Coronation Street's Glen Wallace on how soap led the way for representation and how Manchester is a 'second home'

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

direct to your inboxCoronation Street star Sally Dynevor has thanked the NHS after having her Covid vaccine.Sally, who plays Corrie's Sally Metcalfe, says she feels 'so grateful' after having her jab.The actress praised the health service after the Altrincham Healthcare Alliance Primary Care Network revealed Sally and former England and Manchester United captain Bryan Robson, 64, were among more than 800 people receiving their Coronavirus vaccines yesterday.She wrote on Twitter: "Thank you so

Wigan toddler have described their 'sheer relief' after she beat cancer for the second time in less than two years. Ruby Rose Scotson, aged three, has been fighting in a long-term battle against leukaemia for 20 months.

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA coroner investigating the death of a woman on a smart motorway has asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consider whether corporate manslaughter charges are appropriate.Grandmother Nargis Begum, from Sheffield, died on a stretch of the M1 without a hard shoulder in South Yorkshire, near Woodhall Services, in September 2018.The 62-year-old was travelling in a Nissan Qashqai which had broken down.She

If you’re a die-hard Emmerdale fan then you may well remember the part of Olivia ‘Ollie’ Reynolds.The daughter of Sean and Angie, Ollie was involved in a series of storylines, from various scams with Zak Dingle and getting drunk to being convinced her parents didn’t are about her. Ollie Reynolds first appeared on the soap in June 1999 before leaving the soap in 2003 in a storyline which saw her move to Manchester to go to university.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

Last year Peter Ash won Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards.The star beat the likes of EastEnders’ Max Bowden, Hollyoaks’ Imran Adams and Emmerdale’s Jurell Carter to take home the top prize. But who exactly is this rising star? Here is everything you need to know...

straight to your inbox every day for free Arsenal could be without a number of key players when they host Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend.

direct to your inboxA man was taken to hospital with lacerations to his head after a stabbing in Moston.Police confirmed that a stabbing involving two men happened on Kenyon Lane at around 6.45pm on Friday (January 22).A 35-year-old man was taken to hospital after suffering lacerations to his head.Police say his injuries are not life-threatening.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe games are still coming thick and fast and Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday as Sheffield United visit Old Trafford.United go into the game full of confidence after beating Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and having not lost in the Premier League in 13 matches.The players were back in training at the start of the week ahead of the Blades' visit.

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to long-serving former Manchester coroner Leonard Gorodkin following his death aged 87.The father-of-three served as the city's coroner from 1974 to 2006. The youngest of four siblings, he was raised in Miles Platting where his family owned a luggage and jewellery shop on Oldham Road, and later Prestwich.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer held talks with Donny van de Beek about his role in the squad before their midweek win over Fulham.The Dutchman's lack of game time has been a talking point amongst supporters and the media after signing from Ajax for £40million in the summer.Van de Beek currently finds himself fifth choice at Old Trafford, behind Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay and Fred, which has seen him used as a late substitute

direct to your inbox An investigation into what caused the collapse of two houses in Abbey Hey could take 'quite some time', United Utilities have said.

Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor has been snapped on an outing with her Coronation Street star mum Sally. Actress Phoebe was seen heading to a farmer's market in Manchester with her mum Sally Dynevor, who is best known for playing Sally Webster in ITV soap Coronation Street.

direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A