A teenager who was badly injured in an unprovoked attack says he believes it had a "racial" motive.
A DJ is fighting to save the former home of an "iconic" Manchester soul club from being destroyed.
A report which says Stockport has the UK's highest percentage of empty shops "does not accurately reflect the town", it is claimed.
The government rejects a petition for computer pioneer Alan Turing, who worked at the University of Manchester, to be granted an official pardon.