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straight to your inboxThis season has been redemptive in many ways for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola, fresh from signing a contract extension in November that ties him to seven years at the Etihad, is busy masterminding a third Premier League title in four years that will make those who said he couldn't last in English football or rebuild a team look even sillier.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Vice Distribution announces its spring slate; Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson doc gets theatrical launch dates ahead of its Amazon Prime Video premiere; Channel 4 commissions COVID lockdown-inspired docu-series “Sex Odyssey” with Alice Levine; South African streamer Showmax commissions a local version of “Temptation Island” and Fremantle promotes several execs in EMEA.Following its launch in summer 2020, Vice Distribution has announced its first

convicted of manslaughter after the death of 17-year-old Mohamoud Mohamed in Moss Side.

Salford, when she was struck by two cars and killed, an inquest has heard. Selena Mystara Meyers, from Tennessee, visited her fiancé in Worsley 'a couple of times every year', according to police coroner's officer Neil McCaffrey.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane has praised Liverpool's "cocky" midfielder, Curtis Jones, after he was recalled to face Manchester City.Jurgen Klopp has welcomed back Sadio Mane, Fabinho and Alisson Becker into his starting XI after they all missed Liverpool's midweek defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.

straight to your inboxOne of Manchester City's tactics during their Premier League clash with Liverpool caused a disagreement between Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher. When conceding a free kick within shooting range, City opted to have a player lying down behind the defensive wall in a bid to prevent the ball going underneath the wall as they jumped in the air.

direct to your inbox The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offers only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of coronavirus, according to research.

direct to your inboxWhat will Manchester city centre look like on the other side of the pandemic?There is much debate about whether the rapid expansion of recent decades will continue, not just in Manchester, but in cities around the world as we readjust.Will fewer people want to live in high-rise, high-density areas and prefer the suburbs? Are the days of huge offices filled with hundreds of employees numbered now that many businesses have successfully operated with staff working from

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed how John Stones hit the depths of his football career amidst injury problems and personal troubles.The Manchester City defender has bounced back to form this season and is expected to regain his place in the team to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night after contributing to a stunning 12-match winning streak.But he looked to be headed out of the Etihad exit door in the last two summers, when the break-up of his long-term relationship and

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straight to your inboxThe transfer deadline is fast approaching and so far it’s been a quiet window for Manchester City.Pep Guardiola is yet to add any reinforcements to his squad, and it remains to be seen whether that narrative will change before Monday’s 11pm deadline. On the pitch, City are currently top of the table and have won their last eight league games to establish a three-point lead at the Premier League’s summit.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOf all the virtual lockdown calls, the most surreal was submitting questions for Jesse Lingard while he sat at his kitchen counter in front of a bowl of pistachios.Rather than allow face-time with reporters, a pistachios company arranged for a conversation between Lingard, a nutritionist named Nigel and an enthusiastic American lady whose carefree demeanour suggested her house backed onto Venice Beach.Questions had to be typed into a widget and were

direct to your inboxA pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Tameside.Wellington Road is shut between Oldham Road and Lord Sheldon Way in Ashton-under-Lyne while police investigate.The pedestrian was struck at around 7.50pm this evening.The driver stopped at the scene and the pedestrian was taken to hospital.Police have not said how serious their injuries are.Transport for Greater Manchester are urging motorists to avoid the area.

direct to your inboxThe fatal stabbing of 17-year-old in Moss Side last summer was part of the same gang feud which ended in a deadly knife attack in the same part of south Manchester in 2016, a murder trial has heard.Four accused teenagers, said to be members of AO, a street gang based in Moss Side, deny murdering Mohamoud Mohamed, 17, who was said to be a member of the rival Rusholme Crips outfit.Greater Manchester Police's anti-gang team, XCalibre Taskforce, had tried to reach out to Mohamoud

direct to your inbox‘If the water rises another metre, we could be in big trouble.’Some residents in South Manchester say they are 'preparing for evacuation' as the River Mersey reaches the highest levels ever recorded on the waterway and roads become flooded.'Flooding to properties is expected', according to the Environment Agency.Greater Manchester Police declared a major incident on Tuesday evening and the Met Office warns of a 'danger to life' due to fast flowing or deep floodwater.