Hospital boss urges patients to avoid under-pressure Greater Manchester A&E this Easter unless it's an 'emergency or life-threatening'

A Greater Manchester Police officer is facing jail after pleading guilty to attempted rape. Ernesto Ceraldi - who police said 'used an appalling level of violence' - is understood to be a specialist firearms officer and police dog handler within the force.

Passengers in Greater Manchester are at the losing end of a bus operator’s battle with staff shortages - with more than 800 journeys cancelled in just one week. Rosso, which runs routes predominantly in the north of the conurbation, axed 837 services between April 25 and May 1.

In one of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester, a mum-of-four walks her children home from school. “I hardly sleep,” she says as her young daughters play beside her.

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to plummet in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs - however one still has a rate higher than the national average, according to the latest available data.

Hospitals are being urged to improve their recruitment process as more nurses and midwives are leaving their jobs due to NHS pay rates and seeking a better work life balance, a Northern Care Alliance report has said. The NCA, who run care across Salford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury, have highlighted that the retention of staff is a big area of concern.

One Greater Manchester borough continues to have a Coronavirus infection rate above the national average. Despite this, cases have still fallen across the region.

A hospital trust in Greater Manchester has warned patients their accident and emergency departments are 'very busy' - with people being told to expect long waiting times.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been tipped to be sold by Manchester United once Erik ten Hag arrives.

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has admitted the force were "borderline incompetent" in their handling of the Rochdale grooming gangs.

A stunning home set in an affluent area of Greater Manchester has come on the market, and it is much more than first meets the eye. Set in the village of Cheadle in Stockport, Schools Hill is a unique property that stems right back to 1887 and is an integral part of Cheadle's history.

There are going to be changes to school bus services in nine of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs, transport chiefs have announced. The new services come into effect from next Monday (April 25).

The search is on to find an unclaimed £1,000,000 EuroMillions prize from a ticket bought in Trafford.

Following a warm spell over the weekend temperatures are set to drop on Easter Monday in Manchester. It should remain dry over the course of the day, although it will be cloudy overhead.

Hay fever sufferers are being warned that pollen levels will be high on Easter Sunday. According to the Met Office, levels of tree pollen, which currently includes ash, oak, plane and birch, will be at a high level across the North West region today.

Warmer weather is set to return for the Bank Holiday weekend after an unsettled start to April in Greater Manchester. According to the Met Office, we can expect temperatures to rise in the coming days.

Greater Manchester's over-stretched health service is set to be hit by a wave of patients battling a new addiction to opioids, doctors have warned.

It's the time of year when teenagers across Greater Manchester are preparing to take their GCSEs and pondering what comes next in their education. But today The Northern Agenda reveals a 'shocking' North-South divide over where young people can enhance their life chances by taking A-Levels.

A popular pub in Greater Manchester that comes with a two-bed flat has been put up for sale, and it is looking for an owner to give it a new lease of life. The Fusilier Pub in Ramsbottom, which branded itself a 'local, friendly pub', is on the market for £400,000.

More than 200 visas have been issued so far to Ukrainians being sponsored to stay at homes in Greater Manchester, new figures revealed today. But the publication of the welcome statistics comes amid an ever-growing backlash over the speed it is taking to process applications, with many families in Greater Manchester and across the country claiming delays were putting lives at risk.