The recent trial of a woman, who used a male persona online to trick her female friend into having sex with her using a fake penis, raised many questions.

The much-anticipated December 19 bout between undefeated British-boxer Billy Joe Saunders and world middleweight champion Andy Lee at the Manchester Arena will be the perfect Christmas gift, says promoter Frank Warren.

A local campaign group have stated that ‘our NHS faces extinction’, as they lead the fight to prevent the downgrading of six district hospitals in Greater Manchester.

It’s been a mixed year for Martin Stamper but the Liverpool taekwondo star believes he will be at his best for this month’s Manchester Grand Prix.

A Manchester mutt will be living the American Dream by the end of the year, just months after she was left homeless by her family’s change of circumstance.

Juan Mata has said that he is ‘very happy’ living in Manchester, describing the city as ‘laid back’, whilst praising its culture and history.

In 1955, at the Six Gallery in San Francisco, Allen Ginsberg gave the first public reading of his epic poem Howl.

Attention may be focussed on England’s premature exit from World Cup 2015 but for RFU development director Steve Grainger the introduction of rugby into previously non-playing schools demonstrates the lasting legacy of the tournament.

When Terry Flanagan floored Diego Magdaleno for the third time in the opening two rounds to successfully defend his WBO Lightweight world title on Saturday night, Manchester’s growing reputation for boxing excellence was firmly underscored.

Wigan manager Gary Caldwell says it is time for his side to turn their dominance in games into wins but was again proud of his team’s never say die attitude.

Britain’s Japanese knotweed pandemic, which costs the economy over £166million per year, is set to be tackled by a recently-launched Greater Manchester company.