Manc sisters ran amok in Liverpool, ripping off people for thousands - they spent the cash on fags, booze and lottery tickets

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek sent Timothy Fosu-Mensah a supportive message after the former Manchester United defender suffered a serious knee injury. Fosu-Mensah, who left United to join Bayer Leverkusen in January, will miss the remainder of the campaign and faces another lengthy road back to fitness.

In Tameside, the latest infection rate is 184.6 cases per 100,000 people and the number of cases has gone down by 12 per cent. There was a fall of 14 per cent in cases in Manchester over the week ending February 23.

straight to your inboxIt seems every game at the moment, Manchester City are breaking another record. Victory in Budapest for the away leg against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League was City's 12th away success in a row - a new club record and English football record.

direct to your inboxStrangeways prison has been hit by a major outbreak of Coronavirus after nearly 200 members of staff and inmates tested positive, the M.E.N understands.Over 90 members of prison staff, and over 100 inmates have contracted the virus, a source has confirmed. Official government figures show the number of cases in the Strangeways district of Manchester rose by more than 105 per cent in the week ending February 16.

Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kidsFew professions are as female-dominated as childcare.With women stereotypically viewed as the main care givers, it's a career few men would even consider.In fact, nationally, men currently make up just three percent of the early years education workforce - described as 'both a symptom and cause of gender inequality'.But one nursery chain is aiming to change that and get more

Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereLocal authority: 7-day total cases in week ending February 17 (increase on previous week) 1. Doncaster: 648 cases (+63) 2. Tameside: 469 cases (+51) 3.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRobin van Persie named four ex-Manchester United players in a list of the six best footballers he played with during his career. The former United striker sealed a controversial switch from Arsenal to Old Trafford in 2012 and the £20million Sir Alex Ferguson spent on him was immediately paid back as the Dutchman fired in 30 goals in his first season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDerby County manager Wayne Rooney highlighted Manchester United loanee Teden Mengi's physicality as a key reason as to why he made his full debut for the Championship side on Tuesday night.Derby beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 with an added-time goal from Andre Wisdom, moving up to 16th position in the Championship table, six points clear of the relegation zone.Mengi, who can play at full-back or centre-back, had to wait patiently for his first start, as

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direct to your inboxFamilies of Manchester prisoners say they have been forgotten in the pandemic. In prisons, inmates have been consigned to their cells for up to 23 hours a day to try and prevent the spread of the virus.In-person visits were cancelled in March, then briefly allowed in the summer, before being stopped again in the autumn, preventing children from being to able to see their parents face to face for months on end.The separation has had agonising consequences for kids - and

direct to your inboxTemperatures plunged to below minus 21C overnight, the lowest in the UK in more than a decade, following an 'extreme freeze'.The mercury dropped to minus 21.4C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.That's the coldest temperature recorded in the UK since December 2, 2010, when it dropped to minus 21.3C in Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands.The Met Office said the last time a temperature below minus 20C was recorded in the UK was December 23, 2010.In Manchester temperatures fell to minus

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United youngster Teden Mengi has revealed the most vocal members of the club’s first-team WhatsApp chat are Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba. Mengi joined Derby County on loan for the remainder of the 2020/21 season on transfer deadline day earlier this month.

direct to your inboxA group of 11 people travelled from Manchester to North Yorkshire on a day trip to 'look at Whitby Abbey'.North Yorkshire Police say the group were among a record-breaking number of people fined for breaking lockdown rules in the last week.The force said the past seven days had been the busiest since the third national lockdown began with 169 fixed penalty notices issued.Of these, 76 were issued in Scarborough while 37 were issued in York.Sergeant Mike Walker, lead for North

straight to your inboxOne Liverpool fan called into a national radio station to argue that Jurgen Klopp should be sacked after the weekend's defeat to Manchester City, leaving the Reds' title defence in tatters.City outplayed Liverpool in the second half, with Jurgen Klopp's side unable to exert any semblance of pressure or control after half-time.

Loch Lomond for 12 years after disappearing on a family holiday has finally found her forever home.George went missing in October 2008 while enjoying a break at a campsite with her owners who were forced to return to Rochdale, Greater Manchester, without her.The plucky puss regularly visited the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park campsite where she was cared for by staff while also regularly wandering into camper vans for food and comfort.When the site was forced to close during the first Covid-19

straight to your inboxGraeme Souness says Liverpool should forget about retaining their Premier League title following defeat to Manchester City - and concentrate on not dropping out of top-four contention. The Reds were crowned champions on England for the first time in 30 years last season, seeing off the challenge of closest rivals City.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden says he couldn't have asked for a better manager to bring him through than Pep Guardiola.Manchester City have been excited about Foden since he came to their academy as a boy, but it has been under the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach that he has broken into the first team.Guardiola was instantly besotted with Foden and has dismissed any suggestion that the player should go on loan to develop despite regular debate around the country about the best path