A book of condolence in memory of Winnie Johnson has been opened at St Chrysostom’s Church in Longsight . Winnie suffered a life of heartache after her son Keith Bennett was killed by Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in 1964. Despite Winnie never giving up hope that it would , Keith's body has not been found .

New York Artists Jeff Stark and Todd Chandler have created a drive in cinema out of scrap cars as part of the Abandon Normal Devices arts festival

The Paralympic flame is sparked on top of Snowdon by Scouts and Lord Coe . The Scouts and Lord Coe set off at dawn to scale the peak . I cheated and got the mountain railway train up . Wi-fi at the cafe at the summit meant it was possible to enjoy a cup of tea and send my pictures out from 3500 feet up .

GCSE exam results at Stretford High School . I resisted the urge to line up a group of bright young things and get them to spontaneously leap with joy into the air .

Staff at TJ Hair and Beauty prepare for the Moss Side Caribbean carnival .

Fresh from finally squaring up to Cameron , over the issue of House of Lords reform , Nick Clegg visits a boxing gym in Moss Side , Manchester .