Finishing second in the group and with two successive wins from three, England’s women are on their way to the last 16 where they will face Norway.

Amateur athlete Laura Nuttall does the ‘inhuman’ as she faces the UK’s largest non-stop ultra-marathon this Saturday – running 69 miles in just 24 hours for charity Manchester Mind.

Reform Radio is a shared digital arts platform, created by young music enthusiasts and working predominantly with 18-30 year olds who are not in employment, education or training.

Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has given her support for Andy Burnham’s pledge to guarantee either a university place or apprenticeship for school leavers.

The victim, who is believed to be 67-years-old, had suffered a very serious head injury and has been taken to hospital where he is described as being in a life-threatening condition.

Figures released this week show that between 2010 and 2015 public sector employment in the North West fell by 9.4%, whilst over the same period of time in London it fell by a more modest 3%.

Last night’s #UberLive gig was heralded as a glorious hookup between the taxi company and Sofar Sounds, a company which picks artists to perform in unusual spaces for small audiences – past gigs have included people’s flats, abandoned art galleries and disused factories.

British Cycling last week decided to review changes to the BMX youth competition structure proposed at the start of the month following criticism from several corners of the cycling community.

Evans is now the top paid BBC employee, in contrast to a culture of minimum wage, zero-hour contracts for the man on the street.

Oldham Council has become the first local authority in the UK to sign a European Pledge to Peace declaration.

Mancunians have been urged to rally together to have one of the women’s rights movement’s most important ‘forerunners’ recognised for good.