'The numbers on the streets are going to rocket': Homeless people put up in hotels amid pandemic to be kicked out as government quietly scraps scheme

Those on the frontline of helping the homeless community have been furnished with more than £350,000 since lockdown began.

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.

Hundreds of people have gathered in Manchester to protest against the death of a black man restrained by police in America.

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.

One of the city centre's most prominent hotels is to close permanently this summer.

An 'incredibly intoxicated' thug dragged his girlfriend through the streets and strangled her three times during a 'brutal' one hour ordeal, a court heard.

A man has been jailed after throwing roof tiles at police officers during a rooftop standoff in Manchester city centre.

A dad-of-three managed to kung-fu kick and punch a crazed attacker who slashed his faced after threatening to slit his dog's throat.

When the coronavirus outbreak began our world suddenly became a lot smaller.

A mutual aid group supporting vulnerable families has been delivering care packages ahead of Eid celebrations this weekend.

Plans for 'Martyn's Law' to better protect the public from terror attacks in crowded areas like bars and restaurants have been put on hold due to coronavirus.

Police have made two arrests following reports of gunshots in Whalley Range.

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.

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.

Nearly 500 care home residents have now died after suffering from Covid in Greater Manchester, according to new figures released this morning.

Supplies due to be distributed to vulnerable people in desperate need during the coronavirus outbreak have been stolen from a city centre depot.

Some of Manchester's most luxurious hotel rooms - ones that would normally cost hundreds of pounds per night - are currently being forced to turn away paying guests.

Love Island couple Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have shared their anger at people breaking social distancing rules outside their Manchester apartment. Molly-Mae, 20, and Tommy Fury, who recently celebrated his 21st birthday, posted a video on their Instagram stories to shame those who had congregated to soak up the sun in Manchester’s Cutting Room Square on Friday afternoon.