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TV weatherman Fred Talbot arrived at a Manchester court this morning to face trial for alleged historic sex offences at an Altrincham school.

Children hoping to find new families across Greater Manchester are facing a 20% longer wait to be adopted than three years ago, according to latest government figures.

TMS Autoparts was one of 37 companies nationally named in a programme launched by business minister Jo Swinson as having not paid the minimum wage to workers.

In 2014, the country recorded the highest number of anti-semitic attacks in three decades, with further shocking research published yesterday revealing that nearly half of the British population agreed with anti-Jewish statements.

More than three quarters of parents in Greater Manchester don’t know the correct technique for saving their baby from choking, according to new research.

ChildLine founder Dame Esther Rantzen has called for more volunteers to help the charity during a celebratory visit to the organisation’s Manchester base today.

Details today emerged of a possible scheme from LGBT Youth North West to create a school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in the city.

Rochdale Council are hoping to move the remaining residents of a care home that left patients in soiled clothing into alternative accommodation in the coming weeks.

Sir Peter Fahy, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, will not be prosecuted for the death of Anthony Grainger after the case against him was dropped.

Prime Minister David Cameron weighed into the TV debates saga by saying he will not take part unless the Greens are involved, while Ofcom dismissed their status as a ‘major party’.

Manchester has the lowest smoking quit rate in Britain, an NHS report has found.