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Self-harm is putting significantly more young people in hospital in Greater Manchester than in the rest of the country, new figures reveal.

A lorry has set ablaze, sending clouds of smoke billowing across the Manchester-bound M602 motorway – it is not yet known whether the driver of the vehicle has managed to escape the fire.

Help can’t come soon enough for some of Manchester’s disadvantaged children and families but it will come sooner thanks to a new council initiative to build a better, brighter future for those in need.

The number of Manchester residents relying on food banks for their next meal is set to surge with the welfare cuts announced by George Osborne in the Tory’s 2015 Budget, according to new research.

Manchester Central Labour MP Lucy Powell has expressed concern at the number of employees from financial service companies being given ‘privileged access’ to the inner-workings of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Twelve men have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking after a multi-agency operation led by Greater Manchester Police and Home Office Criminal Investigations.

A religious studies teacher from Salford used his position as a ‘respected’ member of the community to sexually assault young girls – one victim was just seven-years-old when the abuse began – a sentencing hearing at Manchester Crown Court heard.

Former Manchester City favourite Andy Hinchcliffe is coming out of retirement to join St Ann’s Hospice’s team of volunteers as their latest summer signing.

Patients at a Trafford care home have been left feeling unsafe as they are treated by ‘strangers’ and given incorrect doses of their medicine, a Care Quality Commission report reveals.

A Manchester resident has successfully topped other entrants to become one of four female finalists in PETA’s Sexiest Vegan in the UK and Ireland competition for 2015.

Councillor Sean Anstee has heralded the move for reducing low paid workers’ reliance on tax credits while Labour MP for Manchester Central Lucy Powell dismissed the chancellor’s move as a ‘sleight of hand’ that would leave Manchester workers out of pocket.