Estate agent uses pictures of ‘cannabis farm’ in bedroom of Greater Manchester home

Estate agent advertises £135,000 terraced home for sale – complete with an apparent CANNABIS FARM spread through the property Landwood Group put advert for the home in Greater Manchester on Rightmove  Pictures show a room with 27 plant pots rigged up underneath heaters   Windows appear covered in heat-resistant plastic to keep the room warmer  By … Read more

Rephrasing New Year’s resolutions can lead to a greater chance of success, study suggests

It’s all in the wording: Rephrasing New Year’s resolutions to ‘I will start to’ rather then ‘I will avoid’ increases your chance of success, study suggests Swedish scientist tracked 1,066 people with resolutions made at end of 2017  People set themselves either avoidance goals or so-called ‘approach goals’  Those that phrased their promise to with … Read more

Kate Middleton calls for greater action to protect children in their ‘crucial early years’ in speech

The Duchess of Cambridge will today make her biggest ever public intervention as she calls for greater action to protect children in their ‘crucial early years’. Kate, 38, has been the driving force behind a new study – the largest of its kind in the UK on perceptions of early childhood – which reports that … Read more

Children face a greater risk of catching coronavirus because of how cough droplets fall

Short people may face a greater risk of catching coronavirus because of how droplets fall to the ground, a study has claimed. Researchers in Singapore measured the way Covid-19 travels after its expelled by an infected person keeping two metres apart from others. They found after the initial blast of a sneeze or cough, the … Read more

Year 10 pupil opens up about her giggle incontinence in Educating Greater Manchester

A year 10 student won over the hearts of the nation after she admitted she’s scared of laughing over fears she’ll wet herself due to a muscle spasm disability in Educating Greater Manchester.  In last night’s episode of the Channel 4 show, year 10 student Holly, who attends Harrop Fold School, opened up about her giggle … Read more

NASA’s Hubble telescope spots the ‘Greater Pumpkin’ galaxies 120 MILLION light-years from Earth

NASA’s Hubble telescope spots the ‘Greater Pumpkin’ galaxies 120 MILLION light-years from Earth, complete with glowing eyes and a carved crooked smile NASA’s Hubble telescope captured a spooky scene 120 million light-years away Deemed the ‘Greater Pumpkin’, the image is of two galaxies colliding The aging red stars are creating an orange hue that resembles … Read more

Does Greater Manchester REALLY need a Tier 3 lockdown? Cases were already slowing for 40% of region

More than a million people in Greater Manchester are living in boroughs where coronavirus infections are falling, casting serious doubts about whether a ‘Tier Three’ lockdown is really justified.  Some 2.8million residents in the region will be plunged into the harshest category of restrictions at midnight on Thursday after a series of looser localised measures … Read more

PM is set to put Greater Manchester under toughest coronavirus restrictions by end of the week 

TEN MILLION are to be plunged into Tier 3 lockdown: Boris Johnson is set to put Greater Manchester under toughest coronavirus restrictions by end of the week Talks on whether the region should enter Tier 3 ended in deadlock again today PM feels he has no choice but to take action to ‘tackle health emergency … Read more

Greater Manchester Police delete tweet ordering people to carry proof they are exempt

Greater Manchester Police delete ‘intimidating’ tweet ordering people to carry proof they are exempt from wearing masks as they boast about fines handed out to shoppers GMP Stretford told members public to carry proof they were exempt from masks Said they had issued five tickets to people without a mask at the Trafford Centre  Deleted … Read more

Police launch probe after ‘human bones’ were found in town in Greater Manchester

Police launch probe after ‘human bones’ were found in a Greater Manchester town The discovery was made  before 10.05am on Saturday near Calf Lane in Mossley  Police have  described  the discovery as ‘possible human bones’ The scene has been cordoned off while the investigation continues By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 15:16 BST, 18 October … Read more