Bedroom tax is not just hitting Manchester residents hard, but their pets too, as the benefits squeeze makes people feel they have no choice but to abandon their four-legged friends

A new Manchester dog rehoming branch is preparing for its first Christmas but have warned the public they won’t be taking on any unwanted animals over the festive period.

The number of days the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has lost to stress totals 5,981 over the last three years, with the total sky-rocketing from 2013 onwards.

More than 320 people were summonsed to court every single day last year as Manchester City Council hunted down nearly £12million in unpaid council tax, MM can reveal.

The government’s Universal Credit scheme could cause a rise in domestic and financial abuse, claim grassroots groups following Deven Ghelani’s talk at Manchester Policy Week

The Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) is to receive the Big Lottery Fund money for its Ambition for Ageing project, which will look to tackle the widespread issue

Swap event to help tenants beat the bedroom tax or move for work

Petition over puppy farms has more than 100,000 signatures

The seal pups are now at RSPCA Stapley Grange rescue

New figures show 11,360 affected by the tax

Davyhulme teacher wins PETA award