A dedicated mum of three from Manchester has written a book about life with her severely autistic son, and wants more people to know that they are not alone in finding it tough.

A top five of bizarre and crazy Amazon products ranging from wolf urine to canned unicorn meat

A Manchester runner who suffered from a painful spinal condition for 20 years is trekking more than 250miles across the Amazon to raise awareness about scoliosis.

Scientists from The University of Manchester will be getting the insect repellent ready and screaming ‘get me out of here’ as they venture into the Amazon rainforest to conduct pioneering research.

Pure Bargains now lets the 36,000 sq ft location on the main high street after HMV moved out of the location in January, after two decades in the building. Their remaining city centre store is in Manchester Arndale.