Andy Burnham

Denis Law pictured playing for Man Utd in 1968.

Denis Law's funeral update - and tributes paid to Man United star

Former Hull City star Dean Windass, 55, has been diagnosed with dementia.

Former Premier League star Dean Windass diagnosed with dementia

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, backs a ‘limited’ national inquiry into grooming gangs

Andy Burnham backs national grooming gangs inquiry

Andy Burnham discusses need to nurture homegrown talent to meet demands of Manch...

Is this the first look at plans for a new Old Trafford stadium for Manchester United?

Old Trafford: Is this a sneak peek of new home for Manchester United?

Paul Hilton, the chairman of Radcliffe Borough FC, has died, the club has announced Picture: Facebook

Non-league football club chairman dies suddenly

Man United want to replace Old Trafford with ‘100,000’ seater stadium

A screen-grab from a video that shows a man being kicked by GMP officers at Manchester Airport

Family of man assaulted by police at airport call for calm

Andy Burnham, right, believes Keir Starmer can lead a radical Labour government. Credit: Getty/Kim Mogg

Labour long read: polling shows Starmer can risk being more radical

Watch live: Matt Hancock giving evidence to Covid inquiry

During the Covid pandemic, Boris Johnson struggled to understand graphs and scientific data. (Picture: Leon Neal/WPA pool /Getty Images)

Boris Johnson was "not aware" other countries had locked down in Covid

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

Andy Burnham spoke at the Insider breakfast event in Manchester (Image: Insider Media)

Andy Burnham promises 'London-style' transport system for Manchester

Amazon to donate 40,000 household items to support families

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says Westminster has been treating the North "like second class citizens when it comes to transport” (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

North ‘treated like second class citizens when it comes to transport’

Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan, and Steve Rotheram, mayors of Manchester, London, and Liverpool, are among those who have signed the letter calling for a rent freeze in England. Credit: Getty Images

City mayors join calls for ‘immediate’ rent freeze in England

Andrew Western won the Stretford and Urmston by-election for Labour, returning 69.9% of the vote. (Credit: PA)

Labour retains Stretford and Urmston seat following by-election
The vacant Greater Manchester seat was up for grabs after Kate Green quit her role as an MP to join Andy Burnham’s mayoral team
Heather Carrick

Regional leaders hit out at competitive bidding for Levelling Up cash

Clockwise from top left: Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, and Ben Wallace could all find themselves in No 10 sooner than they had thought (Photos: Getty Images)

Bookies favourites to be next Prime Minister have been revealed

Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham has given evidence under oath to the public inquiry into the disaster (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Andy Burnham gives evidence at infected blood inquiry - what he said

Bus services face major cutbacks without continued government support

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham made an appearance at the Integrated Rail Plan inquiry in parliament earlier today. (Credit: Parliament TV)

Andy Burnham hits back at Tory MP in heated exchange during inquiry

No fewer than 57,000 entrants will take on the Great North Run 2021. (Pic: Getty)

When is the Great North Run 2022? Date of GNR, race route and distance

Single parents in the North worst hit by rising wealth inequality

Andy Burnham to address cladding scandal protest this weekend

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi urged that masks are still needed indoors (AFP via Getty)

Masks will be ‘expected’ in enclosed indoor areas, says vaccines minister

Andy Burnham: Government must ‘fill in the map’ and offer devolution to all parts of England (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Andy Burnham: Government must ‘fill in the map’ on English devolution

The spike in Covid cases in Scotland may be ‘past its peak’, Nicola Sturgeon has said (WPA Pool/Getty Images).

Scotland Covid spike update - what Nicola Sturgeon said
The First Minister has reported 80% of new Covid cases are among adults aged 44 and under
Carly Roberts

Batley and Spen by-election polls: latest odds and opinion polls on who could win - and when is the vote? (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Batley and Spen by-election polls: opinion polls on who could win

Travel restrictions between Scotland and Manchester have been introduced due to high levels of Covid in the area (Getty Images/Shutterstock)

All the areas in England where travel from Scotland is banned

Strike action against Go North West over fire and rehire ends with workers’ victory (Photo: Shutterstock/John B Hewitt)

Strike action over fire and rehire ends with workers’ victory

Boris Johnson has suggested that lockdown easing will go ahead as planned (Getty Images)

Boris Johnson says 'no conclusive' evidence to delay lockdown ending

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (second left) with Labour's Metro Mayor Andy Burnham (left) and former deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner (centre).

Keir Starmer to reshuffle cabinet after poor election results

Could more of the UK’s bus services be brought under public control like Greater Manchester’s bus network? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Manchester brings buses into public control - will it happen elsewhere?