Figures reveal shocking levels of poverty in the North West

32 per cent of children in the North West are living in poverty, compared to 30 per cent in the UK. A report out this...

Permanent Memorial for the victims of Arena attack is planned

A permanent memorial to the victims of the terror attack on Manchester Arena is being planned by Manchester City Council. Its location and design will...

Manchester Airport Launches Safe Travel Measures As Airlines Begin To Resume Flights

Manchester Airport is advising customers of a range of new safety measures, as flying resumes to a range of destinations from today. The UK’s third...

Labour overturn two huge Tory majorities in double by-election victories

The Conservatives have suffered a double defeat in the two by elections that took place yesterday with Labour overturning large majorities Labour gained the seats...

Unequal cost of COVID-19 deaths laid bare by Manchester study

New research by academics from the Universities of Manchester and York has highlighted how in its first year, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...

World risks up to 1 billion cases and 3.2 million deaths from COVID-19 across...

Alarming new analysis by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) reveals that without swift action in coming weeks to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, the...

Two dead in eight vehicle crash on M40 in Buckinghamshire

Two people have been killed in an eight vehicles pile up on the M40 this morning between J5 and J4 southbound. A woman in...

Jailed for nine years after attack on a mechanic in Bury

A man who attacked a mechanic while he was working on vehicles at a garage on Freetown Industrial Estate in Bury in the early...

Greater Manchester apprentices can now save £300 on the cost of their commute

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have launched a new public transport offer for apprentices, potentially saving them...

A group of men who ran riot in North Manchester have been jailed

Five men who went on a crime spree across North Manchester for four months last year have been jailed. Manchester Crown Court was told that...