A man has been charged for stealing flowers that were laid to commemorate the tragic Portland Street death of Manchester teen Jack Essex.

In some cases worrying can be helpful when it spurs you on to solve a problem but, equally, it can be an oppressive force that prevents action and bars success.

Is there such a thing as a rational suicide? This is the controversial question to be addressed during a debate at Manchester Museum as part of SICK! Festival.

Dogs Trust are offering free microchipping for dogs on Sunday 22 March at their centre in Denton between 11am and 3pm.

A 27-year-old’s unlikely story continues after she landed the ‘Business Newcomer of the Year’ accolade at the Pitman Training Super Achievers Awards 2015 last week.

The life-saving vaccine is currently available privately, but Manchester meningitis ambassador Christine Etheridge, whose son Ben contracted the disease in 2004 when he was just three, believes it should be provided by the NHS.

The incident, which took place at about 11:40pm on Thursday March 12, saw two thugs jump over the counter in McDonald’s on Bury New Road in Higher Broughton.

Man City midfielders Fernando and Fernandinho tried their hands at blind football and sitting volleyball, along with 30 students from Crossacres Primary School in Wythenshawe on Thursday.

Manchester’s cat owners are urged to vaccinate their felines before they catch life-long herpes and infect other cats, after the RSPCA Manchester & Salford branch save a kitten from an overinfested house rife with the virus.

While focussing energy on hyperrealism, Rebekah Williamson has attracted more than 2,000 likes on her Facebook page and will travel to New York to showcase her work to potential clients in March.

Former world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle is gearing up to launch her own 10-week programme for children aged between 2-7 in collaboration with Total Fitness and Waterside Hotel and Leisure Club from March 13-15.