Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Greater Manchester

Angela Rayner ‘to back Andy Burnham standing as MP’ paving way for Westminster return

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has been seen as a rival to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to ‘best big brother’ who died in Greater Manchester car crash

Mohammad Danyaal Asghar-Ali died when the car he was travelling in collided with a taxi on Sunday, January 11

The Independent UK

Gary Neville wanted for major political role as Manchester United legend touted for career pivot

The former Manchester United and England defender has been mooted as a potential Greater Manchester mayoral candidate

FourFourTwo

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Starmer faces pressure not to block Andy Burnham’s return to parliament

Angela Rayner is expected to urge PM to let Greater Manchester mayor stand in Gorton and Denton byelection

The Guardian - UK

Can Andy Burnham calm the anger in a Manchester seat Labour fears losing?

After Andrew Gwynne’s exit, voters in Gorton and Denton are fractured – and increasingly willing to look elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Could Keir Starmer survive an Andy Burnham leadership challenge?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Despite the prime minister’s efforts to improve relations with his backbenchers, speculation about his future refuses to die down. With Andy Burnham confirming he is seeking to return to Westminster, can Sir Keir cling on to power? Kate Devlin and David Maddox report

The Independent UK

Labour chiefs warned not to rig by-election selection to block Burnham

Labour heavyweight Andy Burnham could use a vacancy in a Greater Manchester seat to seek a path to return to Westminster.

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

It’s Andy Burnham, the man who could be king. Will he, won’t he – are we really still watching this movie?

Many yearn and yearn for the Greater Manchester mayor to claim his Westminster crown. They should be careful what they wish for – as should he, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Will Andy Burnham stand as an MP and what would a challenge to Starmer look like?

The ‘King of the North’ has thrown his hat in the ring for the Gorton and Denton by-election

The Independent UK

Candidate selection in Burnham’s potential seat will be normal process – Kinnock

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham faces a choice about whether to pursue a return to Westminster.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return

Speculation has spread over whether Burnham will attempt to return to pursue a Labour leadership bid

The Guardian - UK

Pensioner killed in ‘ritual sacrifice’ was failed on every level, says family

Special needs bus driver Roger Leadbeater, 74, was stabbed multiple times as he walked his dog Max in a Sheffield park in August 2023

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham’s road back to parliament would be a bumpy one

Greater Manchester mayor said to have ‘zero’ chance of NEC selection, but public fuss may just embarrass No 10 enough

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP ‘standing down’ could clear way for Andy Burnham’s Commons return

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has repeatedly refused to rule out challenging for the leadership of the Labour Party.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

‘Manchesterism’ is building a better politics and a strong economy. The whole country should be inspired

We are the fastest-growing city-region economy in the UK, proof that it is possible to use public funds effectively while reducing crisis spending, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

The Independent UK

M6 set to remain shut all day after woman found dead near busy motorway

Formal identification has yet to take place but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, say Greater Manchester Police

The Guardian - UK

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans welcomed but big questions remain

How upgrades will be funded and when they might be completed is still far from clear

Evening Standard

New Birmingham-Manchester rail line planned by Government

A previous plan to extend HS2 between the cities was scrapped by the Conservative government in October 2023 to save money.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to taxi driver with ‘kindest soul’ who died in Greater Manchester crash

Masrob Ali, 54, died after his taxi collided with another vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning

Evening Standard

Teenagers and taxi driver killed in head-on crash named locally

A Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday, Greater Manchester Police said.

Evening Standard

Teenagers thought to be among victims of Greater Manchester head-on crash

A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Three teenagers and man in 50s dead after taxi and car collide in Bolton

Crash on Wigan Road in the early hours of Sunday kills drivers of both vehicles as well as two passengers

The Guardian - UK

Teachers strike at two Greater Manchester primary schools over ‘culture of violence’

NASUWT members at Ravensfield and Lily Lane schools say nine-day stoppage follows ‘almost daily’ attacks by pupils

The Guardian - UK

Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife

Exclusive: Greater Manchester police ignored claim ‘Offender J’ among men who had abused 12-year-old, paperwork shows

The Guardian - UK

‘They thought we were problem children’: how grooming victims were failed in Oldham

National inquiry on grooming gangs will look at how police ignored girls while officials feared fuelling the far right

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Northern Powerhouse Rail

49 stories

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

24 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.