Police searching for missing 12-year-old Wigan boy

NHS worker and husband fined £640 and threatened with prison for taking children on two-week term time holiday

The Israeli and Palestinian friends bringing a message of peace and hope to Manchester

Andy Burnham announces strict food rules for every school with products banned and new Universal Credit policy

Masterchef star opens new Manchester restaurant in £300m destination with 50% off on three days

Government announces new scheme to help stranded rail passengers get free trains on 17 operators

The Greater Manchester town with soaring house prices named one of UK's property hotspots

Rough sleeping rises in Greater Manchester as Andy Burnham pledges to end crisis by Christmas

Why a Scottish Highlands loch is the ultimate UK family staycation

Ricky Hatton: A year on, Manchester quietly and fondly remembers one of its own

Marks and Spencer's 'perfect' £20 smart trousers so popular shoppers are begging for more colours

'Energy saving' heated clothes airer drops to £29 from £60 in clever deal stack

Harry Potter fans race to Marks and Spencer for 'spellbinding' light-up Christmas decoration

Ministers called to step in after US diplomat secretly removed from UK

Jewellery lovers race to buy 'luxury' £53 advent calendar reduced to £20