Greater Manchester’s NHS debt soars by £100m in just four MONTHS amid doctors' strikes and medication shortages

A government committee was told that Greater Manchester deserved a 'punishment beating' with tougher Covid restrictions because of Andy Burnham's 'appalling behaviour' during the Tier 3 stand-off in autumn 2020, the Covid inquiry has heard. Giving evidence at the inquiry today (November 27), the Greater Manchester mayor said ministers made an example of the city-region for taking a stand.

Jeremy Hunt didn't mention it in his 52-minute speech in Parliament on Wednesday (November 22), but buried deep in the 120-page autumn statement, a fundamental change with big implications for Greater Manchester was confirmed. The city-region struck a deal with the government earlier this year which means that more power over transport, housing and skills would be given to local leaders.

In a town on the edge of the Greater Manchester sits a hotel which has sparked huge controversy over the last few months.

A criminal family who ran a meth-making lab in Ashton are amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

Andy Hardiment, assistant manager at discount store OneBelow in Hyde, Tameside, is recalling some of the more notable incidents of shoplifting he's witnessed recently. "The other week two girls came in and in three minutes they took about £100 of stuff - things like candles, Dove soap," he said.

New figures reveal a huge rise in animals being left abandoned in Greater Manchester amid the cost-of-living crisis. In one shocking case, a pair of kittens were dropped in a park and left, while inside a box and a bin bag.

The Met Office has given its verdict on whether or not Greater Manchester can expect snow this week as temperatures plummet.

A leading charity says anti-Jewish hate is now 'absolutely the worst seen' in Greater Manchester since it began keeping records. Community Security Trust (CST), which protects Britain's Jewish communities from anti-Semitism, says the problem has soared across the region following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East on October 7.

Andy Burnham has set out plans to bring together a network of cities and charities to support the recovery of Ukraine after the war.

An urgent emergency services and mountain rescue response was sparked over concerns for the welfare of a girl at a quarry in Rochdale.

The family of a dad who was killed in Oldham have paid tribute to a ‘loving and devoted family man’.

Music icon Beyoncé will be bringing her hugely-anticipated concert film to UK cinemas in December - and tickets are now on sale.

Details on how to get tickets to Rochdale’s renowned ‘Feel Good Festival’ in 2024 have finally been unveiled.

Almost 190 anti-Semitic hate incidents on Jewish people in Greater Manchester have been reported since the Hamas attack on Israel, according to a charity.

A vile grooming gang who treated one of their victims like a ‘piece of meat’ were among those jailed in Greater Manchester this week. Brothers Mohammed Ghani and Jahn Shahid Ghani were two of the five men handed lengthy jail terms for their role in the sexual exploitation of two girls over a number of years.

The M60 needs ‘major investment’, Andy Burnham has said. Boltonian Darren told BBC Radio Manchester's 'In the Hotseat' the motorway is 'more of a car park than a road'.

Let’s face it, it’s getting a bit wintery now, isn’t it? It’s dark when you wake up in the morning, dark when you get home from work, and it all seems rather gloomy.

It’s going to be a hard winter for Greater Manchester’s homeless. It always is.

Oldham's post Industrial Revolution landscape is well suited William Blake's description of 'dark satanic mills', one of the most striking lines in his famous poem - later adopted in the hymn, Jerusalem. But for some, an older, more natural part of its landscape holds a dark and ancient significance.

GMP say that offensive chants by football fans will not be tolerated ahead of the Manchester derby. Manchester United are set to take on Manchester City in the 191st derby between the clubs.