A shopper was stabbed in the face with a garden fork on Thursday in a Wilkinsons store in north Manchester during a row in the aisles.

The Twelve Days of Christmas are known for lords a-leaping, five gold rings and a partridge in a pear tree - but Greater Manchester Police are using the famous carol to tackle crime and protect vulnerable people over the festive period.

Two academics from the University of Salford have been named in the UK’s top 50 most influential higher education professionals on social media.