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From this morning plastic bags will cost 5p in a bid to stop people using them in such vast quantities.

Disability rights activists joined tens of thousands of protestors against the Conservative Party Conference, saying the government see disabled people as a ‘soft target’ for cuts.

Charlotte Church was the latest famous face to speak at the anti-austerity march organised by the trade unions and People’s Assembly at Castlefield Arena.

Four people were arrested yesterday as tens of thousands of people marched through Manchester City Centre in protest against the Conservative Party Conference.

Amnesty International Manchester are celebrating the modern relevance of the Human Rights Act for its 15th anniversary by hosting an evening talk on October 11.

The day-long event has been organised by a coalition of local environmental groups and will take place at Methodist Central Hall on Oldham Street.

Charity campaigners invited Mancunians to score goals against extreme poverty and preventable diseases, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference coming to Manchester tomorrow.

Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh described the Tory government as a ‘fucking proper enemy’ at a theatre night to raise awareness of cuts and the importance of trade unions yesterday.

Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA) have praised the Manchester Airport campaigns to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Manchester has had 239 incidents relating to forced marriages, predominantly affecting females between 15 and 24.

An extra 16.5 km of cycle routes are to be created in Salford as part of the city’s drive to encourage people to use greener modes of transport.