Revealed: Cancers, heart attacks, injuries… avoidable deaths in Manchester DOUBLE national average
The number of Manchester men needlessly dying is almost double the national average, claims statistics obtained by MM.
Who are ISIS? MM’s factfile on the rebel group looking to establish Islamic state
The night-time escape of twin girls from their home in Chorlton to the war-torn state Syria, has left their relatives in shock and disbelief.
Rowdy Roddy Piper… still rollin’! Wrestling legend who’s beaten stabbings, plane crash and cancer comes to town
This is just a taster of what fans of the wrestling legend will get when he brings Eros Comedy’s A Tour to Settle the Score to Manchester on July 22.
Public sector strike… in pics: Teachers, firefighters and civil servants stage mass rally in Piccadilly
Angry trade union members gathered together for today’s strike in Piccadilly Gardens, claiming that ‘money is there, just in the wrong places’.
Cup of tea, anyone? Brits who ‘posh up’ regional accents can be left feeling fake, claims Manchester uni study
Research from the University of Manchester linguist Dr Alex Baratta shows that Brits with ‘regional accents’ alter their accent as they feel out of place communicating with ‘posh’ sounding people.
Margaret Thatcher ‘death tweets’ to be focus of Manchester study exploring how Twitter images go viral
The Manchester Metropolitan University research project will investigate which pictures become popular, who shares them and how quickly they spread on Twitter.
Sit down to get inspired: Rochdale schoolkids catch the sit-ski bug at Manchester’s Chill Factore
Kallum Roberts and his Redwood School classmates travelled to the Chill Factore in Manchester last week to sit-ski down the 590ft high snow slope with the help of the venue’s staff.
Mayfield Depot will not be ’24-hour rave den’: Future WHP venue promise to be ‘good neighbours’
The disused railway Mayfield Depot set to be transformed into one of Manchester’s prime event centre and nightclubs will be a ‘good neighbour’ in Piccadilly, promise the developers.
Mum of One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson marks four years since Manchester X Factor audition with proud tweet
Louis Tomlinson auditioned for the X Factor four years ago today
Urmston pensioner charged with rape of child and 14 historic sexual offences across Didsbury area
A 63-year-old Urmston man has been charged with sexually abusing children over a 20 year period – including the alleged rape of a child.
Strike in a Twitter generation: Public sector workers stage walk out across Manchester and showcase fight online
The epicentre of strike action in Manchester will be a huge strike rally in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens from 12.30pm.