Mayor and MP meet Muslim community as pressure mounts on Labour over Israel-Gaza war

Sir Keir Starmer has been hit by four resignations from his frontbench amid a rebellion over his refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza.

Two Greater Manchester MPs resigned from the Labour frontbench in a dramatic night in the House of Commons. Parliament voted on two amendments surrounding the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Andy Burnham has set out plans to bring together a network of cities and charities to support the recovery of Ukraine after the war.

Scottish Labour will back a ceasefire next week when MSPs debate the spiralling conflict in the Middle East.

Suella Braverman has landed some bruising blows on her former boss who sacked her earlier this week. In a scathing letter to Rishi Sunak, the former Home Secretary accuses the Prime Minister or reneging on a secret deal which secured his path to Downing Street.

A woman who had her brother's baby said she enjoyed it so much she would do it again for him.

Residents in Greater Manchester have said to be left in “horror” following the graffiti of a war memorial in Rochdale.

Andy Burnham says the 'appalling' attack on the Rochdale war memorial is being investigated 'as a matter of urgency' as police continue to guard the monument which was yesterday sprayed with graffiti.

He could not have made things easier for Greater Manchester Police. A victim of a cruel burglary turned detective to get all the evidence the force needed.

Almost 190 anti-Semitic hate incidents on Jewish people in Greater Manchester have been reported since the Hamas attack on Israel, according to a charity.

Andy Burnham has denied being disloyal to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer over his call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Police discovered quantities of suspected cannabis, suspected cocaine and other drug paraphernalia after storming a property in Denton. During the raid yesterday (November 2) officers also found a ‘large’ amount of counterfeit money.

The M60 needs ‘major investment’, Andy Burnham has said. Boltonian Darren told BBC Radio Manchester's 'In the Hotseat' the motorway is 'more of a car park than a road'.

As much as £20bn could be available to fund a "modern railway for the 21st century" between Liverpool and Manchester using the money saved from scrapping the Northern leg of HS2, mayor Andy Burnham has suggested.

Keir Starmer has ignored Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s call for a ceasefire in the deadly war in Gaza.

The scrapping of HS2 has left Greater Manchester with an ‘opportunity’, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has told council bosses.

Greater Manchester's civic leaders have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met with the party's Muslim MPs as unrest grows over his position on Israel and Gaza. There is reported to be growing anger among the grassroots and some in the parliamentary party over comments made by Sir Keir on the escalating conflict.

Knife crime has fallen by 16 per cent in Greater Manchester despite rising across England and Wales - but mayor Andy Burnham says there is more work to do be done to tackle it. The city-region still has one of the highest levels of knife crime in the country.

Avanti West Coast is to cut the number of services it operates in December because of staff shortages, reducing weekend train frequency on one of Britain’s main intercity lines before Christmas.