Named: Care worker, 20, killed when hit by TWO taxis after row with boyfriend in Wigan
It is believed Megan Hoskins, 20, accidentally stepped into oncoming traffic during a late night row in the early hours of Sunday, and was hit by both vehicles
Hammer horror: Bury dad battered around head by masked men as wife and kids slept upstairs
The brutal attack on the 35-year-old took place at 2.30am Monday July 21 on Gawthorpe Close in Bury.
Moss Side attacks: Police probe into vicious double assault within two hours on same street
Two group assaults in the space of two hours in Moss Side have left police probing a link between them.
Watch this space: Manchester United’s Woodward ‘willing to invest’ as Van Gaal looks to strengthen squad
United have already signed Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera in the transfer window and will be looking to strength their squad further before the new Premier League season starts.
Back from Biarritz: Magnus Lund will be ‘perfect fit’ at Sale Sharks, says Steve Diamond
Lund has played the last six seasons in France for Biarritz but made his Sharks debut in 2002 and helped the team win the championship four years later.
Barking up the right tree: Manchester eco group’s bid to make most of home-grown biofuel from Mother Nature
TreeStation provides woodfuel to Greater Manchester homes and businesses.
Battle to save Chorlton’s Tudor mansion from clutches of developers faces race against time to raise £300K
Lord Keith Bradley of Withington is supporting Friends of Hough End Hall in their attempt to raise £300,000 to buy the building in Chorlton and turn it into a community hub.
Manchester’s ‘Geppetto’: Project Thunder Bucket reveal pair pulling strings behind ADULT puppet shows
MM meets the duo who are doing puppetry for adults with Project Thunder Bucket.
Can kids Handel Beethoven? BBC initiative to ‘open up world of classical music’ to Tameside children
Working towards Arts Award Explore, the children will be encouraged by a partnership involving Tameside Cultural Services, the BBC, a forum of the borough’s music teachers and Stone Soup, a Tameside Creative Industries organisation
In the saddle: Diabetes UK appeals for Manchester cyclists to choose charity in London 100-mile bike race
Manchester’s cyclists are being encouraged to raise money for Diabetes UK by taking part in the Prudential Ride London-Surrey100 challenge.
Comment: Family man Louis van Gaal CAN restore unity at Manchester United
Louis van Gaal may be known as a no-nonsense, autocratic football philosopher, but it is his ability to turn players into family members that Manchester United need most.