A second coronavirus vaccination centre is to to open in Rochdale

direct to your inboxA mass coronavirus vaccination centre will open at the Etihad Tennis Centre in Manchester next week.The site will open to people over 80 and healthcare staff by appointment only on Monday.It's one of seven mass vaccination sites opening in England next week.People over 80 will be invited to get their jabs at the new hub in the coming days.Health and care workers within a 45-minute drive of the centre will also be offered jabs.The site will be operated by the NHS with support

direct to your inbox The old Littlewoods distribution centre in Oldham - once the town's biggest private employer and one of the largest warehouses in the world - is to close its doors today for the final time. At the height of operations the warehouse, which dominates the skyline in Shaw, once employed more than 1,200 staff.

direct to your inboxThousands more people in Greater Manchester have received coronavirus vaccines as the regional programme continues to take shape. A total of 78 vaccination centres will open across the region next week - including a mass vaccination hub at the Etihad Tennis Centre in Manchester.

Outlander actress Catriona Balfe has opened up about what it was like to model in some of the biggest shows in the world, and it isn’t as glam as we might think.

direct to your inbox Seven mass coronavirus vaccination centres have been unveiled.

Perth early this morning, Wednesday January 6.A Perth and Kinross Council refuse collection vehicle was ablaze, outside St John’s Kirk, at 8.17am.Anger at 'lethal' icy pavementsEye witnesses saw smoke and flames pouring from the hatch at the back of the rubbish truck.Two fire engines came to the stricken bin lorry which was stopped between the main door to St John’s Kirk and scaffolding surrounding Perth City Hall.Perth poet Jim has new title and shieldWater hoses were used to put out the

direct to your inboxRap legend Dr Dre is in hospital after suffering from a possible brain aneurysm.The 55-year-old hip-hop star is receiving treatment at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, according to US showbiz website TMZ.Dr Dre, who rose to fame in the late 1980s as part of rap group N.W.A, told fans on Wednesday that he's 'doing great' and hopes to return home soon.He shared to Instagram: "Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes.

Outlander actress Catriona Balfe has opened up about what it was like to model in some of the biggest shows in the world, and it isn’t as glam as we might think.

told the Manchester Evening News last year that they were left 'with no alternative' than to start proceedings.

direct to your inboxPolice have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing man.Michael Gunson, 31, was last seen in Ashton Town Centre on January 1, and police are now growing increasingly concerned for his whereabouts.He is described as 5ft 9inches in height, around 15 stone, and of a stocky build.Michael is bald with a brown beard and has brown eyes.GMP have released an image of Michael in the hope that members of the public may recognise him.Anyone with information about his whereabouts have

direct to your inboxAn ambulance call handler who discovered her new bike had been stolen outside work following a 12-hour shift said it 'felt like a kick in the teeth'.Kathleen Dipper, 24, left Parkway Business Centre in Moss Side following a busy shift answering 999 calls at around 6.30pm on Tuesday (December 29).She found a broken bike lock, her helmet - but no bike. Kat, from Chorlton, saved up for months for the £650 specialised Sirrus 2020 2.0.

HOLLYWOOD – Doctors and staff clapped after Keith Leach, a black frontline worker healthcare coworker at the Los Angeles LGBT Centre, received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday morning. The first of 400 doses received by the Centre, it was dispensed by Dr. Ward Carpenter, co-director of health services at the Centre’s McDonald/Wright Building located on North Schrader Blvd.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A dedicated support worker who used yoga therapy to help her colleagues during the pandemic has narrowly missed out on a national health award.Fiona Baxter, senior support worker at Dumbarton Adult Training Centre in Bruce Street, was shortlisted as a finalist in the Scottish Health Awards’ Healthier Lifestyle category.During the pandemic, Fiona recognised the need to support the wellbeing of her colleagues

direct to your inboxThe NHS is calling on people to donate blood and help build up stocks for hospitals during a ‘potentially challenging’ winter period.Over the Christmas holidays, blood donor centres will remain open yet only 44 per cent of appointments at the Norfolk House centre in Manchester City Centre for the week after Christmas have been filled.People like Durelle Kelly, 29, rely on regular blood transfusions all year round.

direct to your inboxAlmost 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine meant for a Cheshire town's most clinically vulnerable residents had to be thrown away.A batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech, containing 975 doses, delivered to Waters Green Medical Centre in Macclesfield was found to be unusable, it has been revealed.The same number of people, who were scheduled to have the vaccine, will now not get it until a later date.The problem was caused by issues refrigerating the vaccine, which needs to be kept at

Glasgow is at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak after 38 staff tested positive for the deadly bug. Royal Mail bosses today confirmed the cases at the Glasgow Mail Centre in the city’s Springburn, where around 1,000 people are employed.