Manchester University students to hold historic 'no confidence' vote in Vice Chancellor Nancy Rothwell

coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has described Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget as a ‘packet of Polos’ boasting some ‘refreshing’ economic ideas - but with many policy-shaped holes.The mayor of Greater Manchester welcomed the extension of the furlough scheme, the Universal Credit uplift and grants for self-employed workers until September.The continuation of cuts to VAT and stamp duty, as well as a longer business rates holiday, were also seen as positive measures for the country’s post-pandemic

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

direct to your inboxA University of Manchester student used his iPhone to secretly film up female students' skirts for sexual gratification.Doyun Kim, 20, placed his smartphone so he could record his victims around Manchester - on a bus, in shops and in university buildings.But the engineering student was caught when his last victim spotted the device - with the camera recording - in a bathroom.Police were called and officers found a series of videos on his iPhone X taken from underneath the

Parklife Festival has said he is extremely confident that the event will be able to take place without any socially distancing regulations later this year.The festival is yet to unveil its line-up for 2021, but is currently scheduled to take place at Manchester’s Heaton Park from September 11-12 after being pushed back from its original date in June.Speaking to NME, Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord said the ongoing success of the UK’s vaccination programme has given him hope that the event will

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he agrees with Roy Keane over their views of Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final victory.The Reds famously scored two late goals to beat Bayern Munich and secure a historic treble, but neither Keane nor Scholes were involved due to being suspended after they both picked up bookings in the semi-final win over Juventus.Reflecting on the game 20 years on in an appearance on Robbie Fowler's podcast, Scholes says he felt a sense

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has risen in two boroughs of Greater Manchester. Bury and Tameside are the only parts of the region where the number of new cases has increased, the latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show.

direct to your inboxManchester's Labour group has suspended a councillor over claims he breached coronavirus travel regulations by flying to Pakistan to attend a family wedding. Images obtained by the Manchester Evening News show Aftab Razaq posing with guests and what are understood to be friends and family members.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

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direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester except one, the latest figures show.Bolton is one of just 11 places in England where the number of cases has increased.Public Health England figures show in the week to February 10, Bolton's rate was up 1% to 276.1 cases per 100,000 people.The current national average in England is 157.3.Bolton's rate is actually lower than the figure of 218.7 published on Saturday, despite today's chart

transmission rates went up in the week ending February 7. The infection rate in Bolton has risen by 6 per cent to 288.6 cases per 100,000 people, according to Public Health England figures.

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

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in most areas of Greater Manchester as a result of the third national lockdown.In the week ending February 4, only one borough saw a small rise in the proportion of cases per 100,000 people.There were 799 new cases in Bolton in the most up to date reporting period, a one per cent rise on the previous seven days. Every other borough saw a drop in cases, the latest Public Health England figures show.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates continue to fall across most of the region - but one borough has seen a slight rise in cases.There were 799 new cases in Bolton in the week to February 4, a 1% rise on the previous seven days.Every other borough saw a drop in cases, the latest Public Health England figures show.But Oldham's infection rate, while continuing to fall, is now above the national average of 211.8 cases per 100,000 people.Salford saw the smallest drop in cases, down 1% to

direct to your inboxPolice handed out £800 fines to students in Fallowfield for allegedly holding a 'large gathering' in their common room, the M.E.N can reveal.Officers entered halls of residence accommodation in south Manchester at least twice this weekend to question them over their socialising.Furious parents and students have accused Greater Manchester Police of heavy-handed tactics facilitated by the University of Manchester.Students say police raided the Owens Park halls of residence at

direct to your inboxSix boroughs in Greater Manchester now have a higher coronavirus infection rate than the national average, the latest data shows.Manchester, Bolton, Salford, Wigan, Rochdale and Tameside all have higher transmission rates than the average for England, though rates are still continuing to fall in every borough.The latest Public Health England figures show that Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 284.9 in the week ending

direct to your inboxUniversity of Manchester students risk being thrown out of their accommodation following a 'series of parties in halls', bosses have warned.One undergraduate complained students are being bombarded with regular emails warning of police and university intervention, making them feel like 'inmates in a prison'.He condemned the parties but said the emails aren't helpful when there is already an 'us vs them atmosphere'.