New government money will keep Metrolink running for two months at least says Andy Burnham

warned headteachers away from welcoming more pupils back.

Plans for a 200km network of temporary cycle lanes have been boosted after Manchester council agreed to work with neighbouring boroughs proposing routes into the city.Greater Manchester has tabled a £21.5m bid for government funding to cover the pop-up lanes - which will cover 94km of major roads - and wider measures to improve walking and cycling in the city-region.Mayor Andy Burnham said the final decision rested with local leaders and stressed that the current proposals were ‘not the finished

"We ask everyone to make a renewed commitment to follow the official guidance and to stay at home as much as possible," they said in a joint statement."In fact, we would go further and advise people to err on the side of caution and to use the new freedoms carefully and safely."Staying at home is the best way we can protect ourselves, and each other, and get the R number in the North West back below 1."

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

Council chiefs are asking residents to tell them which streets and pavements are unsafe as the town hall prepares to use £500k to improve Oldham’s highways.

Andy Burnham has joined a number of scientific advisors in arguing that the UK government's easing of the lockdown restrictions is happening too soon.

Nearly £5m will be spent relaunching a scheme helping get Greater Manchester’s rough sleepers off the streets to provide safer accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic.

Greater Manchester could see a fresh surge in homelessness as lockdown eases and recession kicks in, Andy Burnham and charities have warned, as pressure grows on the government to close the ‘gaps’ in its approach.

Andy Burnham says he would take a 'more cautious approach' than the government on easing the coronavirus lockdown.

Public health messaging has been 'weakened' by the way the government has handled the Dominic Cummings controversy, according to Andy Burnham.

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"I was worried in the run up to this anniversary that the families (of the victims) and those still injured who were struggling would think that the world had somehow moved on with the current crisis", Andy Burnham said candidly.

As the New York Public Library marks its 125th anniversary, it’s celebrating by giving kids a treat that will have them booked all summer.

Metrolink services will begin running more frequently amid growing passenger numbers - but tram travel will no longer be free for NHS and social care workers.

Andy Burnham says schools in Greater Manchester should only re-open when it’s safe to do so.

Andy Burnham has accused the government of giving Greater Manchester 'no real notice' of last Sunday's announcement which saw lockdown measures eased and a return to work in certain industries encouraged.

Greater Manchester’s mayor has written to the communities secretary demanding clarity on his policy for homeless people during the continuing pandemic - and confirming councils have been told to ‘draw a line’ under the policy of self-isolating them in hotels.

A coronavirus government bailout worth £1.6 billion has been agreed to prop up the Tube and London's transport system.