Craven faced a familiar opponent in gym partner Calvin Pattinson but eventually got the better of him in a close encounter.

Academics have spoken out on the apparent loss of 240,000 reference books from Manchester Central Library, with some calling it ‘regrettable’ that library bosses are allowing the digital age to replace physical texts.

City, bereft of any inspiration all season apart from their painfully last-gasp qualification for the Champions League knockout stages, have no chance of progressing past Barcelona this year.

This week, MM’s very own agony aunt hears from someone who feels their insecurities could stop them ever finding a partner.

A jealous lover who ‘catastrophically’ battered his former partner to death before sending text messages pretending to be from her has been jailed for life today.

Jonjo Heuerman, from Kent, is attempting to cycle between all 20 Premier League clubs over a two-week period and the youngster is currently on his way to Old Trafford.

Manchester’s red meat lovers rejoiced as the new Hawksmoor steak restaurant opened its doors for the start of their (now sold out) two-week soft launch last night.

Organisers are renaming the festival Beacons Metro and swapping the rustic Yorkshire Dales for gritty Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

A notorious Tameside gang – who unleashed 18 months of ‘stress, threats and intimidation’ on a gun crime witness – have finally been convicted.

Firefighters were called to Turncroft Lane in Hazel Grove at about 5.50am following reports that two men had set a Renault Megane, Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Corsa alight.

Comedy veteran and Phoenix Nights actor Smug Roberts is appealing to mosques and churches to open their doors and host him as part of his Red Nose Day ’20-20’ tour next weekend.