It's one of the worst prisons in Britain - so why is it expanding?
The Wigan prison set to double in size, plus the rest of your weekly briefing
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Labour losses, attempted decapitations and Partygate: The inside track on next month's elections
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Can Manchester deliver on its Victorian promise?
‘The philosopher alone can conceive the grandeur of Manchester and the immensity of its future’
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Plus, a new documentary and the rest of your weekly briefing
Does Greater Manchester have the cash for its public transport revolution?
'We're not going to be in a position to do everything that we wanted to do'
What on earth is going on at Manchester Airport?
Plus: A nurse on her first week in Ukraine, and the rest of our Monday briefing
'I’m probably going to grow up to be like one of them'
Emotional distress amongst Manchester's young people; the graduates finally getting their chance to celebrate; and a noisy tram journey on football night
Finally, women play to an Old Trafford crowd
Plus, a house that was once a wedding gift is up for sale and the rest of your weekly briefing
What is Greater Manchester’s strategy for talking about human rights?
Plus: we join a class where newly-arrived Mancunians learn to speak English
Are we getting serious about tackling violent crime?
How Glasgow’s violence-busting model could be the solution to Manchester’s woes
Killed by a rich kid
A new documentary about the death of Yousef Makki, plus the rest of your weekly briefing
Love has no age limit - especially in Lancashire
Plus: Fewer office workers, more residents: new figures show how Manchester city centre is changing