Drug dealers murdered Manchester dad-of-four in horrific hammer attack as they stole £7,000 cannabis grow

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Hodgson says things will not be made any easier for his Crystal Palace side if Edinson Cavani is unable to play for Manchester United on Wednesday evening.The Uruguayan forward has been out of action since mid-February due to a muscular injury but has recently returned to training. It means United will wait to assess his fitness before deciding whether he is available to feature against Palace, but he has travelled with the squad.

direct to your inboxA convicted murderer who went on to become a well-respected entrepreneur died as a result of a road traffic collision, an inquest heard. Zara Crane-Davies, 40, from Manchester, died alongside 18-year-old Luke Hall when the 4x4 she was driving overturned in Malia on the Greek island of Crete.

Sale, had been an 'accident' but they allege it was a 'sinister, pre-planned killing'. They claim that Mr McPherson forged Ms Leeson's will and took out insurance policies, which they say he stood to benefit from in the event of her death.

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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.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThomas Tuchel says that Paris Saint-Germain's defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League last 16 in March 2019 was the worst of his career.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was dealing with a 2-0 deficit from the first leg and a raft of injury problems but the Reds pulled off a memorable 3-1 victory in France to go through on away goals. PSG dominated both legs and David de Gea was forced into a slew of brilliant saves to deny the French onslaught.

Bury, on the evening of August 12 2020.All three deny the charge.A fourth man denies possession of a firearm.An ongoing murder trial at Manchester Crown Court has heard how Cole, a promising boxer, was gunned down while trying to run away from a car crash following a chase.Get news updates from Bury direct to your email inbox with the free MyBury newsletter.Simply click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyBury News'Jurors today (Friday February 26) heard evidence from a

Bury, on the evening of August 12 of last year. They all deny the charge.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek has been urged to remain patient at Manchester United as he bids to establish himself in English football. Van de Beek has found his first-team chances limited since arriving at Old Trafford from Ajax during last summer's transfer window.

straight to your inbox every day for freeCharlie McNeil, Teden Mengi, Hannibal Mejbri, Joe Hugill, Anthony Elanga, Shola Shoretire.The amount of talent coming through Manchester United's youth ranks at the moment is remarkable and the queue to the first team just keeps on getting longer."There's a player in there that I have a special connection to, he's called Danny Gore," Lee Waddington, a coach with near 30 years experience, tells the Manchester Evening News."He was my first signing at

straight to your inbox every day for freeEA Sports, the developers and publishers of the popular FIFA gaming franchise, have explained why Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood is yet to receive a realistic game face.FIFA 21 was originally launched in October on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, with the next-gen, enhanced version of the game released on the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PlayStation 5 on December 3.Although United have a long-term partnership in place with Konami, the developers and

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

straight to your inbox every day for freeAttentions switch away from domestic action and back to matters on the continent for Manchester United tonight as they travel to Turin to take on Real Sociedad.United would have preferred to be returning back to European action in the Champions League rather than Europe’s second-tiered competition, yet, the Europa League still provides the club with another avenue in which to secure a major trophy and replicate the success they enjoyed in the competition

direct to your inboxAn expert paraglider with an 'adventurous spirit' who was murdered as he trekked across Mongolia told his wife before he left he would be safer there than in Manchester, an inquest heard.Award-winning Steve Nash, 53, from Cheshire, had planned to travel 350km in 10 days across the Khangai Nuruu mountain range with a friend, Gareth Aston, in August, 2016.The inquest heard he continued alone after Mr Aston sustained a hip injury halfway through the journey.The day after they

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA motorist who led police on a high speed chase then tried to blame his brother when he was caught drug driving months later has avoided jail.A judge told 33-year-old Daniel Edwards that he had taken an 'exceptional course' in sparing him from prison.Edwards was seen driving a VW Polo 'at speed' in Wythenshawe, reaching 85mph in a 30mph zone and going over speed bumps.When he approached traffic lights, where

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterThe 'heavy' of a gang who posed as police officers and kidnapped a 'drug dealer' before demanding £500,000 in cash and drugs for his release has admitted his part in the plot.Micah Walfall, 36, who was referred to by other offenders as 'Big Dave', pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kidnap.Five other members of the gang were previously jailed for a total of more than 50 years, for their part in the audacious

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