Greater Manchester Police are under severe strain as cuts and crime rates increase but officer numbers continue to fall, shocking statistics reveal.

Patients and campaigners are rallying together as the announcement comes that many of Greater Manchester’s hospitals are set to be downgraded after Healthier Together’s review of healthcare.

Underachieving, absentee students, whose bad behaviour disrupts lessons and who lack understanding of how to keep safe in sexual relationships have seen a Manchester secondary school awarded the lowest possible rating by Ofsted.

The Monthly Gift is a Manchester campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the issues women sleeping rough face dealing with their periods and increase donations of sanitary products to the homeless and those in need.

A devastated family had to carry the remains of their ‘beloved’ pony from a fire as he was burnt alive after his stable block in Marple was deliberately set alight.

GMP crime commissioner Tony Lloyd has revealed he is ‘very pleased’ to see police water cannon use banned in England and Wales.

Liam, from Middleton in north Manchester, established his connection with the university 11 years ago while studying as an economics and then creative writing student.

One legendary cobbled street synonymous with Manchester will become the home for a new set of Weatherfield residents later in the year.

Self-harm is putting significantly more young people in hospital in Greater Manchester than in the rest of the country, new figures reveal.

The Grill on the Alley has added the patties to its menu inspired by New York, Boston, Miami and Los Angeles to coincide with the announcement of long-haul flights to those cities, direct from Manchester Airport.

A lorry has set ablaze, sending clouds of smoke billowing across the Manchester-bound M602 motorway – it is not yet known whether the driver of the vehicle has managed to escape the fire.