Canada became the first G7 country to legalise cannabis, former Tory leader William Hague called for the UK to follow suit and medicinal cannabis will soon be available on prescription.

The 80s are back in full force in Manchester – but for one week only.

The event on the first floor of MOSI’s Great Western Warehouse gives more than 350 people at a time the chance to test out 160-plus consoles, spanning the last 40 years of gaming history.

Manchester Pride has been forced out of Canal Street – as developments nudge the LGBT community away from the iconic Gay Village.

As the summer reached its peak on Saturday, Manchester city centre was swarmed with ice cream lovers, shoppers rushing to the final sales – and a group of masked people dressed in black jumpsuits.

The Football Writing Festival is warming up for its fifth year of football discussion in Manchester.

Superman, Batman and Ironman are all common characters that appear in weddings, but now one Manchester bride-to-be is introducing a new craze – cats!

The People’s History Museum will mark the 199th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre by displaying a recently acquired commemorative medal.

Suzannah Bremner from Stockport, Manchester has shared the stage with the likes of Little Mix and Jennifer Lopez, but her latest focus is giving free street dance classes to foster children in Los Angeles.

Residents are being encouraged to have their say in the regeneration of the Northern Gateway area, which will involve the building of 15,000 new homes over the next two decades.

Breastfeeding has been a topic of controversy within society, especially in this generation where breasts have become even more sexualised.