Cyclist riding with 'head down' died after running red light and hitting car while twice drink-drive limit

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direct to your inboxThe mum of Manchester Arena bombing victim Martyn Hett has opened up on the pain of dealing with Mother's Day - four years after she lost her son in the tragedy.Figen Murray said although she has a memory box full of cards Martyn sent over the years, it is a 'struggle' to look at them.Martyn, from Stockport, was among the 22 lives lost when Salman Abedi detonated his suicide bomb in the foyer of the Arena in 2017.He was 29.Figen has since campaigned tirelessly for a new law

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes warned Dean Henderson that his error against AC Milan has given David de Gea a route back to being first-choice goalkeeper at Manchester United.Henderson has been handed a run of games at United after De Gea returned to Spain for the birth of his child and he started impressively, keeping two clean sheets in two matches.

direct to your inboxA cyclist who was left injured after falling from his bike on an ungritted cyclepath has been given a £2,500 payout by Manchester council.Rajesh Joshi had been travelling to work along a designated cycle route into the city centre when his bike lost traction on the so-called ‘Horseshoe Bridge’ over the Mancunian Way.The 37-year-old broke his finger and suffered severe bruising and swelling to his legs after falling on the horseshoe-shaped bridge, where other cyclists and

direct to your inboxA man has died after falling from a bridge over the M60.Emergency crews - including an air ambulance - attended at the anticlockwise carriageway at junction 19 (Middleton) following the fall on Tuesday afternoon (March 10).Police have now confirmed that a man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene.His death is not being treated as suspicious, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.The road was closed shortly after 2.15pm as police and paramedics attended the

direct to your inboxA man has appeared in court following police raids targeting an alleged drugs line between Manchester and Hull.Jamie Upton, 23, of Crammond Close, Newton Heath, has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, namely heroin and cocaine.

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

direct to your inboxA large cordon was in place in Manchester city centre on Saturday night after police were called to reports of shots fired.Officers were called to St Peter's Square just before 8.30pm following reports of a suspected firearms discharge and a road traffic collision.Emergency services quickly attended and found an abandoned vehicle on the tram tracks in the square.No one is believed to have been injured in the incident.Two 16-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man have been

red light.Karl Freeman, 52, collided with a car and died after suffering a serious brain injury, an inquest has heard. Our sister title The Manchester Evening News reports how Mr Freeman was not wearing a helmet and ‘not paying proper attention’ and was almost double the drink drive limit.

direct to your inboxThe Government's failure to vaccinate police against Covid-19 as a priority has been described as a 'damaging betrayal'. The view, from National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, John Apter, was supported by Greater Manchester Police Federation chairman Stuart Berry.

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

Oldham. The Metrolink line was blocked between Westwood and Oldham Mumps due to a road traffic collision at around 7.50am this morning (Tuesday).

Gary Gunas, executive producer of such Broadway musicals as The Who’s Tommy, Jekyll & Hyde and Ragtime, died today of pancreatic cancer at his home in London. He was 73.