The upsurge of reading last year inspired Joyce Fegan to ask four people about their life-changing journeys into the written wordLast year will be remembered for many unpredicted things — and a boom in reading is one of them.

Tom Cleverley believes it is good for English football that Manchester United are title contenders again, with the midfielder delighted to see his former reserve team boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer succeeding.

— and Rick Stein's Secret France and visit a factory that makes a million pots of yogurt every 24 hours

— Earhart touched down in Ireland and became the first woman to fly solo, non- stop across the Atlantic

'Having watched him myself, I believe he is one of the most exciting young prospects in the game'

I watched United’s comeback miracle in Crowley’s Bar on Bridge Street Cork with my brother Padraig and some friends. It was a big night for me: a United fan of over 30 rollercoaster years

Neville is understood to have held preliminary discussions with the Major League Soccer side about the position

Paul Pogba says the frustration of small details costing Manchester United in a fourth straight semi-final must inspire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to further improvements.

Solskjaer has led his team into four straight semis since the start of last season and lost the lot

There was no question of what this League Cup semi-final meant to everyone at Old Trafford - especially the victors

FA Cup rules state that clubs are expected to fulfil their fixtures if they have 14 eligible players – including from the under-23 and under-18 squads – available

'If any of your colleagues broke the rules and endangered lives – forget the commercial damage – they would be fired'

Sissoko scored the opening goal before Son Heung-min killed the game in the second half to earn Jose Mourinho’s team a Wembley date

Lamps, Ole, Jose, Pep, Arteta, Ancelotti, Rodgers — they have all had a kick in the unmentionables at one stage or another this season.

The latest positives takes the number of City players to have tested positive since Christmas Day to eight

There is a new contract on the table for the Belgium midfielder, who is currently tied to City until 2023

Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell has died at the age of 74, the club have announced. Bell made 492 appearances and scored 152 goals for City during his 13-year stay after joining from Bury in 1966.

— plus learn about animals in a whole new series of Body Brothers for kids

CONMEBOL said the FA judgement did not “consider the cultural characteristics and the use of certain terms in everyday speech in Uruguay”

Having lost to Pep Guardiola's men in the final four of the competition last season, the Red Devils went on to lose at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup and Europa League