Handgun and ammunition found in communal bin store in north Manchester

Police searching for a missing woman from north Manchester have found a body.Paulina Biernacka disappeared in the early hours of Sunday (October 18) morning in Abbey Hey, in Gorton.The 26-year-old from north Manchester was last seen at 1am on Jetson Street.Forensics were pictured at a park in Gorton on Sunday night, as police said they were searching the area as part of a missing person enquiry.Police were pictured at the gateway to Debdale Park on Sunday evening as part of the search.A body,

The Government and Andy Burnham remain at loggerheads over tighter coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester.As of this evening, the Prime Minister and leaders in Greater Manchester still haven't reached an agreement on how to tackle the region's rising infection rate.But in contrast to Mayor Andy Burnham's fighting talk, people in north Manchester are fed up and confused.For some another lockdown seems inevitable.Phillip Jones, 57, runs a plant stall at Harpurhey Market."We've got to do

the music industry celebrated over 1,000 venues, festivals and arts spaces being awarded Cultural Recovery Funding to survive until April and weather the storm of closures and complications brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

coronavirus restrictions.

in Miles Platting just after 7pm this evening (Wednesday).

A new £12m ‘cold weather fund’ to help rough sleepers into accommodation and keep them Covid-safe over the winter has been announced by the government.But Manchester council say the funding does not go far enough, while homelessness charities have warned that plans to reopen communal night shelters could risk lives.The fund will be split into a £10m cold weather payment to support local authorities in providing self-contained accommodation.An additional £2m will be made available to faith groups

Longsight provides learning opportunities for people in the area and is one of the groups to benefit from the fund. Fiona Gallagher, Community Development and Volunteer Coordinator at Northmoor, said the donation would go towards the day-to-day costs of running the centre.

have been denied its grant.The National Football Museum said it is 'extremely grateful' to have been awarded £515,965 today. The funding will allow it to protect its collection of 40,000 objects and 100,000 images and build on its work with local communities over winter.

A ban on leaving the local area for at least four weeks could be among new coronavirus measures being brought in tomorrow, according to reports this morning.Northern leaders, including the Mayor Andy Burnham, are locked in negotiations with the government over the new rules.Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly signed off an agreement for a simplified, three tier system of local lockdowns for regions in England this week.They are said to be 'medium risk', 'high risk' and 'very high

the city’s public health department delivered hundreds of tests to students self isolating in the blocks.

hereIn a statement from the university also issued on behalf of the student's family Dr Simon Merrywest, director for the student experience at the University of Manchester, said the tragedy wasn't Covid-19-related.He said: "We can confirm that very sadly one of our students was found deceased in their hall of residence at around 5pm on Thursday, October 8."We are providing all possible support to their family and friends and our utmost sympathies go out to them."The family have asked us to make

Umberto, a branded refrigerator, and advertising support across social, outdoor media and press.Over 1200 people have put either themselves or a friend or loved one forward to be rewarded since the campaign launched.  Other recommendations have included a fashion designer who was given a full marketing campaign in the hope of landing her a job, a singer songwriter who streamed a gig live from Glasgow’s iconic Barrowland Ballroom when Innis & Gunn hired it out just for him, and ‘the world’s

Hough Hall in Moston is thought to be more than 500-years-old. But the derelict timber-framed farm house has stood empty for a number of years and is in desperate need of repair.

Hopwood Hall College's upcoming virtual open events for Year 11's and their parents.The immersive online experience will include two interactive campus tours and will take place on two dates- one in October, and the other in November.

here"The victim - a man in his 30s - was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition."No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 0161 856 1146 quoting incident number of 2257 of 04/10/19. Reports can also be made anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

vowed to do as much as they can to help the 1,500 MMU students isolating in halls.But Priya is not the only student or parent in Manchester to have struggled to find help.First year student Molly Chambers described a similar situation at Oak House in Fallowfield.She says isolating students have feared leaving their flats to use the communal laundry facilities outside and have been washing clothes in the bath."I've been bringing food to people, picking up post, but it's very difficult when you're

straight to your inboxAfter registering an assist and scoring a 100th minute winner against Brighton in the Premier League, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named in the FIFA 21 Team of the Week 1 lineup.The United playmaker has been given an 88-rated in-form card as a reward for his performance and inclusion in the FUT 21 TOTW 1 squad, with the Portugal international being joined by Luis Suarez, Jamie Vardy, Dayot Upamecano, Hirving Lazano, Wissam Ben Yedder and Andres

straight to your inboxManchester United are reportedly 'convinced' that they will be able to reach an agreement with Porto over the transfer of Alex Telles.With just over a week of the transfer window to go, United are still trying to add to their single signing of Donny van de Beek before the October 5 deadline.While Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho remains the top target, MEN Sport understands United stepped up plans to strengthen their defence following the opening day loss to Crystal

Northern Gateway scheme will transform Collyhurst and the area around the Irk Valley to the north of the city centre.