Singing doctor Gianluca Bezzina hoping to make Eurovision history by securing first-ever win for Malta
Island desperate to host contest in capital city Valletta
Review: Pie & Ale from Bakerie, Northern Quarter, Manchester
MM visited the new venture from the Bakerie team
Arrests made in hunt for two men who were released from Salford prison van by masked gang
Van was ambushed on Regent Road
Dog left to die in Leigh field just one in ‘shocking catalogue of deliberate cruelty’ to animals revealed by RSPCA
RSPCA week runs from April 29 to May 5
Manchester romp home to victory on University Challenge – making them joint most successful team of all time
Victory was fourth in eight years for Manchester
Axed: Manchester Fashion Week cancelled due to financial problems
Event was postponed earlier in month
Cinema review: Chimpanzee
A sneak peak at Disney’s new documentary
‘Unlawfully at large’: Police name men sprung from Salford prison van after ambush by masked shotgun-gang
Ryan MacDonald and Stevie McMullen escaped on Regent Road
Cinema review: Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 just doesn’t fly right
Five will make you get down… to four: Boy band 5ive to rock Manchester with Greatest Hits tour (minus J Brown)
Boyband 5ive will play at Manchester 02 Apollo
Five will make you get down… to four: Boy band 5ive to rock Manchester with Greatest Hits tour (minus J Brown)
Boyband 5ive will play at Manchester 02 Apollo