Matt Hancock blames people without symptoms getting tests for testing problems

straight to your inboxJose Mourinho has confirmed that Son Heung-min is unlikely to feature for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United.The influential attacker was substituted at half-time during Spurs' 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.With Spurs having a hectic schedule and Son having featured in all of their games so far this season, it was speculated that he was withdrawn in order to get a rest ahead of upcoming matches.Yet Mourinho confirmed that the South Korean will be out of action for

hereThat means you're not permitted to visit family or friends at their home, or have them visit you, even if they live outside our region.Fines are in place for anyone caught breaking the rules, starting at £100 for a first offence, doubling for any subsequent breaches up to a maximum of £3,200But the Government is also advising people in Greater Manchester not to socialise with anyone not from their household or bubble inside or outside 'any public venue'.That includes pubs and beer gardens,

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Thursday, September 24, is:Across England, a further 30 people, who tested positive for coronavirus, have died.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,838.Patients were aged between 18 and 101 years old.

coronavirus are not subject to a 'legal requirement.' In an interview with Times Radio on Thursday, the Health Secretary appeared to confuse matters when he said: “If the app tells you to self-isolate, then you should self-isolate."But if an NHS Test and Trace contact tracer tells you, then you must by law.”Asked whether that was complicated to understand, he said: “Not really, it is really straightforward.”Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has hit back at social media users who claim he is only getting jobs due to Black Lives Matter. The former Manchester City defender has become a prominent football pundit since hanging up his boots in 2019.

Sandbar saying that the reduced hours, coupled with all the other measures it has had to introduce, would 'destroy' it as a business. Becky Wilkes, senior sales and marketing manager at 20 Stories, said: "It's ridiculous that hospitality's being targeted like this.

Manchester Evening News' political editor, Jennifer Williams, also appeared on The Andrew Marr Show to talk about the new support payment, which will be "welcomed" in Greater Manchester.

ITV soap until earlier this year, showed off his impressive lockdown physique as he visited Manchester's The CryoLab.

Matt Hancock has warned that the country is facing a “big moment” as coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise.The Health Secretary said it is vital that people follow the rule of six, or the more stringent measures imposed here in Greater Manchester.“It is deadly serious,” he told Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday (September 18).“The results of not doing so will be that this goes more out of control and we have to take more stringent measures which have a bigger economic impact and

rate in the country with more than 200 cases per 100,000 people.Despite this, symptomatic residents in Bolton and across Greater Manchester say they have struggled to get tested.M.E.N readers have tweeted about their struggles to book a test on the government website.One woman, who lives in Abbey Hey, Gorton, was told to head to Bolton for a test, despite living in Manchester and not being able to drive.Meanwhile, two Bolton locals say they were both told to drive to Burton-on-Trent for

As infection rates continue to rise across much of the region, a testing nightmare isn't what Greater Manchester needs.

here"Of course, as I have said repeatedly, there are operational challenges but thousands of people every day are being tested in Manchester in order to get a grip of the outbreak there."Debbie Abrahams, Labour MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, raised issues around local contact tracing in Greater Manchester and accused the government of 'still not getting the basics right'."I don't underestimate the challenges that the health secretary has faced over the last few months," she told MPs."But

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Tuesday September 15, currently stands at: Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app -  download it here  for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter -  subscribe here . And you can  follow us on Facebook here .

Manchester Evening News , as coronavirus cases continue to rise locally and seven more hospital deaths were reported on Friday: "The wheels are falling off the national testing programme and the government seems to be unwilling and unable to respond in any other way except enforcement and lockdown.

Sitting on a bench outside Ashton-under-Lyne's historic market hall, Kelsie Harris is discussing her fears about the impact further lockdown measures could have.In recent weeks Tameside's infection rate has soared.From 29.6 infections per 100,000 people in the week ending August 22, to 72 in the seven days to September 9.Only Bolton - at 131 - has a higher rate in Greater Manchester.Bolton has been put under harsher lockdown measures by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, with restaurants and pubs

Andy Burnham has slammed health secretary Matt Hancock for the way the government has announced a string of new coronavirus restrictions affecting Greater Manchester.The region’s mayor says the approach has kept local leaders in the dark and led to ‘anxiety and confusion’ among residents.He said he fears ministers are in danger of ‘losing the public’ and is calling for a return to daily briefings led by expert scientists and medics.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Mr

Have your say on the local lockdown measures in our survey:"Of course the national measures which were announced yesterday will come into force in Greater Manchester, it's very important that people follow them."We took further action in Bolton.