Drag queen fighting kidney disease is first patient to receive transplant since lockdown at Manchester hospital

Several roads have been closed by police after reports a collision involving a bus and at least three cars.Charlestown Road in Blackley is closed in both directions between Grange Park Road and Booth Hall Road due to a road traffic collision, Transport for Greater Manchester said in a tweet.Pictures from the scene showed a number of damaged cars including a black Audi Q7.Eyewitness Robert Duck told the M.E.N: "The Audi tried to overtake a bus at speed, it hit the back of the bus and then hit

Salford.After a quick search he was found with 17 wraps of cannabis, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.Officers conducted a search of his campervan located on his parents driveway - inside they found a further 175g of cannabis, including skunk cannabis.Chaudhry, of Prestwich, pleaded guilty to burglary and possession of cannabis with intent to supply.However, it was said that he had been ‘groomed’ by an organised criminal group and was employed as a drug runner.Greater Manchester Police were

hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, September 12, currently stands at:Nationally, a further eight people, who tested positive for coronavirus died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,656.Patients were aged between 61 and 91 years old, NHS England said.

Manchester Evening News to criticise those schools that are not sharing the information across the year groups, saying they should be able to make informed choices.The parent of a pupil at Co-op Academy North Manchester, where one child is isolating after testing positive, said: "My annoyance is that the school have not officially confirmed through email or letter to the parents, so many still don't know and have had the choice to make decisions taken away."For me, transparency is extremely

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, September 1 is:A further nine people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,563, according to NHS England.The patients were between 71 and 92-years-old.

Manchester city centre.It's on Mount Street, just metres away from St Peter's Square, and would usually be bursting with customers.But Yasin, 42, is starved of his most valued and regular customers - Manchester's army of office staff."I was shut from March 24 to July 1.

But a temporary event notice (TEN) was rejected over concerns that it could attract crowds and increase the risk of spreading Covid-19 on what would have been Manchester Pride weekend.Despite the festival’s cancellation, both Greater Manchester Police and Manchester council licensing officers still expect the Gay Village to be busier than a normal weekend.PC Alan Isherwood, of the force’s licensing unit, told a hearing on Thursday that a LGBT+ event was taking place at Escape to Freight Island

hereThe offenders are described as males, aged between 17 and 20-years-old, who were wearing black balaclavas and crash helmets.Police are appealing for witnesses.Inspector Emma Gilbert of GMP's City of Manchester Division said: "This was a serious incident in which a man has sustained multiple injuries for which we wish him a very speedy recovery."We are working hard to trace those responsible for this terrifying ordeal and we want to take this opportunity to appeal to anyone who may have been

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straight to your inboxThe signing of Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho remains Manchester United's number one priority for the summer window, but the club have so far been frustrated in their pursuit of the England international.United’s interest in the 20-year-old is long-standing, but negotiations between Dortmund and the Reds over a transfer of the winger have reached an impasse.Dortmund set an initial deadline of August 10 for any deal to take place but that was missed and not taken

published by NHS England, includes hospital discharges from March 20,  the first day of national lockdown, until August 9.

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Up to 6,000 children who normally would have been referred to social services in Greater Manchester have potentially been missed during lockdown.Social care professionals are calling for a change in approach to tackle the ‘hidden harm’ faced by children who are stuck at home with abusive family members while schools remain closed.Alison Alexander, the CEO of children’s services support organisation Cornerstone, said referrals have dropped in many parts of the UK by 50pc, and by up to 75pc in