Father found with cocaine and £15,000 said he was being pressured to deal drugs

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Manchester are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area. Manchester City Council will be inviting everyone living or working within a specific footprint for tests from tomorrow after four cases of a new strain were identified in two households on Moss Side.

direct to your inboxMore than ten thousand people in Moss Side and neighbouring communities are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area.From tomorrow Manchester council will be inviting all over-16s living, working or studying within a specific footprint - including most of Moss Side and small parts of Whalley Range, Hulme and Fallowfield - for tests, after four cases of a new strain were identified in two unrelated households.Dedicated

Manchester Evening News , Alex’s dad, Adam Rodda Snr has spoken of the devastating effect on his family, their experiences with the ‘cruel’ trolls online and the questions about the case that haunt him. Following a month-long trial at Chester Crown Court, Mason, now 20, was convicted of his murder, and was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 28 years.

direct to your inbox The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offers only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of coronavirus, according to research.

straight to your inbox every day for free Amad Diallo is set to make his second Manchester United appearance when the Under-23s face Blackburn on Friday night.

direct to your inboxThe leader of Manchester Council has warned vaccination queue jumpers will face action - as it's revealed more than 440,000 people in the region have received the jab so far.Among those to have received their first round of vaccinations, 50,631 are care home residents and staff.People aged over 80 account for 115,555 doses, while 102,686 healthcare workers have been inoculated.Meanwhile, 54,481 social care workers, which includes domiciliary workers and special school staff,

a trial heard last year.Emily's father, Mark Jones, believes that his daughter's death could have been prevented if Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH), the group offering mental health care in Bolton, had acted differently.He referred to Skana twice being sectioned before the killing, including one occasion where she attacked her own mother and her sister reported it to authorities.

Cultural Sector Hardship Fund for Freelancers open on Monday February 1 and grants will be awarded up to the point when the total amount available for the scheme has been allocated.

direct to your inboxPolice are appealing for information about a missing man last seen on Saturday.Thomas Sarsfield is from the Milnrow in Rochdale, but also known to frequent Oldham.Police say he's been known to use bus, tram and train networks.Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and quote Greater Manchester Police missing reference MSP/06PP/0000130/21. 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

direct to your inboxA mum-of-three has shared her story of how finding out her husband was cheating was the making of their marriage.Adaeze Chiwoko, 40, now works as a relationship coach after reconciling and overcoming infidelity in her own relationship of now 20-years.Adaeze, who met her husband Joseph in a Manchester nightclub, experienced pent up anger in the marriage when she became pregnant with their second child.Their sex life dwindled and they suddenly went to having tense arguments

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straight to your inbox every day for freeThe father of Erling Braut Haaland, Alf-Inge Haaland, would not be drawn on speculation linking his son with a move to Manchester United - though he remained complimentary of the club.United aren't expected to make any signings in January, following the arrival of Amad Diallo, but M.E.N. Sport understands the club are looking to make four new additions in 2021.

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direct to your inboxThe fatal stabbing of 17-year-old in Moss Side last summer was part of the same gang feud which ended in a deadly knife attack in the same part of south Manchester in 2016, a murder trial has heard.Four accused teenagers, said to be members of AO, a street gang based in Moss Side, deny murdering Mohamoud Mohamed, 17, who was said to be a member of the rival Rusholme Crips outfit.Greater Manchester Police's anti-gang team, XCalibre Taskforce, had tried to reach out to Mohamoud

direct to your inboxA major incident has been declared in South Yorkshire as Storm Christoph is set to bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to parts of the UK.An amber weather warning for heavy rain is in place from Tuesday to Thursday for central northern England, affecting an area around Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield and stretching down to Peterborough.