Northern England’s largest train operator paid out more than £165,000 in compensation for late trains in the last year –

Books exploring magic, bereavement and landscape are among the fiction and nonfiction shortlisted for a £10,000 writing prize dubbed the ‘Booker of the North’.

Manchester Thunder netball coach Tracey Neville is hoping that their Superleague semi-final with Hertfordshire Mavericks will be a ground-breaking Northern sporting event.

A £15billion plan asking for improvements to transport between five northern cities has been backed by Chancellor George Osborne at a speech in Manchester.

Research was compiled after a survey of 1,400 English speakers

‘Lowry and his Legacy’ was held at Clark Art Gallery

As this is the month of dodgy facial hair endeavours, a celebration may be in order.

Discussions would be welcomed if Labour were in power.

MM’s writers get the chance to air their views in the regular rant column.

MM’s Kevin Benson talks to graphic illustrator Stanley Chow about his new exhibition.

BBC Breakfast arrived in Salford to broadcast their first show from MediaCityUK, today