Michael Adebolajo, 29, who along with Michael Adebowale, 23, was convicted of the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby near Woolwich Barracks last year, and both are serving life sentences for the crime

Wesley Keith Coulding, 36, previously of Hattersley Road West, Manchester, sowed the seeds of a drug empire, but was stopped in its tracks before the plants could fully flourish

Elidh Bradley’s 1990’s grunge trio Solar Race had been a favourite of the late Radio One DJ John Peel and critics including music journalist John Robb tipped them to be the ‘next Nirvana’

Kathy Adams was devastated to receive the heartbreaking news that her daughter Melissa had Angelman Syndrome in 2006 – but was inspired to set up the Melissa Adams Angelman Foundation alongside other members of the family and friends.

A bizarre health and safety job advert has been topped – by the wannabe Manchester noise technicians who want to fill the position.

City invited tweeters to send in their questions for the tricky Spanish winger, using #AskJesus

Labour MP Lucy Powell has criticised protests outside a Jewish run King Street shop amidst fears of clashes between picketers on both sides of the Palestine Israel conflict.

The Breathe Clean Air Group contacted the council after MM revealed that, in 2012, male avoidable deaths in Manchester were at almost double the national average – 42% higher than the rest of the UK

Shaune Harrison, who did make-up for Star Wars, Harry Potter and Captain America among countless other Hollywood movies, is launching his own prosthetics school, which is opening its doors in Salford Quays for the very first time.

The number of suspect couples being referred annually to the Home Office has more than doubled in three years to 2,135 across the UK, and the committee believe the true figure is far higher due to under-reporting

With the 20th Commonwealth Games well underway north of the border in Glasgow, MM has taken a trip down memory lane to bring you the highlights from the 2002 event staged in Manchester.