Reports of domestic abuse in on England’s opening weekend in Greater Manchester jumped nearly 30 per cent compared to the same period during the last World Cup.

Manchester divorce and family lawyer Ros Bever said fans who spend too much time watching the tournament in Brazil could find themselves without a teammate come its conclusion in July

Clayton Barker was struggling for breath but paid with his life when he was overheard telling his grandmother he was eight and not seven years old

Fabrice Muamba’s on-pitch cardiac arrest was wake-up call

Budding directors from Bury Sixth Form College took part

Arriva won the contract for patient transport from the NHS

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) have given GMP 36 defibrillators

Only a third of calls were classed as life-threatening