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straight to your inbox'Unscripted' is how Nathan Ake describes becoming the second Chelsea academy graduate to be bought for serious money by Manchester City.It's fitting; when he and Kevin De Bruyne met briefly almost a decade ago they could never have imagined that they would be reunited in a rival Premier League team yet here they both are, about to line up together in a lighter shade of blue.Five years after the Wolfsburg midfielder - dubbed 'the £60m reject' on one newspaper back page -

Manchester Evening News : “I was devastated – It’s not good for the community, people cannot pass through, sometimes they're in a rush or have family problems and are struggling to pass through and do their shopping. “It’s horrible.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United are capable of mounting a title challenge but must first close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool.United finished third in the Premier League table last season on 66 points, 15 points off runners-up City and 33 points adrift of runaway winners Liverpool.

Slimming World groups across Manchester have started to reopen, to book onto a local group visit slimmingworld.co.uk.Anyone joining between August 30 and October 10 will not only get six weeks for the price of five when they commit to a six-week countdown, they’ll also get a free copy of the new ‘Take 5, Second Helpings’ recipe book which is full of dishes that are quick and easy and all made with just five ingredients, all for £29.75.

www.keepbritaintidy.org and pledge whether to litter-pick solo or as part of a group of up to six people.Speaking about the campaign, Councillor Rabanwaz Akbar, Manchester council’s Executive Member for Neighbourhoods, said we could all enjoy the benefits of a clean and tidy city.“The look and feel of an area hugely improves when people come together as a team, to demonstrate pride in their neighbourhoods by standing up to the selfish minority of litter louts.“The Great British September Clean

from Bolton. Curtis Regan, 23, is wanted in connection with a Section 18 Assault that took place in Bolton on Thursday, July 9 2020.

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has said he is ‘driven to help as much as he can’ after he launched a taskforce to deal with child poverty.The 22-year-old is aiming to tackle the stigma associated with asking for help, and has been at the forefront of campaigns aimed at stopping children going hungry.More than a million children were able to claim food vouchers after Rashford called on the government to reverse its plans to halt the free school meals programme over the summer.On Good

a version of 'Higher and Higher' with lead vocals by Happy Mondays legend Rowetta.Joel will start university in London next week and in the meantime, the fundraising efforts will continue.Ian says: “He is quite excited about going to uni now.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer told Manchester United players they needed to be more clinical after a dominant first-half against Aston Villa.United trailed 1-0 at half-time and ended up losing their only pre-season friendly at Villa Park after squandering several presentable chances either side of Ollie Watkins' 16th-minute winner.Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer denied Jesse Lingard on two separate occasions and Harry Maguire, Odion Ighalo and Daniel James miscued efforts in a madcap

straight to your inboxReal Madrid will be willing to pay half of Gareth Bale's wages to help facilitate his departure from the club - according to reports - amid continued links with a move to Manchester United.Bale has had a torrid time in Madrid in recent years and only managed to make 20 appearances across all competitions last season, as his relationship with the club and manager Zinedine Zidane continues to fray.The 31-year-old nearly brought his trophy laden stint with the Spanish

across Bolton is “nowhere near enough”, Andy Burnham has said.

hereHe became 'highly interested' in the female paramedic and asked her male colleague to leave, prosecutor Shirlie Duckworth told Manchester Crown Court.Tarnowski made 'inappropriate comments and gestures' which caused them to feel 'uncomfortable'.He got into the ambulance with the female paramedic, and refused to allow her to conduct observations.Then he grabbed her by her hips, and she pushed him away.He then pulled her 'forcefully' towards him, and managed to break free.The male paramedic

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hereThe graphs, the tables, the numbers - they're more alarming every day.Althrough hospital admissions are not yet significantly rising, there are fears it is only a matter of time before the virus preads to more vulnerable people.Bolton, Oldham, Salford, Tameside and Manchester are now all on the highest level of alert - imposed by the government when the infection rate goes above 50.Rochdale is also teetering on the brink of becoming 'red' with an infection rate of 49.5 per 100,000 people for

The deputy mayor of Greater Manchester has called for a rethink on the policing of coronavirus restrictions after revealing that less than half of lockdown fines have been paid.Baroness Beverley Hughes says enforcement is ‘the only tool on the government’s box of tricks’ and has suggested a new approach is needed.Police are finding it 'impossible' to enforce ‘resented’ measures introduced in Greater Manchester in late July according to the deputy mayor, who oversees policing for the combined

Ashton-Under-Lyne after she'd been out drinking with friends. Officers smelt alcohol on her breath and a roadside breath test was carried out.