Studies suggest that children are more likely to take up smoking if they’re regularly exposed to it so the council’s aim is to lessen the exposure of second-hand smoke.

The different dialects and accents of Greater Manchester have been mapped out for the first time ever by sociolinguists from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Manchester City Women’s striker Toni Duggan was the first to be recognised when the 2014/15 season awards were announced on Wednesday night.

What’s hot, sweaty, naked and dying to get into bed? A Mancunian! More than a quarter of Manchester are getting their kit off completely in a bid to bear (or is that bare?) the brunt of the hot summer nights.

A Moss Side pervert, who followed and sexually assaulted a woman, is still on the loose and police have released an image in a bid to catch him.

Danny Cipriani can be the game-breaker at fly-half for England this World Cup according to former Sale Sharks team-mate and ex-Red Rose winger Mark Cueto.

It looked like Manchester’s bars were going to the dogs as 50 of our four-legged friends descended on the Northern Quarter last night.

A massive £99million in funding is to be provided to local firms across Cheshire and Warrington to help create jobs and boost skills.

A record-breaking number of successful, life-changing and saving kidney transplants have been carried out by the Renal Transplant Team at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI).

The number of people who are self-employed in Greater Manchester is up 28% since the financial crisis, with those taking on the burden labelled ‘unsung heroes’ of the economic recovery.

MM dive into the American diner dishes at Northern Quarter’s latest addition Infamous Diner and find the time to chat to the manager between courses and cocktails.