Final report from public inquiry into Arena bombing to be published in stages and evidence could be heard until November next year

direct to your inboxIt is Carabao Cup time once again this week as the remaining four teams in the competition battle it out for a place in the final.The first semi-final is an all-London affair, with Tottenham hosting Brentford from the Championship this evening (Tuesday, 7.45pm kick-off). The winner will face Manchester United or Manchester City in the final at Wembley later this year.

Peter Mullany, 38, was released from prison on May 22 this year after being jailed on May 13 for breaching his restraining order. He has since failed to carry out his court bail conditions and is wanted, says Greater Manchester Police.

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United presume their Carabao Cup semi-final with Manchester City will go ahead next week unless events change. City had their Monday night Premier League match at Everton postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak in their squad but returned no new positive tests in their latest round of testing on Tuesday.

direct to your inboxA cold weather alert has been issued by Public Health England after wintry conditions hit our region and other parts of the UK overnight.It said the severe weather forecast for parts of England - which is expected to continue into Tuesday morning - has led it to issue the warning, which reminds people how to stay well in cold conditions.Severe winter weather forecast for parts of England from 6am Sunday, December 27 to 9am Tuesday 29 December has prompted Public Health

direct to your inboxThe date and kick-off details for Manchester United and Manchester City's Carabao Cup semi-final have been confirmed. The match will come after a hectic festive fixture schedule for both clubs and be played on January 6 at Old Trafford, with kick-off at 7:45pm.

direct to your inboxManchester United will host Manchester City in one of the Carabao Cup semi-finals in a repeat of last year's last-four tie. Earlier this year City won 3-2 on aggregate after the Blues won 3-1 at Old Trafford and United won the reverse fixture 1-0.

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direct to your inboxThe draw for the Carabao Cup semi-finals was completed following the conclusion of Manchester United's game at Everton. This week's round of quarter-final fixtures kicked off with Brentford's surprise win over Newcastle on Tuesday, before a rather more predictable result in the day's later game as Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 at the Emirates to pile further pressure onto former Blues assistant boss Mikel Arteta.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has cited the experiences Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra enjoyed in winning their first trophy with Manchester United behind his eagerness to win the Carabao Cup.Vidic and Evra joined United in January 2006 and endured chastening starts to their Premier League careers but collected winner's medals in the 4-0 League Cup final thrashing of Wigan the following month.Sir Alex Ferguson introduced the duo, as well as Kieran Richardson, off

straight to your inbox every day for freeRobert Lewandowski has reiterated that he was once 'very interested' in joining Manchester United.The Bayern Munich striker has enjoyed a remarkable 2020 which has seen him finish top goalscorer in his club's triumphant Champions League campaign, win the treble and be honoured with several personal accolades.However, before he established himself as the best out-and-out striker in the world, United made a move to sign him from Borussia

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are in cup action ahead of Christmas as they travel to face Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday in a Carabao Cup quarter-final.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have built a solid vein of form in recent weeks following their disappointing early exit from the Champions League and put Leeds United to the sword in a 6-2 demolition on Sunday.Everton are in fine form themselves this season though, with Carlo Ancelotti's side catching the eye, and

straight to your inbox every day for freeAnthony Martial has had his fair share of critics this season but the build-up to Christmas has been fruitful for the French forward, who ended his Premier League goal drought at Bramall Lane before putting in a classy performance against another Yorkshire side on Sunday.The only thing missing from Martial's display against Leeds was a goal as he showcased his capabilities as a false nine, dropping deep and bringing teammates into play, which led to an

straight to your inboxArsenal's task against Manchester City on Tuesday will be made harder as they look like being without three key players in the Carabao Cup quarter final.Mikel Arteta's Gunners are without a win in seven Premier League games, and have only won once in domestic games since losing at City in October.Arteta is under pressure at the Emirates as his side have slipped to 14th in the Premier League table after the defeat at Everton at the weekend.

In an exclusive report published last night, the Manchester Evening News revealed that the force had been placed in 'special measures' following a damning inspection report published last week. The report on behalf of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services found GMP had failed to record one in four violent crimes reported to it, warning that people were being 'denied justice'.

direct to your inboxManchester Arena mass murderer Hashem Abedi 'scavenged' around waste bins looking for vegetable oil cans outside a fast-food takeaway where he worked, the public inquiry into the bombing atrocity heard.Abedi took empty cans, and other metal items, and loaded them into his car to take home, a witness said.The inquiry has been told pieces of metal from an oil can were located in the City Room area of Manchester Arena after the attack.Abedi would also 'smoke weed' and wasn't

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has responded to Priti Patel's letter detailing her concerns about a damning report into Greater Manchester Police. The Home Secretary wrote to both Mr Burnham and GMP to express ‘deep’ concerns about the findings of the inspection report into the force - and to demand their plans for improvement.