Greater Manchester weather borough by borough with thunderstorms set to hit

Nurseries are at 'breaking point' in Greater Manchester in the cost of living crisis, with owners facing a 'mass exodus'.

There’s no hope in John McDonald’s eyes. “I haven’t eaten in three days,” he says, glancing down at the floor. “I’ve been on the streets since my mum and dad died four years ago.”

Housing plans that ‘threaten the whole identity’ of a Rochdale village have sparked outrage among green belt campaigners. Proposals for 450 new ‘family homes’ in Norden and Bamford have long been included in Places for Everyone (PfE) - the region’s controversial joint development plan, now awaiting government sign-off.

With Halloween just around the corner, a Greater Manchester cinema has announced details of its new horror offering. Chapeltown Picture House (CHP) in Cheetham Hill will be putting on a number of cult horror classics over Halloween week as part of their ‘STAB’ film season.

On a sunny Friday in the lead-up to the busy August bank holiday weekend, Bury market is full of friendly faces. But it only takes a mere mention of this week's announcement - yet ANOTHER devastating announcement - on the rising energy price cap for anger and fear to begin to show.

A drugs gang boss who peddled kilos of cocaine and heroin throughout Greater Manchester was caught out by WhatsApp messages he sent to others. Remi Merriman, 35, was at the centre of the trafficking ‘business’ and was involved in the selling of ‘wholesale’ quantities of class A drugs.

A property in Rochdale has had a huge amount of interest after it was put on the market earlier this week. Andrew Kelly, one of the largest independent estate agents in the borough, listed the four-bed home in Hall Fold, Whitworth for sale on Tuesday, August 16 - and ever since it has been swarmed with attention.

This map shows the homes across Greater Manchester at risk of flooding.

It's not often that you see patrons of a restaurant eating sand from a fake beach and sniffing each other's rear ends, but this is business as usual for Alfie's Island Café. Located on a large site in Timperley, the dog-friendly space is the creation of husband-and-wife duo Tony and Tania Golden - former owners of Central Bark Café.

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. But the decline in the virus comes as the vaccine efforts ramp up ahead of the autumn months, with one vaccine urging people to get jabbed and 'not worry what type of Covid vaccine they're getting'.

The UK Foreign Office have confirmed they are in contact with police in Manchester following the disappearance of three children from Wythenshawe who are believed to be with their dad.

The Government Communication Headquarters is currently hiring for some top positions at its Manchester-based office in Cheltenham.

The Met Office has warned of a possible 'danger to life' from flooding in an updated thunderstorm alert issued on Monday. The Greater Manchester region is braced for storms and heavy rainfall today as the recent heatwave comes to an end in spectacular style.

Greater Manchester boasts several prestigious towns and villages that are renowned for attracting some rather wealthy residents. From Premier League footballers and TV stars to esteemed businessmen and women, certain parts of our region have become hotspots for the rich and famous.

House hunters looking to buy in Greater Manchester can now expect to pay around £236,876 for a home, according to Rightmove's latest average house price data.

Fuel prices remain high in the UK, despite the average price of petrol falling in July by nearly 9p (8.74p).

Leaders in Greater Manchester have joined the Mayor of London in condemning Avanti West Coast to cut the number of services to and from the capital. City-region mayor, Andy Burnham, leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and London mayor, Sadiq Khan, have penned a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, asking for an urgent meeting to restore the full timetable.

‘Not enough vaccines, test results delayed for days, and people cancelling Pride plans’ - monkeypox fears are building as the number of cases in Greater Manchester are on the rise.

Greater Manchester is set to sizzle in almost 30C temperatures this week as another heatwave sweeps Britain.

Britain is braced for another heatwave that will last longer than July's record-breaking hot spell. And while temperatures won't reach last month's scorching 43C, Greater Manchester will still be hotter than the Algarve.