Geoff Glover, who works as a tax partner at the Buxton Partnership based in Northwich, decided to complete a quartet of half marathons after last year being accepted as a member of the Lord’s Taverners Club – the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity.

Hundreds of Rik Mayall fans have taken to Twitter to pay their final respects to the late comedy star with a series of selfies using the hashtag #FlickForRik.

Premier League champions Manchester City will hope to have the beating of Hearts of Midlothian FC in a specially-arranged pre-season commemorative match in Edinburgh next month.

The pair nicknamed Phil Jagishellka and Danny Shellbeck were filmed knocking a ball about in the water at Manchester’s Sea Life Centre.

Reports of domestic abuse in on England’s opening weekend in Greater Manchester jumped nearly 30 per cent compared to the same period during the last World Cup.

Frank Lampard believes the fear of having to fly home early will motivate England in their crunch clash with Uruguay in Sao Paulo.

Roy Hodgson believes he has got the ‘weapons’ to still cause some damage at this World Cup.

A call girl accused of murdering her Scottish sugar daddy lover for money in Eccles before taking selfies with his body told of her ‘deep shame’ today.

A notorious anti-Bedroom Tax campaigner is set to appear in court over rent arrears – and could face being given the boot from his home.

A Manchester advertising executive described as the ‘life and soul’ of parties hung himself after taking a mix of drugs and alcohol to cope with an anxiety condition.

A violent thug who repeatedly punched a woman in the face as she tried to hold onto her bag during an attempted mugging in Blackley is being hunted by police.