Rail fare increases in the North West are under fire, being branded a ‘rip off’ by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams after changes were introduced last Friday.

A Manchester MP has slammed David Cameron for proclaiming his support for the North on the same day the city council was forced to announce drastic budget cuts.

A terrorist attack that killed more than 120 children in a Pakistan school has been described as ‘inhuman and barbaric’ by North West Labour MEP Afzal Khan.

A Bolton MP has hit out at the government’s ‘broken promises’ to improve the train service and add more carriages on the journey to and from Manchester.

A shocking report released by the government has suggested murdered Middleton soldier, Lee Rigby, could have been saved if Facebook had handed over vital information to security services.

North England’s population in relation the rest of the country’s hits a 200 year low, statistics released by the Office for National Statistics reveal

Ukip’s immigration spokesman branded the move ‘political point-scoring’ as Mr Miliband hit the campaign trail in Rochester hoping to follow up the by-election victory in Heywood and Middleton early this month

Ebola checks for incoming passengers are set to be extended to Manchester Airport if the threat level increases, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed

David Cameron poses a ‘real risk to the future to the NHS’, Ed Miliband has claimed.

MM took to the streets of Manchester to ask ‘should the voting age be lowered to 16?’

The NHS is tipped to dominate Mr Miliband’s speech, his last before the General Election, after Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the party would do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect it