Thousands of people gathered outside Manchester Town Hall to show their support for President Xi Jinping as he joined David Cameron, George Osborne, and other key figures from across Manchester for lunch today.

Manchester’s savvy business minds will gather this summer in a hope to learn the tricks of the trade from big high streets names like MacDonald’s at this summer’s British Franchise exhibition.

Like millions of teenagers across the country, former Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form student Nathan Cousins had to make the difficult decision on whether to persue a university education or to find a full time job.