A Tameside man has been jailed after sexually exploiting a fourteen year old girl.

Twenty one year old Nadeem Hussain of Burlington Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne was sentenced today at Minshull Street Crown Court to four years and six months...

Coronavirus: how the UK government is using behavioural science

Dr Richard Whittle and Stuart Mills from MMU analyse the potential of ‘nudges’ during a pandemic The UK Government’s initial handling of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Masked men grab dog and threaten 65 year old man in Stockport Park

Three masked men grabbed a dog of a 65-year-old man in Grafton Street Park and  threatened to harm it unless he handed over his...

Fire crews battle blaze at Wythenshawe Industrial estate overnight

Greater Manchester Firefighters have spent the night tackling a blaze at an industrial unit on the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in Wythenshawe Fire broke out on...

Water quality in streams and rivers could be worse than we thought

Water quality in UK streams and rivers could be worse than currently estimated because we are failing to monitor micro-organisms throughout the...

Concerns expressed over COVID death of Sale prisoner serving murder sentence

A report into a Manchester prisoner who died of COVID back in December 2020 has raised concerns about the prison and its healthcare provider,...

Ofsted warns of risk to children ‘out of sight’ during pandemic

The Chief Inspector of Education and Children’s Social Care has warned that the invisibility of vulnerable children as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Second man charged with MossSide murder of Badri Issa

A second man has been charged with the murder of Badri Issa. The 22-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed on Moss Lane East in...

40% chance that the annual average global temperature in at least one of the...

There is more than a 40% chance that the annual average global temperature in at least one of the next five years will temporarily...

Call for women to get life-saving smear test after uptake drops

Public Health England is urging women to have cervical screening after latest figures show a drop in attendance. Newfigures published today show a fall in the...