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'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
Temping forever: meet Greater Manchester’s precarious workers
Young, scared and fireable
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
Escaping war, longing for home
Freshly arrived from Ukraine, three refugees start their lives anew in Manchester
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
They wanted control of the club - but the fans weren’t about to let that happen
The bloody battle to save a 115-year-old institution
Love has no age limit - especially in Lancashire
Plus: Fewer office workers, more residents: new figures show how Manchester city centre is changing
On the first day Oksana was broken. On the fourth, it was time to take action
'From Manchester with love'
Andy Burnham offers £2 bus fares - but will the sums add up?
Plus, a rare Lowry goes on sale - and the rest of your weekly briefing
‘If I were famous, you wouldn’t have to ask, would you?’
Prizewinning novelist Okechukwu Nzelu on the joys of being a writer in Manchester
Lydia Becker gets her biography
Plus: A great new show at the Royal Exchange
'This church is crying for justice and liberation'
After the death of a detained religious leader, a community in Crumpsall mourns
Inside an overwhelmed Ukraine donation centre
'As you can see it's just mayhem, people have been so kind'