Dramatic pictures show huge fire tearing through barn as crews continue to tackle blaze nearly 24 hours on

A ban on leaving the local area for at least four weeks could be among new coronavirus measures being brought in tomorrow, according to reports this morning.Northern leaders, including the Mayor Andy Burnham, are locked in negotiations with the government over the new rules.Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly signed off an agreement for a simplified, three tier system of local lockdowns for regions in England this week.They are said to be 'medium risk', 'high risk' and 'very high

Joy Division bandmate Peter Hook.The artwork was revealed today (October 9) to mark World Mental Health Day and the start of this weekend’s Headstock Weekender festival (10-11).Hook attended the unveiling of the mural, which was created by street artist Aske and was commissioned by Headstock.

said it was unfair for students to continue footing £9k-a-year for tuition when they were not getting the ‘full university experience’. Most students at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and the University of Manchester (UoM) will be taught online until at least October 30.

straight to your inbox Luke Shaw has conceded that all of the Manchester United players who were on the pitch against Tottenham were to blame for the embarrassing defeat. Despite going a goal ahead early on through a Bruno Fernandes penalty, a long line of errors and relentlessly atrocious defending saw United conspire to lose 6-1.

the town hall had to cancel green bin collections for a month due to staff absence.

straight to your inboxMarcelo Bielsa says Pep Guardiola could definitely be successful in any division, with or without a lot of transfer funds, just like he has been at Leeds.Guardiola takes his Manchester City side to Elland Road on Sunday to take on Bielsa's Leeds, with the pre-match build up understandably focussing on the relationship between the two managers.

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Firefighters are working through the night to tackle a huge blaze that has ripped through a barn in Cheshire.The fire broke out at a secluded farm, near Knutsford, on Tuesday afternoon (September 22).Five fire engines - four from Cheshire and one from Greater Manchester - raced to the scene at Marthall Lane, in Marthall, just after 1pm.On arrival the crews discovered that the steel-framed barn was well alight.The 40 x 28 metre building contains a large quantity of hale bales stacked from the

straight to your inboxFormer Chelsea forward Tony Cascarino has suggested Manchester United should replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Marcelo Bielsa after their defeat against Crystal Palace.United were comfortably beaten by Crystal Palace in a game marred by VAR controversy, although the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of a poor performance.Defeat in their opening Premier League match of the season has only further intensified pressure on Ed Woodward to add new recruits to United's squad,