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Scottish city named best for foreign investment outside London and south east

A NEW report has said that Edinburgh has overtaken Greater Manchester as the most attractive location in the UK for foreign direct investment (FDI)…

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The Observer view: Criminal Cases Review Commission needs reform and a new leader

Helen Pitcher has shown no contrition for the failings of the watchdog, which blundered in the case of Andrew Malkinson

The Guardian - UK

How did the CCRC handle Andrew Malkinson’s three appeal applications?

A review has found Malkinson could have been exonerated of rape almost a decade earlier but for serious failings

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Inquiry into Greater Manchester police calls for end to inappropriate strip-searches

Report by Vera Baird reveals lack of care, with vulnerable women strip-searched or left to bleed through clothes

The Guardian - UK

Councils to get more power in ‘devolution revolution’, says Angela Rayner

‘Devolution revolution’ to transfer power out of Westminster

The Independent UK

Tory governments talked down to regional mayors like me. Now Keir Starmer is listening to us

The new PM understands it will take metro mayors with real power to actually improve the country’s housing, education and more, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

What is devolution and how will Keir Starmer’s Labour change Westminster’s relationships with the UK?

In the UK, devolved authorities operate in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales as well as in other areas including London, Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and Tees Valley

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XL bully dog shot dead by police in Eccles after woman attacked and injured

Greater Manchester police say dog was ‘destroyed at the scene as the last possible option’ and two men arrested

The Guardian - UK

Paddle under the Pennines: longest and deepest UK canal tunnel opens for canoe trips

The Canal & River Trust is launching 3.5-mile paddles through Standedge Tunnel, from West Yorkshire to Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

University of Bolton’s proposed name change triggers legal feud with rivals

Neighbouring institutions submit more than 100 legal challenges against use of Greater Manchester trademarks

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner cleared of criminal wrongdoing over sale of home

Police say no further action will be taken as deputy Labour leader criticises ‘desperate tactics’ of Tories who urged officers to investigate

The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester police chief defends decision to investigate Angela Rayner

Stephen Watson says process will be carried out ‘fairly and impartially’ in his most extensive public comments on the claims

The Guardian - UK

Train operator Lumo plans new direct service from Greater Manchester to London

FirstGroup submits application for alternative route between capital and Rochdale

The Guardian - UK

Lumo to launch new London to Manchester low-cost trains

Six return trains a day will run between London Euston and Rochdale via Manchester Victoria

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I will build at least 10,000 council homes. As for right to buy – suspend it for new properties

There’s no point us building houses if people sell them off cheaply to no public benefit. It’s like running a bath with no plug, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Richard Parker defeats Andy Street in tight West Midlands mayoral race after Sadiq Khan wins third term in London – as it happened

Labour has secured mayoral victories in London, Greater Manchester, Salford, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Liverpool today

The Guardian - UK

A trail of two cities: an alternative guide to Salford and Manchester

Sunday’s Sounds from the Other City festival is a joyful celebration of Greater Manchester’s leftfield culture

The Guardian - UK

More human remains found in Greater Manchester torso investigation

Police ‘very confident’ body parts in Salford belong to a man in his 60s whose torso was found on 4 April

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‘We end up with nothing’: east Midlands mayoral candidates say role could transform region

Those vying for job say it will put region on more equal footing with areas such as West Midlands and Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Two men arrested after torso found in Greater Manchester nature reserve

Suspects, aged 42 and 68, held on suspicion of murder after discovery of plastic-wrapped lower back, buttocks and thigh

The Guardian - UK

Elected mayors have made their mark, but still Westminster hogs power. That’s a national embarrassment

Devolution has been too cautious, and England has less say about community affairs than almost any other democracy, says academic Tony Travers

The Guardian - UK

Football coaching boosts wellbeing of troubled pupils, study finds

Charity that uses football to help pupils build relationships found to improve happiness in Greater Manchester project

Evening Standard

Angela Rayner 'has questions to answer' on home sale controversy being probed by police, says Cabinet minister

Greater Manchester Police are investigating the furore

The Guardian - UK

Police release video of UK chase after car stolen with woman, 89, still inside

Man jailed for eight and a half years after incident in which Greater Manchester police received anxious call from daughter

Cycling Weekly

Welsh Grand Départ for first ever Tour of Britain Women, British Cycling confirms

Race will get underway in Welshpool before concluding in Greater Manchester four days later

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