A paper authored by University of Manchester health economists suggests the Conservative government’s proposed plans for introducing a seven-day NHS service is not the most cost-effective means of doing so.

Pepys wrote in his famous diary of the girl born in 1662 whose paternal parentage has been unknown until now.

Greater Manchester Police are celebrating the positive impact of volunteering in a special event taking place today.

Manchester’s Roma community are soon to be given a new voice through a project aiming to dispel negative perceptions and stop them ‘being dependent on others’.

A breakdown of the figures released by Manchester City Council this week show that of the 363,005 people are eligible to vote in the local elections, 48,397 people have been registered since December 2014 with 12,014 signed up in the last month alone.

Social media users should take extra care about what they post online in case of exposing themselves to potential libel action, according to a Manchester solicitor.

As anticipation for the General Election result builds across the country, three men prepare to battle it out for a prestigious and time-honoured role… Chancellor of the University of Manchester.

High carbon levels in the atmosphere could eventually be reduced thanks to Manchester University scientists discovering genes that control the growth of trees.

A team at the university has used cutting-edge computer analysis to track the virus in the recent outbreak and have been surprised by some of the results.

Archaeologists from the University of Manchester are continuing to defy Islamic State militant efforts to ‘culturally cleanse’ Iraq by making new discoveries near the ancient city of Ur.

From Zayn Malik’s nuclear bunker to newly-uncovered evidence showing that famous ’66 World Cup win might not be so definite – here’s MM’s picks of the best from today.