Mobile defibrillators will be carried on Manchester trams for the first time ever this evening as part of the safety measures being put in place for ‘Mad Friday’.

Greater Manchester family and relationship experts Relate are giving advice to parents who are worried about their teenagers’ drinking habits.

An online alcohol demotivator app is giving alcoholics across Manchester and the country another tool to add to their sobriety tool kit in their battle against addiction.

Binge drinking and alcohol abuse is costing Greater Manchester £1.2billion per year to combat crime, homelessness and ill health according to a report.

Brits are frequently exposed to adverts that promote boozy lifestyles despite advertising guidelines, claims a new study by the University of Manchester.

The figures show an increase in admissions at Central Manchester University Hospitals