Pioneering research reveals powerful lure of gambling adverts on social media to children
A new report has exposed how children and young people are vulnerable to the growing popularity of gambling adverts on social media, prompting calls...
Manchester agency creates poignant film for Christmas charity appeal
Manchester-based agency, Flow Creative, has made an animated film for international charity Hope for Justice as part of their annual Christmas appeal
Hope for Justice...
Almost six million families face a £320 ‘leaky homes surcharge’ as energy bills rise
Soaring energy costs will lay bare Britain’s longstanding failure to better insulate its housing stock, with families living in EPC E-rated or worse homes...
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...
Older people missing out on financial support says Manchester study
Around 2 million people aged 65 and older live in poverty in the UK, and many are struggling with the growing cost of living...
Care users need stronger human rights protections – JCHR report finds
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has warned that gaps remain in how vulnerable people are protected in care settings, leaving their human rights...
Chancellor will leave low-income families out in the cold with tax-cutting agenda says Joseph...
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is urging the Chancellor to go beyond tax cuts in Friday’s fiscal statement with more targeted support for households...
Design cities to work better for women, urges new report
A new report, launched today, that calls for urgent action to remove the gender bias built into cities and improve women’s safety, their health,...
Applications are now open for The Parklife Community fund
The Community Fund, run by Parklife, in cooperation with Manchester, Bury and Rochdale councils, is the result of the festival’s approach to partnership working with...
Shock survey reveals one in six children face unwanted sexual harassment in public from...
A major new survey and report, commissioned by the charity Crimestoppers, has shed light on general attitudes to sexual harassment and the age at...