Exclusive: Damning evidence comes as revelations emerge that the disgraced Hillsborough officer Sir Norman Bettison commissioned a dossier on a Stephen Lawrence campaigner

One of the triumphs of this year’s Manchester International Festival was its capacity to create a sense of place in an unexpected space. The 5,000 who communed on the Tarmac of a city centre car park to see a relay of Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford’s Macbeth on Saturday night can vouch for that.

England striker lacks the conviction to speak his mind, letting third parties do it

Premier League champions may attempt to buy Gareth Bale in £60m deal

City also close to securing Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina

Sport Matters: The rewards are enormous but the stakes are high

The club's Abu Dhabi owners have always insisted that they will not expand the current capacity until they can be sure that they will fill it

New Manchester City manager largely gives guarded responses on his first day in office but is forced to defend his lack of trophies

New City manager has addressed the need to improve performances in Europe but insists that Premier League success remains key

The sale of the Portugal international will not be sanctioned