Boohoo buys Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton - but shops to close with 2,450 jobs lost

direct to your inboxA University of Manchester student used his iPhone to secretly film up female students' skirts for sexual gratification.Doyun Kim, 20, placed his smartphone so he could record his victims around Manchester - on a bus, in shops and in university buildings.But the engineering student was caught when his last victim spotted the device - with the camera recording - in a bathroom.Police were called and officers found a series of videos on his iPhone X taken from underneath the

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have a few injury issues to deal with ahead of this weekend's Premier League showdown with Chelsea.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side go head-to-head with Thomas Tuchel's Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (4.30pm kick-off).United sit second in the league table, 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and six ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAfter Manchester United eased their way past Real Sociedad in the Europa League Round of 32 on Thursday night, they now await to see who they will face in the Last 16, with some tricky opponents waiting.Three other British teams are also in the hat, with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Rangers making it through, while there are some kinder ties too.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are among the favourites for the competition at present and will be eager to win

direct to your inboxA ‘deserted’ mill in Tameside is to be demolished and replaced with retail space and up to 62 apartments.On Wednesday the borough’s planning committee gave the green light for plans to knock down Britannia Mill in Mossley, which was built in 1851.Previous outline plans to demolish the Manchester Road mill had been approved in 2016 by the planning committee but had not progressed, pending the agreement of a Section 106 contribution.The applicant, English Braids Ltd, has now

straight to your inbox every day for freeMatthijs de Ligt's praise for Juventus players past and present sheds some light on why he made the switch to Italy, rather than Manchester United, after he left Ajax in 2019.De Ligt was hugely impressive in Ajax's semi-final Champions League run in the 2018/19 season.A 19-year-old captain who showed leadership and defensive qualities, the young Dutchman was one of the hottest properties in European football, with a slew of top teams linked with a move

straight to your inbox every day for freeChelsea have been dealt an injury blow ahead of next weekend's Premier League showdown with Manchester United. Second-placed United take on Thomas Tuchel's side at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as they bid to stay in touch with leaders Manchester City.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inboxNearly a third of Manchester Evening News readers think it’s too early to lift lockdown restrictions.And the results of a new survey show they would prefer to see restrictions on visiting shops relaxed before indoor visits with family and friends can happen.A survey of 5,676 people on the M.E.N website found that 32 percent think it’s too early to lift lockdown.That compares to 16 percent who think now is the right time.For others, progress in vaccinations was key - with 30

Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague has spoken about buying a house with boyfriend Tommy Fury, while telling her 5.2 million followers she recently pulled out after putting an offer in. The loved-up pair have been dating since 2019 after meeting in the Love Island villa and currently live in a stylish Manchester pad.

direct to your inboxAmanda Holden is the golden girl on her 50th birthday as she posed in a dazzling jumpsuit. The Britain's Got Talent judge took centre stage on her big day, and she chose an embellished jumpsuit from the Manchester-based global fashion house boohoo.

direct to your inboxFour travellers were fined £10,000 each after failing to declare they had arrived in the UK from a 'red list' country, police have confirmed.West Midlands Police said the offenders were caught after landing at Birmingham Airport on Monday - the first day that tougher border rules came into force.

direct to your inboxPopular radio host Chelsea Norris has decided to quit her BBC Radio Manchester breakfast show following her maternity leave.Chelsea, who welcomed baby boy Barney last May with her husband, Ben Postma-Tonge, told stand-in host Becky Want that returning wouldn't be 'right' for her family.The mother-of-two, who also has a five-year-old daughter Minnie, appeared on the show to announce her departure.The doting mum says the past 12 months had led her to reevaluate.Asked if she was

straight to your inboxThe Den, Cold Blow Lane.Even the address of Millwall’s ground brought a shudder to the spine of away fans brave enough to go there in the dark days of the 1970s and 80s.Things had not improved a great deal when Manchester City went to the new Den, just down the road, at a crossroads moment in their history.What happened next was a sweet and sour night which saw the Blues begin a fight back to which today’s unprecedented success can be directly traced, but which also exposed

strike this week amid a new threat from new cost-cutting plans, union bosses have warned.The former public utility has started consultation on further job losses after 5,000 roles were axed last summer, the GMB union has said.Administration grades in Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leicester and Leeds are under threat with the reason being given as cutting costs.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus death toll in the UK has hit a grim milestone, with over 100,000 lives lost to the disease. At the Manchester Evening News we have pledged to honour the memory of every victim who has died from our region.