'My son's friends pulled him off a motorway bridge at 2am - and we're STILL struggling to get help for his mental health'

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United striker Edinson Cavani wants to leave Old Trafford at the end of this season, according to his father. He claims his son is not happy in England and that the Uruguay international is keen to return to South America in the summer.

direct to your inboxA mum has spoken of her pride for her 10-year-old son battling leukaemia.Hughie Higginson was diagnosed with the blood cancer last year and is being treated at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.He is an outpatient on the hospital’s Ward 84 Oncology and Haematology Unit, having been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on September 23, 2020.His mum Katy said: “Our world was turned upside down when Hughie got his diagnosis.

Stretford, Trafford, Manchester Magistrates' Court heard.As the two officers took his details, they noticed his son in the front passenger seat with no seatbelt on, the court heard.Suspicious Mr Mombeyarara may have been drunk, PC Anthony Hannan attempted to conduct a breath test, the trial was told.He failed to provide a specimen of breath three times, the court heard.

direct to your inboxA doctor who died from a rare brain tumour wrote two children's books for his three-year-old son as a final heartbreaking gift.Paediatrician Aria Nikjooy, from Manchester, was just 27 when he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in November 2018.Despite having the tumour removed, the cancer returned several times before spreading to his spine.He died on February 8 this year, aged just 30.While undergoing chemotherapy in 2019, he wrote a book called Eddie and the Magic

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direct to your inboxThe dad of a seven-year-old who died from a brain tumour has released an album of music that he says has helped him process his grief. Chris Nelson, 58, from Didsbury, was a part of Jam MCs, a Manchester duo who toured with the Happy Mondays in the 1990s at the height of the 'Madchester' scene.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSam Johnstone says that he does not regret leaving Manchester United in 2018 as he could not wait forever for David de Gea to depart. Johnstone signed with West Brom on a permanent basis after seven loan spells in seven years as a United back-up.

direct to your inboxA man has admitted killing his mum at her home in south Manchester.Leroy Panton, 40, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Manchester Crown Court.He was due to be sentenced at the same court today (Friday), but the hearing was adjourned after it emerged his wing at Strangeways prison has been placed into lockdown because of a coronavirus outbreak.Panton killed Hyacinth Morris, 67, who was pronounced dead at a house on Westminster

direct to your inboxYou could be forgiven for having forgot what it looks like.But after a long, cold and wet winter Greater Manchester might finally be in for some sunshine this weekend.Met Office forecasters are predicting blue skies and temperatures creeping into the low teens on Friday.

direct to your inboxKate Ferdinand says she would take 'huge offence' to any claims she loved her baby son more than her three step-children.The 29-year-old and husband Rio Ferdinand welcomes their first child, Cree, into the world in December.Since meeting and then marrying the former Manchester United star in 2019, Kate has been step-mum to Rio's three children with late wife Rebecca.In an Instagram Q&A, the former reality star admitted that she was asked about "a lot" about whether she loves

hereAn inquest into Miranda's death was held this week, but the cause remains a mystery.Unanswered questions are all too common for the Maynard family.Her daughter Maxine gave evidence - via videolink - at the Manchester Coroners' Court hearing.She told coroner Nigel Meadows: "She never married, she had myself and my brother. "My brother was murdered in Moss Side when he was 19-years-old.

Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague has spoken about buying a house with boyfriend Tommy Fury, while telling her 5.2 million followers she recently pulled out after putting an offer in. The loved-up pair have been dating since 2019 after meeting in the Love Island villa and currently live in a stylish Manchester pad.

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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor It’s hard to imagine now, but “Queer As Folk” wasn’t immediately embraced in all corners of the LGBT community. “I remember when we went to film on Canal Street — it’s the gay quarter in Manchester — and there were bar owners who objected to the title,” “Queer” creator Russell T Davies tells me from his home in Wales.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRavel Morrison was supposed to be one of football's biggest talents when he broke through the Manchester United academy. The Manchester-born midfielder turned professional on his 17th birthday back in February of 2010 and made his first-team debut for United eight months later.