Man, 39, charged with possession of offensive weapon after reports of Metrolink passenger seen carrying 'bladed article'

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has urged Manchester City not to worry ahead of their Champions League tie with Real Madrid.City were knocked out of the FA Cup with a shock 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in which they struggled to open their opponents up too much.It means City have just the Champions League left to play for this season having already won the Carabao Cup.City are set to face Real next month and lead 2-1 from the first leg back in February.Yet Real have won 10 out of 10 since football

Manchester Magistrates Court this morning.Mr Glennon, of no fixed abode, is charged the murder of Ryan Lowry, from Marple, who died after being attacked by a man with an axe on February 27 this year in Trafford.He is also charged with burglary, two offences of criminal damage, racially aggravated harassment and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.Mr Glennon spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and no pleas were entered.Prosecutor Eileen Rogers told the court: “This is the first

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City deserve an apology from those claiming the club broke Financial Fair Play rules after the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared the Blues of the charges against them.City were handed the two-year ban for 'serious breaches' of FFP regulations, but CAS yesterday ruled that those allegations were either 'not established or time-barred'.

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Abdul Ghafar, 44, of Roberts Street, Nelson: money laundering and supply of Class A drugs.Romaz Ahmed, 37, of Rossall Road, Rochdale, money laundering.Nathan Powell, 29, of Cheney Close, Openshaw, conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, and money laundering.Craig O'Brien, 31, of Further Pits, Rochdale, conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.Ryan Denton, 36, of Bury Road, Rochdale, conspiracy to supply class A drugs.Craig Cox, 31, of Lance Todd Close, conspiracy to commit robbery; conspiracy to supply

straight to your inbox Southampton boss Ralph Hassenhutl has revealed how his team worked on exposing Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson. The Saints pulled off an unlikely win over the Blues, as Che Adams fired a shot over the stranded Brazil stopper, who had strayed outside his area.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola urged his Manchester City players to show what they were made of against Liverpool - and is now more confident they can do the same against Real Madrid.Under Guardiola, City have been a trophy-winning machine and have scooped up eight of the last 10 domestic trophies with the chance to make it nine from 11 in the FA Cup this season.

Heywood and Rochdale.Officers executed warrants at six addresses in the two towns early on Thursday morning (July 2) and arrested nine people.Greater Manchester Police today said two men have been charged with various offences.Anthony Lutkevic, 30, of Tonge Street, Heywood has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm - namely a shotgun and a grenade and possession with intent to supply class B drugs.Dillan Kennedy, 25, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession with