More students need to take up Mandarin if Manchester is to be competitive and bring in Chinese business claims leading business initiative Manchester–China Forum.

Similar to the social media craze planking, phooning involved the phooner remaining motionless in a pose that resembles a runner, motionless mid-stride, usually with a sheepish grin on their face.

MM spoke to Our Fold frontman Damien Riley about the band’s rise to fame over nearly a decade prior to a performance at Manchester’s XFM gig.

The heptathlete was ready to make a huge impression on the world stage after securing a personal best of 6,682 points in July – a world-leading-score in 2014 – before injury struck.

Manchester is one of the cities most ‘at risk’ from suicide claims Public Health England as the World Health Organisation revealed that someone takes their own life every 40 seconds.

Cyclists from across the UK will soon be pedalling the 220-mile journey from Manchester to London in just one day to raise £250,000 in aid of autism.

Indie rockers Starsailor did just that but frontman James Walsh feels they are much better for it.

The proposed construction of a centre specialising in the treatment that was denied to brain tumour boy Ashya King is set to be approved in Manchester next Thursday.

Marchers, brought together by Unison, will assemble at Castlefield Arena on Liverpool Road at 11am tomorrow to protest against austerity

The bill, which passed 306 to 231 in a debate today in Parliament, will preclude anyone from the Bedroom Tax unless they can be found a smaller home to move to

Greater Manchester is one of the country’s hotspots for the illegal practice of female genital mutilation with over 2,000 girls at risk.