Mr Meacher’s rallying cry for those who abuse their professional positions to be prosecuted comes after news the Bank of America has been fined $16.7billion for misleading investors in its mortgage-backed securities

Ahmed Salim Khezri was handed a six-year prison sentence in April along with the rest of the organised gang he was a part of after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers smashed their £28million cigarette smuggling conspiracy.

Staff from St Mary’s Hospital braved snow-covered peaks and rubble-strewn paths to ascend the 3,407metres of the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales

The doctor who stalked Abi Titmuss and was struck off the medical register for ‘putting patients at risk’ with a ‘lack of clinical knowledge and insight’ has had his licence restored.

The 25-year-old was arrested on Saturday night at the junction of Sackville St and Whitworth Street to prevent a Breach of the Peace. He was released without charge the following morning

National Dog Day, now in its tenth year, puts pooches in the limelight on August 26 every year, and has plenty of pedigree

Four men arrested and charged by police after an employee of Prince Charles’ charity collapsed and died from ecstasy poisoning during a ‘lad’s weekend’ at the Warehouse Project in Manchester were facing possible jail terms today.

The 64-year-old lost his mobility in a sickening attack that left him paralysed and unable to move a decade ago.

Torque Studios – who were only officially formed on Tuesday – bagging two awards at the Dare To Be Digital (DTBD) exhibition in Dundee two weeks ago, scooping a £25,000 prize from Channel Four and a place on the BAFTA ‘Ones to Watch’ shortlist for Don’t Walk: Run!

Later this year, Alan will speak at Manchester Art Gallery on the philosophies, observations and beliefs that form the basis of his book Escape from Zoomanity and its forthcoming sequel Return to Zoomanity

Laurence Harvey will be joined by indie directors Jill Sixx Gevargizian and Jerry Pyle, fresh from the US, who will be unveiling their nightmare inducing short films