‘See it in your hearts’: Wife of Salford hostage Alan Henning pleads with Isis captors for his release
The wife of Salford hostage Alan Henning has pleaded to Isis for the release of her ‘peaceful and selfless’ husband.
Mission to save Salford man Alan Henning from beheading as ISIS branded ‘evil’ by Muslim foundation leaders
Married father-of-two Alan Henning previously worked as a taxi driver but had been a volunteer on an aid convoy in Syria before he was captured.
Aid worker Mr Haines, 44, had been held by captors since March 2013 and his grisly murder was broadcast in a video released on Saturday night.
Céad míle fáilte! Cornerhouse Irish film day shows Manchester is still the city of 100,000 welcomes
Cornerhouse and Manchester Irish Language Group extend a hundred thousand welcomes to anyone interested in a morning of Irish language films
Train pain: 70% of rail users in Manchester say their journeys are ‘uncomfortable’
Government statistics have caused a scramble for seats after it was revealed Manchester has two of the country’s most crowded train services.
Dementia tax: 30,000 Greater Manchester families forced to ‘break bank’ over care costs
Manchester carers are being forced to pay ‘dementia tax’ as the tax they already pay to the NHS won’t cover the cost of care if they fall ill, say the Alzheimer’s Society.
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.
World Suicide Prevention Day: Manchester must unite to tackle mental health, urges uni professor
Mancunians are being encouraged to speak up and save those who may be suffering from mental health problems as part of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Unison lead ‘austerity wrecks lives’ march in Manchester to oppose coalition cuts
Marchers, brought together by Unison, will assemble at Castlefield Arena on Liverpool Road at 11am tomorrow to protest against austerity
Manchester’s child protection services branded ‘inadequate’ for putting children at risk
An alarming number of children have been left at risk by Manchester City Council’s child protection services, which have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ in a damning Ofsted report.
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.
More than playing her part: Corrie’s Hayley Cropper takes 100,000-strong pancreatic cancer petition to Parliament
Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh will be appearing before Parliament seeking for more funding and awareness of pancreatic cancer – after an e-petition requesting a debate into the disease received over 100,000 signatures.