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Two arrested after Rochdale Cenotaph daubed with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti

Greater Manchester Police said the memorial meant a lot to the community and described the incident as ‘deeply upsetting’.

The Independent UK

‘I feel like I’ve lost him twice’: daughter pleads for return of father’s stolen ashes

Nigel Hill’s ashes were taken along with power tools from garage in Bury, Greater Manchester, in September

The Guardian - UK

Avanti cuts train services between London and Manchester in run-up to Christmas

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls it a 'kick in the teeth'

Evening Standard

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Suspicious package on plane forces closure at Manchester airport

Greater Manchester police say normal service resumed after no items discovered or arrests made

The Guardian - UK

I told people I was from Greater Manchester, not Bolton – but I got over it. Why can’t the university?

The vice-chancellor is right that there’s snobbery, but instead of a rebrand let’s keep fighting for our town’s reputation

The Guardian - UK

Bolton graduates miss out on top jobs because of prejudice, says vice-chancellor

George Holmes says employers favour applicants from better-known institutions, as he plans to change university’s name

The Guardian - UK

Antisemitic incidents on the rise since Hamas attack, says Bury council leader

Greater Manchester area is home to more than 10,000 Jews and extra police are being deployed to counter hate crime

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The Guardian view on Labour’s new localism: necessary work in progress

Editorial: The failure of the Conservative party’s flagship project of levelling up is a huge opportunity for Labour

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Norman Beenstock obituary

Other lives: GP who served the same practice in Greater Manchester for more than a quarter of a century

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool announces it will bring buses back under public control

City region to join Greater Manchester in reversing deregulation and introducing franchising on routes

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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’

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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

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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

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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

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

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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

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

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.

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