Manchester man with Covid-19 first in UK to be given experimental arthritis drug under clinical treatment trial

hereHowever when asked whether local Labour leaders and mayors supported the policy, he didn’t answer directly.The Labour leader said there was consensus among Labour MPs on the policy.Greater Manchester has been at loggerheads with the government since the end of last week, when Number 10 made clear that it wanted to put the conurbation into ‘tier three’ of new local lockdown measures - meaning its bars and restaurants would have to close.Local leaders have been fiercely opposed to the move,

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Manchester City supporters have joined forces with fan groups from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham to oppose Project Big Picture.News broke earlier this week of the radical proposals aiming to overhaul the Premier League in order to safeguard clubs playing in the English Football League.United and Liverpool were at the forefront of the plans that would see the size of the Premier League reduced to 18 teams and give greater

straight to your inbox every day, freeRoy Keane has criticised Marcus Rashford after England’s 2-1 victory over Belgium on Sunday.Rashford scored England’s equaliser during a solid performance for his country, but Keane had harsh words for both Rashford and Harry Maguire in the wake of the game.Keane questioned Rashford’s body language during the first-half, believing he could have done more as Belgium dominated the opening 45 minutes.“Rashford in the first-half was going through the motions,”

Manchester United fans lauded Patrice Evra after he trolled Manchester City while wishing Sir Bobby Charlton a happy birthday. United legend Charlton turned 83 on October 11 and Evra paid tribute to the World Cup winner in an Instagram post.Evra wrote: "Happy Birthday @SirBobbyCharlton.

Rusholme at the end of May this year, when stringent travel lockdown restrictions were still in force. The four were pulled over and questioned as to where they were headed, and were told the men had travelled from West Yorkshire, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

still has one of the highest infection rates in England after several outbreaks among the student population. One student told the Guardian a "Covid Positive" party in one halls of residence in Fallowfield was broken up by security on Saturday.

Stockport mum will go on trial next year.Thomas McCann, 48, appeared before a judge at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday morning (October 7). He is accused of murdering Yvonne McCann.

with each other rather than, for example, being linked to any obvious large workplace outbreak.

discovery of a rogue spreadsheet somewhere in the bowels of Whitehall has done little to lighten the mood of those dealing with the pandemic here. Last night Public Health England confirmed nearly 16,000 cases had been ‘stalled’ in the national computer system for a week, due to a hitherto apparently unknown computer error.

reached 331. Today a further 23 have been confirmed across the region, bringing the total to 354.

who was jailed for 11 years at Manchester Crown Court earlier this year.

Love Island winners Paige Turley and Finn Tapp only left Scotland to stay in Manchester in the summer but the pair headed back this week to road trip across the Highlands. The loved up pair took to Instagram to reveal that they are travelling the NC500 in style as they brand their camper van a 'Gucci hoose on wheels'.

Police have launched an appeal for information on the whereabouts of a registered sex offender from south Manchester.

a curfew would be the 'nail in the coffin' for Manchester pubs.

the nebulous concept of local lockdowns surfaced and nearly three months after they were applied to Greater Manchester, the pendulum could be about to swing back towards where it started.