‘Poor’ handling of FOI requests by Government spurs call for independent audit say MP’s
Greater transparency is needed from the Government to restore trust in its handling of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests say MP's in a report...
High depressive symptoms in adolescents increased by 6% due to pandemic
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, depressive symptoms increased and life satisfaction decreased among secondary school children in England, particularly among girls, reports a new...
Childhood obesity increases risk of type 1 diabetes
Being overweight in childhood increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in later life, according to the findings of a new study that...
Andy Burnham – What I shall be asking Michael Gove about further devolved powers...
Greater Manchester’s Mayor Andy Burnham has revealed his wish list for Michael Gove, the Levelling up Secretary as he vowed that the region will...
University of Manchester told to cease transportation of all radioactive materials
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served a Prohibition Notice on the University of Manchester which requires it to cease the transport of...
Two jailed for Manchester blackmail plot
Two men who filmed victims in compromising positions with a male escort before attempting to blackmail them have been jailed.
Kamar Ilyas, who was the...
Manchester bin workers to vote on revised pay offer ahead of planned strike
Refuse workers across Manchester are set to vote on a revised pay offer ahead of planned strikes on 3 May.
If workers vote to accept...
UK needs to get serious about its future as a services economy, and the...
The misplaced view that our economic competitiveness is narrowly built on banking, and that it should be based on manufacturing, distracts from building on...
Third person charged with Ancoats murder
A third person has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing in Ancoats last week.
Jermaine Leahong, 22 of Lagos Close, Manchester, has been...
50 year old man charged with the murder of missing Lancashire mum of two
Andrew Burfield, 50, of Todmorden Road, Burnley, Lancashire is due to appear at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court at 10am this morning
Katie’s family have been made...