Man who had sex with his own mum walks free from court

A Portuguese is holding court in the press room at Manchester United's Carrington press room and contemplates the FA Cup final. "As we used to say in my country, finals are there to win and not to just play in."

A ‘highly manipulative’ gambling addict tried to murder his mother by smothering her with a pillow as she slept. Susan Robb woke up to find her son Thomas trying to kill her, in the home in Middleton which she shared with her husband and their only child.

A woman who worked at a Stockport nursery where Genevieve Meehan died has been charged with child neglect unrelated to the tragic nine-month-old.

After a day of drinking in the Manchester squares and beer gardens - and a two point lead to calm some nerves - Manchester City fans were in good spirits ahead of kick-off at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Over the road at the City Football Academy and then later at the main stadium, Pep Guardiola would not be getting carried away.

Multiple roads were closed off by police after a 'horrific' crash near Bolton on Sunday afternoon (May 19). Police, paramedics and fire crews attended the scene of the serious collision at the crossroad, between Hawkshaw and Edgworth.

If Manchester City win the Premier League title on Sunday, thousands of fans will likely stream on the pitch to celebrate a historical achievement. For Inez McKee, the title would be the icing of the cake of 72 years following the Blues before she reluctantly gives up her season ticket this summer.

The much-anticipated Co-op Live arena finally opened this week after weeks of delays and cancellations, with the budget ballooning over £400m.

Nothing brings those much-loved tales to life quite like Disney On Ice and there's a brand new show coming to Manchester this year.

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of a teacher accused of having sex with two pupils. Rebecca Joynes, 30, denies six counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

Manu Akanji was one of the most relieved men in North London after Stefan Ortega prevented his error from being punished against Tottenham.

The teenage boys who were the alleged victims of sexual activity with a teacher were ‘lying’ and ‘putting the boot in’, a court has heard.

Prosecutors have claimed in their closing speech that a teacher who had a baby with a former student and is accused of having sex with two teenage pupils ‘made attempts to garner sympathy’ throughout her trials.

A court has heard how a maths teacher who had a baby with a 15-year-old boy told him "every inch of you is perfect."

Joao Cancelo has stirred controversy with his latest social media activity which took aim at parent club Manchester City. The Portuguese right-back, currently on loan at Barcelona from City, participated in a blind-ranking challenge – a popular trend where participants rank randomly appearing players from one to 10 without knowing who will appear next. In an unexpected twist, the first player to be revealed was Josko Gvardiol, who effectively was Cancelo's replacement at City. Rather than offering any pleasantries, Cancelo immediately ranked the Croatian at the bottom of his list.

A teacher told a court she ‘liked the attention’ she received from a teenage boy she is accused of having sex with, whilst accepting that her relationship with another was a ‘secret’.

A well respected senior teacher was unfairly sacked and discriminated against for 'trade union reasons', a tribunal has found.

Gambling addict Ming Jiang was a familiar face at the card tables and roulette wheels of Manchester's 235 Casino. So when on the night of October 9, 2016 the 42-year-old took a seat and began placing his bets, few of his fellow players took much notice.

This is the moment a suspect is tackled to the floor by a police officer after he broke free from the back of an ambulance and made a dash for freedom.

Graeme Souness has dismissed the idea that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is a genius, attributing his success to "having the best players".

The mum of an underage pupil has told a court she was ‘absolutely furious’ after finding out her son was allegedly groomed by his teacher before she had sex with him.