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Manchester City owner’s £55m housing loan while Burnham was mayor investigated
Scrutiny committee looks into financing of Manchester Life project as PM promises ‘full transparency’A £55m loan to Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owner will be investigated as part of a review into a fund for housing projects while Andy Burnham was mayor.The prime minister has faced weeks of sc...
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Police appeal for witnesses after 'woman pushed out of moving van by bald Transit driver'
The woman was injured in the assault
Forty years on from the tragic killing of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah, activists call for renewed fight against the far right
The racist murder of a British Bengali schoolboy was a landmark moment. Now campaigners seek to build a multiracial alliance to combat the challenges of today“For my brother Ahmed, British values meant standing up for others. It was doing right. It was supporting and looking after the underdog, wh...
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Chaos on the Curry Mile
Illegal parking, clogged up cycle lanes and queueing traffic is getting out of control in Rusholme, according to locals
7 Miles Out review – Carol Morley’s funny-poignant self-portrait of teenage kicks in Stockport
A daring, rich and funny study of the ordeal of having to invent and reinvent your own teenage sense of self amid confounding changesCarol Morley’s self-portrait of the artist as a young woman is rich, tender and terribly funny and sad: a study in the chaos of being young and a triptych of childho...
In defence of Manchester’s Abu Dhabi deals
A close ally of Sir Howard Bernstein argues that critics of Manchester’s economic model are rewriting history
New city centre skyscrapers among latest developments across Greater Manchester
These are all the latest developments tabled with local authorities across the city-region
Every Ofsted school inspection report published so far this month in Greater Manchester
The government watchdog has issued its lates verdicts on schools across the region
A famous Manchester pub is battling for its future
It's been part of the city for 138 years
Barack Obama pays tribute to Manchester cotton workers and cites them as an inspiration
Speaking at live UK event, former US president expresses hope rooted in the past and discusses the modern challenges to democracyBarack Obama cited the “wonderful” story of how Manchester cotton workers stood in solidarity with enslaved African Americans as an inspiration for our times in a live...
A high-rise utopia: the many storeys of Manchester’s first skyscraper
And what’s next for the CIS Tower
The new skyscrapers residents fear could cause chaos in Manchester city centre
The plans are set to get the seal of approval next week - but not everyone is happy.
Is Andy Burnham in hot water over Manchester City? – podcast
Andy Burnham is being accused of a serious misjudgment over his comments about meetings with Manchester City’s owners. Kiran Stacey discusses the controversy after returning from a trade trip to India with the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, and the new Greater Manchester mayor, Bev Craig, ...
Manchester City staff invited on government trade trip to India
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig invited City representative on trade trip organised by business secretaryA club representative from Manchester City was invited on a government-backed trade delegation to India this week, despite the club being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier Lea...
Self-driving cars are coming to Manchester under new plans from Uber
Manchester is the second UK city where Uber has announced plans for autonomous vehicles.
Uber begins self-driving robotaxi trial in Manchester
Company hails first step in rolling out technology across UK as first autonomous vehicles take to city’s streetsUber has begun a trial of autonomous vehicles on the streets of Manchester as it looks to bring robotaxis to cities around the UK.The first self-driving cars are operating, using the tec...
‘Migrant HMOs’ in Salford are under attack. But is everything as it seems?
How one city became the centre of a social media circus
Cruel thief pretended to befriend 82-year-old before launching 'unforgiveable' attack
'It was beyond cruel. It was unforgivable'
I went to Piccadilly Gardens for the first time to read my book and this is what happened
Piccadilly Gardens is expected to fully reopen in summer 2027 following a major £25 million regeneration project
Open day at Manchester's prestigious Xaverian college ends in chaos as police called to brawl
Xaverian was holding the first of two open days for prospective students on Saturday when the brawl broke out