Cuts to Manchester’s mental health services will ’cause more deaths’, warned a local patient support group as they lobbied outside the Town Hall yesterday.

It might be a tough challenge, but legendary skipper Richie McCaw is trying his hardest not to make Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final all about him – the All Blacks captain refusing to declare if the showpiece will be his last game for either his club or country.

Books exploring magic, bereavement and landscape are among the fiction and nonfiction shortlisted for a £10,000 writing prize dubbed the ‘Booker of the North’.

The Innovation in Sport competition, which opens today and runs until Christmas Day, offers the chance for young people across Britain to submit their suggestions for the advancement of the sports industry.

Enter Shikari, known for their high energy live shows and outspoken lyrics are looking to continue their ‘hobby that’s now got out of hand’ with their new remix album.

If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise, it is Halloween after all! But if you’d rather not venture out of doors to get your thrills this weekend, all is not lost – the dark woods will be brought to you.

Comedian Jason Byrne talks to MM about house-hunting with Johnny Vegas, taking Jason Manford’s crown and Coronation Street ahead of his show at the Lowry tomorrow night.

Australia wing Drew Mitchell believes playing in European rugby’s premier club competition has been the key to taking the World Cup by storm.

FC United of Manchester have announced their ‘disappointment’ at being forced to play their FA Cup first round fixture against Chesterfield on a Monday night.

Manchester City Council are seeking the views of the public, as they move ahead with plans to create a new school in the city centre, to provide children with a ‘world-class’ education.

When Karen Baird became Salford City chairman in June 2013, she had little idea that she was presiding over a club on the brink of the most successful period in its history.