An unemployed poker player from Romania who cheated two Greater Manchester casinos out of large sums of money has been caught after trying to flee the country.

Since becoming the recipients of a £50,000 investment from business supremo Deborah Meaden in January, two Manchester brothers have seen interest in their innovative photo booths soar to new heights.

After pulling over to help the driver of an overturned lorry, a Manchester Good Samaritan was shocked to find the lorry driver jump into his own van and drive off – leaving him clinging to the vehicle.

The offensive stickers which read ‘Beware hala is barbaric and funds terrorism’ were placed on food products and equipment at a Regent Road store in Ordall on February 18.

Mr Stewart also claimed that the current advanced ticketing system wouldn’t be used for Wednesday’s meeting.

The Pirate Party UK are hosting a ‘free to all’ public conference in Salford in a bid to change the dynamic of Britain’s ‘closed shop’ politics.

Colourful parakeets could add a splash of colour to an otherwise white winter this year, as Manchester twitchers are reporting a surge in the unusual bird population across the region.

A man who broke into the Salford home of a wheelchair-bound pensioner and stole her handbag in front of her face is being hunted by police.

What would happen if four of history’s greatest LGBT icons found themselves together in a waiting room, each given the power to change one aspect of their lives?

Police are appealing for information after a blade was held to a 23-year-old woman’s cheek during a mugging in Salford on Saturday.

Elsa the kitten has been crowned Queen of the critters in the RSPCA’s Rescue Animal of the Year competition.