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Birmingham, Brighton, London and Manchester suspend participation over lack of protection for trans rightsThe UK’s largest Pride organisers have suspended political party participation in their events in “unequivocal solidarity” with the transgender co…
Lib Dem move to ban practice is broadly welcomed, though some feel the party should focus on more important things“Dread” might not be the first word Mancunians reach for to describe their daily commute, but for Ross Kenyon, 45, reluctantly waiting at …
Emergency services clean up area after chemical reaction in gas tanker HGV sends orange plume into airEmergency services were called out to a chemical and gas leak from a lorry in Greater Manchester on Wednesday.Video footage circulating on social medi…
Thousands of ‘digital natives’ to be taught social skills, as employers say they are too afraid to speak on phoneThousands of gen Z students in Greater Manchester are to learn “soft skills” such as empathy and time-management in a UK-first trial aimed …
Exclusive: Survey by the Independent Cinema Office shows urgent need for capital investment in sectorAlmost a third of independent cinemas face closure within next three to five years without investment, according to new research.A survey conducted by …
Twelve dadikwakwa-kwa given to Manchester Museum on condition they are not permanently kept behind glassThey represent a “beautiful friendship” that defies preconceptions, spanning 9,000 miles with a complicated, 70-year history. The 12 dadikwakwa-kwa …
This blog is now closed, you can follow Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement live in our US colleagues’ live blogThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons after PMQs. At around 12.30pm a Foreign Office minister will respond to a question from Pr…
Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levelsThe number of young people not in education, employment or training has risen to unacceptable levels because Whitehall is faili…
Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, sentenced to life for murder of flatmate Stuart Everett, 67, last yearA man who murdered and dismembered his friend before dumping parts of his body in public spaces across Salford and north Manchester has been sentenced to lif…
Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automaticallyManchester will enjoy a transport network on “a footing with London, New York and Madrid” when contactless tap-in fares launch across its buses fro…