Julie Ward MEP, a member of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee, believes that more ‘compassionate’ forms of politics are needed to achieve ‘zero tolerance’ towards FGM.

John Morgan, secretary for the Manchester Union of Teachers (NUT), believes that teachers are being forced out of the profession through ‘intolerable pressure’ by Ofsted.

The best places to work if you are a member of the LGBT community are announced at the Stonewall Top Employers 2015: The Workplace Equality Index North West awards ceremony in Manchester.

The number of single parents on Jobseeker’s Allowance has almost halved in the last two years

Teachers in the North-West of England are feeling pressured into restricting or hiding their regional accents in the classroom, according to new research from the University Of Manchester.

Nearly half of people in Manchester cause millions of pounds-worth of problems with pipes by disposing fat and food waste down the plughole, according to new research – and some even ditch their gravy down the TOILET.

Just one in five men in the North West get their five a day, placing the region second worst in the country, according to a new study by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

One in ten people in the North West worry about keeping up with their rent or mortgage repayments in January, according to new research.

The report says addresses in Altrincham, Prestbury and Wilmslow play host to half of the entire North West’s top ten most expensive streets.

Greater Manchester Police are urging people to be extra vigilant and consider how they can play a part in preserving national security for Counter Terrorism Awareness week

More than 900 children in the North West will wake up homeless on Christmas day this year, a charity has warned.