Coroner asks for Crown Prosecution Service to consider 'corporate manslaughter' charge over another 'smart motorway' death

direct to your inboxA Coronation Street star has told how he went to help a homeless man after he was injured by a tram.Trevor Michael Georges, who plays Ed Bailey in the ITV soap, has been hailed a hero after he stayed with the man until an ambulance came. The actor, whose character arrived in Weatherfield with his family in June 2019, was shopping in Manchester when he saw the man being dragged under a tram he told followers on Twitter.

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA man snared by a “child protection group” asked what he believed was a 12-year-old girl if she would like to meet him for sex and ‘cuddles’.Christopher Matthew was never actually speaking to a real child.Instead he was chatting to a member of the group ‘Fleetwood Enforcers UK’ - who describe themselves as an “online child protection group who work voluntary to catch online suspects that prey on our

direct to your inboxA young dad who died after being restrained by Metrolink customer service staff in Manchester city centre was unlawfully killed, a coroner has concluded.Jack Barnes, 29, said 'I can't breathe' seven times as he was pinned down on his front after he had become involved in an altercation with staff.While being restrained outside Australasia restaurant on Deansgate, the dad-of-one suffered a cardiac arrest.He was transferred to hospital, but died seven weeks later having

Bolton after suffering a 'medical episode' has been named as Lee Frodsham.

direct to your inboxTwo men have been charged with the murder of a man in north Manchester.Police were called to Whitstable Road in Moston just before 4.50pm on Thursday (February 18) to reports that a man had been stabbed. Emergency services attended at the scene and found 39-year-old Alan Murphy in critical condition.Mr Murphy, from Moston, was taken to hospital but sadly died hours later.

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

direct to your inboxResidents in parts of Harpurhey and Moston are being invited for immediate Covid tests after a mutant strain was discovered in the area. Thousands of people will be invited for testing in the coming days as health chiefs work out how the E484K mutation has developed and spread.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insisted he has his own style as a manager and refused to compare himself to rivals Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp. The Manchester United boss has often come under fire for his lack of comparative experience, next to the Man City, Tottenham and Liverpool managers and others in the Premier League.

straight to your inbox every day for freeChelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted he is a fan of both Erling Haaland and Dayot Upamecano but says he will be keeping his transfer dealings behind closed doors.Haaland earlier this week gave an explosive interview over Borussia Dortmund's underachievement so far this season, which has increased speculation he could depart the Bundesliga at the end of the season.

direct to your inboxA town has been asked to turn red for a final tribute to a tragic teenager. The funeral of Manchester United fan, Ryan Turner, will take place tomorrow afternoon, CoventryLive reports.

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 freeManchester United fans may have ultimately been left disappointed by the draw against Everton but Bruno Fernandes did give them one moment to savour - and one former Old Trafford favourite certainly enjoyed it.