A Tameside nursery’s outdoor play area is so dangerous that the welfare and safety of the tots is at ‘significant’ risk, according to Ofsted after an inspection last month.

Hospital care for self-harm patients has been linked to a higher risk of death, in particular admission to a psychiatric bed, in a University of Manchester study.

Manchester children may be at a heightened risk of harm from paedophiles as police fail to reveal how often they give information about sexual offenders to concerned parents, warns the NSPCC.

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.

Homeowners and businesses across Manchester should be ‘proactive’ in checking their local flood risk and taking pre-emptive action, claims to a national flood charity.

Woodall Nicholson Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive

Yvonne Fovargue MP warns of high medical bills abroad

More than 70 homes to be protected