Manchester United are yet to get fans purring this season and life-long fan Alwyn Payne is commemorating the team’s poor form with a series of animal-inspired images of the new boss.

Ahoy there mateys! Today be International Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day and here at MM we been talkin’ to ya there Mancunians ‘bout the best plunder you’se ever have found!

National Dog Day, now in its tenth year, puts pooches in the limelight on August 26 every year, and has plenty of pedigree

Joe Lavery, senior aquarist at SEA LIFE in the Trafford Centre, discovered that Miranda loves the interaction and attention during their recreational sessions in the pool.

The Naverick 2000 claims to be bulletproof to even military-grade ammunition, to work on the moon (without updating maps) and is formed by lasers

Coming back into the public eye for his first exhibition in 40 years, Michael Butterworth is presenting the ‘Use and Abuse of Books’ exhibit running between August 14 and September 5.

Snoop Dogg earned himself a real treat when cookies made by Manchester’s Women’s Institute found their way to him when he played at Gorilla last week.

Father of five Varmuyan Sirleaf, 46, agreed to do a theory exam as a ‘favour’ for close friend Musa Kormah who feared he would not pass.

With a day dedicated to pretty much everything ever, today it was the turn of our marvellous moggies to have a bit of the glory

Manchester may be basking in the August summer sun (between showers) but one high street store in the Trafford Centre is already lining its aisles with Christmas stock.

Located on Bolton Street, Paradise is on the market on eBay for a cheap as chips £25,000 – and the owner will no doubt throw a portion of fries in with the deal too – due to relocation.