Long-lost species of butterfly return to the wild in Greater Manchester after 150 years

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hereThe total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Wednesday, June 17, is:Nationally, 77 people who tested positive for the coronavirus died, bringing the total number of deaths in hospitals in England to 28,138.The latest weekly data shows that coronavirus-related deaths in England and Wales have fallen to their lowest number since lockdown was first implemented.A total of 1,588 deaths registered in the week ending June 5 mentioned Covid-19, down from

Another storm warning has been issued for Greater Manchester after thunder and lightning battered the region.On Tuesday, heavy downpours and spectacular displays of lightning went on into the evening.Flash flooding also caused traffic chaos on the M60, M62 and M602.But there will be no respite from the dramatic weather, with a new yellow weather warning in place on Wednesday.The weather alert warns of thunderstorms between 12pm and 9pm today in Greater Manchester.Forecasters have said to expect

as passenger numbers plummeted and social distancing was introduced.

Manchester Evening News has pledged to honour the memory of every victim from our region.In our Loved and Lost series, we have paid tribute to scores of people from the region who have died.We have vowed to remember the faces behind the figures.This week, we pay tribute to more coronavirus victims.From the proud nana who loved latin and ballroom dancing, to the cafe owner who enjoyed caravan holidays.We want to share people's stories.If you want to remember someone, fill out the form here.Justi

death of George Floyd, with the same spirit that made the ‘Working-Men of Manchester’ resolve to refuse to touch cotton produced by the slavery of the American south, on the same day they wrote that letter to Lincoln.There’s much more to today’s event than solidarity.Every black person in that crowd will have had some experience of being stereotyped, scapegoated, insulted, even attacked, because of the colour of their skin, will have experience of people who don’t know what it’s like, or don’t

risen above 1.The North West R-number is now 1.01, up from 0.73 a few weeks ago.

The Manchester Evening News is on the lookout for the region's best lockdown dog.

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.

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

Salford has the highest rate of deaths from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, figures show.

Fourteen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

McDonald's has been gradually reopening its sites across the UK over the last month.

Every week, the coronavirus death toll rises as more victims are lost to this awful disease.

Greater Manchester Police wrote off nearly 300 rapes and 9,000 house burglaries in the first six months of last year as unsolved.

Twenty more people have died after contracting coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

From the drug addict burglar who fell on top of sleeping five-year-old boy during break-in -  to bully that threatened to make the mother of his child eat used toilet brush after biting her and forcing his fingers down her throat.

Seventeen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

A group of people from Bolton who took a 160-mile round trip to Snowdonia were sent home by police.