Manchester’s MPs are giving game birds a voice and have come out in support of a leading animal charity’s call for a total ban on cages for game birds.

Audio diaries following Salford’s Alan Henning and his aid convey just days before he was captured by Islamic State have been released for the first time.

The wife of Salford hostage Alan Henning has pleaded to Isis for the release of her ‘peaceful and selfless’ husband.

The 47-year-old’s life currently hangs in the balance after being captured by the Islamist terrorist group in Syria when he travelled over to help refuges in the war-torn country

Reports are circulating on Twitter that Khadir Islam was killed on Sunday by Israeli forces after his convoy carrying medical supplies was hit by a missile strike, just days after arriving in the city

Islamic Relief’s Cakes4Syria fundraising effort has seen volunteers, all fasting for Ramadan, deliver more than 15,000 cakes across the UK

A Manchester aid worker, who has led several life-saving missions to Syria, has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenager and possession of child porn.

A Manchester humanitarian and dad-of-three, who has lead several life-saving aid missions to Syria, has spoken out about the increasing police scrutiny and legal threats he and other Muslim aid workers face at the UK border.