Yousef Makki's family call for action after 16 serious stabbings rock Greater Manchester in 2023

Matt Hancock told aides he wanted to “frighten the pants off everyone” about the Kent variant of Covid to ensure compliance with lockdown rules, leaked messages have revealed. The latest set of WhatsApp exchanges show the then-health secretary and others discussing how to use an announcement about the variant to scare the public into changing their behaviour. The messages, among 100,000 passed to the Telegraph by journalist Isabel Oakeshott, show cabinet secretary Simon Case suggested in January 2021 that the “fear” factor would be “vital”.

The family and friends of three women and two men are appealing for help to find them after they went missing following a night out in the early hours of Saturday (March 4).

A community fridge aiming to help Greater Manchester families during the cost of living crisis has opened in Oldham, gaining the support of Andy Burnham and Oldham Council Leader, Amanda Chadderton.

Met Office forecasts predict snow to drop across Greater Manchester next week as freezing winds sweep across the country.

Hundreds of young people across Greater Manchester are to get free cycle hire, in a new promotion announced by Mayor Andy Burnham. The first 1,000 Our Pass members to sign up for the offer will get 50 minutes free 'bee bike' hire in March, April and May.

A man has been charged with murder after a teenager was fatally stabbed in south Manchester.

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Many of Greater Manchester's levelling up fund bids were 'guaranteed to fail' as the Government changed the selection criteria after applications had been received, councillors have heard. In January, Greater Manchester missed out on more than £276m of Levelling Up money in the latest round of funding announced by the government.

Calls to make council tax cheaper for some of the poorest Mancunians have been voted down. The Lib Dems' proposal to increase the maximum discount on council tax bills in Manchester from 82.5 pc to 85 pc has been rejected.

Nearly 130 Cineworld cinema locations all across the UK are at risk of closing down due to the chain collapsing into administration.

Police want to speak to these two men after a stabbing on a university campus. During the attack the victim, a man in his 20s, suffered injuries to his hand which police say 'were consistent with a bladed article being used.'

Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets has detailed his fury after Manchester United produced a memorable win over the Catalan giants to eliminate them from European competition this season.

People in Stockport will see their council tax bills rise by more than 4 per cent from April after town hall bosses passed a ‘robust’ budget for the year ahead.

A year ago today, the world woke up to war.

A charity says rape victims have been ‘failed‘ by a system that has seen national detection rates plummet to a new low.

Finding a fresh tomato in a supermarket in Manchester right now is a bit like taking part in a task on the Crystal Maze - you’re either extremely lucky and get through, or you get locked out until one of your friend’s can save the day with a tin of chopped tomatoes from the back of their cupboard.

A huge festival of 90s music is heading to the Manchester City Airport at Barton this summer.

A seven-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after falling 30ft onto a stone path at a popular beauty spot near Bolton.

These are the horrifying conditions a mum claims she had to live with in her city centre apartment block for months.

A man suffered serious injuries after a reported 'disturbance' on a street in south Manchester, Greater Manchester Police have revealed.