After all the votes were counted Labour leader Lord Peter Smith found out his party had lost a further five seats bringing their total for this election in at 18.

The party now has 31 of the council’s 51 seats having lost two but gained one from the Conservatives.

MM reporter Charlie Smith spent the night in Oldham as Labour celebrated more dominance in Greater Manchester.

Despite turnout being significantly down – just 25.89% of those eligible voted – Labour finished with 17 of the 20 seats up for grabs while the Tories took home three seats.

The party retained 16 of their 17 seats up for election on Thursday night, their only defeat coming to the Liberal Democrats in Milnrow and Newhey.

Fraser Smith takes a look at what might happen at the polls tomorrow as Greater Manchester gets ready to vote.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality – better known as WASPI – are still demanding justice, seven years after the government raised their state pension age by up to six years without giving them any or only very little notice.

On December 16, 1969 MPs voted for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain, as murderers could be punished by being hanged up until that year.

This Wednesday November 22, at 12:30, marks the statement given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the House of Commons known as the Budget Statement.

Greater Manchester has set out plans to develop a world class approach to fire safety, after the June tragedy at Grenfell Tower caused nationwide concern about the safety of high rise buildings.

Rail strikes won’t work according to a Deansgate customer service worker, who fears the introduction of driver-only trains is “written in stone” under a flailing Conservative government.