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Invitations for the gathering Tory HQ during lockdown described it as a "Jingle & Mingle Christmas Drinks" party.

Roger Waters has slammed 'some f***ing Labour MP in Manchester' for calling for his AO Arena show to be pulled as a senior councillor and rabbi also demanded the gig be cancelled.

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing is to plough a further £45m into improving its existing homes after telling a former top exec her role is ‘no longer needed’. The landlord was shamed over the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak last year, after an inquest found he died as a direct result of ‘extensive’ black mould at his RBH home on the town’s Freehold estate.

Plans to abolish so-called ‘no fault’ evictions have been set out in Parliament today (May 17) in a major shake up to the rental sector. The Renters’ (Reform) Bill will offer more protections to tenants and enable them to challenge poor landlords without losing their home.

Voters all across the country will have to bring proof of ID if they plan to vote at a polling station for the local election.

The coalition government's public spending squeeze contributed to the neglect faced by social housing tenants, Communities Secretary Michael Gove has suggested.

Staff at a disgraced housing association were sent an email reassuring them they were 'not a racist organisation' days after being called out by Awaab Ishak's family, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has come under fire in a new Housing Ombudsman report which exposes a culture of 'othering' at the housing association.

Awaab Ishak's social landlord has been condemned after a report found staff held 'prejudices' and a 'wholly unacceptable' attitude towards refugees. Little Awaab, whose parents had moved to the UK as asylum seekers from Sudan, died aged two in December 2020 following prolonged exposure to mould at the family's social flat in Rochdale.

Greater Manchester is to be named as one of 12 Investment Zones by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during the Budget later today.

The starting gun was fired last February. For the first time since Boris Johnson led the Conservatives to a decisive victory at the polls, the government set out how it plans to deliver its 'defining mission' – Levelling Up the United Kingdom.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Kosminsky will not start writing scripts for the BBC’s Grenfell drama until after the findings of the landmark inquiry into the national tragedy have been published, Deadline understands.

A child lost his life, a nation roared in anger, and a change to the law has been promised. Yet there are still tenants fearing for their health on Rochdale's Freehold estate - more than two years on from Awaab Ishak's death.

The leader of Glasgow city council has demanded to know why the Clyde lost out in the race to win freeport status.

The Tory government has approved the UK's first coal mine in 30 years in Cumbria against widespread anger from green campaigners. UK Government minister Michael Gove gave the green light to the controversial scheme which will dig up coking coal for steel production in the UK and across the world.

PPE row Baroness Michelle Mone posted weekly videos clapping for the NHS while allegedly offering to supply face masks via the “ Tory VIP lane”.

Rishi Sunak has met Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for their first face-to-face summit since becoming Prime Minister.

A Tory minister has been slammed after suggesting there could be "some little man in China" eavesdropping on his own private conversations on the phone as he fielded questions over security breaches concerning senior UK Government figures.

With Liz Truss resigning as Prime Minister, many will want to know who is touted to pick up the premiership next.

Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario as she stars in her own fast-paced platform game, In Liz We Trust?Alongside the launch of titles such as FIFA 23, Overwatch 2 and The Last of Us Part 1, In Liz We Trust? has joined the recently released lists. The 8-bit platformer sees Truss stealing coins from British homes and delivering them to the City of London.It isn’t plain sailing for Truss though, as she faces the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, Conservative party member Michael Gove, the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, as well as regional BBC journalists who are all determined to stop her succeeding.

Liz Truss is facing growing anger from her own MPs as the Conservative conference in Birmingham descends into in-fighting.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has seemingly dropped a key pledge to our region less than 24 hours after moving into Downing Street.

Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.

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A teenage rapist who turned up late at house parties to prey on vulnerable schoolgirls was ordered to be detained for five years. Jordan Pearson raped two drunken 13-year-old girls he targeted at addresses in Dundee.

Boris Johnson has announced his replacements for Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid after they sensationally quit Cabinet earlier tonight.

Rupert Murdoch reportedly might have ended his marriage with Jerry Hall via text. The couple – who got married in a lowkey ceremony in London back in March 2016 – are said to be calling time on their relationship, and it’s claimed the 91-year-old media mogul could have revealed the news in a digital message. As reported by the Daily Mail, there are rumours he delivered the news electronically – either by text or email.

Chums, a forthcoming TV series about the Oxford University days of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is set to be illuminated by never before seen stills by acclaimed photographer Dafydd Jones.

A new bill is set to be introduced to parliament today (June 8) that will affect those who rent or let a property in the UK. Social housing landlords who are failing their tenants by putting them in unsuitable living conditions will face 'Ofsted-style' inspections and unlimited fines under the new Social Housing Regulation Bill.

A Greater Manchester Tory MP has been accused of "losing the plot" by a neighbouring Labour politician over his 'Lexit' campaign to separate the town of Leigh from the borough of Wigan. Wigan MP Lisa Nandy said the Government should be trying to tackle rising inflation rather than "trying to build walls between Wigan and Leigh" as part of the plan put forward by Leigh MP James Grundy.