In the 22 years that have passed since RNCM graduate Tim Benjamin – adopted northerner, entrepreneur and musical prodigy – won the BBC’s coveted Young Musician of the Year Composer’s Award at the tender age of 17, everything has changed.

Manchester’s very own Nick Grimshaw has been confirmed as the newest celebrity to join the star studded judging panel on the X Factor.

GMP are to appear on our TV screens this weekend in a new three-part documentary which aims to reach out to victims of rape and sexual abuse.

From Zayn Malik’s nuclear bunker to newly-uncovered evidence showing that famous ’66 World Cup win might not be so definite – here’s MM’s picks of the best from today.

Few British punk bands as confrontational and bolshy as The Stranglers have been able to survive four decades and still manage a sell-out 16-stop nationwide tour.

With last week’s punch ‘fracas’ meaning the end of the road for Clarkson’s Top Gear career, a spot has opened up – one that campaigners are saying should be filled by Alan Partridge.

Making headlines once again for his string of controversial antics, Jeremy Clarkson has now been suspended from the BBC after allegedly punching a producer. But should this be the final straw for his Top Gear career?

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.

Professional wordsmith Tony Walsh has been named as the first Poet in Residence for the Great Manchester Run.

The 26-year-old will appear on the show, which airs on Thursday February 5, alongside expert judges May Martin and Savile Row’s Patrick Grant.

Kieran Turner-Dave, the Green party’s Manchester Central candidate, has backed the Prime Minister David Cameron’s ultimatum to Ofcom that he will not take part in TV debates unless the Greens are included.