COMMENT: The hated Piccadilly Gardens wall is coming down - will the drug dealing, rubbish and lingering stench of cannabis disappear too?

direct to your inboxA rally in Manchester today (Saturday) called on the government to implement a 'zero Covid strategy' by introducing stricter measures to save lives.The small gathering in Piccadilly Gardens is said to have mirrored events held across the country.Support for the call is said to have been garnered from doctors, scientists, students and trade unions - with organisers criticising what they called the hovernment's 'reckless return to regional tier measures'.They said it would be

direct to your inboxA student who scrawled the infamous ‘petri dish’ message on the Piccadilly Gardens wall has done it again - but this time it’s all in the name of art.The graffiti artist snuck into the Gardens at 2.30am to spray paint the words 'the north is not a petri dish' and 'Full Furloug(sic)' in red in capital letters on the wall. And following the demolition of the wall last month, they were invited back by the council to write the original message on the remaining chunk.

Rebecca Adlington has candidly opened up on her “hardest week of pregnancy” after having a fall. Former Olympic swimmer Rebecca, 31, said her ankle was “so painful and swollen” after the accident.

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hereA chunk of the wall however has been preserved.

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mounting tensions between Greater Manchester leaders and the government over lockdown measures.

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Election workers and observers gathered Friday as presidential-election recounts got underway in two counties in Wisconsin, according to a report. The recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties – the state’s most populous counties with mostly liberal voters – were requested by the Trump 2020 Campaign aspart of an effort to overturn statewide results that favored Democrat Joe Biden.

Manchester's Finest showed a huge pile of rubble on the floor the next morning. Council bosses say it's a 'new beginning' for the Gardens.

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A luxury £27m four-star hotel backed by former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has been given the go ahead by city planners.The 151-room hotel near Piccadilly Gardens is a joint venture between the footballer and Portuguese hoteliers Pestana, and will be part of the CR7 brand when it opens in 2023.A ground floor bar, cafe, basement gym and roof terrace are proposed over 11 floors, while the area outside the hotel will also be improved with widened pavements and new trees.It will take

Perth and Kinross while it has risen by four per cent nationally.This is just one of the achievements outlined in Perth and Kinross Council’s Annual Assurance Statement, which was presented to councillors last week.Head of housing Clare Mailer was seeking approval of PKC’s 2019/20 statement in order to comply with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s regulatory framework.Latest COVID infection rate revealed as region adjusts to new restrictionsThe report was put before councillors at Wednesday’s