ChildLine ‘difference between life and death’ for children in Manchester this Christmas
Figures released today reveal 396 children contacted the city’s ChildLine call centre, during the Christmas season last year
Blazer squad: Manhunt for smartly-dressed violent trio after Failsworth street attack
Police have begun a manhunt for three smartly-dressed violent offenders who left a man brutally injured outside an Failsworth pub at the weekend.
Piccadilly Gardens race attack: Muslim student’s headscarf torn off as she’s branded ‘terrorist p*ki’
A 19-year-old Muslim student was subjected to a sickening racial attack in Piccadilly Gardens yesterday – as her headscarf was torn from her head.
‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Ashton junior paediatrician admits to abusing boys as young as 12
A junior doctor from Ashton-under-Lyne has admitted to a long list of a sexual offences against boys, some as young as 12.
International Day of the Girl: Oldham unites to fight violence and inequality
Oldham charities and politicians show their support for International Day of the Girl, a UN campaign against gender equality and abuse of girls wordlwide
Bane of booze: Manchester named UK’s worst area for alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease affects more people in Manchester than anywhere else in the UK, new figures show.
Police quiz families landing from FGM ‘at risk’ countries at Manchester Airport after ‘fake summer hols’ reports
From September 1, Greater Manchester Police supported by Manchester Airport and the UK Border Force monitored 115 flights and a referral was made to the local authority following concerns over a young girl returning from a flight
Female genital mutilation: Thousands of young Manchester girls at risk of ‘barbaric’ illegal practice
Greater Manchester is one of the country’s hotspots for the illegal practice of female genital mutilation with over 2,000 girls at risk.
Ending the fear: Clare’s Law saves almost 280 people from domestic abuse in just TWO years
Life-saving Clare’s Law has already saved nearly 280 people from domestic abuse in just two years, police announce today.
‘Scariest movie ever’ The Exorcist gave woman such terrifying visions she locked herself in room for months
A Manchester woman who sufferers ‘horrific’ hallucinations and was subjected to physical and mental abuse as a child is attempting to show what living in her body is really like… through music.
‘Scourge on society’: Alcohol abuse and binge-drinking costs Greater Manchester £1.2billion every year
Binge drinking and alcohol abuse is costing Greater Manchester £1.2billion per year to combat crime, homelessness and ill health according to a report.