The British Amsterdam? Devo-Manc ‘should be used to legalise drugs’
A pro-cannabis campaigner is renewing calls for the decriminalisation of the Class B drug in the wake of Manchester’s devolution deal with Westminster.
Do your duty! 86% of Manchester calls for David Cameron to do live TV debate
David Cameron last week ignited frustration amongst other party leaders after announcing he would not take part in televised leaders’ debate without the Green Party.
Head who allegedly hit Wythenshawe pupil with ruler banned from teaching for not disclosing sacking
A ‘dishonest’ head teacher was last week banned indefinitely from teaching after she deliberately withheld a previous dismissal for allegedly bullying staff and abusing a child in a Manchester school.
‘God is your surgeon’: Christian doctor performed exorcism, tribunal hears
A Christian family doctor performs an exorcism on a seriously ill patient after promising he can ‘heal’ her without medication, a Manchester medical tribunal hears.
Suspended: ‘Cavalier’ plastic surgeon who taught nurses to illegally administer Botox
A Harley Street plastic surgeon is condemned for his ‘flippant, cavalier and deplorable’ attitude by a Manchester medical panel yesterday as he is suspended for giving tips to nurses on how to illegally administer Botox to patients.
Oldham teen collapses after ‘bad batch’ of MDMA – police issue warning
A warning has been sent out by Greater Manchester Police about the dangers of drug taking, after an Oldham teenager collapsed from taking contaminated MDMA.
Investigation into historic sex abuse claims at Stockport scout group in 90s
Former Stockport boy Scout members are being urged to come forward by detectives who are investigating a report of historic child sexual abuse cases that occurred in the mid to late 1990s.
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Cancer survivor puts quiet retirement on hold to devote life to community projects
Sue Good, a retired head teacher from Didsbury, dedicates life to community
The Chokeables video targets 83% of Manchester parents who can’t save choking baby
More than three quarters of parents in Greater Manchester don’t know the correct technique for saving their baby from choking, according to new research.
‘Charlie Hebdo satire is trolling’: Is freedom of speech a defence to mock religion?
MM take to the streets of Manchester to hear what Mancunians have to say about freedom of speech.
Birthday wish: Esther Rantzen pleads for Salford’s aid during ChildLine anniversary
ChildLine founder Dame Esther Rantzen has called for more volunteers to help the charity during a celebratory visit to the organisation’s Manchester base today.