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21/10/2023

⚽️ : Manchester United and England football legend Sir Bobby Charlton dies aged 86.

04/10/2023

Cheshire Police open corporate manslaughter investigation into the Countess of Chester Hospital, that failed to stop serial child killer Lucy Letby.

Hospital bosses told colleagues to stop making accusations and asked for an apology letter to be written to Lucy Letby.

04/10/2023

🚄 Rishi Sunak announces that the HS2 project is cancelled and will not reach Manchester.

However, “every single penny” will instead be invested into local transport projects across the north. This includes a project to better connect Manchester to Liverpool.

22/09/2023

🚄 UK Government continues to refuse to answer on the future of HS2 to Manchester.

After Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dodged the question this week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt also refused to "speculate".

They did, however, imply that HS2 "costs are getting totally out of control".

22/09/2023

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The controversial new 20mph default speed limit across faces backlash:

✍🏻 A petition opposing the change gets over 380,000 signatures in 15 days.

🗳️ The Welsh Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, will face a vote of no confidence from Conservatives.

21/09/2023

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Parliament, writes to social media companies saying they're "concerned" that Russell Brand may be able to make money from creating social media content.

21/09/2023

British Social Attitudes Survey finds women still do a majority of domestic housework, despite the majority of people thinking it should be split.

9% of those surveyed believed that “a man’s job is to earn money and a woman’s to look after the home”.

21/09/2023

💷 Interest rates are to stay at 5.25%, the Bank of England announced earlier today.

It’s a surprise move for some who were expecting a further rise to 5.5%.

It’s also the first time since the hikes began that the rate has stayed the same.

21/09/2023

Police appeal after Leigh Cenotaph vandalised with graffiti

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have appealed to the public for any information they may have, amid an outcry within the local community.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have appealed to the public for any information they may have, amid an outcry within the local community.

20/09/2023

, one of two children who murdered 2-year-old James Bulger in 1993, has been granted a parole hearing for potential release in November.

They were already released for the murder in 2001, but have since been jailed again for possessing child abuse images in 2017.

20/09/2023

Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle criticises Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for making a major policy shift on commitments, immediately after the House of Commons goes into recess.

20/09/2023

Rishi Sunak is holding an emergency cabinet meeting to desperately discuss damage control, after their imminent reversal of pledges was leaked.

A press conference is expected this afternoon for the Prime Minister to announce the leaked information.