Manchester’s Gay Village will be awash with canines and pooches primed to perfection as Vanilla Bar hosts its inaugural Cruffs and Poofs Doggie Do competition.

Javonne Morrison (5-2-0), from Manchester, is hoping notch another victory on his record by defeating Aaron Robinson (2-2-0), taking the Liverpudlian’s FCC Amateur Flyweight belt in the process

Mohammed Mian, 35, of Gredle Close, Urmston, was jailed in 2009 and handed a five year driving disqualification after pleading guilty to death by dangerous driving

A charity that provides vital support to veterans with combat stress and their families has earmarked Manchester as a potential future location.

The attack occurred at the Orchid Lounge Bar on Portland Street between 2am and 3am on March 9 2014.

Manchester’s diners will soon be able to snap themselves a free meal – simply by taking a picture of their food, courtesy of pop up restaurant The Picture House.

Trains between Liverpool and Manchester have been delayed by almost an hour after a man was reportedly hit by a train near Birchwood, near Warrington.

Hundreds of Rik Mayall fans have taken to Twitter to pay their final respects to the late comedy star with a series of selfies using the hashtag #FlickForRik.

The pair nicknamed Phil Jagishellka and Danny Shellbeck were filmed knocking a ball about in the water at Manchester’s Sea Life Centre.

A notorious anti-Bedroom Tax campaigner is set to appear in court over rent arrears – and could face being given the boot from his home.

A Manchester advertising executive described as the ‘life and soul’ of parties hung himself after taking a mix of drugs and alcohol to cope with an anxiety condition.