Greater Manchester MP says Dominic Cummings stretched lockdown rules to 'the very limit' - and will call for him to be sacked if further revelations emerge

written a heartbreaking open letter to Boris Johnson pleading for help for the hospitality industry, which has been one of the hardest-hit sectors during the coronavirus crisis.In a newsletter, the couple announced they had come to 'the very difficult decision' not to reopen the Barton Arcade site when restrictions are lifted.

Parks in Greater Manchester are twice as busy as before lockdown, data has revealed.

Piers Morgan has told Good Morning Britain viewers that he has been banned from the government’s daily press briefings.

While lockdown restrictions are slowly beginning to ease, it's likely to be another month at least before we can venture back out to a restaurant.

Andy Burnham has joined a number of scientific advisors in arguing that the UK government's easing of the lockdown restrictions is happening too soon.

Whether schools will reopen or not has been one of the most talked about issues during the coronavirus pandemic.

Restaurants and bars are still waiting to hear whether they'll be allowed to reopen in July as outlined in the Government's road map - or perhaps even earlier, as Boris Johnson has hinted.

Schools in Rochdale won't reopen until June 15 'at the earliest', teachers in the borough have said.

Public health messaging has been 'weakened' by the way the government has handled the Dominic Cummings controversy, according to Andy Burnham.

By Tim Dams

The leader of Rochdale council’s Conservative group says Dominic Cummings should have resigned - or been sacked - for the ‘overwhelming good of the country’.

The Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, has called for the sacking of Boris Johnson's chief of staff Dominic Cummings as the row over the controversial adviser's movements during lockdown refused to abate.