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Ex-victims watchdog to examine women’s strip-search claims against Manchester police

Three women accuse force of unjustified strip-searches and one alleges sexual assault in custody

The Guardian - UK

Rail ticket office closure consultation extended after outcry from passengers

Passenger groups said the Department for Transport was ‘spooked’ by the threat of legal action from disability campaigners and mayors including Andy Burnham

Evening Standard

Ashes diary: northern mayors call out ECB as Mike Gatting relives that ball

Andy Burnham and Tracy Brabin call on ECB to reconsider decision not to allocate 2027 Ashes Tests to northern grounds as former England captain braves potential ignominy

The Guardian - UK

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Mayors urge ECB to reconsider its northern snub for 2027 men’s Ashes series

Ben Stokes admitted earlier this week he was “devastated” by the allocation in four years’ time, with Headingley and Old Trafford missing out.

The Independent UK

An inconvenient truth: you can’t sell the green revolution to people who can’t afford it

In a cost of living crisis, heat pumps and electric cars are out of reach for most. Britain needs to fund a genuinely fair transition – and fast, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Labour mayors to take legal action over train ticket office closures in England

Five metro mayors launch challenge to plans, saying ‘rushed’ public consultation not following due process

The Guardian - UK

Labour mayors prepare legal challenge to ‘rushed’ mass closure of ticket offices

Five Labour metro mayors have joined forces to fight plans to close train ticket offices.

The Independent UK

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Five mayors set to take legal action against rail office closures

The proposed closures include offices at London Waterloo, London Euston, Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.

The Independent UK

We’re behind Andy Burnham’s technical education revolution

Letters: For too long, academic and class snobbery has hampered innovation in education, writes Paul Haworth, while Albert Calland recalls the advantages of training at Leigh technical college in the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Man City fan says he was detained, beaten and deported without explanation before the Champions League final

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner have now spoken out and are demanding answers over what happened

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham under fire for 'patronising' Geordie music dig at Sam Fender on Twitter

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has delivered a bizarre verdict on Sam Fender and his music on Twitter

Chronicle Live

'Greater Manchester will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes': Andy Burnham's message as grim milestone in war reached

'In Greater Manchester, the solidarity with those in Ukraine, and those Ukrainians who are now living in our city-region, is clear'

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester is revolutionising technical education – whether London likes it or not

Government disdain for our region’s new baccalaureate proves that it knows little about what our young people need, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

'Devastating' ticket office closure plan will hit 20 city region stations

Union says 75 jobs across the region's rail network could be lost, leaving disabled and vulnerable passengers exposed

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Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham wants train ticket office closure plans suspended and is considering legal action

Andy Burnham has branded the ticket office closure consultation "wholly inadequate"

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Ticket office closures ‘illegal’?

Mayor says he wants region to run ticket offices if companies close them PLUS Gary Neville’s big mistake AND Manchester’s new ‘beach’

Manchester Evening News

'Good chance' late night trams will return this autumn, Andy Burnham says

Tram services have stopped running later since the pandemic

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham says mass closure of train station ticket offices could be ILLEGAL

Around 50 train stations in Greater Manchester are affected

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Liverpool Echo

First look inside new £365m Co-op Live arena opening in Manchester

The 23,500-capacity arena is on track to be completed to host its first events in April next year

Manchester Evening News

First look inside Co-op Live - the £365m entertainment venue that will 'make Manchester the musical capital of Europe'

The music-first arena will open its doors to fans in April 2024, gearing up for a wide variety of artists and events across its opening season

The Conversation

Manchester Baccalaureate: how the proposed vocational GCSE route would work – and the pitfalls it must avoid

From September 2024, GCSE pupils in Greater Manchester may be able to embark on a educational pathway created specifically for them. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, announced his plans to introduce a Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) in May 2023 and a public consultation on the plans has recently closed.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Changing ‘Mugger Lane’

The suburb where a regeneration would be ‘the best thing ever’ PLUS If you only order one dish, make it this one…or this one

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham needs 'more extensive powers to bring about substantial change' in Greater Manchester

The study has also said more powers should be given to Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram

Birmingham Post

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram 'need more extensive powers to bring about substantial change'

One of the book’s key themes is how both mayors have evolved the power of their office

The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester ‘worst city in Europe for clean and green transport’, says new report

City region is branded worst in Europe for eco-friendly transport

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