Respect Party Candidate Pulls Out Of By-Election Over Galloway Rape Comments

Respect Party Candidate Pulls Out Of By-Election Over Galloway Rape Comments

4.09.2012
A Respect Party parliamentary candidate has pulled out of a by-election in protest against George Galloway’s “unacceptable” comments...
'Magic Carpet' Could Help Prevent Falls Among Elderly, Say Scientists

'Magic Carpet' Could Help Prevent Falls Among Elderly, Say Scientists

Ted Thornhill  4.09.2012
It’s not quite up to the spec that Aladdin would expect, but scientists have nevertheless invented a kind of “magic carpet”. It’s...
Nurse Stabbed Daughter To Death And Then Drank Anti-Freeze

Nurse Stabbed Daughter To Death And Then Drank Anti-Freeze

30.08.2012
A nurse who stabbed her four-year-old daughter to death before attempting to kill herself has been jailed for 12 years. Dawn Makin, 35,...
Man Charged With Murder Of Girl, 2

Man Charged With Murder Of Girl, 2

16.08.2012
A man has been charged with the murder of a two-year-old girl who was reported to have fallen down stairs at her home. Paramedics called...
CCTV Footage Of Gun And Grenade Killers Released

CCTV Footage Of Gun And Grenade Killers Released

13.08.2012
Police investigating the murder of a man who was killed in a gun and grenade attack have released CCTV footage of two men who can be seen...
Leaving London? Where Is The X Factor Finale's New Home

Leaving London? Where Is The X Factor Finale's New Home

13.08.2012
The final of the X Factor is to be staged outside London for the first time. Show bosses will take the ITV1 show to Manchester for the...
Metal Paper Fasteners Banned By Health And Safety

Metal Paper Fasteners Banned By Health And Safety

6.08.2012
Ah, if there's one thing guaranteed to raise our hackles at the start of a busy week, it's a nice, juicy 'health and safety gone mad' story....

HRH Morrissey - Who Art In Manchester... But Not The Olympics?

3.08.2012
One of the best bits of last week's Olympics opening ceremony was the homage to Britain's musical heritage. The medley included, among...
Shot, Beheaded and Burnt: Manchester Brothers Given Life For Gruesome Murder

Shot, Beheaded and Burnt: Manchester Brothers Given Life For Gruesome Murder

30.07.2012
Two brothers have been jailed for life for the murder of a man whose decapitated body was set alight in a town centre. John Grainger,...
Boy, 11 Flies To Rome Without Ticket Or Passport

Boy, 11 Flies To Rome Without Ticket Or Passport

25.07.2012
An 11-year-old boy has managed to sneak on board a flight to Rome from Manchester Airport without a passport or boarding pass. Liam Corcoran...
Safe And Well

Safe And Well

23.07.2012
Two young sisters who went missing overnight were found when a police officer stopped a missing teenage girl in the street. Liana Boyd,...

Search For Missing Sisters

23.07.2012
Police have launched a search for two young sisters who went missing after they went out to play last night. Liana Boyd, 11, and her eight-year-old...
PICTURED: Oldham Terror Attack Couple's Bomb-Making Equipment

PICTURED: Oldham Terror Attack Couple's Bomb-Making Equipment

19.07.2012
An Oldham couple convicted of planning a terror attack in the Jewish neighbourhood of Manchester have been pictured for the first time,...
Couple Jailed For Planning Homemade Bomb Attack On Jewish Community

Couple Jailed For Planning Homemade Bomb Attack On Jewish Community

19.07.2012
A woman hairdresser has been convicted of planning a terror attack in the Jewish neighbourhood of a city. Shasta Khan, 38, and her husband,...