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EXPLAINED: Manchester city council - The Real Truth

Fact check: Number 10 North and football tickets on the NHS?

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

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

Polls close in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election to succeed Andy Burnham

The contest was triggered by Mr Burnham’s election to Parliament last month

The Independent UK

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Greater Manchester Police Allege Rats Were Found at Manchester Restaurant Facing Licence Review

Greater Manchester Police outlined alleged rat and hygiene concerns at Beilul Lounge as Manchester City Council reviews the restaurant's premises licence

International Business Times UK

Reform mayoral candidate described sessions on ‘challenges facing trans people’ as ‘indoctrination’

Exclusive: Sian Astley hit out at ‘aggressive transgender ideology’ and said it would have ‘no place’ in Greater Manchester under her leadership

The Independent UK

Manchester council leader Bev Craig announced as Labour candidate in mayor race

The city’s first female council leader and first LGBT leader is hoping to succeed former mayor Andy Burnham.

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Meet the industrial metropolis transforming into a world-leading cycling city

Home of British Cycling and a recent European Capital of Cycling, Manchester has just released a 5-year plan to become a paradise for pedallers

Cycling Weekly

Farage claims ‘whitewash’ after police find no evidence of Gorton family voting

The Reform UK leader claimed there had been an ‘establishment whitewash’ after officers said they had found no evidence of the illegal practice.

Evening Standard

Starmer says Gorton and Denton byelection a vote on ‘true patriotism’ as Labour picks local candidate

Party picks ward councillor Angeliki Stogia to defend seat as PM and colleagues argue only Labour can beat Reform

The Guardian - UK

Robert De Niro's Nobu Manchester Building Will Be City's Tallest Skyscraper--'It's Great Being Here'

Hollywood legend Robert De Niro's praises the British city where his co-owned hospitality business will operate what is to become the city's tallest building.

International Business Times UK

More councils urged to exempt terminally ill people from council tax

Barnsley brought in the change last month, following Manchester City Council.

Evening Standard

Oasis reunion gigs ‘will live in the memories of music fans for years to come’

Thousands of ticketless fans have gathered outside the concerts just to hear the band play

The Independent UK

Oasis promoters thank Manchester City Council following run of homecoming gigs

The rock band, made up of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, wrapped up their final night performing at Manchester’s Heaton Park on Sunday.

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Wonderwall! Steel fences erected at Heaton Park to stop ticketless Oasis fans watching tour

Manchester City Council has erected huge steel fences around an area of Manchester's Heaton Park to stop ticketless Oasis fans from watching the band's reunion tour, and the Council have urged those without tickets not to travel to the park for the group's three upcoming shows.

Evening Standard

Drivers are hit with £1 million in fines from yellow box junctions in a year

The RAC said the ‘emormously high’ figures should ‘send alarm bells ringing’

The Independent UK

Warning on ‘enormously high number’ of fines issued to drivers over yellow box rule

Drivers are prohibited from entering these marked areas unless their exit is clear, or they are waiting to turn right

The Independent UK

Drivers hit by yellow box fines worth almost £1m in year

Yellow boxes are used in an attempt to ensure traffic flows smoothly through busy junctions.

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Evening Standard

Major incident declared as flooding hits parts of UK following heavy rainfall

Some parts of the North West saw almost a month’s worth of rain within 48 hours.

The Independent UK

Bus lane fines from single city street rake in £10 million

Drivers had to pay out £10.2 million in fines from April 2022 to September 2023 for travelling through bus lanes on Manchester's Oxford Road

The Independent UK

Warning as boy collapses and dies after eating poisonous berries on walk with father

Teenager became unwell after ingesting berries and leaves from a yew tree in Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury

The Independent UK

Banner calling for release of activist in UAE flown over Etihad Stadium

The plane circled the stadium in the early stages of City’s Premier League match against Liverpool.

The Guardian - UK

Labour councillors quit party in protest at Keir Starmer’s Israel stance

Amna Abdullatif, the first Arab Muslim woman elected to Manchester city council, among those to resign

Evening Standard

Five Labour mayors across UK join forces to urge Rishi Sunak to stay on track with HS2

Sadiq Khan and his four fellow Labour leaders say they have been ‘inundated’ with concerns about the Government’s trajectory

Manchester Evening News

New park, 'City of Sanctuary' and transport concessions - everything heard at Manchester full council

All the debate from Manchester full council on July 12

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