coronavirus figures for the second time this month. Each day, the NHS publishes data on the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.
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The Manchester Evening News is on the lookout for the region's best lockdown dog.
All week readers have been sending in photographs of their pooches and telling us how they have helped them during the UK lockdown.
Among the entries include dogs who have been looking after their key worker owners, while other pets have been providing vital company to those self-isolating alone.
Here are a selection of some of the entries the M.E.N has received so far.
Make sure to nominate your dogs in our form
coronavirus figures for the second time this month. Each day, the NHS publishes data on the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.
has been cheering up workers at the Lancastrian Office Centre, located at the Old Trafford cricket ground, by delivering post and donning a hi-vis jacket.
hereThe Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership say the number of tests being carried out is now on the rise with 746 tests carried out in the first week of June.Women who have received a letter inviting them for a smear test are being urged to attend.
hereMeanwhile, video footage on Moss Lane, in Timperely, captures heavy downpours and blustery winds.The torrential rain caused some roads to flood and traffic problems.Two lanes of the M602, near Eccles, were shut after they became submerged by water.There were also reports of flooding in Farnworth as well as the Trafford Centre.In Milnrow on Kiln Lane, some cars were left submerged in the water, while the roof collapsed in an Asda in Rochdale.A yellow weather alert had been issued by the Met
The man is thought to be aged between 20 and 25 and is described as a white man with a Salford accent.He is believed to be around 5ft 7/8ins tall with a medium build and wearing what appeared to be a grey tracksuit.He has dark blonde hair, short at the sides, and with a longer fringe to one side.No arrests have been made and specialist officers are supporting the victim.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very
as passenger numbers plummeted and social distancing was introduced.
hereThat's why we launched the competition - to recognise and applaud their companionship, heroics and playfulness - and simply to say thank you for helping us stay healthy and sane.But now it’s time to vote for our local winner - the lucky dog will win a £100 Butcher's voucher, courtesy of our partners family-run food for dogs company Butcher’s, and a place in the grand final to find Britain's ultimate Lockdown Dog Hero.The winner of that competition wins a year’s supply of Butcher’s and a
Bury artist has been commissioned to paint a family portrait for national treasure Captain Tom.Stuart Barkley, of Ramsbottom, reached out to Captain Sir Tom Moore's grandson Benjie on social media and agreed to paint an initial portrait of the two of them for free. The painting, which took around 40 hours to complete, was so well received that it now hangs in Captain Tom's Bedfordshire home."I've wanted to paint a sort of elder statesman for quite some time," Stuart said.
On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock returned to a buzz-phrase that has become increasingly prevalent as government moves England into the next phase of its pandemic response.
Former Love Island contestant and ex-cop Mike Boateng has published an angry tirade against his former employer Greater Manchester Police, accusing the force and individual officers he has named of being racist.
The number of reported hospital admissions for coronavirus in Greater Manchester is now higher than at any point since late April, having risen for the second week in a row.
Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.
Lockdown has ‘pretty much ended’ in the eyes of criminals in light of ‘significantly weakened’ social distancing guidelines, says Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor.
Salford has the highest rate of deaths from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, figures show.
Council bosses in Tameside have warned that government funding for coronavirus costs doesn’t ‘touch the sides’, with the town hall predicted to face a £48m shortfall next year.
Fourteen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester.
Those on the frontline of helping the homeless community have been furnished with more than £350,000 since lockdown began.
McDonald's has been gradually reopening its sites across the UK over the last month.
The recent sunny spell in Greater Manchester has been brought to an abrupt end with rain arriving today.