Anti-fracking protesters including iconic Mancunian DJ Dave Haslam are angry and dissatisfied by the government’s ‘destructive’ partial ban on fracking.

A family doctor who performed an exorcism on a seriously ill woman, promising her that God could ‘heal’ her without medication was struck off at a Manchester tribunal today, after being branded a risk to all patients.

The 43-year-old has since been inundated with requests from happy couples desperate for the Million Love Songs singer to attend their nuptials and make their big day the Greatest Day.

Ian Brown has told a court how TV weatherman Fred Talbot set masturbation practice as homework to pupils during his teaching years at Altrincham Grammar school.

Premier League Stoke City ran out 4-1 winners at Spotland Stadium thanks to goals from Bojan Krkic, Stephen Ireland, Victor Moses and Jonathan Walters, with Rhys Bennett notching for the League One hosts.

Rochdale Police are urging the public to stay safe at night after two women were assaulted in the Kingsway area over the past four days.

Manchester reveals their tendency to stereotype Staffordshire Bull Terrier owners as unemployed, male smokers, aged 18 to 24, wearing tracksuits, with tattoos with shaved heads.

The short film, entitled ‘Student House Parties: The Impact’, was created by Manchester Student Homes as part of the Alcohol Impact project, run by the National Union of Students and Home Office.

The weekend event moved to the site in 2012 to accommodate increasing numbers, and the City Council are working in conjunction with organisers to ensure problems from previous years aren’t repeated.

Shocking findings show that heartburn occurring regularly can be a sign of stomach cancer, which can be fatal if diagnosed too late – sufferers are being urged to visit their doctors as part of a new campaign by health experts.

Ed Miliband will reveal Labour’s ’10 year plan’ for the NHS in Trafford today in an attempt to win the trust of voters – 100 days before the General Election.