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Manchester City laid down a significant early marker in the Premier League title race with a commanding dismissal of champions Chelsea at Etihad Stadium.

England have won a bronze medal at the Netball World Cup in Sydney. They beat Jamaica by 66 goals to 44 this morning. England's Coach Tracey Neville, whose father Neville passed away during the tournament, talks about that and how proud she is of her side....

Here's this weeks news in song with @mooneyinfo and @andycrane64. See @tailormadesong for more.

#mcfc midfielder Yaya Toure talks about his and the team's form ahead of sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea

Tom Harrison from Hale served in Burma during World War 2. He told BBC Radio Manchester's Phil Trow that the troops were unaware that the atom bomb had been dropped.

Oldham lost 3-1 again Middlesbrough in the League Cup. Hear Danny Philliskirk @officialOAFC goal scorer giving his verdict of the game.

Sir Ian McCartney was the Labour Party Member of Parliament for the Makerfield constituency between 1987 to 2010 and served in the Cabinet, from 2003 to 2007, when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. He only retired from national politics 5 years ago but he says things are so different now he's not sure someone with his working class background would make it today. Here he is in conversation with BBC Radio Manchester's Andy Crane. Listen out for what he has to say about the late Labour Leader, John Smith, and what might have been had he not died when he did................ #labour

A man from South Manchester has discovered a long-lost recording of his late brother-in-law, which was filmed during the Second World War. Vincent Jeffers sent the "Calling Blighty" message back home to relatives, when he was serving in the Far East. The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University are now making these films avaiable to view online. Marion Hewitt is the Director of the Archive. She's here with Tommy Walsh from Withington, brother-in-law of the late Vincent Jeffers.......................

.@beckywant camps for the very first time. Will she get any sleep overnight?

August 1940 saw Manchester and Salford and their surroundings targeted by the German Luftwaffe for the first time. To mark the 75th anniversary, a new book's come out which is based on first hand accounts. Graham Phythian from Chorlton is the author....

Listen to Rev. Pam Butler ahead of the first service at Bosley Methodist Church since the #BosleyIncident

Here's this weeks news in song with @mooneyinfo and @andycrane64. See @tailormadesong for more.

Neville Neville, the father of former England and Manchester United footballers Gary and Phil, has died in Australia. We hear the reaction from Bury Football Club's Chairman Stewart Day and former Bury player Ronnie Mauge.

Hear from @LaticsOfficial manager Gary Caldwell speaking to @bbcradiomanc about his influences & pressures at the start of the new season #wafc #bbcrmsport

Hear from @MCFC manager Manuel Pellegrini speaking to @bbcradiomanc about his contract extension & the start of the new season #mcfc #bbcrmsport

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says David de Gea won't play against Tottenham amid continuing speculation of a move to Real Madrid.

A group of young carers from Manchester have created a series of stories and poems about their experiences looking after their older relatives. It's come out of a creative writing project led by Mancunian author Dr Zoe Lambert, who teaches at Lancaster University and is being supported by young carers groups such as Manchester-based 'Family Action'. Amy Stephens, is just 14 years old, and cares for her Mum. Here's her poem - Loneliness.

Hundreds of farmers from across the North West took part in a protest last night outside a supermarket depot in Middlewich. Retailers say prices are going down because of a drop in the global demand for milk and an oversupply. A Macclesfield dairy farmer's told @bbcradiomanc he 'won't survive till Christmas.

#puddingclub

#getbabyback

All this week we're going to be doing our best to help cut the cost of the weekly food shop. Food activist, Gill Watson, has drawn up a menu for cheap meals which you can join in with throughout the week. Each will work out at between 18p and 75p per head. Here's the first: Chickpea Burgers

#RIPCilla

Lacey continues her chat with Karen Gabay on #ThePeople on @bbcradiomanc about her documentary Little White Lie in which she comes to find out about her real heritage.

Lacey was raised as a white Jewish giirl. As an adult she finds out the truth about her dual heritage. She chats to Karen Gabay of The People. Part 1 of the interview about Little White Lie.

