'Compassionate, talented' doctor, 29, took her own life after struggling with alopecia diagnosis and depression

direct to your inboxA homeless couple have been jailed for torturing a man with a hot iron after he let them stay in his flat.Michael Rowbotham, 44, and Natalie Wightman, 39, tied up their victim's feet and wrists with a belt before using weapons such as an iron, a lighter, a hammer and a knife to injure him.Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how the couple, who were both addicted to drugs, burnt the man's feet, slashed his knee caps and pressed a hot iron to his cheek.In a victim

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admits Manchester City are struggling to meet the high expectations placed upon them this season.City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by lowly West Bromwich Albion in Tuesday night's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.Gundogan put Pep Guardiola's men ahead in the first half but a Ruben Dias own goal earned the Baggies a share of the spoils.City have failed to hit the heights they have shown themselves capable of in recent years so far this

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has bemoaned Manchester City's lack of firepower - but is not writing them off just yet. Pep Guardiola's men were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by struggling West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

direct to your inboxSuicide bomber Salman Abedi sent £470 to his family in Libya just hours before he committed mass murder at Manchester Arena.The public inquiry into the atrocity also heard on Tuesday that his brother, Hashem Abedi, asked a friend to buy sulphuric acid for him two months earlier.The bomb attack after an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017, claimed 22 lives and left more than 1,000 injured.Hashem Abedi was convicted of 22 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and

direct to your inboxA mum with breast cancer says she owes her life to two of the Nolan sisters - who helped her identify the lump which could have killed her.Gail Jones, 55, is a lifelong superfan of the 70s popstars and has seen them in concert more than 100 times.Ten years ago Bernie Nolan had just been diagnosed with cancer, and made Gail promise she'd check herself regularly, when they met backstage after a gig.Ever since Gail, from Manchester, has diligently checked her breasts for lumps

Manchester Evening News : "I had to contact the coroners' office to get them to arrange for his things to be sent. "They finally sent his belongings and many items were missing.

direct to your inboxMarcus Rashford has spoken movingly about his mother and his debt to Manchester United after being honoured at an awards ceremony.The striker's continuing off-the-pitch campaign to end child poverty led to him becoming one of the most recognisable athletes in Britain - one who has twice forced the government into u-turns, first on £15 food vouchers and then on free school meals for the kids of the poorest in society.The 23-year-old England star, awarded an MBE in October, has

direct to your inboxA teenage care leaver was unable to get a job and had his life ‘put on hold’ after Manchester council failed to secure a passport for him.The council’s errors feature in a damning Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report detailing how children had been ‘let down’ by those charged with looking after them.Manchester council has since paid the 18-year-old, known as Marcus, £1,600 for ‘avoidable distress’ after he missed out on three job opportunities and feared for his

Bolton Coroners' Court was told 29-year-old Thomas Deadman had two children with Victoria Barrington.

Victoria Beckham couldn’t be happier for her son Brooklyn and his wife-to-be Nicola Peltz.

straight to your inboxManchester City face Marseille this Wednesday, December 9, in matchday six of the Champions League group stage.Guardiola's side have the luxury of having already qualified for the knockouts in 2021, with their opponents this week still fighting to qualify for the Europa League with a third place finish.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United sealed yet another away day comeback at West Ham on Saturday night.The Red Devils were a goal down at the break but stormed back after the restart to claim all three points. Three goals inside 13 minutes flipped the game on its head, with Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford all netting with fine efforts.

direct to your inboxA care home worker claims he wasn't paid to self-isolate after testing positive with Covid-19.One support worker, who is employed by a care home in south Manchester, alleges he was forced to apply for statutory sick pay when he contracted the virus.This meant he was paid just £90 a week, despite usually working 48 hour weeks and earning a monthly salary of around £1,600.Adult social care providers are expected to pay the full wages of care home staff who are isolating, after

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola still believes Manchester City will have a good season despite their domestic struggles. The Blues have had a slow start to their Premier League title challenge with just 12 points taken from their opening 8 games, and have been uncharacteristically bad at scoring goals.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Anthony Martial's slow start to the season is largely down to his three-match suspension in the Premier League.Martial was dismissed for violent conduct in United's 6-1 trouncing by Tottenham on October 4 and missed games against Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal but was able to start in the Champions League group stage matches.