An LGBT charity has backed calls from a Manchester City Council report to improve services available to victims of domestic abuse in same-sex relationships.

The Festive season is upon us which means it’s rime to pull on your best sequined dress – or worst Christmas jumper – and head out on the town to eat, drink and be merry.

In a real life Christmas Carol, businesses across Manchester are donating toys to an appeal to ensure every child in the city wakes up with a gift on Christmas morning.

The hunt for a callous thief, who tricked his way into the home of a Worlsey pensioner by masquerading as a health carer before stealing from the victim’s house, is underway.

In a hearing at Manchester Crown Court, the explosion at the Adler and Allan Ltd site in Walkden was found by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutors to have been a result of unsafe tank cleaning procedures.

Metrolink users can look forward to a fare freeze that is set to continue until the end of August 2015 due to ‘major transformation’ to the network.

A suspected arson attack forced a Bolton family to jump from the first floor window of their home in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Food bank bosses in Manchester have revealed the number of families relying on food parcels to survive this Christmas is at an all time high.

City-wide sex appeal is under threat as the Manchester accent officially ranked third least attractive in the British Isles, according to data collection buffs YouGov

The global success of Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire is just one example of the fact that everyone loves a good rags-to-riches story.

A increased effort will be required to make the roads safer across Manchester in the next few months, after experts predicted a colder than average winter lies ahead.