If at first you don’t succeed, switch sports and try again. That’s the motto for Shrewsbury’s Nick Beighton as he looks to finally get hold of a Paralympic medal.

An Afghan asylum seeker has said that she feels like ‘nothing’ after being forced to flee from her homeland, whilst speaking at a rally for Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham in Manchester.

Richard Hill, from Saddleworth, recently left the RAF after serving half a year in Afghanistan and is aiming to secure a deal at one of the 10 teams competing in the televised competition during the upcoming season.

A young Manchester photography graduate could soon be jetting off to Ghana with a £20,000 commission to capture his dream project after snapping up a spot on a prestigious award shortlist.

Medair work in Syria, Haita and Afghanistan but visited Manchester this week. Mancunian Matters provide an inside view of the workings of the Christian values charity based out of Switzerland

The British flag was lowered and Camp Bastion was handed over to Afghan troops as all British soldiers left the camp

Countries could soon use private security companies to make it easier to go to war and make them last longer, according to new research by the University of Manchester.

Martyn Gibbons, 40, has lost three stone since February in his preparation for the road cycling event and is looking to grow the Military Mountain Bikers organisation he founded this year in Rossendale.

The Manchester-based Mine Awareness Group are looking at boosting their profile ahead of the International Landmine Awareness day event, ‘Spinningfields Clears Minefields’.

Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale brutally murdered 25-year-old Lee Rigby in May 2013