Jailed: Fake ‘Good Samaritan’ battered Manchester rough sleeper with branch – leaving him unable to walk or eat
Anthony John Ellis pretended to help victim after attack
Piccadilly Pulse: Is government spy agency online surveillance good for public safety or a breach of privacy?
Edward Snowden claims NSA and GCHQ have power to spy on everyone
CCTV: Suspected finger-lickin’ fugitive steals mobile phone off Higher Broughton chicken takeaway counter
A woman had left her iPhone4 on the counter of Chicken Cottage
Rio ready to rumble: Ferdinand vows to fight off competition from Manchester United’s rising stars
Rio Ferdinand promises not to give up his first team place easily
Woman breaks ankle fleeing from attacker who punched her in face – police renew hunt for Wigan suspect
Daniel Rigby allegedly assaulted the woman after an argument in Higher Ince
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle (or two) of rum! Inaugural UK Tiki Fest to bring Polynesian mayhem to Manchester
Event organisers hope to rival Tiki Oasis in San Diego
Gun-toting crooks snatch cash and pistol-whip man in ‘appalling’ Bury estate agents robbery
Victim struck in suspected pistol whipping
‘Stay focused’: Manchester City boss Pellegrini blasts lack of concentration – despite Blues’ thrashing of AC Milan
City were 5-0 up after 36 minutes but Italian giants hit back
Arsenal of guns, machetes and knuckle dusters used by Manchester thugs to defend ‘turf’ seized by police
Terrifying array of weapons seized in Halliwell, Bolton
Salford sledgehammer duo hunted after failed smash-and-grab raid on jewellery shop
Pair sped off onto Pendleton Way and Bolton Road
Artificial ‘evening’ legs, a pound of pig’s liver and goldfish in cereal bowls… the bizarre items left at Manchester hotel
Weird and wonderful items staff find at Macdonald Manchester Hotel