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Category: Editor’s Choice

Help shape transport in 2040 as public consultation gets underway

Residents, businesses and other interest groups are being asked by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) for their...

5 Reasons we are failing to combat climate change

A new report has found that although technologies have the potential to mitigate climate change in decades to come, they will not have an impact in the short-term. The...

Watch: Top lifesaving tips for open water swimming

Concern as one in five children experience near-misses in open water • New research by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) shows that a fifth of children have...

Brits throw away over £22,000 worth of items in their lifetime

Brits throw away over £22,000 worth of items in their lifetime, a new study reveals. A study of 2,000 adults examined the number and cost of non-perishable items...

Women outnumber men for personal insolvencies

Women in the North West are increasingly more likely than men to enter a personal insolvency procedure, according to new figures released by the government’s...

H7N7 bird flu found on Lancashire farm, DEFRA confirm

Health officials have confirmed that a case of H7N7 avian flu has been found at a poultry farm in Preston, Lancashire. Humane culling is now being carried out on all...

July is Scams Awareness Month

July is Scams Awareness Month and Greater Manchester MEP, Sajjad Karim, is highlighting how individuals and small businesses get taken in by clever con tricks that can...

Three in five Brits have a ‘Skeleton in the Closet’

Three in five Brits have a secret they dread friends or family finding out about, a study has revealed. Researchers found millions of us have a skeleton in our closet,...

Top 30 locations we would like to visit

Brits are choosing holidays to countries and landmarks made famous by TV and film, with New Zealand, Malta, the USA – and Dorset among the most popular destinations, a...

Watch: British MP spotted half naked in US adv for shower gel

A British MP has caused a splash after he was spotted half naked – in an advert for shower gel on American TV. Conservative Johnny Mercer is seen lathering himself in...