Employers say babies are bad for business
Young Women’s Trust, a charity that supports young women on low or no pay, has found that getting pregnant is still holding women back...
Over 14 million people in the UK are living in poverty according to a...
The total number of people living in poverty in the UK is 14.2 million of which 4.5 million are children and 8.4 million are...
New research will investigate children’s educational apps
RESEARCHERS are calling on nurseries and parents of young children to take part in a large study investigating the effectiveness of children’s educational apps.
Academics...
Medicinal menagerie, Noah’s Art, launches therapeutic café that serves up lashes of doggy devotion
Dog lovers are being encouraged to help the lonely and depressed in their community by sharing some 'animal magic' at a pop-up cafe in...
Councils have lessons to learn on homelessness says Salford report
A Salford Academic who has studied the impact of new laws giving councils a legal duty to prevent homelessness says lessons now need to be...
Thousands flock to first ever Festival of Manchester
The first ever Festival of Manchester had the crowds buzzing with laughter, excitement, and wonder during a day that saw more than 10,000 flock...
Pressure on British Muslim parents to counter extremism is damaging says Manchester research
Pressure on British Muslim parents to counter extremism in their own families is having a detrimental effect, according to new research by Manchester academic...
Charity reveals rise in food for children is behind increased foodbank use this summer
An increase in demand for emergency food for children drove increased foodbank need during the summer holidays last year, new data published by anti-poverty...
Call for women’s voices to be heard in Greater Manchester as work gender gap...
New data published today by the Fawcett Society, Happen Together and Amity reveals that, despite Greater Manchester having a lower gender pay gap than...
Facebook’s business model relies on extreme content
An undercover investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has revealed for the first time how Facebook decides what users can and can’t see on the...