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Sports Team have shared rescheduled dates for their UK and Irish headline tour – see their new live schedule below.The band were initially set to head out on the road this April in support of their debut album ‘Deep Down Happy’.Due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, though, the dates have now been pushed back to October and November, concluding with a massive gig at London’s Brixton Academy.See the band’s newly rescheduled tour dates, which begin in Manchester on October 2, below.

straight to your inboxThe result of Sunday's Manchester derby is unlikely to change the expected destination of the Premier League title, but it could delay Manchester City's coronation date. If City had increased their lead to 17 points with a derby win over Manchester United, they could have had the title wrapped up as soon as April 17 in five games' time had that lead remained in that spell.

The nation watched them fall in love on Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion, and the now the couple have revealed their relationship is continuing to go from strength to strength. Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson and Dreamboys performer Shane Finlayson met on the dating show and quickly developed feelings for one another.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United go into the derby against Manchester City on Sunday with several injury problems. United face a tough ask against their rivals, who are on a 21-game winning streak and are 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.

direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person reported to have died after testing positive for the disease.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.It was headline news in every newspaper and on every television channel across the country.It shocked us all.Just days later, on March 8, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater

previously reported how cases had been detected at HMP Hindley, Strangeways and HMP Forest Bank.

straight to your inbox every day for freeNottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton is "absolutely delighted" with James Garner following his arrival from Manchester United on loan in January.The 19-year-old signed for Forest until the end of the season at the start of the year and has been a revelation for the Championship club.Garner was at Watford for the first half of the campaign, where he played 12 games, but was recalled after a managerial change at Vicarage Road limited his chances and sent

Manchester Pride has confirmed the long-awaited return of its annual LGBTQ+ celebration this summer.The Manchester Pride Festival will be back with a parade, live music, the Gay Village Party and the candelit vigil, turning the city centre into one big party.Tickets for MCR Pride Live, which in 2019 hosted Ariana Grande and Years and Years as headliners, have been flying since they went on sale.The charity has confirmed that this year's live music portion of the celebrations will be scaled-back

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United make the trip to Crystal Palace on Wednesday looking to improve upon a run of just two Premier League wins in seven matches.The Reds put in a positive performance against Chelsea on Sunday but were held to a goalless draw, putting the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to record a strong result at Selhurst Park ahead of Sunday's Manchester derby.

direct to your inboxMarch 5, 2020.The day the first coronavirus tragedy was reported in the UK.A woman, aged in her 70s, was the first person to die after testing positive for Covid-19.She was being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.The news was reported in It was later discovered that At the Manchester Evening News, we made a pledge to pay tribute to the special people across from our region who have died with this terrible disease.We believe that it's important to remember

straight to your inboxManchester City are buoyant after another Premier League weekend where their winning run marched on, and their main rivals dropped points.City's hard-fought win over in-form West Ham was their 20th in a row in all competitions, extending their lead at the top to 13 points. Second placed Manchester United reduced that to 12 points with another boring draw in a big game, while third placed Leicester were beaten by Arsenal.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are delighted after watching James Garner score his first professional goal whilst on loan at Nottingham Forest.The 19-year-old joined Chris Hughton's side on loan until the end of the season after struggling for first-team minutes with Watford in the first half of the campaign. Garner was recalled and loaned back out to the Championship in January and he has already become an integral part of the Forest side.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has gone up in two Greater Manchester boroughs for the first time in six weeks.The number of positive tests went up in Trafford and Stockport for the week ending February 22.It is the first time either area has seen an upward trend in cases since January 10.The infection rate also rose in a third borough, Bury, which currently has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester, with 217.8 cases per 100,000 people.Stockport recorded 555 cases

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have a few injury issues to deal with ahead of this weekend's Premier League showdown with Chelsea.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side go head-to-head with Thomas Tuchel's Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (4.30pm kick-off).United sit second in the league table, 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and six ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page. Presenter Karim Zeroual, 27, was smitten with beautician Whitney England, 26, from Manchester.

direct to your inboxBridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor looks completely different as she models for her first fashion campaign. Phoebe was a world away from her character Daphne Bridgerton in the Netflix period drama series, as the face of British fashion brand Self-Portrait's latest campaign.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRashford's roleMarcus Rashford has been waiting a while to start back-to-back games on the left but having impressed in that role against Real Sociedad he was back on the left against Newcastle and he again demonstrated why this is clearly his best role.Rashford had the beating of Emil Krafth every time he managed to isolate him, the only shame for Manchester United was that they didn't work that position often enough.He'd already left Krafth clutching at