Liam Gallagher will be the surprise voice for Manchester’s tram announcements this week. Some Might Say it’s been a long time coming, but the Oasis legend and solo guru is set t… Read More

Greater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham hails the "coming-of-age moment" for English devolution. http://dlvr.it/SwYr2k Read More

Martin Kettle’s article on independent political voices hits some key points, but is Westminster-focused (In our polarised politics, there are no truly independent MPs – and West… Read More

- - • WPP's first UK campus outside of London is built on the former Granada Studios site, Enterprise City, and will be occupied by eight WPP agencies - • CEO Mark Read and… Read More

Manchester mayor ordered to pay £1,984 after admitting doing 78mph in section where limit had been cut to 40mphAndy Burnham has been ordered to pay nearly £2,000 in fines, charge… Read More

Two- year operationally focused scheme is the first of its kind in the UK aviation sectorPaid programme gives apprentices a foundation degree level qualification.Scheme builds on the airport… Read More

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have accused the Labour party of being undemocratic, opaque and unfair after a fellow Labour mayor was blocked from standing for election. They demanded Jamie… Read More

Andy Burnham in 2016. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Getty ImagesAndrew Gilligan, until recently Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s special advisor on transport, has accused Greater… Read More

THE NOTEBOOK: Misery for Man United captain Harry Maguire as his verbals backfire, howlers might value David de Gea in contract talks and Pope Francis is a fan of defender Lisandro Martin… Read More

Lisandro Martinez is out of action, but the Argentina international’s exploits earlier in the season have ensured he’s still in the limelight. The defender suffered an injury… Read More

Manchester will play host to the north’s biggest digital and IT transformation event in May – with World Cup-winning rugby star Matt Dawson, the former Director General of MI5 Da… Read More

"We have obtained an excoriating letter sent to the BBC chairman, Richard Sharp, by the co-directors of the BBC Singers. The letter mentions aggressive acts and inaccurate statements by seni… Read More

50 minutes agoAbout sharingThe 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombingBy Judith MoritzNorth of England correspondentThe Manchester Arena Inquiry was a mammoth undertaking. Evidence was he… Read More

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will return to Manchester next month, with Christine And The Queens, Arlo Parks and Loyle Carner all set to headline. This year’s edition of the station&rsq… Read More

Another week and another Newsround. Let’s see what’s been happening in the news this week. New law to ease broadband upgrade blocks A new law has been passed that allows broadba… Read More

The closure of Manchester’s Night & Day cafe would be “devastating” for the area and kill its image as a music city, council chiefs have been warned, before a crucial c… Read More

When Ruth Ibegbuna moved to the pretty West Yorkshire town of Todmorden, on the railway line between Manchester and Leeds, she did so for its beautiful backdrop and what she was assured w… Read More

Labour will come under pressure to support inflation-matching pay increases, joining picket lines, renationalisation and the return of Jeremy Corbyn as a party candidate, in a crucial ann… Read More

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party opened its annual conference Sunday, with leaders attacking the “immoral” tax-cuttin… Read More

Beth TimminsBBC News Business reporter Source: Getty Images Avanti West Coast has announced that the managing director of its under-fire rail company Avanti West Coast will be stepping down… Read More

Another audience member accuses Sunak of “stabbing Johnson in the back” over his resignation. He asks how will take the party through the next general election.","elementId":"2… Read More

Annie Edwards, of Bountiful, drops off her ballot outside of the Davis County Library’s South Davis Branch in Bountiful on Election Day, Tuesday. Pr… Read More

To follow this series, it is helpful to read parts 1 and 2. We left off on Sunday, May 8, 2022. That day, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had cancelled an appearance at an Institute for Gover… Read More

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The Government’s controversial rail plans have come under fresh fire after officials said they would provide “less for the North, and later”. Politicians from around the… Read More