Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Salford City learn fan decision as Greater Manchester tier confirmed

direct to your inbox The latest coronavirus infection rates for all individual areas of England has been revealed.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has fallen in Greater Manchester - but it is soaring in London.The latest figures from Public Health England reveal there were 154.9 positive tests for every 100,000 people in Greater Manchester for the week ending December 11, a fall of four per cent compared to the previous week.During the same period, the infection rate in London soared by 61 per cent to 296.8 - double that in Greater Manchester.Government scientists are trying to establish

was scrapped after the government intervened. And now the government - which last week said schools could close one day earlier than planned - has threatened legal action against Greenwich Council in London to stop its move to have pupils learning remotely this week.

the Trotters over the summer as one of more than 20 new signings brought in to the University of Bolton Stadium. Doyle was League Two's top scorer last season with Swindon Town but took some time to open his goalscoring account with Bolton.

direct to your inboxNot for the first time, Greater Manchester is waiting to find out what kind of restrictions will be imposed upon it in the coming days.And again, not for the first time, the answer is unclear.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 3,800 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.Behind the Covid-19 death statistics that we publish each day are human beings who all had stories to tell.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester now has a lower coronavirus infection rate than the average figure for England, the latest data shows.It's the first time the region-wide figure has dipped below the national average since May 1.The infection rate is expressed per 100, 000 people.The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show the rate for the week ending December 8 was 151.3 per 100,000 people in Greater Manchester.It is below the average rate for England which currently stands at

direct to your inboxThe latest Covid-19 infection rates for every area in England have been published.The figures, for the seven days to December 7, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government's testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).The rolling seven-date rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people for each local authority in the country.

direct to your inboxTwenty-six more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,900, the latest NHS figures show.Nine more Covid-related deaths were recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in its 24 hour data.The trust runs the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Wythenshawe Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Saint Mary's hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed five new deaths.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are flattening out, as cases in London continue to rise.Rates had been falling in all 10 boroughs for a number of weeks, but that trend appears to be plateauing - with one borough seeing a rise in cases.Meanwhile in London, the infection rate has been rising upwards for a number of days, now surpassing Greater Manchester and the national average by some way.The latest rates were calculated on December 5 - three days after the

hereAnd earlier this week it emerged that the rate in Greater Manchester was lower than the rate in London on the day the capital was placed under Tier 2 rules while we were put under tougher Tier 3 restrictions.The gap between our region and the capital has continued to widen, according to the latest data released by Public Health England this afternoon.London now has a infection rate per 100,000 people of 182.6, compared with the rate of 159.2 in Greater Manchester.It was hoped that the

direct to your inboxThe gap between the coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester and London is beginning to widen.On Sunday, the M.E.N reported that the rate of infection in the capital on the day the country was moved into separate tiers was in fact higher than our area.Whilst cases were falling across our conurbation when the country come out of lockdown, positive tests were rising in London.In the week ending December 3, the infection rate in London climbed from 169.32 to 173.7 per

direct to your inboxEighteen more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has now risen to 3,787, the latest NHS figures show.Thirteen new deaths were recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the organisation in charge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed four new deaths.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, December 1, are:Nationally, a further 350 people, who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 40,938.Patients were aged between 31 and 98 years old, NHS England said.

The Environment Secretary has defended the Government’s decision to place Manchester in Tier 3 of the new coronavirus restrictions.The region will be placed in the highest tier when the national lockdown comes to an end in England later this week.Many have criticised the decision as several boroughs in London - going into Tier 2 this week - have higher infection rates than Trafford and Stockport.But Environment Secretary George Eustice has explained that there are several reasons for placing the

anger from residents this week about the decision to put the borough into Tier 3 restrictions when national lockdown ends.

Claims by Salford Tories that they were instrumental in the council deferring approval of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework have been branded ‘bizarre’ by the city’s mayor.Opposition councillors had asked for the controversial housing and jobs masterplan to be called in for further scrutiny at a meeting today, only for it to be cancelled.Thousands of homes are earmarked across the borough including within the borough's green belt, though the majority of new development would fall within

Greater Manchester and many other areas across the north will be in Tier 3, the most strictest level of restrictions.

Greater Manchester will be placed in Tier 3 of the government’s strengthened tier system when national lockdown ends on December 2, it has been confirmed.The Health Secretary Matt Hancock made the announcement in Parliament this morning.The tougher system, which sees harsher controls on the hospitality industry than before is based on the latest available data, the government said.Greater Manchester had been in Tier 3 before the lockdown after reporting some of the highest Covid-19 rates in the

Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Salford City will continue to play games behind closed doors without fans in attendance. But should the restrictions be relaxed across Greater Manchester, then fans across the region will be permitted to return to their respective stadiums.