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Department for Education stifling efforts to boost skills, warns Andy Burnham

The mayor of Greater Manchester said there is an urgent need to devolve more powers over skills but he is facing resistance in Whitehall.

Evening Standard

Dawn raids in four counties in investigation into alleged medicine trafficking

Twelve people were arrested during the operation in West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire and Merseyside on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Gas leak from lorry in Oldham prompts local evacuation

Emergency services clean up area after chemical reaction in gas tanker HGV sends orange plume into air

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Gen Z students in Manchester to learn ‘soft skills’ such as empathy and time management

Thousands of ‘digital natives’ to be taught social skills, as employers say they are too afraid to speak on phone

The Guardian - UK

Julie Goodyear finally sells leopard print mansion after heartbreaking health battle

Julie Goodyear has officially sold her famous leopard-print-filled mansion in Greater Manchester, letting go of the place she called home for years.

The Fashion Central

Reform will 'eat into old Labour vote in astonishing way' says Nigel Farage after by-election win

Reform ousted Labour in a landslide victory in Tameside, Greater Manchester on Thursday night

Evening Standard

Full list of all the Post Office branches set to be offloaded – including in Scotland

The Post Office is offloading 108 crown branches, which are currently directly owned and run by the company. Here is the full list of sites affected.

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Major supermarket announces new store trial which will track you as you shop

The trial will take place at Asda stores in Ashton, Chadderton, Harpurhey, Eastlands and Trafford Park in Greater Manchester

The Independent UK

Victims to attend parole hearings in national rollout of ‘vital’ scheme

The change follows a pilot scheme in the South West and Greater Manchester.

The Independent UK

Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levels

The Guardian - UK

Family pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ who died in ‘road rage’ incident

‘Kind, loving’ Paul Bowles died in Greater Manchester on Wednesday evening following reports of a fight between two motorists

The Independent UK

‘This is for grassroots music’: The Lottery Winners celebrate number one album

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham congratulated them and said he was a ‘big fan’.

Evening Standard

North West mayors sign deal with US space firm

Liverpool City Mayor Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham signed the agreement with Axiom Space.

Evening Standard

Proportion of workforce economically inactive because of sickness, by local area

Estimates range from 17.4% of the workforce in Clackmannanshire to 1.0% in the London borough of Lambeth.

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Police officer charged with causing woman’s death by dangerous driving

Heather Smedley died when her car was hit by an unmarked vehicle being driven by PC Mark Burrows in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in December 2022.

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MP Slams ‘Startling Ignorance’ After Rachel Reeves' Embarrassing Manchester Airport Blunder!

A veteran Greater Manchester MP has called for Treasury officials to be taken on a tour of English regions.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re taking it seriously’: how police in Manchester cut burglaries by third

Officers in Operation Castle attend every reported break-in and no longer treat such crimes as ‘low level’

The Guardian - UK

Westminster be warned – Britain’s future will be decided in the north. Get on the right side of that

As political and business leaders meet for the Convention of the North, our position is clear: we need a genuine new deal, and soon, says Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester

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Girl, three, killed in van-tram collision in Manchester city centre

Greater Manchester police say girl died from her injuries after incident on Mosley Street

Evening Standard

Labour WhatsApp storm deepens as 11 councillors suspended from Party over group containing offensive messages

The latest development comes as it has been claimed Labour officials were repeatedly warned about the group

The Independent UK

Major train line blocked after car crashed on to tracks

The vehicle came to a rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool.

Evening Standard

Major train line blocked after 'drunk-driver' crashes car onto tracks

The vehicle came to a rest upside down on a line in Salford, Greater Manchester, affecting services to Liverpool

Evening Standard

Farmer cleared of manslaughter over death of three-year-old son

Albie Speakman was hit by a vehicle outside a farmhouse in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Evening Standard

Judge rejects Scout leaders’ bid to overturn unlawful killing verdict

Ben Leonard, 16, died while on a trip to North Wales with the Reddish Explorer Scouts from Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 2018.

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Andy Burnham provides HUGE update regarding Manchester United's plans to build Old Trafford replacement

The Mayor of Greater Manchester featured on BBC Breakfast on Wednesday to explain where Manchester United's current bid stands

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