'A major stride towards making our country safer' - Figen Murray hails launch of consultation on proposed new 'Martyn's Law' counter-terrorism legislation

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straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United hope to have David de Gea, Donny van de Beek, Edinson Cavani, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial back for their Europa League last-16 second-leg vs AC Milan.United are set to be greatly boosted as they travel to Italy in midweek for the second-leg of their last 16 tie having drawn 1-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday night.Solskjaer's side prepared for a crucial week in their season with a 1-0 win over West Ham and the United manager is hoping to

direct to your inboxThe mum of Manchester Arena bombing victim Martyn Hett has opened up on the pain of dealing with Mother's Day - four years after she lost her son in the tragedy.Figen Murray said although she has a memory box full of cards Martyn sent over the years, it is a 'struggle' to look at them.Martyn, from Stockport, was among the 22 lives lost when Salman Abedi detonated his suicide bomb in the foyer of the Arena in 2017.He was 29.Figen has since campaigned tirelessly for a new law

direct to your inboxThe International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced another change to the handball rule that will come into effect from the start of July.Football’s leading lawmakers have now confirmed that because the interpretation of handball incidents have “not always been consistent”, the rule has been altered.A statement read: “Accidental handball that leads to a team-mate scoring a goal or having a goal-scoring opportunity will no longer be considered an offence.”Members

Lucy Mecklenburgh and her fiancé Ryan Thomas have started renovations on their Manchester Edwardian home.The former Coronation Street star Ryan, 36, purchased the property without Lucy seeing it first but the couple promised fans that they would be overhauling the home. And Lucy, 29, has shared a glimpse of the DIY work as the pair revealed they would be splitting their time 50/50 between the Manchester property and their home in Essex.

direct to your inboxLeicester City suffered a major injury blow after Harvey Barnes was stretchered off during their 3-1 defeat Arsenal on Sunday.The Foxes entered the match with the chance to move above Manchester United into second in the table, cutting Manchester City's ead at the top to 10 points.Midway through the second half, Barnes pulled up as he felt an issue in his knee despite no contact with an Arsenal player and he immediately looked severely hurt, with the stretcher introduced to

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is tipping Sergio Aguero to still have a major impact on Manchester City ’s season. And the Blues boss also claims that off-key Kevin De Bruyne, like Aguero, still has to find his fluency, but will be back to his best given time.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he hopes to have Edinson Cavani, Scott McTominay and Donny van de Beek back for the Premier League clash against Chelsea this weekend. However, United are still set to be without Paul Pogba 'for a few weeks' as he continues his rehabilitation from a recent thigh injury.

direct to your inboxStrangeways prison has been hit by a major outbreak of Coronavirus after nearly 200 members of staff and inmates tested positive, the M.E.N understands.Over 90 members of prison staff, and over 100 inmates have contracted the virus, a source has confirmed. Official government figures show the number of cases in the Strangeways district of Manchester rose by more than 105 per cent in the week ending February 16.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards revealed that Mario Balotelli told him that he would win the title for Manchester City while the pair were warming up against Queens Park Rangers.City's first Premier League title win came in the 2011/12 season in the most dramatic fashion. Sergio Aguero's famous last-gasp goal to hand City the title while Manchester United waited for their noisy neighbours to falter is one of the most memorable and recognisable goals in Premier League history.

direct to your inboxResidents were evacuated and the M67 motorway had to be closed following a huge warehouse fire in Tameside on Sunday afternoon. At the peak of the blaze more than 125 firefighters were scrambled to tackle an enormous fire at a three-storey self-storage warehouse in Denton, causing a huge plume of smoke which could be seen all across Greater Manchester.

Bolton community, found dead after going missing on a Christmas walk. An avid walker and former marathon runner, Norman Stewart left his home on The Strand in Horwich for a routine ramble on December 29 at around 4pm, say his family.