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court cases  our reporters have covered in August.

after car thieves twice ran over a dad who tried to stop them stealing his partner, Collette Kunyo's, Audi A6 S line from their home in Middleton.

'sudden, concerning and unpredicted', has prompted council and health leaders to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning. Separate government figures show there were 40 new cases recorded on Thursday in Bolton.

here"I agree with the Government that it’s important for people to begin to return to the office to support our city and town centres. But ordering people back and stoking up the fear factor is the wrong way to go about it."Apart from the extra anxiety it may cause to those already worried about redundancy, it risks an unplanned rush back to work for which we don’t have capacity on public transport.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, August 31 is:A further four people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,554, NHS England said.The patients were between 58 years-old and 75 years-old.

hereFor example, Action Fraud says that "Shopping and Auction fraud involves fraud attributable to the misrepresentation of a product advertised for sale through an Internet auction site or the non-delivery of products purchased through an Internet auction site."This can mean that the seller often requests funds to be transferred directly to him/her via Western Union, Money-Gram, or bank-to-bank money transfer.

Wigan was also the happiest in Greater Manchester.The borough also recorded the lowest anxiety levels at2.6 out of 10.The Manchester Evening News asked MyWigan readers why they were so happy - but it turns out, it's a shocking place to live.

remain in place in Oldham - which still has the highest infection rate in the region.Residents there can no longer socialise with anyone outside their household and can only use public transport if essential.Wigan, which has the lowest infection rate, remains lifted out of the increased measures.Meanwhile Salford, Bury, Manchester, Tameside and Rochdale all remain in local lockdown.Residents in these areas must continue to adhere to the rules which prohibit two households from meeting indoors or

Greater Manchester coronavirus press conference, Stockport council leader Elise Wilson said the borough's infection rates were within the government's 'acceptable levels'. She added: "Our infection data is showing a continued downward trend across all our areas."The levels that we have at the moment are within the government's acceptable levels.

In a U-turn on Tuesday, the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson said the government had changed its stance on the wearing of face masks in school settings.

They have been asking for donations for local schools, a dogs home charity, and people made unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Five crimes relate to an ongoing investigation with a named suspect.

hereThe infection rate across nine out of the ten boroughs is continuing to fall."I think we are beginning to see the numbers move in the right direction and that includes Oldham, which saw a noticeable fall in the number of cases this week, and we have begun to see falls in other Greater Manchester boroughs as well," Mr Burnham told the BBC."We had the restrictions introduced about three weeks ago and I would say we have begun to see these restrictions are now working, so fingers crossed we can

Coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are continuing to fall, with cases in Oldham dropping by over 100 in the space of a week.A day after the Government announced tighter restrictions for the borough, the rate fell from 71.7 to 63.7.In the week ending August 19, there were 820 cases of Covid-19 across Greater Manchester, the lowest seven-day total since August 2.The infection rate across nine out of the ten boroughs is continuing to fall, with only a minor increase in cases in

hereThe latest data gives infection rates up until Sunday, August 16, as there is a delay of up to three days before the full results are reported.The weekly infection rate in Oldham rose slightly, to 84.4 per 100,000 population but there continues to be a downward trend in the borough, with cases falling by 20 per cent week-on-week.However, infection rates are still rising in Manchester, Salford and Bury.Manchester had an infection rate of 49.0 per 100,000 population in the week up to August 16

higher number of cases than Alexander Park and Werneth.But both Oldham neighbourhoods have seen a fall in the number of infections over the last week with Alexandra Park's figure dropping by more than a third from 72 to 44.Elsewhere there's a concentration of cases around central and east Manchester with Piccadilly, Ancoats, Ardwick, Beswick, Openshaw, Belle Vue, West Gorton and Levenshulme North all reporting between 10 and 13 cases.Meanwhile, the number of cases in Wigan remains the lowest in

published by NHS England, includes hospital discharges from March 20,  the first day of national lockdown, until August 9.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, August 17 is: The latest available figures show two Greater Manchester boroughs are currently are showing an upward trend in  coronavirus  infections.

Up to 6,000 children who normally would have been referred to social services in Greater Manchester have potentially been missed during lockdown.Social care professionals are calling for a change in approach to tackle the ‘hidden harm’ faced by children who are stuck at home with abusive family members while schools remain closed.Alison Alexander, the CEO of children’s services support organisation Cornerstone, said referrals have dropped in many parts of the UK by 50pc, and by up to 75pc in

hereA dry thunderstorm is one that produces thunder and lightning, but most or all of its precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground."Very strange, magical silent lightning happening over Manchester", said Dan Lord on Twitter - alongside a video showing repeated silent lightning flashes."Some cracking #lightning in #manchester tonight! No thunder yet though. My grainy code doesn't do it justice!", wrote Phil Young."Constant lighting where I am near Manchester.