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Police searching for a missing woman from north Manchester have found a body.Paulina Biernacka disappeared in the early hours of Sunday (October 18) morning in Abbey Hey, in Gorton.The 26-year-old from north Manchester was last seen at 1am on Jetson Street.Forensics were pictured at a park in Gorton on Sunday night, as police said they were searching the area as part of a missing person enquiry.Police were pictured at the gateway to Debdale Park on Sunday evening as part of the search.A body,

Halloween and Bonfire Night. But in certain corners of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, the season is synonymous with a local culinary delight - the black pea.

the music industry celebrated over 1,000 venues, festivals and arts spaces being awarded Cultural Recovery Funding to survive until April and weather the storm of closures and complications brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

coronavirus restrictions.

A new £12m ‘cold weather fund’ to help rough sleepers into accommodation and keep them Covid-safe over the winter has been announced by the government.But Manchester council say the funding does not go far enough, while homelessness charities have warned that plans to reopen communal night shelters could risk lives.The fund will be split into a £10m cold weather payment to support local authorities in providing self-contained accommodation.An additional £2m will be made available to faith groups

Two notorious rapists from Manchester who carried out some of the 'worst and most violent' sex attacks in the country's history will find out today whether they will spend the rest of their lives in prison.The Attorney General's Office referred the 30-year-old minimum jail-terms handed to Reynhard Sinaga, 37 and Joseph McCann, 35, to the Court of Appeal as 'unduly lenient'.Senior judges will today decide (Wednesday) whether to give the pair whole life terms at a hearing in London.Sinaga, 37 the

Wythenshawe on July 16 this year, he told them: "Yes, it's all on that computer there". As well as having the 'extraordinary large amount' of images on his work computer and a hard drive, Donkin also had 80 videos and 12,000 images of young girls taken in public spaces.

Longsight provides learning opportunities for people in the area and is one of the groups to benefit from the fund. Fiona Gallagher, Community Development and Volunteer Coordinator at Northmoor, said the donation would go towards the day-to-day costs of running the centre.

have been denied its grant.The National Football Museum said it is 'extremely grateful' to have been awarded £515,965 today. The funding will allow it to protect its collection of 40,000 objects and 100,000 images and build on its work with local communities over winter.

the city’s public health department delivered hundreds of tests to students self isolating in the blocks.

hereIn a statement from the university also issued on behalf of the student's family Dr Simon Merrywest, director for the student experience at the University of Manchester, said the tragedy wasn't Covid-19-related.He said: "We can confirm that very sadly one of our students was found deceased in their hall of residence at around 5pm on Thursday, October 8."We are providing all possible support to their family and friends and our utmost sympathies go out to them."The family have asked us to make

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Sale. John Harris has been missing since Thursday, October 1.The 78-year-old was last seen in the Sale area at around 5pm.Police said he was wearing a green cap, blue jumper and blue jeans.He was also carrying a red rucksack.If you have seen John or have information, contact police on 101 quoting 1959 021020. Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your

their life savings had been stolen. Mr and Mrs Anderson, who were known as Charlie and Gayle, had sold their home in Gorton and moved to Jamaica just over a year before they were killed, the inquest at Manchester coroners court heard.

hugely damaging to residents' health, especially if they live with dementia.Now, care home bosses and charities are calling for a solution to enable safe visitation.Earlier this month, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham spoke of testing for residents and visitors and vowed 'to have a look' at the issue.But on Thursday, a spokesman from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority said: "Under the current central Government measures, local areas with increased restrictions are advised to not