Manchester's homeless vaccination drive moves to new phase after finding success with more than 100 people getting jabs

direct to your inboxMore than 100 people who had previously refused or ignored the coronavirus vaccine offer have now had the jab - after being contacted in their mother tongue.A multilingual team called dozens of people of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in south Manchester to answer questions and “debunk vaccination myths”.The volunteers - translating into Urdu, Punjabi, Kurdish, Arabic and Bengali - rang people identified by GPs at Ladybarn Group Practice, Al-Shifa Medical Centre

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes told Manchester United's critics that their performances in other big games this season have been just as good as against Manchester City.United ended their 'hoodoo' against the traditional big six clubs this season with an emphatic and stylish 2-0 win over City in the Manchester derby. Fernandes' early penalty set Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on course for the win, with Luke Shaw doubling the lead after half-time.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United signed players from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Manchester City in the summer — all for their youth teams.So while scrutiny was on the first team and their underwhelming transfer window following the failure to land Jadon Sancho, bosses in the United academy were quietly chuffed with their recruitment work.Add in the 'first team signings' of youngsters Amad and Facundo Pellistri and you could safely make 2020 the most

straight to your inbox every day for freeNottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton is "absolutely delighted" with James Garner following his arrival from Manchester United on loan in January.The 19-year-old signed for Forest until the end of the season at the start of the year and has been a revelation for the Championship club.Garner was at Watford for the first half of the campaign, where he played 12 games, but was recalled after a managerial change at Vicarage Road limited his chances and sent

direct to your inboxOfficers had to turn more than one hundred cars away from Formby Beach on Saturday and issued thousands of pounds worth of fines for breaches of lockdown.Merseyside Police said people had travelled to the beauty spot from as far as Manchester, Stockport, and Leeds for a day out in the good weather.Around 20 people were issued with fixed penalty notices of £200 for flouting coronavirus restrictions.The current government guidance says it's the law to not leave or be outside of

straight to your inbox every day for freeFacundo Pellistri impressed Manchester United fans with his "unique" dribbling style in Alaves' La Liga game against Osasuna on Saturday.United signed Pellistri on transfer deadline day in October as a continuation of their commitment to signing the best young prospects.

here"When I was taking people’s photographs people would say ‘why am I smiling?’, but you can see it in their eyes."A person’s personality comes out even though we all look the same."I wanted to try and represent the vast number of people in Manchester who every day are doing an incredible job."They are great at what they are doing and in spite of everything, having fun doing it."It never ceases to amaze me how dedicated they all are.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIn his 13 years at Manchester United Luke Giverin's greatest moment came at the Etihad.Born in Salford and raised in a family of Reds, Giverin took particular satisfaction in scoring United's second goal in a 2-0 win over City in the Manchester Senior Cup final in May 2012.His injury-time goal secured victory and as he ran off to celebrate he was pulled to the ground by Paul Pogba and mobbed by his teammates.Rather than being the start of something,

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have hailed Ethan Laird after the young right-back produced a fine assist on loan at MK Dons.The 19-year-old moved to the League One club on loan from United in January and has so far impressed.On Tuesday, Laird's assist against Shrewsbury Town grabbed attention as he received the ball on the right wing, beat two men to get to the touchline before cutting the ball back for Will Grigg to fire in from close range.With Aaron

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's weekend win over Newcastle was one of those games where the result was all that mattered. The injuries that had restricted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's options and the prospect of facing defensive opponents meant it was never likely to be pretty.

five wings of Forest Bank prison in Salford are in lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak.That outbreak disrupted proceedings at Manchester Crown Court with one high-profile trial and two sentencing hearings having to be postponed due to defendants not being produced from Forest Bank due to the lockdown.The latest data from the Ministry of Justice shows that there were 846 positive Covid-19 cases among adult prisoners for the week ending 15 February in the UK, down from 1,005 the week before.The

straight to your inbox every day for freeMartial reprieved?Depending on Edinson Cavani's fitness, Anthony Martial might retain his Premier League place despite another subdued performance at West Brom last week.Martial started on the bench against Real Sociedad in Turin and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will doubtless want to freshen up his attack against Newcastle.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJonathan Barnett, Jack Grealish's agent, has explained his process for helping clients decide on a new club.Manchester United earmarked Grealish as one of their top targets last summer but the coronavirus pandemic coupled with Aston Villa's surprise avoidance of relegation scuppered any hopes of a deal, before the England international penned a new contract at Villa Park.In comments that provide an insight into how Barnett operates, he revealed how agents

direct to your inboxManchester United fans have urged the club to snap up Erling Haaland in the summer transfer window following his latest heroics for Borussia Dortmund.Haaland scored twice and set one up in the first half of the first leg of Dortmund's Champions League last 16 tie against Sevilla.The German side went behind early on at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to a goal from Fernandez Saez but Haaland provided the assist for Mahmoud Dahoud to equaliser in the 19th minute.Haaland then

straight to your inbox every day for free A new documentary looking back at some of the most memorable moments from Sir Alex Ferguson's iconic career is set for release in May. After recovering from a life-threatening brain haemorrhage and acutely aware that his memory might desert him, the Manchester United legend recounts the most important stories of his life, both in and out of football, to his son Jason.

praised families and staff at Corpus Christi RC Primary in Chadderton, Oldham, for pulling together amid the pandemic, we asked parents to tell us who they wanted to thank - and we were inundated with suggestions. More than 200 parents replied to posts on our Manchester Family Facebook page naming schools and teachers who have made this unprecedented time easier for pupils.

direct to your inboxAldi are looking to hire nearly 100 apprentices across Greater Manchester this year.The supermarket giant has hired over 2,000 apprentices, the majority of which have gone on to secure permanent roles, since launching its Apprentice Programme in 2012.In 2021, Aldi plans to recruit 96 store apprentices in Greater Manchester and applications are open now.Apprentices will receive full training and gain real qualifications while launching their careers and working towards

direct to your inboxA trial into how a coronavirus vaccine works in children is set to take place.Tests will investigate the efficacy of Oxford/AstraZeneca in young people aged from six to 17.It will determine whether the jab will produce a strong immune response, with 300 volunteers set to take part.The trial will start later this month.Up to 240 children will receive the vaccine, while others will be given a control meningitis tab.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to