Ebola crisis: Manchester has ‘robust plans’ if disease lands, promises health official
Senior health officials are reassuring those in Manchester and the rest of the UK that the risk of Ebola spreading across the country is ‘very low’.
World Mental Health Day: Manchester on brink of schizophrenia crisis
Manchester is one of the worst areas to battle schizophrenia revealed a leading doctor studying the condition, who insists that mental health is facing significant ‘social problems’.
Childhood pain spurs on Salford nurse to conquer six of UK’s most gruelling challenges for NSPCC
A Salford student nurse who spent his childhood in care has raised almost £2,000 for the NSPCC – after taking on a series of the most gruelling obstacle courses in the country.
‘America started a war… they can finish it’: 90% of Mancunians oppose UK joining US Isis air strikes
MM asks Mancunians if they want to join in airstrikes on Isis after the US launched their attack.
Manchester says ‘yay’ to ‘nay’ vote: 63% glad Scotland said ‘no’ to independence
Scotland has said no to independence – with 55% voting in the independence referendum to remain in the United Kingdom.
To the wire: Even Manchester is split on whether Scotland will back independence as voting begins in referendum
Scotland undertakes its biggest ever decision in history today – whether or not to leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country.
Ending animal testing would be Absolutely Fabulous: Joanna Lumley campaigns for ‘cruelty-free alternatives’
The Dr Hadwen Trust (DHT), a non-animal medical research charity, and its supporters were joined by the actress to help increase awareness of the charity’s work
Against all odds: Ethiopian immigrant to Manchester reveals how she overcame ‘hostility’ and stigma
MM interviewed an Ethiopian migrant who has had many challenges to overcome in order to giver herself a better life and intergrate into the UK.
‘Toxic’ house price problem puts dream of owning own home in Greater Manchester ‘out of reach’ for most
House prices have sky rocketed in Oldham, Tameside and Bury, taking them from ‘easily affordable’ to ‘out of reach’ for buyers, according to a Trade Union Congress report.
Tax Equality Day: Manchester pubs plan booze price drop to show benefit of a low-VAT life
Mancunians could get be set to get their wines and ales cheaper for one day only as a campaign is asking pubs and restaurants to reduce VAT rates across the UK.
Greater Manchester named third most expensive region for car insurance in Britain
Great Manchester residents are estimated to be paying a fee of around £820 a year, which is the most expensive premium in the UK outside of London