Burnham: Greater Manchester schools should open with ‘skeleton staff’ for kids of those working in vital services

Tragedy and comedy are sometimes more closely related than we realise - and comic Sophie Willan has mastered the art of this in her new TV show.

At least 279 people have died after contracting coronavirus in Greater Manchester hospitals.

More than 2,000 people across Greater Manchester have now tested positive for coronavirus - and at least 246 people have died.

They helped shape the childhoods of some of Greater Manchester's biggest stars.

Phone companies should cap the bills of older and more vulnerable landline customers during the coronavirus lockdown, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said.

The season is currently on hold, but Manchester United fans have plenty to be excited about as the clock ticks towards the summer transfer window.

More than 500 of Greater Manchester's homeless have been placed in hotels in the week since a £5 million coronavirus emergency plan was announced.

Greater Manchester ‘stands ready’ to help ramp up testing for coronavirus in public services across the country, says mayor Andy Burnham.

The Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity has granted an emergency £100,000 to the city-region's homelessness charity sector - and has launched an urgent appeal for donations during the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 150 companies across Greater Manchester have been reported for flouting coronavirus rules in the last two days, as hundreds of workers came forward to raise concerns with the mayor.

Andy Burnham says Greater Manchester ‘is as prepared as it can be’ for London levels of coronavirus cases in the next fortnight, as the capital’s hospital chiefs warned a ‘tsunami’ of cases threatened to overwhelm their system within days.

Members of the public are now being urged not to use public transport across Greater Manchester for anything other than ‘essential journeys’ in the wake of the continued spread of coronavirus.

Bus services across Greater Manchester will be reduced from Monday.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has announced a raft of measures to support businesses, volunteers and rough sleepers through the coronavirus outbreak.

Greater Manchester Police have warned the public that their service “may look different for a while”after the coronavirus outbreak.

Communities in Greater Manchester are being urged to help stop drug gangs damaging lives and neighbourhoods across the area.

Fire service bosses in Greater Manchester are putting together a 'worst case scenario' plan amid the coronavirus pandemic - including operating with just 20 engines on the road.

There is fresh hope a vital bus to Greater Manchester’s most isolated village could yet be saved from the axe.

Almost two thirds of people in Greater Manchester who voted in a new survey believe schools and workplaces should be closed due to coronavirus.

Clinical staff at hospitals in Greater Manchester are being advised to shave off their beards and facial hair to tackle the continuing spread of coronavirus.