Firefighter warn 'we don't have capacity to deal with major emergencies and pandemic' after 32pc cut in numbers

Police and firefighters were called to a hotel in Salford after cladding 'fell off' an apartment building.Greater Manchester Police have confirmed officers were scrambled to Wilburn Basin on Ordsall Lane near Castlefield after the cladding fell to the ground at around midday on Saturday.Nobody was injured in the incident, which is thought to have been caused by weather conditions.Firefighters are understood to have worked to remove the debris while a construction company was called in to make

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola's new contract will put the pressure on Kevin De Bruyne to extend his stay at Manchester City according to Jamie Redknapp.Guardiola has extended his contract until 2023, putting to bed speculation over his future with the upcoming presidential elections at former club Barcelona.

Manchester's Finest showed a huge pile of rubble on the floor the next morning. Council bosses say it's a 'new beginning' for the Gardens.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City's response to the coronavirus pandemic was a key factor in convincing him that he was at the right club. Speaking to the media for the first time since signing a new two-year contract extension, Guardiola explained how a conversation with chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak was the key factor in convincing him to sign the new deal that will keep him at the club until 2023.

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straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, November 15.United could have new director of football options Manchester United have yet to appoint a director of football but could soon be presented with a new opportunity. Former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars, now Ajax’s director of football, has suggested his time at the club could be up .

hoping to build the 150-bedroom ‘high end lifestyle’ hotel on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Pestana CR7 Manchester, if backed by Manchester council’s planning committee, would become the seventh Pestana branded hotel in the world.But it will be the first to carry Ronaldo’s initials, and the iconic number he first wore as a United player, outside of his native Portugal.

More than 580 Greater Manchester schools were affected by confirmed cases in the first half of the autumn term and the figures are now rising once again after pupils returned from the half term break.

This is the derailed train which caused major disruption to rail services in the north of England.The freight train, which was carrying cement, came off the track as it travelled through Sheffield station overnight.It was travelling at a slow speed through platform one, but many of the 34 carriages derailed.The incident meant services between Manchester Piccadilly and the south Yorkshire station were cancelled.No one was hurt in the incident, which happened at about 2.45am.But the derailment

No trains are running between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield after a train derailed.Major disruption is expected on services through Sheffield until the end of the day, National Rail Enquiries warn.A freight train derailed just north of Sheffield, resulting in all lines through the South Yorkshire city being blocked.Transport for Greater Manchester tweeted about the incident, saying: "Due to a derailment at Sheffield there are no rail services between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield in

Catholic Church ignored allegations and protected perpetrators.Frankie told the Manchester Evening News he was abused at St Hugh of Lincoln Church during the 1990s.He reported that when he was at St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School the priest would enter the classroom and say he needed a child to help him in church, before taking him to the sacristy and subjecting him to violent sexual assaults.“You would be taken there and it would happen,” Frankie said.“I was ten years old.

threw bottles and timber towards a fire engine.When police arrived, the youths began launching fireworks.Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Dawn Docx, said: “Thankfully no one was injured at either of these incidents on Saturday or the attack on Thursday evening, but this is completely unacceptable.“No firefighter, police officer or paramedic should be subject to an attack for doing their job and keeping the people of Greater Manchester safe.“We’ve all had a challenging time this year and I would ask

Salford City booked passage into tonight's draw with a 2-0 victory over Hartlepool United after extra time. Oldham Athletic are also in the second round following a 3-2 victory over Hampton & Richmond on the road.

there have been eight more deaths in the region's hospitals.This brings Greater Manchester’s hospital death toll to 2,952.Some 122 deaths were reqistered in England overall, bringing the total to 34,496.Of the 122 Covid-related deaths recorded in England, the patients were aged between 44 and 98 years old.

‘very, very worrying’ situation and predicted that widespread operation cancellations were likely within around a fortnight. He said concerns among experts tasked with overseeing hospital planning have “increased significantly” in the last week.“It appears to have been a particularly bad weekend.