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direct to your inboxToday marks International Women's Day, a chance to celebrate, to reflect, and to honour the achievements of women past and present.Every year on March 8, IWD provides an opportunity to shout about how far women's rights have come while campaigning - loudly and proudly - for how far we still have to go.Society has made powerful changes, from the right to vote to the right for women to have our own mortgages.But in recent years, the #MeToo movement and the ongoing battle
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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 inboxCoronavirus cases are rising in some neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester - while other areas are seeing very low rates.Overall, the infection rates for every borough across the region have dropped steadily as a result of the national lockdown.But as the latest Covid heat map shows, there are variations in how fast rates have fallen from borough to borough, and often within towns themselves.
direct to your inboxThe equivalent of 10,000 meals have been delivered to local foodbank hubs across Greater Manchester after an ‘inspirational’ charity initiative went viral online.Last month, empty boxes were delivered to unsuspecting residents and celebrities in Manchester with a request for them to be filled with non-perishable food and personal care items as part of a #NoWasteofSpace campaign by electric car brand Polestar.
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