Ed Balls has outlined his tough stance on the economy in his speech at the Labour Party conference in Manchester – with child benefits bearing the brunt of his focus.

The wife of Salford hostage Alan Henning has pleaded to Isis for the release of her ‘peaceful and selfless’ husband.

Married father-of-two Alan Henning previously worked as a taxi driver but had been a volunteer on an aid convoy in Syria before he was captured.

Aid worker Mr Haines, 44, had been held by captors since March 2013 and his grisly murder was broadcast in a video released on Saturday night.

Cornerhouse and Manchester Irish Language Group extend a hundred thousand welcomes to anyone interested in a morning of Irish language films

Government statistics have caused a scramble for seats after it was revealed Manchester has two of the country’s most crowded train services.

Manchester carers are being forced to pay ‘dementia tax’ as the tax they already pay to the NHS won’t cover the cost of care if they fall ill, say the Alzheimer’s Society.

A packed Manchester Town Hall played host to Monday’s premiere of an intimate and personal documentary on the life of the late politician Tony Benn.

Mancunians are being encouraged to speak up and save those who may be suffering from mental health problems as part of World Suicide Prevention Day.

Marchers, brought together by Unison, will assemble at Castlefield Arena on Liverpool Road at 11am tomorrow to protest against austerity

An alarming number of children have been left at risk by Manchester City Council’s child protection services, which have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ in a damning Ofsted report.

The Prime Minister outlined new anti-terror proposals to Parliament on Monday amid a heightened terror threat from British fighters returning from Iraq and Syria.