Thinking the texts came from her own brother, Mrs Sinclair wired a total of £75 to an account – not realising it belonged to Christopher Sawyers, 35, who with his girlfriend Kirsty Edmondson, 23, had just murdered former history teacher Chapman with a lethal dose of heroin, it was alleged.

Kirsty Edmondson, 23, and 35-year old Christopher Sawyers lived with the body of Kenneth Chapman for up to a week, it was said.

Simon Armitage’s retelling of The Iliad is the stuff of legend

Famous Greek poet Homer’s The Iliad has been adapted to the stage and will play at Manchester’s Royal Exchange titled The Last Days of Troy– and will star model Lily Cole.

One woman knows Manchester’s Midland Hotel better than most – and whose life is inextricably linked to the grade II* listed building.

British Pathé has unearthed some Manchester gems from the past by releasing its archive of over 85,000 historical films available to watch on YouTube.

Boff Wholley, who was the lead guitarist of 1990’s pop group, Chumbawamba, best known for their hit single Tubthumping, is launching the play as part of the spirit of Salford event

The Salford Archer: A Medieval Tale is a lottery funded project telling the story of what life was like in Salford during medieval England.

Salford’s Imperial War Museum to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One in new ‘From Street to Trench: A World War That Shaped A Region’ exhibition

Manchester has become one of the epicentres of English football in recent years, perhaps fitting for a city that has been influential since the beautiful game first took the world by storm

The Strange But True guided tours return to Manchester to uncover the city’s hidden secrets, history and mysteries.