British boyband One Direction thrilled thousands of screaming fans as they made their way to the Etihad Stadium to take Manchester – and Twitter – by storm.

Confidential documents examining the extent of ex-BBC presenter Savile’s offending – spanning from the mid-1940s to as recently as 2007 – uncovered that the majority of his alleged victims were between 13-15.

A former scientific researcher at Manchester University has been fined £2,493 for killing his next door neighbour’s cat after it ate a cocktail of poison he left out for rats.

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As Saracens and Northampton Saints battled it out for Aviva Premiership glory in Saturday’s final, Stockport under-11s also descended on Rugby HQ.

Thousands of people flocked to Congleton Park on Saturday to welcome the Queen’s Baton to Manchester ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

Animators looking to design their way into the business will put their skills to the test in a bid to win Manchester’s 3D Print Cup and 3D printer worth over £2,000.

Manchester has seen the number of child emotional abuse cases surge by half in the last four years, claims the NSPCC.

To kick off World Cup month MM has chosen a ‘Manchester 23’ from the players to have impacted on the globe’s biggest sporting event while at clubs in the area.

Tom Kiggin, 29, will be riding 340 miles in Ride for Life Beyond Sight Loss, supporting veterans who lost their sight in combat.

Bolton boxer Amir Khan is jabbing his recently-formed Amir Khan Foundation into life at a Reebok Stadium launch night on Saturday June 14.