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direct to your inboxA council leader in Greater Manchester has accused neighbouring authorities of ‘virtue signalling’ by urging the regional pension fund to divest from fossil fuels.High-ranking councillors in Manchester, Salford, Rochdale, Stockport, Bury and Wigan want the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to match the city-region’s target of becoming ‘zero carbon’ by 2038.Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, has also been asked to back their calls as part of his re-election
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Breakfast of champions? Danielle Fishel’s husband, Jensen Karp, made headlines after he found shrimp tails in a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal on Monday, March 22.
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direct to your inboxLast week marked the one-year anniversary since the first coronavirus death was reported in the UK.Just days after it was reported, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.Since that first death, we have pledged to pay tribute to the people in our region who have lost their lives to the disease. The M.E.N has published countless tributes from families in our Loved and Lost series.
direct to your inboxGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is teaming up with two Manchester football legends to raise awareness of suicide and help prevent more people from ending their own lives.Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and his former player - and Manchester City managerial rival - Mark Hughes are backing a new partnership between the mayor and the League Managers Association (LMA).Members of the representative body for professional football managers in England will be
direct to your inboxThe use of coronavirus testing in schools could be behind rises in infection rates in five areas of Greater Manchester, the latest figures suggest.Figures from Public Health England show that cases rose by 19 per cent in Tameside and 18 per cent in Oldham in comparison to the figure a week ago, with smaller increases in Salford, Stockport and Trafford.Cases fell in the other five boroughs, with the largest decrease being 25 per cent in Bury.Statistics show that there were