Sardine special: Manchester makes most-crowded train list TWICE as rail operators squeezed over conditions
Manchester has two of the country’s most overcrowded train journeys, latest statistics have revealed.
Tony Benn documentary wows Manchester as makers reveal how late ex-Labour MP spent dying days on film
A packed Manchester Town Hall played host to Monday’s premiere of an intimate and personal documentary on the life of the late politician Tony Benn.
Westminster wage row: MP’s ‘ludicrous’ 9% pay rise plans slammed as Manchester politicians turn on watchdog
Plans to award MPs a 9% pay rise have been criticised across Greater Manchester with politicians branding them ‘ludicrous’.
Piccadilly Pulse: Do you feel less safe since the terror threat level was raised to severe?
The Prime Minister outlined new anti-terror proposals to Parliament on Monday amid a heightened terror threat from British fighters returning from Iraq and Syria.
Free school meals scheme: Manchester parents could save £5.3million – £400 each every year
According to the Government, parents have spent up to £400 on packed lunches in previous years
Get yourself connected: George Osborne backs £15billion transport plan for northern five-city alliance
A £15billion plan asking for improvements to transport between five northern cities has been backed by Chancellor George Osborne at a speech in Manchester.
Just not up to it? Tory website compiling Labour’s own attacks on Ed Miliband targets five Manchester MPs
Oldham MP Michael Meacher has launched a vicious attack on Conservatives after the launch of a website showing criticism of Labour leader Ed Miliband – from his own party.
‘You’re not honest’: Leigh MP Andy Burnham urges Cameron to stop penning NHS privatisation deals
Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has slammed David Cameron in a Manchester speech today –branding the Prime Minister ‘not honest’ about his plans to privatise the NHS.
Prosecuting parents over female genital mutilaton is key to end it within in our lifetime, says Manchester MP
Leading Manchester political figures, campaigners and police welcome tough new measures aimed at preventing female genital mutilation unveiled by the Prime Minister.
Iconic Manchester suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst honoured by Google doodle on her 156th birthday
Google have honoured iconic Manchester-born Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst in their doodle in celebration of her birthday.
Piccadilly Pulse: Can Mancunians beat George Osborne at multiplying 7×8 after his TV maths gaffe?
George Osborne dodged a simple maths question earlier today while being interviewed by a panel of school children on Sky News.