety has risen by almost 60%.

Does it spark joy? It’s a question – or perhaps rather a catchphrase – that has become instantly recognisable this year thanks to Marie Kondo’s Netflix show ‘Tidying Up with Marie Kondo’.

It was a home win for Stockport’s finest this weekend as Blossoms took to Edgeley Park and received a hero’s welcome.

On the two-year anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing, today the city stood in solidarity. On a day of reflection, MM went out to sample the sombre atmosphere and speak to people about their thoughts and memories of the tragic events.

The Green Party may not have gained a seat at the Salford elections last night but the environmental issue was nonetheless central to the way the results panned out.

Petticoats, pastel-coloured kitchens and Mr Sandman on the radio; from the opening scene, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Laura Wade’s newest play was set in America’s swinging 1950s. You would, however, be wrong.