53 h. ago Trump urges China to buy more US soyabeans as trade truce deadline looms

High Chinese tariffs threaten important market for US farmers

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3 d. ago Could Andy Burnham really return to Parliament and become Prime Minister?

Despite his popularity, the route to No 10 is far from straightforward

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3 d. ago Inside Barry Ferguson's Rangers summer transfer plan that never was as key lieutenant reveals signing strategy

Billy Dodds has revealed what the interim management team planned to do in the summer market had they been handed the job permanently.

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4 d. ago Toddler was given paracetamol by doctors but she was already fighting for her life and now faces race against time

Katie Hughes faces a a looming NHS deadline for £500,000 treatment

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4 d. ago Beautiful European country with walkable cities tops list as cleanest in the world

Estonia has been named the cleanest country in the world, due to its incredibly low emissions and clean air - but it's also a great spot for a holiday

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5 d. ago Andy Burnham reveals next phase of clean air plan as key deadline looms

The CAZ signs recently began to be removed to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds

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7 d. ago Andy Burnham speaks out on second Manchester Airport video with police officer under investigation

The IOPC is investigating a GMP officer 'over an allegation they shared footage relating to an active police investigation into an incident at Manchester Airport in July 2024 without any legitimate policing purpose'

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7 d. ago Andy Burnham's office and council hit back against claim 'something's amiss' in Renaker loans row

A court case against the mayor's office concluded last month

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7 d. ago Vladimir Putin could end Russian aerial bombardment of Ukraine to avoid Trump's economic sanctions

US President Donald Trump 's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to Moscow imminently ahead of Friday's deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to give tourist tax powers to local leaders to boost public services

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has previously called for a mandatory 'tourist levy' for those visiting the city with Edinburgh already set to introduce a charge

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8 d. ago I was slapped an £18 Clean Air Zone fine then wasted FIVE months and £100s fighting the tickets... council is to blame

Colin Griffiths was initially handed a reduced penalty of £18 but, despite paying it immediately, saw it increase more than 10-fold to £267 after the council claimed he had not coughed up the cash.

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9 d. ago Clean air zone signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what?

The charging clean air zone was cancelled after a spectacular U-turn in 2022 - and led to more arguments and thousands of stickers being slapped on signs. Now there's a new plan, Ethan Davies examines what it involves - and why it's only a start

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3 w. ago Japan’s PM accepts ‘harsh’ election result as loss of upper house predicted

Ballot heaps pressure on Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government after it lost control of lower house in October Japan’s shaky ruling coalition is likely to lose control of the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday’s election, potentially heralding political turmoil as a tariff deadline with the US looms.While the ballot does not directly determine whether prime minister Shigeru Ishiba’s minority government falls, it heaps pressure on the embattled leader, who also lost control of the more powerful lower house in October. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham calls on Starmer to tackle ‘explosion of homelessness’

A damning report warned of an ‘explosion of homelessness’ since Covid

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham says M60 ‘at saturation point’ after National Highways’ ‘failure to invest’ in roads

He accused national infrastructure bodies of neglecting the growing city region and thinking ‘we can do it on the cheap up there’

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham says ‘off the scale’ Oasis shows will be ‘remembered forever in Manchester’

The mayor said fans had created 'something quite special' and 'from what I know the band is really made up with it'

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4 w. ago Kendall defends welfare reform plan after Government forced to ditch key parts

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall insisted she was motivated by getting people into work rather than cutting costs.

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4 w. ago Campaigners fighting Dumfries and Galloway windfarm urge people to object as deadline looms

The Glengap Community Group is opposing Wind 2 Energy’s plans for a nine-turbine project at Lairdmannoch.

Events

4 w. ago Air fryers will be free of grease in 15 minutes if you use 2 ingredients — no scrubbing

A TikTok user has shared a simple hack to clean an air fryer basket using just two household items - and it doesn't involve any scrubbing

Events

4 w. ago 'We came here for our escape and things went wrong': How couple's dream of a quieter life that featured on Escape To The Country descended into tragedy

It was meant to be a fresh start in the idyllic Norfolk countryside for Emma Izzard - a new chapter filled with clean air, peaceful days and hope for the future

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