Slumdog graduate: Student who grew up in Indian slums picks up Man Uni Masters
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.
Grit and determination: Road salting ‘worth every penny’ across Manchester
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.
Troubled Manchester teen died after doctors gave her ‘unlicensed’ drugs, inquest hears
A Manchester schoolgirl died in her sleep, aged just 14, after doctors gave her ‘unlicensed’ prescription drugs for depression, an inquest heard.
Revealed: Free Wi-Fi on EVERY tram across Manchester Metrolink network
A project laid out by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) could see the entire Metrolink fleet of trams installed with Wi-Fi by March 31 2015.
Manchester HIV charity’s ‘positive radio’ racks up 2.5k listening hours
Manchester HIV charity George House Trust is celebrating the success of a groundbreaking positive-thinking radio station.
One in four children live below poverty line in Manchester, say university experts
More than one in four children are living in poverty in Greater Manchester according to shocking figures produced by university experts.
Court shame of Manchester Black Friday sales shopper who swung punches at police
Britain’s first shopper to be convicted after the shameful scenes of ‘retail rioting’ during the Black Friday sales walked free from court today.
Teenager fights for life after 12ft fall from Manchester Ritz balcony fractures his skull
A teenager is fighting for his life after falling 12ft inside the Ritz in Manchester on Sunday night. He fell from the balcony onto a concrete floor at the Whitworth Street West venue in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Manchester’s direct flights to Hong Kong will make city ‘fantastic hub for business’
The inaugural flight of the first ever non-stop service from Manchester Airport to Hong Kong jetted off on Monday.
Manchester psychic: Ouija boards ‘can trigger mental health issues in children’
Ouija boards are ‘extremely dangerous’ and ‘should not be used by kids’, claims experienced Manchester psychic after sales rocket by 300%
Doctor ‘looking for forest scenery ends up filming woman’s legs with spy cam’
A senior doctor who embarked on an expedition to take pictures of ‘forest scenery’ ended up secretly filming a young woman’s legs with a video camera which he had hidden in his satchel, a Manchester medical tribunal heard today