A Manchester University professor has predicted George Osborne to announce ‘grim’ benefit cuts in tomorrow’s summer budget – the first budget for the new Conservative government.

Pre-apocalypse sci-fi thriller The Last Man on Earth, which features former Doctor Who star Colin Baker, is shooting in Manchester next month.

MM speak to buskers, city councillors and the passing crowds to get their views on street performers along with industry experts who gave us an insight into how busking can be the platform for success

The FSB issued results of an FOI request under embargoe last week claiming that out of the ten local authorities that make up Greater Manchester, Bolton scored the highest for complaints about potholes with 13,915 moans made in 2013/14.

After the events of the first film, Jurassic Park has been re-vamped as Jurassic World, a fully-functioning version of the dino-filled theme park.

Children will be able to make their very own Shaun the Sheep cartoon as part of the Manchester Day celebrations at Central Library.

Oldham Council has helped to take down a Russian crime gang who are believed to have been selling fake CDs, documentation and computers.

The event, at the Soup Kitchen on June 5, sees artists compete to make the best painting in 30 minutes, and is a return to the competition after a year’s break.

Dogs Trust Manchester are looking for a special forever home for an eight-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier who loves nothing more than a good read.

Manchester Friends of the Earth are urging local council and parliamentary candidates to let voters know their views on environmental issues.

Setting off from All Saint’s Park on June 12, people will be allowed to hang out as bare as they please enjoying music, body painting and other activities before cycling through the city.