Andy Burnham laughs off claim he is 'waffling' during radio phone-in rant against huge speeding fine

Greater Manchester's previous deputy mayor will stay in a paid position for another six months as her employment is extended until the end of the year. Baroness Beverley Hughes, who formally resigned in January from the role which oversees police, crime, the criminal justice system and the fire service, has been working part time in a newly-created post since she stepped down.

Andy Cohen is defending Tom Sandoval. On the latest episode of Dear Media's podcast, the 54-year-old Bravolebrity spoke out against the amount of fan hatred coming Sandoval's way in the wake of his moths-long affair with Raquel Leviss, which came amid his relationship with Ariana Madix.«Tom Sandoval made a mistake that he'll probably regret for the rest of his life,» Cohen said.

Time for a chill pill? Andy Cohen understands why fans are outraged about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ cheating scandal — but thinks the backlash has gotten “out of control.”  

Phillip Schofield has broken his silence after he admitted last week to an affair with a younger man who worked on This Morning. the show.

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Not having it! Ariana Madix shut down claims that Raquel Leviss thought Tom Sandoval was in an open relationship at the beginning of their affair.

Matt Roloff is «back in action» but not before enduring a scary ordeal on what was supposed to be a «routine upper endoscopy.»The star took to Instagram on Monday and shared a photo of himself looking into a camera and smiling while lying on a hospital bed and wearing his hospital gown. The 61-year-old explained in the caption that this all went down sometime last week.«Last week was a bit rough,» he wrote in his caption.

A new 'walkable neighbourhood' in Stockport has moved a step closer with the announcement of a funding partner for the 250 million scheme.

Police have scrambled to a Trafford supermarket following an incident in-store. Emergency services were called out to Aldi on School Road, Sale, at around 3pm this afternoon (May 18).

McKinley Franklin editor “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” hair department head Jaala Leis Wanless had the tall order of preluding the Pink Lady look that was to come in the “Grease” world. While the original Pink Ladies were defined by permed, pink, 1980s-inspired hair, Wanless tells Variety that her muses for the prequel were real-life people from the 1950s.  “When I’m entering into a creative process, I do tons of research,” Wanless told Variety. “Especially when dealing with ‘Grease,’ going back into the 1950s.”  Like showrunner Annabel Oakes, Wanless did extensive research surrounding the demographic of real people living in the time period set by the prequel series. “I tried to [fully] immerse myself into what I was seeing,” Wanless shared. “I went through a lot of print, advertising [and] movies from that era…I was trying to [make] our version swing right into [the 1950s].”

Andy Burnham says Labour colleagues in London should 'leave him alone' after hinting at a lack of support for his projects in Greater Manchester. The mayor has spoken out in the week he announced a new Manchester Baccalaureate in an overhaul of education for the region's youngsters.

Making Bravo history. The season 10 finale of Vanderpump Rules featured footage of the days after news broke about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ cheating scandal.

A different version of the story? Katie Maloney saw Tom Sandoval‘s bombshell interview about his split from Ariana Madix amid an affair with Raquel Leviss — and she has some questions.

A new series of powerful videos have been released directly targeted at men and boys in Greater Manchester calling on them to challenge sexual harassment.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has described how changes to the way technical education works in the region are "the single biggest thing I could do to change life chances" for local young people.

TransPennine Express (TPE) has just become the second operator of trains serving Greater Manchester to be brought under government control after months of poor performance. It was a decision welcomed by leaders and residents across the north after consistent disruption had left travellers regularly frustrated.

Bring on the drama! The Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion trailer is here — and it already delivers as the cast break down and fight about  Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair.

Andy Burnham has vowed to 'restore trust' in train services for 'long-suffering passengers' following the announcement that TransPennine Express would be brought under government control.

Before a note is song of their Eurovision entry, Ukraine has already won cultutral accolades in Greater Manchester today. Two Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Salford and Oldham have been granted Grade II listed status.

The first details of how Andy Burnham will use new powers given to Greater Manchester in the latest devolution deal have been revealed. The mayor will make a series of announcements in the coming months to set out his plans for transport, housing and technical education.