As with most important issues at the moment, the settlement of refugees in the UK is being overshadowed by Brexit.

Of the 19 seats contested, 17 were won by Labour and two went to the Conservatives, with turnout for most wards hovering around the 30% mark.

MM reporters are at counts across Greater Manchester bringing you results as they are announced, reaction and analysis.

On top of the existing high car parking rates, visitors at the hospitals can receive fines for overstaying their ticket time or not paying for a ticket at all.

Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow education secretary, has defended her crown in Ashton-under-Lyne and says she will continue to fight with every breath in her lungs against cuts to local services.

A special e-edition of MM’s Essential Guide to the 2017 General Election

Tameside Link has been given a rating of ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after announced inspections were conducted on September 29 and October 10.

As the UK awakes to survey the electoral battlefield the Labour stronghold of Tameside remains firmly held, but results reveal a persistent shadow of UKIP and independent candidates in 11 of its 19 wards.

Labour were ousted from just one seat in an otherwise expected red wash at Tameside local election overnight.

A Tameside homeless charity has ‘ironically’ thanked Margaret Thatcher on its 20th anniversary – for causing the homelessness it works to eradicate.

When we think of areas of Greater Manchester associated with modern music, some wouldn’t feature highly on the list.