Major disruption after train derails cutting off line from Manchester Piccadilly

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moving goalposts ', people are beginning to lose hope. Local DJ and music producer Liam Hyphen - a familiar face behind the decks at the city centre's nightlife hotspots - said: "It feels like I’m back at school and we’ve been put in detention for talking back to the teacher."I haven’t worked since March and probably won’t until well into next year by the looks of it."People are struggling financially and mentally.

Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Salford City will continue to play games behind closed doors without fans in attendance. But should the restrictions be relaxed across Greater Manchester, then fans across the region will be permitted to return to their respective stadiums.

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Manchester Evening News has seen an early internal planning document circulated within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

revised tier system, which will come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown ends, government ministers will impose the top level of restrictions on the highest risk areas.Previously, ministers had entered into discussions with local leaders over the what measures would be needed and how they would be funded.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham led several days of intense talks as he tried to negotiate a more substantial financial package than the one the government had

hereNorthern are conveying passengers between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds in both directions until further notice, Avanti West Coast said.The operator said the following trains have been cancelled:11:40 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 13:4611:55 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, due 14:0612:20 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 14:3512:40 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 14:4612:55 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, due 15:07No further details have

Manchester's Finest showed a huge pile of rubble on the floor the next morning. Council bosses say it's a 'new beginning' for the Gardens.

A luxury £27m four-star hotel backed by former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has been given the go ahead by city planners.The 151-room hotel near Piccadilly Gardens is a joint venture between the footballer and Portuguese hoteliers Pestana, and will be part of the CR7 brand when it opens in 2023.A ground floor bar, cafe, basement gym and roof terrace are proposed over 11 floors, while the area outside the hotel will also be improved with widened pavements and new trees.It will take

Andy Burnham has warned against the introduction of ‘permanent’ coronavirus restrictions once the national lockdown ends.The mayor of Greater Manchester says talks are underway between local leaders and the government about what will happen after December 2.Changes to the national tiered system of restrictions were being considered according to Mr Burnham, though he admitted that it was likely that the city-region would remain in Tier 3.In their decision-making the government has been urged to

Bolton.

coronavirus patients have died in the second wave of the pandemic in Greater Manchester, the MEN can reveal.

said to be the victim of a 'racial profiling' incident at the University of Manchester says he has been left 'traumatised'.Three security guards have been suspended after footage emerged of a young black man being pinned up against a wall in Fallowfield this weekend and asked to show his ID card.The university said it is 'deeply concerned' by the images and has launched a 'full investigation'.Bosses said the guards have been 'suspended without prejudice' while they look into the circumstances

Patient safety and care is our top priority and we are undertaking an investigation into a recent incident at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital involving a small number of patients who became unwell during dialysis treatment. "All patients are well and continue to be monitored, and their families are being kept fully informed.

Manchester Evening News, we have pledged to pay tribute to the special people who have died with this terrible disease.This week, more families have been in touch with tributes for loved ones.Here are some of their stories.If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here.Brenda was born in Rusholme and moved to Wythenshawe in 1973.She was wife to Derek, mum to Mark and Dawn and sister to Bernadette.Brenda moved into a care home in February 2019.She died aged 87 at Wythenshawe

hoping to build the 150-bedroom ‘high end lifestyle’ hotel on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Pestana CR7 Manchester, if backed by Manchester council’s planning committee, would become the seventh Pestana branded hotel in the world.But it will be the first to carry Ronaldo’s initials, and the iconic number he first wore as a United player, outside of his native Portugal.