'I thought it was a load of garbage. But now it's stopped us moving to Manchester'

Some 161 days ago, a member of Manchester’s planning committee urged his fellow councillors to ‘rip the plaster off’ and to stop ‘dancing around the dog s***’.

Sir Ed Davey has defended one of his Lib Dem candidates in Greater Manchester who made a 'very bad joke' when she asked if a voter from Liverpool had been 'nicking stuff'. Lisa Smart, who is hoping to become an MP in Hazel Grove, has apologised for the comments.

Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo will have been thinking he should have scored himself after assisting Bruno Fernandes in Portugal's win over Turkey at the weekend.

It's almost inconceivable that two photographs taken of Amelia Bird taken a year apart are depicting the same young girl. One shows a six year old Amelia in hospital, her tiny body riddled with over 30 gruesome injuries, a result of an attack by a group of suspected XL Bully dogs.

"Jones, arguably the way he is looking, could be our best-ever player," said Sir Alex Ferguson.

Two gay men feared for their lives as they were kicked and stamped on by a gang of a masked thugs in a suspected homophobic attack.

At just 14, Nathaniel Shani enjoyed doing many of the same normal things as teenage boys across the country. He played on his PlayStation and hung out with friends. Nathaniel also took pride in his role as an air cadet, shining his shoes and ironing his shirt to make sure he looked the part.

The sister of an 'amazing and beautiful' dad-to-be who died after his body was pulled from a brook in Cheadle has spoken of her heartache and paid tribute to her brother.

In Bolton West - amid sporadic showers and sunny spells - the Manchester Evening News spoke to voters about the upcoming general election - and the issues they're concerned about as the crunch poll looms.

A drunk mum who drove straight into the front of a Tesco Express then got battered by a woman pushing a pram shortly afterwards.

A 51-year-old man who tragically died after a crash in Salford has been named as Barry Dillon.

‘We didn’t know what was going to happen in the next minute, 10 minutes, 10 days. We didn’t know how she was going to wake up.’

Fake poppies and jewellery with dangerous levels of lead have been seized after the dodgy goods were imported to Manchester.

It was the beginning of the worst three years of her life 'mentally, physically and emotionally'.

A student who appeared to be overcoming a history of drug use and mental health problems was found hanged in his halls of residence, an inquest was told.

New Love Island star Jess White has spilled the beans on her unexpected brush with a Manchester United legend, ahead of her much-anticipated entrance to the villa for the show's latest series on ITV2. The retail manager, who hails from an affluent part of of Cheshire and works at a Marks and Spencer supermarket, has revealed that she once saw none other than former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney perusing the shop shelves.The 25 year old quipped to the Mirror: "I did think 'maybe this is where I'll meet my future husband' but I feel like work uniform doesn't really go hand in hand with meeting a footballer." She then made a cheeky dig at Wayne, as she said: "But I had Wayne Rooney in the other day...

A judge said it was a ‘miracle’ that no-one was killed after a drunk driver went on a 20 mile motorway rampage. James Loveridge, 28, rammed into other cars and drove the wrong way down the M56 before eventually crashing into a fence in Wythenshawe.

A primary school in Oldham has turned itself around after it was first told by Ofsted that teaching was ‘not good enough’ and kids’ attainments were ‘hampered’ by a poor curriculum almost seven years ago. St Hilda’s CofE Primary has seen a ‘shift’ and ‘improved’ outcomes for pupils, a report published this month found.

When Brian Flynn took out a £1,500 loan to buy a friend’s car, he was totally unaware that one decision would change the trajectory of his life forever. High interest and mounting fees meant his debt ballooned to £65,000 in just a few years, eventually leading to the loss of his beloved family home.

A mum lived through a "parents' worst nightmare" as her toddler had to be airlifted to hospital after pouring hot tea over himself. Michelle Downes, 38, called 999 straight away after then-two-year-old Jenson became covered in boiling water.