Sir Richard Branson is adopting an idea used by the media streaming company Netflix, whereby it is entirely up to the employee when holiday is taken, and for how long

Shirley, known for her honest and eye-opening monochrome depictions of her native Salford, had an illustrious career spanning five decades working jobs including industrial photography and freelance writing

Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from the University of Manchester detailed how further discussions must take place on ways in which our world can be preserved

Pellegrini was keen to capitalise on the 7-0 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One Cup earlier this week with another emphatic victory

Around 40% of pregnancies are unplanned in the UK. In England, 40.6% of those result in an abortion

Apps such as Tinder and Grindr have made it possible for people to meet up for no-strings fun that may even lead to something more fruitful

Yesterday evening, all but three members of Wigan council voted in favour of Labour councillor Terence Halliwell’s motion at a full council meeting

The NHS is tipped to dominate Mr Miliband’s speech, his last before the General Election, after Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the party would do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect it

Shortly before 2.45pm yesterday afternoon, a human leg was discovered on land behind Healey Conservative Club at Whitworth, near Rochdale

The gruesome discovery was found by a dog walker around 2.45pm yesterday afternoon, behind Healey Conservative Club in Whitworth, near Rochdale

CCTV footage released by detectives in Salford shows the attempted robbery on Thursday September 4 at around 10.40pm on the number 36 bus, travelling along Kenyon Way towards Peel Lane