A UK-first walk-through smoke screen is at the Manchester Arndale to help ‘Make Smoking History’.

What was once a far-fetched absurdity reserved only for the most extreme has now become so normal that four in ten people in the UK admit to regularly choosing meat-free alternatives in a bid to cut down their meat consumption.

Mancunians bracing themselves for the deadly Aussie flu can track the illness on a live map.

Almost £30,000 was raised for adverts to blitz the London Underground with illustrations of Eric the chick, signposted with the hashtag ‘Save Little Eric’, condoning the slaughtering of male chicks at one day old.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the executive department responsible for regulating medicine and medical devices in the UK, approved the use of e-cigarettes as a tool for quitting smoking.

The end of this month will see the 15th edition of the Great Manchester Run take place – an event which is now firmly ingrained as one of the city’s annual sporting highlights.

Tameside Link has been given a rating of ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after announced inspections were conducted on September 29 and October 10.

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Pole Dancing Society hasn’t been around long, but its impact has been huge and its popularity is soaring.

Cancer, or the C word as some would rather call it, is something of a taboo.

A revolutionary heart attack sensor has been developed by researchers from Manchester University’s School of Materials.

A Stockport care home has been found guilty of illegally depriving people of their liberty by the CQC after an inspection highlighted various failings.