James ‘Jim’ Wren survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in December 1941 after it was torpedoed in the South China Sea.

Council rules currently state youngters can only get free transport if they move more than two miles from home and there is ...

All homeless children should be given free bus passes, a Salford MP has said. Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey said parents in ...

Thousands of homeless Greater Manchester parents are facing a simple choice - but it's a decision the Manchester Evening News believes no parent should make. That's why we're calling on the mayor to ...

WECA chief Helen Godwin talks election pledges, building relationships, and learning from Andy Burnham to put the West Country on the map.

According to data from YouGov and IPSOS, Ed Davey is polling better among the public than all of his opposite numbers.

Compulsory purchase powers’ could be used by Andy Burnham’s office to resolve an impasse in land negotiations around ...

Andy Burnham has revealed what the next phase of Greater Manchester's clean air plan looks like as a key deadline looms.

Mr Burnham has not publicly declared that he wants to return to Parliament or try to become leader of the Labour Party again.

UNIVERSITIES in northern England are missing out on a share of £54 million of research funding, eight mayors have warned.A ...

Northern leaders have expressed concern after no universities from the North of England were selected for the government's £54m Global Talent Fund, designed to bring ...