Britain has a ‘victim blaming culture’ and a judge’s claims that a schoolgirl ‘groomed’ her teacher into having sex only makes it worse, says a leading child sex abuse charity chief.

A new Manchester dog rehoming branch is preparing for its first Christmas but have warned the public they won’t be taking on any unwanted animals over the festive period.

In a real life Christmas Carol, businesses across Manchester are donating toys to an appeal to ensure every child in the city wakes up with a gift on Christmas morning.

Food bank bosses in Manchester have revealed the number of families relying on food parcels to survive this Christmas is at an all time high.

Sankeys have announced they will be giving all unclaimed lost property away to Barnabus, a local homeless charity, with those on the streets set to pick up some designer goods next week.

Manchester HIV charity George House Trust is celebrating the success of a groundbreaking positive-thinking radio station.

Sir Bob Geldof has revealed to MM that this year’s Band Aid song will be his last, while at Asda in Trafford Park yesterday, where he was purchasing the first four copies of the new Band Aid 30 single, Do they know it’s Christmas?

A callous thief exploited a blind Pendlebury pensioner by snatching more than £100 from his wallet when the vulnerable man offered up £5 because he thought he was collecting for charity this week.

Manchester’s homeless were invited to the opening of the UK’s first every Street Store in the Northern Quarter last weekend

On August 31 the 30-year-old from Denton set out to do something no one had ever done before – cross Africa coast-to-coast from Namibia to Mozambique on foot in 100 days. In the end she did it in less than three months, averaging over 26 miles a day.

The UK’s first ever ‘Giving Tuesday’ will take place this week, with a host of notable Mancunians and fundraisers helping support The Big Issue in the North Trust charity.