£8bn hit to UK prosperity as long-Covid and illness drives 400,000 more people from...
A new report, published to mark the launch of a new Commission on Health and Prosperity, warns that the UK’s deep health inequalities and...
New Greater Manchester clinic opens to support people affected by gambling harms
A new treatment and support clinic has opened to help people from across Greater Manchester who are experiencing gambling related harms.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority...
Cannabis policy in Britain should be reformed and draw on lessons from liberalising countries...
Cannabis policy in Britain should be reformed and draw on lessons from liberalising countries such as Uruguay to improve criminal and health outcomes, according...
In the poorest parts of England, life expectancy for women is lower than in...
Analysis by the Health Foundation has revealed that life expectancy for women living in the poorest 10% of areas in England is lower than...
Gambling Commission sets new rules on action for at risk customers
New rules ensuring online gambling businesses do more to identify and take action to protect consumers at risk of harm have been introduced by...
Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region Mayors Urge MPs to Back Hillsborough Law
ON the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 97 men, women and children were unlawfully killed, Andy Burnham, Mayor...
An uncertain future lies ahead for theatre freelancers, Manchester research reveals
Many theatre freelancers from across the UK fear their future is uncertain due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, research suggests.
Research project Freelancers...
Sky to tackle digital inequality and enhance skills of 250,000 people with £10m fund
Sky have announced an ambitious new goal to tackle digital inequality and provide support to a quarter of a million digitally excluded people through...
The two-child limit on social security benefits has had little effect on fertility
Does cutting benefits for low-income families with children reduce fertility? When George Osborne announced the two-child limit on social security benefits, he said the...
Manchester study-Pandemic ‘shielding’ led to two-fold rise in depressive symptoms in over 50s
Older people who were shielding throughout the pandemic were nearly twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms compared to those who were not, even...