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The terror attack on Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris was marked in Piccadilly Gardens last night as mourners gathered for a candlelit vigil.

Tameside MP Andrew Gwynne has condemned the government’s response to the A&E crisis that has left units across the country ‘at the point of collapse’.

The initial proposals for saving £59million warned school crossings, free swimming and community projects could take a huge hit, but these have now been softened with news of the windfall.

The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has warned of the increasing pressure A&E hospital staff are under from the NHS winter crisis and has criticised the government saying their reaction to the crisis ‘beggars belief’.

Nicknamed Bruno by the team at the RSPCA, the poor dog was found shivering curled up on the grass in fields near Hyde.

Rail fare increases in the North West are under fire, being branded a ‘rip off’ by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams after changes were introduced last Friday.

A Manchester MP has slammed David Cameron for proclaiming his support for the North on the same day the city council was forced to announce drastic budget cuts.

Ched Evans has issued a public apology to his unnamed rape victim, while maintaining his own innocence.

The cousin of convicted murderer Kiaran Stapleton, who shot dead Indian student Anuj Bidve on Boxing Day 2011, has been banned from his family home after breaching a court order.

Greater Manchester Police have marked the murders of twelve Parisians at the Charlier with a small ceremony and two minutes silence outside the Charles Hale road headquarters.

Cuts to Manchester City Council services such as mental health charities and lollipop patrols could be less severe than originally feared thanks to a £11million windfall announced this morning.