Firefighters attacked over Bonfire weekend by yobs with bricks, stones and sticks

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has recalled Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker to his Manchester City side after resting the pair for the midweek Champions League win in Greece.De Bruyne and Walker did not travel for the win over Olympiacos, which secured City's passage into the knockout stages with two games to spare. That allows Guardiola to place more resources into the Premier League in the next three weeks, starting with the home fixture against Burnley.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks John Stones has put his problems behind him to help Manchester City improve their defence for this season.Stones was a marquee signing back in 2016 in Guardiola's first transfer window at the club and quickly became associated with the new identity of the team - for better or worse.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola singled out John Stones for praise after Manchester City's victory over Olympiacos in the Champions League. While the Blues never managed to kill the game off, it was another assured performance at the back that produced another clean sheet in the competition to lay the platform for a fourth consecutive win in Europe that confirms qualification to the knockout stage.

City know a win will seal a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, but Olympiacos will offer a tough challenge in Greece. Guardiola opted to leave Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne in Manchester to hand the pair a much-needed rest, but was able to include Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Aguero in the travelling squad.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says the presence of Edinson Cavani allowed Manchester United to play more direct in their 4-1 Champions League win over Istanbul Basaksehir.Cavani, 33, made his first United start with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford on the wings and Bruno Fernandes in the playmaker role as Solskjaer made just two changes to the team which laboured to victory against West Brom.Although Cavani did not score on his full United debut his expertise as

United’s win at Everton before the international break.While Shaw is now into his seventh campaign at Old Trafford, his attacking output has come under scrutiny in recent seasons and his contribution of direct goals and assists has been underwhelming.

hereWhen police managed to get inside after opening a number of locked doors they found a crowd of people.A total of 17 fixed penalty notices were issued to those at the gathering.

straight to your inboxKevin de Bruyne has stated it has been difficult to find consistency in attack due to Manchester City's injury problems so far this season.City suffered a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday, their second defeat of the season, and fired a blank against Jose Mourinho's side.

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

Manchester Magistrates' Court heard. As the medics tried to bring him round, Hannon, of Sale, woke up and became abusive towards them before admitting to taking a number of drugs including heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis.

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Statistics show that of those who find themselves in the crown court, just over a quarter are women.But despite appearing less regularly than men in the courts, women have been responsible for some of the most horrific attacks our courts have seen recently.Some crimes were committed in a domestic setting, others were more spontaneous - but all involved knives and gratuitous violence.Here are some of the most disturbing cases, involving violent women defendants, that our reporters have covered

A huge tower offering 360-degree panoramic views from hundreds of feet above Manchester could appear over Christmas - should lockdown restrictions allow it.Described as ‘one of the tallest mobile attractions in the world’, SkyView360 is set to appear in Exchange Square under plans submitted to Manchester council.The slow-moving rotating observation deck lined rises from the base of the LED-lined tower, which would be set up adjacent to Selfridges and the Arndale, to reach a height of 80 metres -

Wanderers take on the Ammies as the two pre-season favourites for the League Two title in the opinion of the bookmakers go head-to-head for the first time. But the pre-season predictions for both sides are yet to materialise.

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