The number of Manchester children in council-arranged foster care due to abuse and neglect is at its highest level in five years, MM can reveal.

A disease that threatens the existence of at least 200 species of frog is currently being studied at Manchester University with the hope of eventually finding a way to combat this amphibian killer.

A Bolton man was knocked unconscious and left with a broken nose and damaged eyes in a racially motivated attack involving two groups of men.

A man has been arrested today after attacking a woman with a broken bottle and stealing her car which resulted in a high-speed police pursuit through Salford.

Archaeologists from the University of Manchester are continuing to defy Islamic State militant efforts to ‘culturally cleanse’ Iraq by making new discoveries near the ancient city of Ur.

MM head out to the streets of Manchester to find out the public’s opinion on whether posting embarrassing images or videos of other people online without their consent is acceptable.

Last year Eric Ham was crowned British under-21 champion while just last month he took junior gold at the English Open in Sheffield as the 17-year-old prepares to move to senior level on a permanent basis.

Calvin Andrew’s header pinched a 1-0 victory for Rochdale at Spotland on Monday afternoon, consigning Port Vale to their sixth straight defeat and elevating the home side to just four points off the playoffs with a game in hand.

Alan Dyson, who attended a state grammar school, believes that children who come from privileged backgrounds shouldn’t be able to buy advantages when it comes to education.

Man City have not won in the capital this season, having drawn Premier League fixtures at Chelsea, Arsenal and QPR as well as losing at West Ham.

An increasing number of aspiring property owners and investors are turning to alternate and creative solutions in order to overcome the challenges of the housing market.