Manchester Arena inquiry: 'No hope whatsoever' of bomber Salman Abedi being spotted before attack

straight to your inbox every day for free Ander Herrera tipped off Juan Mata about Edinson Cavani's impending move to Manchester United so the Spaniard could help the former Paris Saint-Germain striker settle at the club. Cavani, 33, joined United on deadline day on October 5 but had to quarantine for two weeks and did not make his debut until the goalless draw with Chelsea on October 23.

SAVE "is dismayed at the state of these fine buildings which could be reinstated as flats or spectacular private homes and urges the council to work with the owner to try and find a solution before it is too late." In the days when journalists could speak without fuss, and a municipal meltdown, directly to town hall officials in Salford, I would regularly meet David Johnston, the director of education and leisure.He eventually crossed the river to do the same job for Manchester.But before he

straight to your inbox every day for freeGood morning, Manchester United fans. Here are your morning headlines for Saturday, November 28.Ferguson praises Rashford’s philanthropy Former Manchester United United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Marcus Rashford following the striker’s campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus infection rates are falling faster in Greater Manchester than at any time during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from Public Health England.The rate for the Greater Manchester region is now 246.9, the lowest it has been since the end of September.There were exactly 7000 confirmed cases in Greater Manchester for the week ending November 23, which is 3,796 fewer cases than in the previous week.That represents a week-on-week fall of 35.2 per cent, the highest

straight to your inbox every day for freePogba on his ownPaul Pogba was absent from United's victories over West Brom and Istanbul Basaksehir due an ankle injury.The midfielder featured in all three of France's matches during the recent international break and played for 90 minutes in their final game, a 4-2 win over Sweden.Yet he then picked up a knock that has kept him out of both of United's games since the break - and it looks set to sideline him for  the trip to Southampton.While Pogba was

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are receiving help from the United Kingdom's cyber security agency after it suffered a cyber attack earlier this month.The attack, which was confirmed on November 20, has left United unable to fully restore its computer systems and, as of Thursday night, staff did not have access to email - while other functions also remained unavailable.Match day operations for the Premier League club have not been impacted, with victories over West

The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:Oldham 366.9, down 31pcRochdale 342.2, down 32pcWigan 301.2, down 27pcBury 300.5, down 33pcBolton 294.6, down 32pcSalford 246.5, down 42pcManchester 245.3, down 32pcTameside 241.1, down 36pcStockport 204.5, down 36pcTrafford 169.4, down 45pcThe national average in England is 202.4 per 100,000 population.Trafford is the only Greater Manchester borough to sit below the national average with 169.4 per 100,000.There were 661 positive tests across

Manchester council has thrown its weight behind the beleaguered regional masterplan for jobs and housing - despite uncertainty over its future.With no end in sight to the political standoff in Stockport, plans to approve the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) have been postponed in Salford, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury.Councillors in Manchester were told this week that there was a ‘very high risk’ that the GMSF would not get the support it needed.Under the proposals the city

PA news agency that Abdallah is to be released this week.

The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:Oldham 388.4, down 30pcRochdale 360.6, down 31pcBury 314.1, down 33pcBolton 306.4, down 31pcWigan 304.6, down 30pcSalford 260.0, down 42pcManchester 249.6, down 34pcTameside 249.4, down 37pcStockport  208.6, down 37pcTrafford 170.6, down 50pc Stockport's transmission rate has dropped below the national average too, with a rate of 208.6 - down 37pc in the week ending November 21.Overall, rates are falling faster in every Greater Manchester

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

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United trained at Carrington on Monday ahead of their Champions League clash against Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday at Old Trafford.United will be out to avenge their humiliating defeat in the reverse fixture and look to take control of Group H by securing their third win of the group stage.The Reds can all but seal their progression to the knockout stages by defeating Basaksehir and avoiding defeat against RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain.Ole

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have suffered a 'sophisticated' cyber attack on the club's systems, it was confirmed on Friday night. Despite suffering the attack from 'organised cyber criminals,' United are unaware of any personal data breaches of fans or customers.

hereGiving evidence over video-link to the inquiry, he said there had been a 'management system failure in the delivery of the information and cascading it down to the operation'.Duncan Atkinson QC, on behalf of some of the beavered families, asked him: "Were costs being kept down at the Arena by allowing that to carry on?"Mr Logan said: "I don't think that was...I never understood that to be the consideration."Mr Logan said he also disagreed with the suggestion Showsec was 'suggesting that it

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

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.

with another 63 fatalities in Greater Manchester hospitals announced yesterday.However, it does appear that most areas in the region passed a peak in infections about two weeks ago - a few days before the second national lockdown began on November 5.Here, the MEN has looked at how the virus spread in each of ten boroughs of Greater Manchester area since the start of August, which was just after the region was first placed under local restrictions by the government.Positive tests in Stockport