Damning report says that for the first time for 100+yrs life expectancy stops improving...

“The last decade has been marked by deteriorating health and widening health inequalities. People living in more deprived areas outside London have seen their...

Manchester University experts want to know how lockdown is affecting your relationships

A team of experts is investigating how the coronavirus lockdown has impacted on people’s relationships and routines. Social researchers from The University of Manchester alongside...

Up to a million children face ‘crisis of invisibility’ as young carers, Manchester University...

Up to a million children under 18 in England are supporting family members as young carers, a Manchester Met professor highlights in a TV...

New Northern research project set to tackle link between transport and social exclusion

A new research project has been launched by Transport for the North (TfN) to help uncover and address the challenges of transport-related social exclusion...

A third of children with a working single parent live in poverty

A new report out today by the Charity Gingerbread to mark one hundred years of the charity's work finds that unsustainable work and poverty are two...

More than half a million disabled young people will face ‘double disadvantage’ in job...

More than half a million disabled young people will be hit by a double disadvantage as they try to move from education to employment...

More than £1m Funding Granted to Help Prevent Domestic Abuse in Greater Manchester

More than £1m has been awarded to Greater Manchester to help stop domestic abuse from happening through preventative work with perpetrators. This will support the...

Hundreds of young people urgently needing a mental health bed are being admitted far...

Young people needing beds urgently for their mental health needs are waiting for long periods on acute general hospital wards, before being placed on...

Neighbours of more than 30 years reunited after moving into brand new homes in...

Neighbours of more than 30 years have been reunited after moving into the first brand new houses on the street they have called home...

Manchester women reveal chronic lack of support following sexual violence

More than half of female survivors of sexual violence in Greater Manchester have not been able to access the support they need, new research...