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Mancs & Scousers
Old rivals - but after Manchester's backing for Liverpool's Culture bid, we ask: is there a grudging respect between Mancs & Scousers?

Is the Hummer a bummer?
It's the daddy of all 4x4 vehicles. At Β£55K and weighing 4 tonnes, the Hummer is overpriced, overweight, and over here. Versatile, safe, family-friendly and fun? Or is the Hummer a gas-guzzling eco-bummer? (10/06/03)

Anouska: Was she right to go?
Stockport lass Anouska was the first person to be evicted from the fourth series of Channel 4's Big Brother. Was Anouska a flirt? Was she right to go? Or were the other girls just jealous?

Will a gun amnesty stop gang shootings?
Police in the North West have joined the first national gun amnesty in seven years. But will we see a reduction in Manchester gun crime? (01/04/03)

Manchester: Location, location, location
Top film and TV shows made in Manchester - but have we missed any? (02/03)

Lunchtime is off
We want to know what you eat and where you eat at lunchtime in and around Manchester - and how much are you prepared to pay for a sandwich? (22/01/03)

Robbie Fowler snubs City - Do the Blues care?
Manchester City lose out on Leeds United striker, Robbie Fowler. Is it a big blow to the team or are they better off without him? (16/01/03)

Maurice Gibb 1949-2003 - Pay your tributes

Manchester's big bang - a bangin' idea?
Britain's biggest sculpture is set to explode onto the Manchester skyline. Called B of the Bang, it's a tilting starburst of 200 steel spikes. What do you think of it? (08/01/03)

Drink drivers - getting away with murder?
A drink driver who killed three people is jailed for four and a half years. What's the answer - stiffer sentences? Or education? (07/01/03)

Trafford Centre - shopping hell or heaven?

New Order or Oasis - Who's the best?
Oasis are out on tour, as big and bad as ever (if Liam's ruck is anything to go by, anyway) and New Order have just released Retro, a four disc box set of their best material, so we were wondering, who's the best? (11/12/02)

Widening the M6 - will it work?
A huge section of the M6 motorway near Manchester is to be widened to four lanes in each direction. It's a desperate bid to ease traffic congestion. But will it work? (10/12/02)

Top-up fees - pricing out students?
Students from Manchester are joining a national demo in London against top-up fees. They say any levy on tuition fees will price out poorer students. Are they right? (04/12/02)

Liam Gallagher - God or Goon?
Whatever you think of Liam, Oasis wouldn't be Oasis without him. Is he becoming a joke or is he the epitome of everything we expect from rock stars? (03/12/02)

Braking news: M60 is slowing down
Manchester's motorway ringroad, the M60, has been named as one of the country's top 12 traffic congestion blackspots. What's the answer? How would you get Manchester moving? (25/11/02)

Myra Hindley - should life mean life?
When Moors murderer Myra Hindley died on 15 November, she was Britain's longest serving woman prisoner - spending 36 years in jail. But is it right to lock someone up until they die? (16/11/02)

Do you support the firefighters' strike?
Firefighters called off strikes planned for December. They've agreed to talks to try to break the deadlock in their dispute over pay and modernisation. Do you back the strike? (13/11/02)

'Sound' Mancunian words wanted
Ever wanted to get a really 'sound' Mancunian word in the dictionary? Well, don't get your 'trolleys' in a twist.. here's your chance. Send in your Manc words now. (06/11/02)