Heywood has seen more than 120 positive coronavirus cases in the space of a week

Molly-Mae Hague has been having a tough old time of it lately after having a mole removed over fears it could become cancerous, so we don’t blame her for needing a weekend with her bestie Maura Higgins to cheer her up.But the Love Island pair seemingly broke Manchester’s strict lockdown rules, which were put into place when the government introduced a new tier system, when they hung out together.Maura appeared to have travelled over 200 miles from her Essex home, which has also been placed in

Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins appeared to break Tier 2 lockdown rules as they spent the weekend together in Manchester. Love Island star Maura, 29, is said to have travelled from her home in Essex to stay with Molly-Mae and her boyfriend Tommy Fury, both 21, at their plush Manchester apartment.

hereThe Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, also known as Sage, has previously set a target of 80 per cent.Cabinet Office minister Gove has said that contact tracing is improving 'all the time'.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has argued there should be a national 'circuit breaker' lockdown, and that responsibility for contact tracing should be handed to councils.It comes as leaders in Greater Manchester continue to resist the imposition of new tier three restrictions.Rachel

Dr Hilary has issued a warning on how to effectively wear a face mask after new statistics revealed most people are not bothering to wash them straight after use. The medical expert appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain to discuss where everyone is going wrong as positive coronavirus cases continue to rise and cities including London and Manchester announce plans to tighten social distancing measures.

Johnny Marr has praised Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, for leading legal action against the UK government over the detrimental impact that a local lockdown would have on the hospitality sector in the north of England.News of this legal challenge comes ahead of Boris Johnson’s expected announcement today (October 12) of a three-tier lockdown strategy for England in order to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases.

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Manchester Evening News brings the total to 421. While some of those affected have now returned to class, our list gives an overview of where cases have cropped up across the region since the beginning of September.Schools and councils aren't publishing this information, with the exception of Wigan Council, so we are largely reliant on parents informing us about closures.

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Manchester Evening News reported how Fallowfield, an area with a high-population of students, had become the country's Covid-19 hotspot.All boroughs in Greater Manchester remain in the red alert zone for infection rates.There were a total of 648 cases recorded in the region today, down from 897 yesterday.Although the numbers have flattened over the past couple of days in eight of the region's boroughs, and are down in Bury and Bolton, the rates in Greater Manchester are still heading upwards as

Manchester Evening News.Pupils will be able to return on October 15 according to guidance from Public Health England.

The number of coronavirus cases in an area of Rochdale are among the highest in Greater Manchester.There were 49 cases recorded in Wardleworth and Newbold Brow during the week to September 24, according to the latest figures from Public Health England (PHE).This is more than anywhere in Bolton, which has the highest infection rate in the country and is under more stringent restrictions than the rest of the conurbation.Elsewhere only the student and university areas in Manchester, North

reached 294.