COVID isolation period to be cut from seven to five days in England

The amount of time that people will have to isolate if they have tested positive for Covid is to be cut from seven to...

Fundamental concerns over Clean Air Zone raised by Greater Manchester bosses

Greater Manchester’s leaders have raised what they describe as fundemental concerns over the planned Clean Air Zone which is due to come into force...

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam to step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer in March...

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam will step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England at the end of March 2022 to take up a...

‘Chemical cocktail’ of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers puts public health and...

Poor water quality in English rivers is a result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement, the MP's Environmental Audit...

Do you recognise this man? He is wanted for the assault of a man...

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault on a bus in...

New supported housing for young adults with disabilities is approved in Bury

A bespoke supported housing scheme for young adults with a physical and/or sensory disability or learning disability has been approved by Bury Council. The 13...

New report shows almost £30bn health cost of England’s most deprived communities

People in England’s most deprived neighbourhoods work longer hours than those in the rest of the country but live shorter lives with more years...

Wragg-Johnson should resign over Downing Street Party

Greater Manchester Tory MP William Wragg has suggested that Boris Johnson should take the decision to resign himself over the allegations over the Downing...

32 year old jailed for five years after police find guns hidden among trees...

A man jailed for five years after police found two guns in woodland in Moston. Earlier this year, specialist search officers carried out thorough...

GMP detective jailed for eight years for child sex offences and misconduct in public...

A detective based in GMP's Salford district has today been jailed for eight years and four months for child sex offences and misconduct in...