Sunny day forecast before Storm Agnes batters Greater Manchester with heavy rain and strong winds

Manchester Evening News readers have been having their say on the issue of 'out-of-town' taxi drivers after Andy Burnham said the widespread practice was 'undermining public safety'. According to a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, 8,952 private hire drivers licensed by Wolverhampton Council are on the roads in Greater Manchester.

Andy Burnham has released a statement on the crisis in Gaza and 'condemned without reservation the appalling attacks in Israel by Hamas'. The Mayor also said he was 'determined' that all communities in Greater Manchester would be kept safe, while also reiterating the right of the public to take part in peaceful protest.

Andy Burnham has pleaded with people not to use taxis licensed by a council 80 miles away.

Greater Manchester is waking up to downpours with the region hit by a Met Office weather warning. A yellow warning for rain came into effect at 9pm yesterday and runs until 8pm tonight (October 10).

A major Greater Manchester hospital had to declare its 'highest alert level' amid 'immense pressure'.

A Salford councillor is stranded in Jerusalem with his wife and eight children amid the turmoil in Israel with missiles flying overhead. Independent member of the city council, Coun Andrew Walters, flew out to the Middle East for the Jewish festival Yom Kippur a few days ago with his wife, Chana, and children before Hamas launched their devastating attack.

Coronation Street star Joe Duttine has joked he's got to 'be careful' when it comes to mixing up his real wife and his on-screen wife as they share the same name. The actor is known for playing Tim Metcalfe in the ITV soap and the much-loved character is married to Sally Metcalfe, played by Sally Dynevor.

More than a third of private hire taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are licensed by a council that operates around 80 miles away in Wolverhampton.

October’s mini heatwave is set to end this week after the month kicked off with an unseasonable warm spell. The country has enjoyed warm and pleasant conditions over recent days with temperatures reaching the mid 20s in some areas.

Jewish leaders in Greater Manchester say they are working alongside police on security operations after Israel came under attack.

Moorgate Primary School, in Bolton, is the most oversubscribed primary school in all of Greater Manchester - with less than half of the parents and guardians who put it down as first choice securing a place.

'Unseasonably warm' weather is set to hit Greater Manchester as temperatures are expected to exceed 20C this weekend. Sunny spells are in store for the region with little chance of rain - although it will be cloudy in parts, according to the Met Office.

Manchester United fans voted to name Casemiro as their Player of the Month for September, with Bruno Fernandes' sumptuous volley at Burnley voted as Goal of the Month.

Of all the retailers that have now been consigned to history, few have worked their way into people's affections more than 'Woolies'.

A senior NHS surgeon in Greater Manchester has been struck off for claiming the Covid pandemic was a 'worldwide conspiracy' and publicly criticising lockdowns and vaccines.

Controversial cuts proposed at two fire stations in Greater Manchester have been scrapped, with plans to increase cover in the city centre set to go ahead. Plans to stop manning Sale and Offerton stations at night were proposed as part of a review by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).

Heavy rain is set to hit Greater Manchester later today - with more downpours forecast for the weekend.

Libraries across Greater Manchester will be participating in Black History Month by hosting events celebrating black female pioneers who made history.

A storm is forecast to hit Greater Manchester later this week - with a weather warning for wind issued by the Met Office.

The launch of bus franchising today - putting power back into the hands of the people over operators - heralds the start of the Bee Network in Greater Manchester.