In pics: Meet the orphaned baby hedgehogs who cheated death to survive badgers, cars and parasites
Award-winning vintage wedding company owner Sharon Lomas along with her husband Garry Lomas discovered the trio on their Lyme Park farm last month.
Just done it: Manchester United go ‘all in’ with Adidas world record £750m kit deal
The staggering figure is more than double the amount current partner Nike pays, who announced earlier this month that they would be ending their relationship from the 2014-15 season after the a 13-year association
Coast to coast: Leigh teen with incurable bladder disease to run 140 miles in ONE week
Matthew Gough, 19, suffers from interstitial cystitis (IC), a chronic inflammation of the bladder for which there is unfortunately no cure
Neighbourly support: Manchester domestic abuse victims offered lifeline in wake of legal aid cuts
Meet the Neighbours is the brainchild of family solicitor Laura Hitchen, from WTB Solicitors LLP,who specialises in cases involving domestic violence.
Piccadilly Pulse: Cameron calls for tougher laws on striking, but do you agree?
In Manchester, hundreds of trade union members packed out Piccadilly Gardens, including petitioning teachers, council staff and librarians, which follows disputes with the government over pay, pensions and cuts
Dutch courage: Ryan Giggs says Louis Van Gaal has nerve to put Manchester United ‘back where they belong’
Van Gaal’s first home game at Old Trafford will be against Valencia on August 12, which will be the final pre-season game and has been dubbed as ‘Reunited14’
‘Give up the gun’: GMP begin two-week firearm amnesty to help clean up streets of ‘Gunchester’
Despite major falls in gun crime in the area, Greater Manchester Police have announced a two week weapons amnesty giving hoodlums a fortnight to surrender firearms and ammunition with no questions asked
Margaret Thatcher ‘death tweets’ to be focus of Manchester study exploring how Twitter images go viral
The Manchester Metropolitan University research project will investigate which pictures become popular, who shares them and how quickly they spread on Twitter.
Mum of One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson marks four years since Manchester X Factor audition with proud tweet
Louis Tomlinson auditioned for the X Factor four years ago today
Transplant Week stories: Teacher, 26, given six months to live now loving life thanks to double lung transplant
National Transplant Week runs from July 7-13.
Tenacious G (ingers): Redhead Day UK founder rubbishes claims of ‘auburn extinction due to climate change’
Scottish scientist Dr Alistair Moffat suggested that red heads are a dying breed.