Can you stomach this 10,000 calorie pancake mountain? Manchester café raises funds (and waistlines) for charity
Do you reckon you could finish it?
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand takes notes from Lord Sugar… as he tells apprentice ‘you’re hired’
Move is part of a scheme to place 50 local young people into jobs in five days
Former WWE wrestler Diamond Dallas Page piledrives into Manchester Comedy Store for Q&A
Dallas had spells with WCW, WWE and TNA before retiring from wrestling in 2009
Woman who left rotting dead dog in kitchen for days on end banned from keeping animals in Salford house
Margaret Martin, of Monsal Avenue, Salford, received a Suspended Possession Order after social housing provider Salix Homes sought legal action
Gig review: Bonobo @ Manchester Albert Hall
MM reviews the recent set by Bonobo at Manchester’s Albert Hall
Salford recycling plant blaze: Firefighters battle through night as tonnes of waste paper engulfed in flames
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service claim the situation is under control despite crews being present this morning
Manchester pop meat frenzy: Beyoncé and Prince crews get their chops round £2,000 of Chorlton butcher’s meat
Beyonce and Prince’s entourages spend more than £1,000 each at Chorlton’s WH Frost Butchers after Manchester shows
Gig review: Sam Smith @ Manchester Ritz
Sam Smith treated fans to tracks from his upcoming album
Manchester online-dating thug who terrorised women in six-year cyber-hate tirade put in psychiatric hospital
Jason Smith, 28, sent text messages threatening to rape and kill his victims and their families
In knead of dough! Convicted criminal-turned-baker who now bakes for the poor calls on public to meet court fines
The Barker Baker, Francesca Barker, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court for fraud and was lucky to escape with a suspended sentence.
Barrel of laughs: Meet Manchester’s fresh breed of comedians destined for stand-up stardom
MM takes a look at the future stars of comedy who could well be making a scene in Manchester.