Andy Burnham government introduces strict new UK vaping law today amid £200 fine warning

Manchester Evening News - Oct 29, 2026

Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty called the practice 'completely unacceptable'

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Oct 29, 2026

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Two lanes are closed off on the motorway

Labour desperately backpedals on Chancellor's vow to bring down benefits bill before election - amid outcry at failure to act in Budget

Oct 29, 2026

Labour desperately backpedals on Chancellor's vow to bring down benefits bill before election - amid outcry at failure to act in Budget

The Government's position on welfare descended into confusion as aides denied a commitment had been made - despite John Healey giving a seemingly clear statement.

Labour 'faces £28BILLION of spending cuts, tax hikes or more borrowing' by 2030 after Healey dodged decisions on defence and departmental budgets

Oct 29, 2026

Labour 'faces £28BILLION of spending cuts, tax hikes or more borrowing' by 2030 after Healey dodged decisions on defence and departmental budgets

The grim warning was delivered by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in its traditional post-Budget briefing.

Greater Manchester has fought for more power - but there's a catch to what Westminster is offering

Oct 29, 2026

Greater Manchester has fought for more power - but there's a catch to what Westminster is offering

The Budget promises to give Greater Manchester greater control over its own financial future. But will the new powers help spread prosperity beyond Manchester city centre, or simply reward the places that are already thriving?

Households face being £1,050 a year worse off by 2029 as they are hammered by energy crisis and Labour tax raids

Oct 29, 2026

Households face being £1,050 a year worse off by 2029 as they are hammered by energy crisis and Labour tax raids

The Resolution Foundation gave the estimate for working age people's disposable incomes in a bleak assessment of the issues facing the country.

Everything going up or down in price after Andy Burnham government's first Budget

Oct 29, 2026

Everything going up or down in price after Andy Burnham government's first Budget

John Healey delivered the Budget this week

Worse off under Burnham: The middle-earners and families struggling with bills who face a fall in living standards under Labour's 'is that it?' Budget

Oct 29, 2026

Worse off under Burnham: The middle-earners and families struggling with bills who face a fall in living standards under Labour's 'is that it?' Budget

The Chancellor pushed up taxes to a record high and poured billions of pounds more into benefits. But he ducked tough decisions on increasing defence spending and curbing the runaway welfare budget.

At least something is going down fast! Chancellor Healey necks a pint hours after tax-raising Budget that hit strivers

Oct 29, 2026

At least something is going down fast! Chancellor Healey necks a pint hours after tax-raising Budget that hit strivers

The Chancellor performed the trick at a Westminster pub after spending an hour setting out Labour's new economic direction under the new leadership of Andy Burnham.

Mum 'lucky to be alive' after being hit by falling tree during Storm Boelo

Oct 29, 2026

Mum 'lucky to be alive' after being hit by falling tree during Storm Boelo

The teaching assistant suffered a concussion and a bleeding head wound

Slaughtered on the platform: 13 rail passengers are killed in Russian drone strike on Ukrainian train as Zelensky calls for US action

Oct 29, 2026

Slaughtered on the platform: 13 rail passengers are killed in Russian drone strike on Ukrainian train as Zelensky calls for US action

At least 13 train passengers have been killed, and 10 more were wounded in central Ukraine after a Russian drone struck a platform at the Dnipro railway station on Thursday.

'I don't think anyone in the Labour government is financially literate': Voters give their verdict on John Healey's 'is that it?' Budget

Oct 29, 2026

'I don't think anyone in the Labour government is financially literate': Voters give their verdict on John Healey's 'is that it?' Budget

Disgruntled Brits weren't convinced by the Chancellor's budget, with one punter telling the Daily Mail witheringly 'I don't think anyone in the Labour government is financially literate'.

J .Cole turns Co-Op Live Manchester into Fayetville North Carolina

Oct 29, 2026

J .Cole turns Co-Op Live Manchester into Fayetville North Carolina

J .Cole's authenticity shone through as played the first of two sold out shows at Co-Op Live

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