Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced £2bn investment in mental health services,an extra £500m for preparations for leaving the EU, and £1bn extra to the Ministry of Defence in his 2018 budget today.

There is plenty more work to be done for electric vehicles to have an impact on climate change, despite use of them surging across Greater Manchester, Friends of the Earth have said.

The council’s mission to keep Manchester clean has resulted in a staggering increase in people being hit with fines, with more offenders last year than the previous four put together.

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.

We might be a red city, but how green are our councillors? Manchester Friends of the Earth have reached out to all of Manchester’s prospective candidates to find out how highly they prioritise the environment.

A Manchester environmental group has backed a Supreme Court order demanding the Government to develop a new plan to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.