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Murderer ensnared after girl he kidnapped and sexually assaulted tore hair out to leave DNA

Paul Sharpe, 56, put his victim in a chokehold and bundled her into his car in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, on May 18

The Independent UK

More Than 350 NHS Staff Strike Over £80 Pay Loss as NHS Trust Declares Critical Incident

Over 350 NHS workers in Greater Manchester are striking for three days over overtime pay disputes, prompting the Northern Care Alliance to declare a critical incident to maintain urgent services.

International Business Times UK

Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?

From a new high-speed line to better intercity links, the PM has a chance to tackle problems he criticised as Manchester mayor

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Family pay tribute to ‘like a light’ Jimmy Cricket ahead of his funeral

The Northern Ireland born comic is to be laid to rest following a service at Salford Cathedral in Greater Manchester.

Evening Standard

It’s time we put a stop to NHS scandals

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following an investigation by The Independent into endemic failures in care in a Greater Manchester trust, Andy Burnham – who was health secretary during the Mid Staffs scandal – has unexpected questions to answer

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas

PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’

The Guardian - UK

Rayner defends Burnham’s record on tackling rough sleeping in Manchester

The Government has pledged to offer a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas.

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Burnham accepted £325,000 worth of donations before becoming PM – see full list

ANDY Burnham received donations and support worth more than £325,000 in the three months before he entered No 10 - including from Morgan…

The National (Scotland)

Burnham to scrap restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England

Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next year

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolutely manic’: hot weather puts unprecedented pressure on Greater Manchester police

Force has seen busiest month in its history, with heatwaves putting added strain on criminal justice system

The Guardian - UK

Further disruption expected after Manchester power failure causes travel chaos

Trains in the Midlands, Greater Manchester, and northwest England came to a halt on Thursday

The Independent UK

Newly elected PoK legislator is on police bail in UK for child sex offences: Report

A former PoK minister faces child sex offense allegations from the 1990s. He was arrested in the UK and is currently out on police bail. Ahmed allegedly failed to attend a court date, campaigning instead in Mirpur. A UK judge allowed him to travel to Pakistan despite his bail status.…

The Times of India

Trains to and from London face major disruption due to electrical fault affecting UK rail

Trains across the northwest of England, particularly Greater Manchester and the Midlands, are affected

Evening Standard

Mapped: All the UK rail lines disrupted by major power outage

National Rail has confirmed the chaos is due to an electricity supply failure at one of its communications centres

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University of Greater Manchester ends contract of embattled vice-chancellor

George Holmes was suspended in 2025 over allegations involving financial mismanagement and other misconduct

The Independent UK

Voices: Andy Burnham’s Greater Manchester gamble has paid off – but how long will his luck last?

COMMENT: Not so long ago, it seemed certain that Nigel Farage’s party would capture the city-region mayoralty – but the new prime minister’s popularity carries all before it, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Burnham tells his Greater Manchester mayor successor to ‘go further and do more’

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Andy Burnham crowns Greater Manchester mayoral successor Bev Craig as ‘Queen of the north’

Labour candidate Ms Craig secured the largest by-election victory in British history

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Burnham hails mayoral successor as ‘queen of the north’ after Labour win

Bev Craig said people have been ‘crying out’ for a commitment from ‘people in power that get it’.

The Independent UK

Moment Labour’s Bev Craig declared winner of the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election

Greater Manchester will have a new mayor after Labour's Bev Craig won the mayoral election, succeeding Andy Burnham.

Evening Standard

Greater Manchester mayoral by-election results 2026 in full as Labour candidate Bev Craig sweeps to victory

Labour candidate Bev Craig wins the largest by-election in British history - here’s the breakdown of results in full

The Independent UK

Who is Bev Craig? The person replacing Burnham as the new Greater Manchester mayor

Labour's Bev Craig has won the by-election for the Greater Manchester mayoralty, which was triggered by Andy Burnham's departure to become Prime Minister. Ms Craig was the favourite and won after a second count, over coming Sian Astley from Reform UK with 309,525 votes to 157,178. Craig moves into the…

The Independent UK

Labour wins Greater Manchester mayoral by-election after marathon vote count

Bev Craig was declared the winner more than 24 hours after polling stations closed.

The Independent UK

Greater Manchester mayoral results in full: Bev Craig secures dominant win over Reform in key by-election

Labour holds on to Greater Manchester mayoralty as party’s ‘Burnham bounce’ sees off threat of Reform

The Independent UK

Labour’s Bev Craig secures big victory in Greater Manchester mayoral elections – results in full

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