Revealed: nearly all new diesel cars exceed official pollution limits

Guardian

Health experts lambast ‘deceitful’ carmakers as data suggests 97% of vehicles fail to meet NOx emissions standards in real-world conditions.

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This weekend, Labour will be campaigning to stop forced academisation and for investment in education.

Jeremy Corbyn
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Jeremy Corbyn - Our children deserve the very best education

The Conservatives are trying to force the academisation of all our schools. This is a top down re-organisation, costing over £1 billion - without a shred of evidence that academies improve standards - that teachers, governors and parents do not want. At a time when the education budget is being cut for the first time in twenty years, Labour wants money spent on driving up standards. This weekend, Labour will be campaigning to stop forced academisation and for investment in education. So, if you believe education matters, if you believe all our children matter, if you believe that every child has a right to go to a local school and do their best and succeed - join us, Labour, in opposing forced academisation.

Posted by Jeremy Corbyn on Friday, 15 April 2016

Ten drivers without blue badges park in disabled bays at Trafford town hall - in one morning

Manchester Evening News

A disabled driver was ‘disgusted’ to find that all but three of the specially designated spaces outside the town hall were taken up by vehicles not showing the correct permits.

Stretford Silver Band play Sevenways

Kate on Twitter

Don't miss the fab @stretband concert on 16 April, 7.30pm Sevenways Church #proudpresident pic.twitter.com/t1bK6N5SoA

— Kate Green (@KateGreenSU) April 14, 2016

Miles of smiles for the Manchester Marathon

Key 103

What a great day. The marathon remains a fantastic day and Gorse Hill is at the heart of it. Organisation was not perfect and councillors will be asking questions but we still love it.

Mike Cordingley

Just a short video we found on youtube

Red Devils chippy handed zero food hygiene rating

Manchester Evening News

The inspector concluded ‘urgent improvements required’, noting that a dead mouse was found in an electronic fly-killer.

Also uncovered were ‘droppings under work surfaces throughout’, according to the report. Inspectors also observed ‘potential entry points by the rear door’ and urged the owner to bring in a contractor to clean up his act. The report also says, at the time of the inspection, that there had been ‘no hot water to the premises for approximately one-and-a-half weeks’ and that staff were ‘unable to wash hands properly’.