The 29-year-old Manchester rower, from Altrincham, was forced to bring his career to a premature end after being diagnosed with overtraining syndrome in February.

Lancashire paceman James Anderson has been selected by fans in the all-time English cricket test side XI ahead of the country’s 1,000th match starting this week.

The World Cup means football’s traditional summer recess seems barely to have happened, and it is just a matter of days before the new Premier League season gets underway.

Fame has been a cultural phenomenon since the 1980s.

A blood moon lunar eclipse will illuminate the sky tonight with a bright red glow.

Award-winning Jenny Lu, the producer of her debut film The Receptionist, is an inspirational figure to many, who shows that with enough dedication it is possible to achieve your goals.

“I would like you to remember that this happens to real people,” introduced director and producer of The Receptionist, Jenny Lu, whose film is in cinemas now and is showing at HOME Manchester on Thurs July 26.

This summer a hive of vibrant, super-sized worker bee sculptures has landed in Manchester for the biggest public art trail the city has ever seen.

Later this month Natasha will be riding in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46 as part of her PruGOals programme but as a homeless teenager just six years ago nothing was further from her mind.

The 25-year-old from Stockport, alongside Wythenshawe twins Emma and Victoria Bradburn, have been recognised for their volunteering work with selection for the new TSB Young Leaders programme, launched at Old Trafford in July.

Mobile phones are an intrinsic part of modern society. With the average teenager spending upwards of two hours per day on their smartphones, many schools in Greater Manchester are trying to limit phone usage during the day.