"A bleak Christmas looms for many": More than 2,000 workers employed by Manchester Airport and outside firms at risk

Manchester Airport says the government needs to  urgently come forward with a support package for the aviation industry - and introduce passenger testing or risk thousands of jobs.

Molly-Mae Hague has been having a tough old time of it lately after having a mole removed over fears it could become cancerous, so we don’t blame her for needing a weekend with her bestie Maura Higgins to cheer her up.But the Love Island pair seemingly broke Manchester’s strict lockdown rules, which were put into place when the government introduced a new tier system, when they hung out together.Maura appeared to have travelled over 200 miles from her Essex home, which has also been placed in

hereThe Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, also known as Sage, has previously set a target of 80 per cent.Cabinet Office minister Gove has said that contact tracing is improving 'all the time'.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has argued there should be a national 'circuit breaker' lockdown, and that responsibility for contact tracing should be handed to councils.It comes as leaders in Greater Manchester continue to resist the imposition of new tier three restrictions.Rachel

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Sunday October 18 is:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 263Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 493NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 613Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 204Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 241Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -

We asked M.E.N. readers what they'd miss most about the markets, and their favourite memories from previous years, and thousands of you responded.

herePatients were aged between 44 and 99 years old.

Grill It Yourself kit. The G.I.Y. kits, launched in lockdown, recently won a Manchester Food and Drink Festival Award and deliver all the ingredients and instructions you need to make your own grilled cheese at home.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, October 16 is:Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 263Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 492NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 603Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 204Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 241Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -

Let us know in the comments below. Click through the gallery below to see highlights from last year's opening dayAs well as traditional Bavarian food, there has always been a good showing of local operators too.Northern Soul pitch up with their signature grilled cheese sandwiches, Yard & Coop with buttermilk-fried chicken in a cone (festive), Porky Pigs with their iconic Yorkshire pudding wrap, and Elsie May's with loaded hot cookie dough.

coronavirus related fatalities recorded by hospitals trusts in England during the previous 24 hour period.

Wythenshawe on July 16 this year, he told them: "Yes, it's all on that computer there". As well as having the 'extraordinary large amount' of images on his work computer and a hard drive, Donkin also had 80 videos and 12,000 images of young girls taken in public spaces.

Johnny Marr has praised Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, for leading legal action against the UK government over the detrimental impact that a local lockdown would have on the hospitality sector in the north of England.News of this legal challenge comes ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected announcement today (October 12) of a three-tier lockdown strategy for England in order to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases.

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United fans have been reacting to Edinson Cavani 's admission that he spoke with former United player Angel Di Maria prior to joining the club on a free transfer.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, October 9:Each day the NHS in England publishes the number of deaths recorded by each hospital trust in the last 24-hour period.These are deaths where the person had tested positive for the virus or where COVID-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.NHS England's daily figures sometimes include previously uncounted deaths that took place several days - or even weeks ago.They do not include deaths

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) announced that 465 jobs at Manchester Airport would be axed.

exploring options for a smaller version of the Christmas Markets, which councillor Pat Karney said could take the form of small rows of stalls like the Makers Markets, in three key locations around the city.

highest rate in England after outbreaks among the student population.

Those to be made redundant at Manchester, which has around 3,500 employees, include security officers, engineers, customer service staff, bus drivers and car park attendants.It follows a huge decline in passengers amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis - from 30.3m between April and August 2020, to 2.8m in the same period this year.Unite - the main aviation union - have also blamed the job losses on the government's failure to provide support to the sector.Union bosses have said they will immediately

coronavirus.