Rise in reported human trafficking victims in UK means eye is on issue, claims Manchester charity
Hope for Justice believe the increase in reports shows that more people are now being identified and rescused from desperate conditions.
ChildLine joins forces with schools in £1million appeal to tackle abuse and neglect across Greater Manchester
Esther Rantzen CBE was joined by basketball legend John Amaechi OBE at the launch of a £1million appeal for ChildLine’s latest service which aims to join forces with 980 Greater Manchester schools
Family pay tribute to ‘cheeky little monkey’, 12, who died after tragic motorbike accident in Whitworth quarry
Logan Wood from Oswaldtwistle, suffered a heart attack after falling on a motorcross dirt track at Cowm Quarry, near Rochdale, yesterday afternoon
Smiles better elsewhere? Trafford named happiest in Greater Manchester as region falls below UK average
It’s all doom and gloom across Greater Manchester as new statistics claim the region is below the UK average for happiness and life satisfaction.
Top of the crops: Carrots named Manchester’s favourite veg in World Vegetarian Day poll
World Vegetarian Day, established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978, is marked annually on October 1
Oldham MP claims teen cancer patients like Stephen Sutton are left feeling ‘fobbed off’ before diagnosis
The Labour MP echoed comments made by Stephen’s mother, Jane Sutton, who has spoken for the first time about her anger after her son’s cancer was misdiagnosed as constipation for five months
Tuesday Team Talk: Those who say Man Utd’s title hopes will be boosted by European absence are wrong
Louis van Gaal’s suggestion that missing this season’s Champions League would hinder Manchester United’s Premier League ambitions goes against common thought
Full steam ahead: £1billion Piccadilly and Oxford Road station revamp moves stop closer after consultation
Plans to ensure faster and more reliable train services were on show at Piccadilly and Whitworth Street West, with formal applications for renovations due to be submitted to the Department of Transport in the winter
Piccadilly Pulse: Would you take advantage if you controlled your holidays like Sir Richard Branson’s staff?
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
Life… as it was, as it is: Remembering Shirley Baker and her iconic photography of Salford and Manchester
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
Stats good, action better: Scientists alone can’t battle climate change, warn Manchester experts
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