'I skip meals so my boy can play football': The thousands of people across Greater Manchester 'living in the red'

It is a "nasty crime" which targets pensioners and can shatter lives. In the last year more than £28.7 million was lost nationally to courier fraud. In Greater Manchester there were 21 cases between April 2023 and March this year with £90,673 being stolen.

May half term is here - and although it’s great news for the kids, it can be tricky to keep little ones entertained. Luckily, there are lots of things to do right on our doorstep.

Nearly 1,500 banks in the UK have either shut their doors or announced their intention to close since February 2022. That's nearly two a DAY across the country.

Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing boy who was last seen two days ago. Greater Manchester Police says Moise was last seen on Chipping Road, in Bolton, at 11pm on Friday (May 24).

A massive student accommodation development is the biggest planning application submitted to councils this week.

A woman has revealed what it’s really like working at a Manchester sperm bank where donors are given porn VR headsets.

The Met Office has slapped Greater Manchester with a yellow weather warning ahead of a bumper Sunday for the city. Tomorrow (May 26) will see the Great Manchester Run return, with thousands set to pound the streets.

Greater Manchester is known for being a bit of a bargain haven - if you know where to look.

A teenage boy has died after being hit by a car on a busy Oldham road. Emergency services raced out to Rochdale Road, near the junction with King Street, at around 8.10pm on Tuesday night (May 21).

When the weather decides to play ball, nothing beats a day out at the park.

Persistent rain is set to fall on Greater Manchester with a weather warning in force for the region. A yellow warning remains in force until midday today (May 23), with the Met Office suggesting roads, railways and power could all be affected at some stage.

Walking arm-in-arm with her dad up to the dank concrete building, she was a world away from her quiet, humble beginnings.

Greater Manchester won big at the 11th series of the British Muslim Awards. Rochdale's oldest Mosque, a trailblazer in the health industry and an inspirational woman were among the big winners for the award that celebrates the achievements and contributions of the British Muslim community.

Two men who were arrested after a huge brawl erupted in the street in Wythenshawe have been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Police patrols have been stepped up in Greater Manchester after two terror suspects appeared in court accused of plotting an Islamic State-inspired gun attack against members of the Jewish community in the North West.

The full result of Greater Manchester’s mayoral election has been revealed — and it shows there is just one suburb where Andy Burnham didn’t win.

Katie McGlynn and Ricky Rayment have been dating for six months and they certainly seem to still be in the honeymoon phase as they couldn't keep their hands off each other.The couple were watching a charity football match at Rochdale FC in Manchester and couldn't stop smiling at one another.They were also spotted kidding and laughing with each other. Katie looked stunning in a white sleeveless dress with a pleated skirt. Her blonde locks were worn loose and she accessorised with silver jewellery.

A new Islamic school, regeneration around a train station and a new Lidl are some of the significant developments put before Greater Manchester this week.

House prices have fallen gradually across the UK over the last year, but some parts of Greater Manchester have defied the national trend. Looking closely at house prices and how they're changing often gives a good indication of the current state of the local property market.

It's almost the school holidays once again and there are some treats in store for families this May half term.