While a frustrating back problem may have ruled him out of competing, London 2012 champion Jonnie Peacock knows just how important this weekend’s BT Great CityGames is to Paralympic athletes.

Ahead of the Great City Games in Manchester this weekend, British hopefuls such as Richard Kilty and Greg Rutherford have given their views on the unique event.

World Cup holders’ squad is littered with talented superstars that currently call Manchester home, including David De Gea, Juan Mata, David Silva, Jesus Navas and Alvaro Negredo

One-in-five Greater Manchester children have considered running away from home, according to a new study.

Shortly after 5.10pm yesterday, a 19-year-old man was outside Fitzwarren Court, off Rosehill Close, when a private hire taxi, a white Renault MPV, pulled up nearby

The UK is the best place in Europe for gay rights, claims a leading network of European LGBT organisations – for the third time running.

Simon Armitage’s retelling of The Iliad is the stuff of legend

Ahmed al-Khatib, 34, said he had visions of the demonic creature known as the ‘Jinn’ since he was 16 and had even undergone an exorcism carried out by an Imam.

The controversial tweet from Club Cars Manchester read: “I think these should be handed out during freshers week this year!”

The research claims that athletes who are at the pinnacle of fitness are more likely to be diagnosed with abnormal heart rhythms once they reach an older age

Rachel Leathley, 53, from Manchester, died last year after fighting a crippling illness for ten years, leaving behind her five children, whom she had brought up as a single parent for almost 15 years