Burnham blasts Tories as HS2 plans hit buffers The mayor of Greater Manchester said he and others would now work to salvage the plans to make them work for his and other regions. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
Manchester United and northern businesses urge Sunak not to cancel HS2 More than 30 organisations from Greater Manchester and the surrounding area have signed the letter. The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Antony: Manchester United player to meet police in UK for questioning and hand over phone Antony is due to meet with Greater Manchester police for questioning in relation to allegations of violence, which he denies The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023
HS2 news - live: Sunak insists he’s committed to levelling up as rail backlash grows Rishi Sunak says his government is committed to ‘spreading opportunity around the country, not just in the North but in the Midlands, in all other regions of our fantastic country’ The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Manchester to launch ‘revolutionary’ Bee Network public bus system First buses to return to public control since deregulation to offer cheaper fares across integrated transport system The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023
Manchester’s buses are back under public control: this is how to run local transport After decades of chaos, what Andy Burnham and campaigners have achieved could be a blueprint for the rest of the UK, says Cat Hobbs, founder of campaign group We Own It The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
Mother of man killed by XL bully makes emotional plea after his children ‘lost their daddy’ ‘Our lives will never be the same,’ the mother of XL Bully attack victim Jonathan Hogg said after fatal attack in Leigh, Greater Manchester The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
The Guardian view on Greater Manchester’s bus revolution: the public at the wheel Editorial: A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of deregulation The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023
Greater Manchester jumps onboard the franchise route to better buses The new Bee Network transport system that launches this month is set to transform people’s lives in the city The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023
Who is behind the latest wave of UK ransomware attacks? Greater Manchester police becomes latest entity to fall victim to this kind of hack The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
Greater Manchester police officers’ data hacked in cyber-attack Details of thousands of officers may have been taken in ransomware attack on third-party supplier The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023
Amazon to offer Iceland food after deal with supermarket chain Iceland products will initially be available in parts of Greater Manchester before being rolled out across further locations Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023
Burnham: Scotland and northern England co-operation would bring ‘a better world’ Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham emphasised closer working links without Westminster involvement would help progress be made. The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023
Stolen labradoodle was ‘taken to dog grooming salon’ after owner killed in ‘burglary’ Donald Patience was killed at his home in Greater Manchester with his dog stolen by raiders The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Electrician brutally murdered was ‘denied chance to clear his name’ Father-of-two Liam Smith, 38, was shot in the face and then covered in acid after being lured outside his home in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 Man and woman convicted of acid attack murder of electrician Liam Smith, 38, was shot in the face and then had acid poured over him outside his home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on November 24 last year.
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Criminal Cases Review Commission will probe its role in Andrew Malkinson case Andrew Malkinson, 57, had his 2003 conviction for a rape in Greater Manchester quashed by the Court of Appeal last month.
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Partner of pregnant mother killed by speeding driver welcomes sentence review Frankie Jules-Hough died on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester, in May.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023 Greater Manchester police seek witnesses to road death of 18-year-old Man arrested after teenager suffers fatal injuries in fall from bonnet of moving car in Altrincham
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Inquiry to examine women’s treatment in Greater Manchester Police custody - OLD The inquiry led by former victims’ commissioner Dame Vera Baird will focus on the use of strip searches and intimate checks.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023 Inquiry to examine strip-searches of women by Greater Manchester police Dame Vera Baird KC to lead independent review into force’s treatment of women in custody
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023 Goosedown out, bulrush in: the plant refashioning puffer jackets By 2026, a rewetted peatland site in Greater Manchester will be harvesting bulrushes in a trial that aims to boost UK biodiversity, cut carbon emissions and provide eco-friendly stuffing for clothes
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023 Vindication or cowardice? Andy Burnham’s clean air gamble in Manchester After the Ulez debate, some see the Greater Manchester mayor’s U-turn on introducing his own ‘Caz’ zone as a politician reading the room, while others see it as a climbdown
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023 Ex-victims watchdog to examine women’s strip-search claims against Manchester police Three women accuse force of unjustified strip-searches and one alleges sexual assault in custody
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023 Woman left topless in prison cell accuses police of sexual assault as hours of footage ‘missing’ Zayna Iman, 38, recounted a 40-hour detainment by Greater Manchester Police, with the claims now referred to the force watchdog for investigation