Manchester Airport calls for 'clear plan' to help travel industry as strict new measures announced

direct to your inboxManchester Airport has been criticised after people were packed onto a bus 'like cattle'.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes making people prove their identity before opening a social media account is key to stopping abuse and threats online. In recent weeks, football has seen a rise in players being abused online and on Thursday England’s football bodies united to call on Facebook and Twitter to do more to stop it.

direct to your inboxA year on from christening gritters ‘Snowel Gallagher’ and ‘Gritter Thunberg’, is Manchester about to welcome ‘Sparkus Trashford’ into its ranks?Manchester council is putting out a call for residents to come up with witty and imaginative names for some of its new electric bin lorries.The bright yellow eco-friendly vehicles, which cost £9.7m, will replace half of the city’s existing fleet as part of the council’s ambitions to halve its carbon emissions by 2025.In total the 27

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

Manchester Crown Court has heard.Mr Ghafoor is then alleged to have said to the woman: "If you think my behaviour is inappropriate, please tell me."Earlier, jurors heard, she told him to 'stop it'.

direct to your inboxPassengers were today pictured leaving Manchester Airport dressed in masks and full suits - as concerns mount over delays to the UK's hotel quarantine policy.The travellers pictured arriving into the city with suitcases were among around 1,000 understood to be arriving at the hub each day - with about the same number thought to be flying out. People should only be flying for 'valid reasons', which excludes holidays.

Do you think a proper plan needs to be outlined now for how the government intends to fully reopen schools? Would you rather be given a proposed date for the reopening or wait until something can be set in stone? Let us know in the comments here, or share your views on our Manchester Family Facebook page. When it comes to vaccinating teachers and school staff, Mr Chalke says it would be a lot easier than the government makes it sound."There's around a million school staff," he said.

Leigh. My legend." Caroline's request was heard around the world as the mum was inundated with more than 100,000 responses of appreciation.

direct to your inboxTrafford council has called on Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to set out ‘an action plan’ to address the city-region’s police force being placed into special measures.A motion submitted by the Liberal Democrats party at last night’s full council meeting passed, with a Labour amendment.Around 8,000 crimes in Trafford went unrecorded by GMP’s systems last year – 80,000 across the city region.The motion called for clear steps to be outlined as to how Greater Manchester

direct to your inboxA Denton pub will keep its licence despite being shut down for multiple breaches of Covid-19 regulations, including serving alcohol until 4am and a mass drunken brawl.The Jolly Hatters will need to stick to stricter rules - including closing earlier, hiring door staff for live Manchester United and Manchester City matches and curbing cheap drinks offers - to stay open.Licensing bosses at Tameside council imposed the ‘draconian’ measures at a hearing on Tuesday, with the Town

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe games are still coming thick and fast and Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday as Sheffield United visit Old Trafford.United go into the game full of confidence after beating Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and having not lost in the Premier League in 13 matches.The players were back in training at the start of the week ahead of the Blades' visit.

direct to your inboxA Ryanair pilot was robbed at gunpoint as he walked home from Manchester Airport, a court heard.Earl Green, 38, was one of a group of three men who approached the pilot, then 25, as he walked through Painswick Park in Wythenshawe just before midnight.Another of the robbers took out a handgun from his jacket, and the pilot felt something push against his temple which he believed to be the weapon.He was able to get away but the pilot said he feared for his life, and has since

direct to your inboxWigan's MP has defended her decision to label new US president Joe Biden a 'woke guy'.Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary, praised the attitude of America's incoming leader in an interview on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show this morning.She was asked why she referred to him as 'woke' - a term which is sometimes used to describe politicians with liberal social views but can be used by critics to suggest a person is overly sensitive to social issues.Mrs Nandy said Mr Biden's

direct to your inboxShe became an adopted Mancunian after moving to Manchester from her native Turkey 15 years ago.After learning English and following her dream of launching her own fashion label Zeynep Kartal has gone on to dress some of the world's biggest stars from her showroom in King Street.

direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

Wigan, a woman became stuck in her car with water up to the bonnet.  In Radcliffe, fire crews were called to a river that had burst its banks.

direct to your inbox A man caught by security officials in a restricted area at Manchester Airport claimed he was trying to get a flight back to his home country. Anday Koday, 31, was spotted in a no-go zone in January.