Bishop of Manchester slams restrictions imposed in the north west of England as 'Westminster based mentality that has little care'

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coronavirus measures this afternoon that will see a lockdown begin in a matter of hours.

Pennine Acute, which runs Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary, recorded 21 more deaths.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) chief Ian Hopkins has joined his counterparts at the Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbia forces in signing the letter ahead of the implementation of new nationwide restrictions, which are set to come into force on Thursday.

England World Cup-winner Nobby Stiles has died after a long illness, aged 78.The former Manchester United, Middlesbrough and Preston North End midfielder was revealed to be suffering from dementia in 2016, having also been diagnosed with prostate cancer three years before.A family statement on Friday afternoon confirmed the news, which sees Stiles become the latest member of the 1966 World Cup final-winning side to pass away in recent years following Jack Charlton, Ray Wilson and Martin

coronavirus restrictions. The Greater Manchester Mayor said health is 'not just about controlling the virus' and that if 'punishing lockdowns are imposed' over winter, people's mental health will suffer.

Greater Manchesters' leaders have been given a deadline of noon tomorrow to reach an agreement on the terms of a Tier 3 lockdown.Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said in a statement that he has written to local leaders to warn them about the deadline, saying they must take 'action urgently'.Leaders in Greater Manchester have been in tense discussions since last week over the terms of an agreement to introduce stricter measures.The region's mayor Andy Burnham has so far resisted calls to

Mayor Andy Burnham and other local leaders as they demand a return to the 80% furlough that would protect the incomes of thousands of people hit by business closures. In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Dr Walker said he backed the mayor's stance because it had cross party support from Labour and Conservative MPs and council leaders across the region and because 'the things that are being argued for are the right things'.

The leader of Rochdale council says admissions to hospital and intensive care units are his main concern after the borough’s infection rate became the highest in the region over the weekend.Latest Public Health England figures show there were 454 cases per 100,000 people during the week to October 14.The 12 pc week-on-week rise has seen it overtake Manchester - whose problems largely relate to the student population - as the worst hit in the conurbation.Wigan now has the second highest rate.It

straight to your inbox every day, freeFormer Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has identified two key areas he feels the club made mistakes in during the summer transfer window.It was a window of mixed fortunes for United as they missed out on main target Jadon Sancho but managed to land the likes of Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani.Meulensteen has wondered why it took United until transfer deadline day to sign Cavani, however, and argued that the club should have prioritised signing a

Rochdale has seen a 5.3pc increase, now with 37.7pc and Tameside saw a 3.4pc rise, with 34.8pc of its children now living in poverty.

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has slammed the suggestion he had a bust-up with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the humiliating 6-1 defeat to Tottenham before the international break. Many fans were surprised to see Fernandes substituted at half-time of the match with United trailing 4-1 at home to Jose Mourinho's side after a disastrous performance.

were told today the figure may change as more data is released by the national test and trace system.

today announced a new three tiered Covid Alert Level system in England, with areas designated as being at either medium, high, or very high risk.Despite fears to the contrary, Greater Manchester was designated high risk and placed in tier 2 meaning all mixing of households indoors will be prohibited but hospitality can remain open.Although he urged Labour MPs to "prevail on the authorities in Greater Manchester to come into Tier 3.""I would hope is that we can work together to bring down the

The government will step in and impose stricter lockdown rules on areas where they think its necessary even if there is no agreement from local politicians, the Prime Minister said today.After days of uncertainty and confusion, it was announced that Greater Manchester would be placed in tier 2 of the new Covid Alert level system, meaning mixing between households indoors will be prohibited but that hospitality business could remain open.However, in the House of Commons earlier, Boris Johnson

straight to your inbox every day, freeRoy Keane has criticised Marcus Rashford after England’s 2-1 victory over Belgium on Sunday.Rashford scored England’s equaliser during a solid performance for his country, but Keane had harsh words for both Rashford and Harry Maguire in the wake of the game.Keane questioned Rashford’s body language during the first-half, believing he could have done more as Belgium dominated the opening 45 minutes.“Rashford in the first-half was going through the motions,”

major announcement from Boris Johnson expected later today. It is believed that the Prime Minister will outline plans for a three-tier system of rules which could put further pressure on areas with high Covid-19 infection rates.