Manchester Pride announces three-day virtual celebration over August bank holiday weekend

coronavirus infections in Greater Manchester is a warning to the 'complacent white middle class', a health chief has said. Eleanor Roaf, the director of public health in Trafford, said that 80% of the infections recorded in the borough last week were in the white community.

Boris Johnson has ordered officials to draw up plans to avoid a second national lockdown, according to reports.The Prime Minister is thinking of asking the elderly to shield once again and is considering lockdown-like conditions for London should there be a second wave of coronavirus infections, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times said.The reports published this morning follow the tightened restrictions imposed in the north of England including in Greater Manchester.Residents are no longer

At today’s Downing Street press conference on the ramped-up coronavirus measures announced for much of the north, Boris Johnson addressed the question of messaging.Until a vaccine emerges, he said, ‘the only real utensil we have for controlling the spread of this new virus is human behaviour’.“And the only way we can encourage people to behave in one way or another is through advice…We need to keep it as simple as we possibly can.”And yet what Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said earlier this month that spectators might be able to return to stadiums in England from October. Some sports, including football and cricket, have already resumed behind closed doors after the Covid-19 lockdown.And the PM said earlier this month that a number of test events would take place from August 1 but any stadium reopenings would be subject to coronavirus guidelines.

coronavirus in the community.Measures due to be lifted on Saturday, including allowing small wedding receptions and reopening bowling alleys and casinos, have been postponed for at least two weeks.Face coverings will also become mandatory in indoor settings such as museums and places of worship from August 8, Boris Johnson said.And England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned that it might not be possible to ease lockdown further.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that wedding receptions will NOT be able to go ahead from this weekend.An easing to lockdown measures was expected to come into force on Saturday (August 1), which affected wedding celebrations.The Prime Minister has now announced this cannot happen for at least another two weeks.It comes after news broke on Thursday evening that Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire would see new, strict rules following a spike in coronavirus

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due to be more subdued than usual this weekend, the sudden announcement of Greater Manchester being put back into lockdown has caused great confusion. Usually, the Islamic festival is a time for families and friends to come together to visit different homes, share food and catch up with loved ones.

 Cameron Diaz  has found the silver lining of quarantine. The new mom spoke about being able to enjoy time at home with her seven-month-old daughter Raddix during a new interview with Late Night’s Seth Meyers.

Boris Johnson last week said that spectators could be able to return to stadiums in England from October. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport also said pilots will take place from 1 August but any stadium reopening would be subject to coronavirus guidelines.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for July 6Manchester United are set to announce three academy signings, with Marc Jurado, Alvaro Fernandez and Isak Hansen-Aaroen joining up with academy head Nick Cox.The club are waiting for international clearance for the trio, but Fernandez has signed a four-year deal, while Hansen-Aaroen – who became Tromso’s youngest ever player at 15 years and 319 days – is also all but confirmed.Sources say that Jurado has rejected a

straight to your inboxManchester United have confirmed eight players will join up with the Under-18 side for next season, including three new signings.They will all link up with the youth team that reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup and were sixth in the Under-18 Premier League season when it was called off.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe Diogo Dalot's career at the club may be over after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opted to start Timothy Fosu-Mensah against Crystal Palace.United suffered a double injury blow in the draw against Southampton last week with both Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams leaving the field.Solskjaer confirmed both were doubtful to face the Eagles and many expected Dalot to be the natural replacement on the left side of defence.Instead, the United manager selected

hereRachel Hind owns two care homes in Trafford - Faversham House and Brookfield Nursing Home.The homes have remained coronavirus-free throughout the crisis. Rachel has vowed to ban visits to the home regardless of whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson decides to allow them or not.She says they will stay in a self-imposed lockdown until 'at least the end of the year'.

YouTube stars Joey Graceffa and Daniel Preda announced their split after six years together on Sunday in an emotional 14-minute video titled “we broke up.”