Here's this week's News in song with @mooneyinfo and @Andycrane64. See @tailormadesong for more.

Here's a link to a video one person uploaded to youtube of the noise they've been enduring at night. https://youtu.be/ycyZCqGLlVg Their MP, Labour's Barbara Keeley says its unacceptable. Highways England say they worked hard to let people know about the impending disruption They've now moved further down the motorway away from those particular residents but promise to work with anyone affected. Here's what local people told us:

Former Lancashire batsman Stephen Moore faces six quick-fire deliveries about his life and career in cricket, will his answers bowl you over?

Nick Reed is celebrating four years of being free from drug and alcohol addiction by taking on huge physical challenge - climbing the 3 peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdonia - in just three days The father from Macclesfield says the climb for Charity is a way of giving back to the community he took so much from during more than 20 years as an addict.

It was the first time they had beaten the world's number one side in 32 years and 21 attempts, It was the best result for any England football team since 1966 and it was all watched by 1.6 million people live on television. The England Womens team finished in 3rd place at this years World Cup, and Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and forward Toni Duggan were both important parts of the team. They came to chat to Mike about their incredible successes and answer questions from listeners.

Forget cats playing piano or Charlie Bit My Finger, the latest video to go viral comes from the North West. Here is Stephen from Dukinfield and Gem O'riley on guitar performing their version of Twist And Shout - first made famous of course when Steve performed this on a train on his way to a stag do (with Mike and a few special guests on backing vocals)

The Vicar of Bosley, Reverend John Harries and his parishioners have created a special #prayer for those affected by the #BosleyIncident mill explosion. Three bodies have been found, emergency services are searching for a fourth.

News of the week in song - sung by Claire Mooney @MooneyInfo - #BBCRadioManc

Performance poet JB Barrington from Salford gives us a little taste of what you can expect from his show at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.

Madge from Rochdale called BBC Radio Manchester to talk about her love of rugby league. Little did she know Jack Dearden and Trevor Hunt would make her dream come true to see her team play.

The number of sausages we're buying has gone down by a quarter in the last 7 years while sales of meats like chicken and beef have gone up. We've sent our reporter Jonathan Ali to a unique butchers, Noel Chadwick Ltd in Standish near Wigan, to find out if we've lost our appetite for the British banger.

Becky Want speaks to former Girls Allowed singer Sarah Harding, they discuss her appearance on Corrie, her new EP Threads and Betrayal.

Prayer services have taken place at the parish church in Bosley, Cheshire following the fire and explosions at the Wood Flour Mill on Friday. Dorothy Bailey, 62, William Barks, 51, Jason Shingler, 38, and Derek Moore, 62, have not been seen since the blast at Wood Flour Mills, in Bosley, near Macclesfield, on Friday. Reverend John Harries from St Mary's Church in Bosley has been speaking to @bbcradiomanc after the fire and explosion at the Wood Flour Mill on Friday.

Here's this week's news in song with @Mooneyinfo and @andycrane64. See @tailormadesong for more.

France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin talks about his move to Manchester United from Southampton, Bastian Schweinsteiger, competition for places and why the club deserves to win trophies.

Mike Sweeney speaks to a man, calling himself Fred, who was abused by his wife. Some listeners may find the content distressing.

A local councillor is denying that there is a big problem with drug dealing in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens. Greater Manchester Police have told us that 66 people have been charged for drug dealing there since Autumn 2013- 17 dealers have been banned from the area. But we've been told that cannabis is still being dealt in the area....something Manchester City Spokesman Councillor Pat Karney denies

BBC Radio Manchester's reporter Michelle Adamson speaks to Mike Duddy from the Mersey Basin Rivers Trust about the dangers of Hogweed.

.@BishManchester has written an article in a national newspaper saying removing tax credits from the poorest families will hit children hardest. The Right Reverend David Walker argues in the Observer that more children will be affected by the budget change than adults. He's told @bbcradiomanc @BrekkyAliButts the scale of poverty he sees in his Diocese.

The #Bishop of #Manchester criticises #Labour acting leader Harriet #Harman over stance on #benefits.