Australia horror smash: Salford scientist tipped for Nobel prize killed instantly by drug-fuelled joyrider
Dr Sean Barrett, 36, had recently recovered from cancer and was an active fundraiser for Macmillan.
Kurdish protesters swarm Manchester in call for stronger action as Isis seize control of Syrian border town
Isis raised its flag on a building on the outskirts of the Syrian town near the Turkish border on Monday after an assault that has lasted almost three weeks
The Order of Chaeronea: Salford artist jets off to Texas to study poet behind world’s first secret gay society
Jez Dolan, from Manchester, will visit The University of Texas at Austin later this month to scour through the pages of a rarely accessed journal kept by George Cecil Ives from 1867 – 1950
Respecting your elders: Manchester and Salford tip hat to grans and grandads on Older People’s Day
The lives, achievements and contribution to society that the elderly have made are being celebrated by Manchester and Salford as part of Older People’s Day.
Meeting of minds: TEDxSalford 2014 returns with Belle de Jour author and nuclear fusion kid on bill
The youngest person ever to achieve nuclear fusion is set to star at the fourth TEDxSalford festival.
Gig review: The Fall @ Lower Kersal Social Club, Salford
Mark E Smith, lead-singer of The Fall has built up a reputation as one of Manchester’s most famous old bastards.
Childhood pain spurs on Salford nurse to conquer six of UK’s most gruelling challenges for NSPCC
A Salford student nurse who spent his childhood in care has raised almost £2,000 for the NSPCC – after taking on a series of the most gruelling obstacle courses in the country.
Tuesday Team Talk: Those who say Man Utd’s title hopes will be boosted by European absence are wrong
Louis van Gaal’s suggestion that missing this season’s Champions League would hinder Manchester United’s Premier League ambitions goes against common thought
Could it be curtains? FIVE Manchester theatres at risk of being ‘lost forever’
Five historic theatres in listed buildings across Greater Manchester have been named as ‘at risk’ by the Theatres Trust.
Life… as it was, as it is: Remembering Shirley Baker and her iconic photography of Salford and Manchester
Shirley, known for her honest and eye-opening monochrome depictions of her native Salford, had an illustrious career spanning five decades working jobs including industrial photography and freelance writing
Isis air strikes: Manchester MP says threat to Britain leaves no choice but to back war on ‘barbaric’ jihadists
John Leech has backed the House of Commons vote in favour of air strikes against Isis targets – even though he and the Liberal Democrats stood against the 2003 Iraq war.