‘The ref was right’: Manchester United boss David Moyes defends Wayne Rooney after Cardiff kick
Rooney appeared to kick Cardiff midfielder Jordan Mutch
In pictures: Cast a panoramic eye across city from atop Manchester Town Hall’s iconic gothic clock tower
Clock tower tours offer spectacular views of Manchester
Drug seizures across Manchester fall by 16% while police chief declares war on ‘addiction and its causes’
Drug seizures by GMP fell by nearly 2,000 in the past year
‘He’s a big soft lump’: Meet Reg, the dog who will melt your heart this Christmas
Reg is at Rochdale Dog Rescue centre
Too good to be true? We don’t care! One in twenty Mancunians happy to purchase stolen goods
Greater Manchester Police quizzed 2000 in ‘morality survey’
What her mother taught her: Shy Bolton girl Laura White on X Factor storm, fame and writing number ones
The former X Factor contestant set to release new album
Piccadilly pubs celebrate being back on map as plans for Mayfield Depot to be Britain’s ‘largest nightclub’ approved
Pubs claim it will renew footfall to their area
‘I expected more than a text’: Jason Robinson still bitter over Sale Sharks exit on World Cup anniversary
Robinson was let go by Sale via text message
UK-first inhaler recycling scheme launches in Manchester to encourage asthma sufferers to be more green
The University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) launch scheme in Wythenshawe
‘Greedy’ and ‘unsustainable’: Plans for 250 new affordable Wigan homes slammed by MP and residents
Andy Burnham MP has backed residents in their fight
Ordering room service? Think again: Greater Manchester accommodation’s food hygiene standards revealed
Wigan accommodation lagging behind others