Life

For actress Arielle Haller-Silverstone life almost seems like one long romantic comedy.

There’s a story – unsubstantiated – that a woman may have introduced football to Brazil.

For most sportspeople, winning eight Paralympic medals and picking up an MBE along the way would be enough to call time on a successful career, but Claire Cashmore is no ordinary athlete.

Oh, Manchester, so much to answer for… So goes the haunting refrain of The Smiths’ Suffer Little Children – a requiem to the victims of the Moors Murders and a timeless call to remember the sins of the past.

The shackles are off for Olympian Dave Ryding as he prepares for another Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships with a ninth-place finish in the Olympics already secured.

In a galaxy far, far away, a weapon was created, so powerful it could cut down a man in a flash, destroy empires in seconds and create a hero or a heroine in an instant.

For the modern generation, gaming has become part of day to day life. MM went down to speak to Manchester’s Access Creative College staff and students about the college’s innovative work and future plans for expansion.

Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe are still the same smiling, inseparable duo that set off for PyeongChang three weeks ago; with one small exception – the four Paralympic medals hanging around their necks.

In Manchester, homelessness seems to be constantly on the rise and period poverty is an ongoing battle for women on the streets.

Manchester’s best new talent is taking centre stage in a festival called This Vibrant Thing.

Audiences can expect laughs from a diverse array of voices as comedian Simon Day brings his show In Character to Manchester.