He fell out with Granada. Then he created one of the best-selling book series of all time
One lunchtime, Jim Grant bought three pads of lined paper from the WHSmith in the Arndale Centre and became Lee Child
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Greater Manchester's case rate drops to its post-Christmas level
A quick update, and what we published this week
Palazzo Manchester: How the princes of the industrial revolution looked to Florence
'How proud we should be to grasp Michelangelo, if he could step upon the scene once more and... stand before us!'
How one woman sparked a movement for 'little free libraries' in Manchester
'I had people who had not spoken to anyone else for months.'
My first day as a vaccination volunteer
And how do GM Covid-19 deaths now compare to the previous waves?
'Only travel if it is essential'
Two severe flood warnings in Greater Manchester, meaning there is a danger to life.
After 35 years, Greater Manchester prepares to dismantle Margaret Thatcher's bus legacy
An interview with Sir Richard Leese. 'Of all the things that came out of devolution, this was the biggest single thing within it'
'Significant incident' as Mersey begins to burst its banks
Plus the latest Covid-19 data in Greater Manchester
From the Oldham mills to political revolution: The irrepressible life of Annie Kenney
'In Manchester at the turn of the twentieth century, something magical happened'
New: 230,000 more people in Greater Manchester are about to be offered the vaccine
Plus: Why I won't mourn the cat cafe
A desperate call from high up on Bleaklow Moor
'Snow was blowing across the road and the light was fading quickly'
What's the government up to on devolution?
An end-of-week briefing, including the latest Covid-19 numbers
Brexit forces Manchester's French families to 'choose a side'
'There was a complete shift in what the women were talking about'