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straight to your inbox Manchester United pair Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood have been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. United Women's forward Lauren James is also up for the Young Player of the Year award in the women's game.

A luxury tower block on the edge of the city centre will have to be part-demolished due to an 'engineering issue', a developer has said.Property Alliance Group is building three blocks of flats, one six storeys, one eight storeys and one ten storeys, on the banks of the River Irwell opposite Trinity Way.Although being marketed as 'Uptown Manchester', the development is in Salford and will deliver 156 apartments starting at £220,000.Residents first realised there was a problem with the site

Bury has been blocked off both ways following a crash between two cars.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday, September 1 is:A further nine people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,563, according to NHS England.The patients were between 71 and 92-years-old.

the Liverpool Echo reports.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereBennett will stand trial at Chester Crown Court in August 2021.Mr and Mrs Wong died following a motorway crash on the M56 through Warrington in September, 2019.Mrs Wong, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The M.E.N reported in June that 30 of these deaths were at a single care home, Chadderton Total Care.

Across Britain, the average price for first-time buyers came to £197,459 this April, just 2pc higher than £192,822 in the same month last year.Homes in Trafford are the most expensive in Greater Manchester for first-time buyers, and the area has seen one of the biggest increases in the country.On average new homeowners were paying £262,283 for a home in Trafford this April - up by 10pc from £239,395 in April 2019.Meanwhile, Bury and Manchester were the only parts of Greater Manchester to see

Trafford has gone back up sharply in the last couple of days. The weekly case total is now over 25 per 100,000 people, which takes the borough above the threshold to be placed on amber alert on the government watchlist for local intervention.The data published this afternoon gives infection rates up to Tuesday August 25 as there is a 3-4 day delay for cases to be fully reported.

Greater Manchester Police is receiving a huge surge in calls related to mental health as a result of the pandemic, it has emerged. On average, 60 officers a day are dealing with calls from people struggling with mental health - double the normal amount.Bev Hughes, the Deputy Mayor, says GMP has set up a fortnightly gold command meeting with partners including those in mental health service to try and address the problem.

Former Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon, 24, has reportedly split from her HR manager boyfriend, Tom Leech, 29. The star, who played Bethany Platt on the hit ITV soap, was in a relationship with the Manchester University graduate for four years.

heralded for its burgeoning food and drink scene, with businesses including Hyssop, Shepley's and Harvey Leonard's earning widespread acclaim.

the ITVBe show in series five, made the decision to leave The Real Housewives of Cheshire after reassessing her priorities.