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A Masters student is in critical condition after being left for dead by a hit-and-run black cab driver in the early hours of the morning last weekend.

Syrian refugees talk of their ‘dangerous journey’ to the UK, ‘blessed refuge in Manchester’ and thoughts on UK migration policy, as they feature in a new documentary showing the lives of Syrian refugee families living in the city.

Ella Chadwick, from Rochdale, was born with Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome, an incurable disease that leads to kidney failure and leaves sufferers with debilitating swelling and extremely tired and weak.

Forget geeky teenage boys in dark bedrooms – a week-long series of events has started today with the aim of showing Mancunians that anyone can code.

The Greater Manchester Police’s success rate in identifying and charging people for hate crimes has decreased, according to a FOI released by the GMP as Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and sexual orientation crimes are still rife within the county.

Four men who broke into a home and threatened a family with axes, leaving them in ‘shock’ and ‘distress’ are being hunted by police.

Six new cycle hubs have been opened at Greater Manchester railway stations, doubling the number of bike parking spaces in the region, as councilors push for Manchester to become a ‘flagship Cycling City’.

Two teenage girls were raped in a city centre car park on Saturday, in the middle of the afternoon.

Manchester City Council’s handling of The Ark homeless shelter eviction has ‘disturbed’ a leading homeless charity, after reports suggest that the homeless’ possessions were thrown away.

Manchester City Council have refuted claims that they are in the wrong regarding the eviction of ‘The Ark’ homeless camp, stating that public disruption necessitated its removal.

National Grid is expecting the UK’s demand for electricity to escalate substantially in the coming weeks due to the Rugby World Cup, which gets underway tonight at Twickenham.