Dozens of trains delayed following a points failure between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani could miss Manchester United's first visit of Leeds United in nearly 11 years due to a groin injury.Cavani, 33, has missed the last three matches since he was forced off at half-time in United's win at West Ham on December 5.The Uruguayan has resumed light training this week but faces a three-match domestic suspension over a Football Association misconduct charge that alleges he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post.After

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have been hard at work this week preparing for their Premier League clash with Sheffield United.United travel to the Steel City on Thursday night for a game that looks winnable, given the Blades' dismal league form this season.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 3,800 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.Behind the Covid-19 death statistics that we publish each day are human beings who all had stories to tell.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded the impact of Bruno Fernandes on Manchester United after he became the club's first player to receive three Player of the Month awards since Cristiano Ronaldo.Fernandes claimed the accolade for November, having also been its recipient in February and June even though he only made his United debut on February 1.The 26-year-old was also voted the club's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year by supporters and is United's top scorer

direct to your inboxTwenty-six more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has risen to 3,900, the latest NHS figures show.Nine more Covid-related deaths were recorded by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in its 24 hour data.The trust runs the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI), Wythenshawe Hospital, the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Saint Mary's hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed five new deaths.

straight to your inboxRodri could miss Manchester City's final Champions League group game with Marseille as a precaution after sitting out the team training session on Tuesday. The midfielder, who has been one of Pep Guardiola's most trusted and used players this season, was not feeling 100 per cent for the session so a decision was taken not to risk him.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have held their last training session in England ahead of their massive Champions League clash with RB Leipzig. Tuesday will see United play in their final group game in Europe and know that a point will be enough to secure their spot in the knockout stages.

direct to your inboxEighteen more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has now risen to 3,787, the latest NHS figures show.Thirteen new deaths were recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the organisation in charge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed four new deaths.

direct to your inboxResidents in south Manchester took to the streets this weekend to highlight a need for more traffic control measures on a residential lane regularly used by speeding cars.More than 100 people lined the pavements of Matthews Lane in Levenshulme on Sunday afternoon (December 6) as part of a campaign organised by community union ACORN.Local residents say the street is regularly used as a ‘racetrack’ and urgently requires new traffic measures.

direct to your inboxThroughout the pandemic, train maintenance and engineering staff have continued to work long hours in order to ensure the country's rail network runs safely and smoothly.Though many of us may not have needed to use public transport as much as usual in recent months, there has still been a need for services to run.More than 200 people work at the Alstom train depot in Longsight.Around half of those are engineers and maintenance workers.Alstom is one of the leading businesses

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero says he is feeling better day by day, as he made his return to Manchester City training this week.Aguero has missed the last two games after suffering a setback on his return from injury after the Olympiacos away fixture in the Champions League. He had come back from his knee surgery in October, but the injury to Gabriel Jesus at the time required Aguero to start three games in a week.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have scheduled more team meetings this month amid the fixture congestion.United have eight games in 24 days, starting with today's Premier League trip to West Ham, in December and the only potential midweek break they could have over the next couple of months is if they fail to reach the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup in January."You might tweak something tactically as we tried to do that against Southampton and that worked well," Ole

straight to your inboxPhil Foden has the passion and skills to achieve 'big things' for Manchester City and England as he nears his 50th Premier League appearance, his manager says.If Foden, 20, plays against Fulham on Saturday, he will become the third City player to reach the landmark of 50 appearances in the Premier League before turning 21.Pep Guardiola has often praised his young midfielder for his talents and attitude, as he has waited patiently to break into the City first team.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGood evening, Manchester United fans. Here are your evening headlines for Monday, November 30.Martial sent home from United training groundAnthony Martial departed Manchester United ’s training ground after only 11 minutes on Monday morning.

straight to your inbox every day for free Anthony Martial left the Manchester United training ground after 11 minutes on Monday morning due to illness. Martial, 24, reported at United's Carrington training complex with the rest of his teammates but the MEN understands he was sent home as he is still not fit enough to train.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGood morning, Manchester United fans. Here are your morning headlines for Saturday, November 28.Ferguson praises Rashford’s philanthropy Former Manchester United United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Marcus Rashford following the striker’s campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox every day for freePogba on his ownPaul Pogba was absent from United's victories over West Brom and Istanbul Basaksehir due an ankle injury.The midfielder featured in all three of France's matches during the recent international break and played for 90 minutes in their final game, a 4-2 win over Sweden.Yet he then picked up a knock that has kept him out of both of United's games since the break - and it looks set to sideline him for  the trip to Southampton.While Pogba was

Manchester Evening News has seen an early internal planning document circulated within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

revised tier system, which will come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown ends, government ministers will impose the top level of restrictions on the highest risk areas.Previously, ministers had entered into discussions with local leaders over the what measures would be needed and how they would be funded.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham led several days of intense talks as he tried to negotiate a more substantial financial package than the one the government had