Mr L Kaye - the mystery man who captured a moment in time along Manchester's canals

Rochdale and a man from Blackley are to appear in court in connection with the kidnap of two men from Stoke-on-Trent.Lisa Marie Finnerty and Mark Kavanagh are among six people charged with the kidnap and false imprisonment of the men, StokeonTrentLive reports.It comes after a number of arrests were made in the village of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, in July.Finnerty, 37 of Ethel Court, Newbold, is charged with conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to blackmail.

published by NHS England, includes hospital discharges from March 20,  the first day of national lockdown, until August 9.

Up to 6,000 children who normally would have been referred to social services in Greater Manchester have potentially been missed during lockdown.Social care professionals are calling for a change in approach to tackle the ‘hidden harm’ faced by children who are stuck at home with abusive family members while schools remain closed.Alison Alexander, the CEO of children’s services support organisation Cornerstone, said referrals have dropped in many parts of the UK by 50pc, and by up to 75pc in

clubbers in Manchester and Ibiza.

Manchester United have not given up hope of signing Jadon Sancho despite Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc insisting the England international will still be with the German club for the 2020/21 season.

Manchester City financially thanks to the terms negotiated with Borussia Dortmund when the youngster left the Etihad, as previously reported. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are expected to sign the 20-year-old despite threatening to walk away from the deal if the £108million asking price is not lowered.

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

A general practice in Burnage today temporarily closed ‘with immediate effect’ due to a three staff members testing positive for coronavirus.Patients of Ladybarn Group Practice on Briarfield Road were today (July 30) sent a text message informing them of the practice's closure.The message said all their phone lines would be diverted to an out of hours service until it reopened on Monday morning (August 3).“Due to a local COVID19 outbreak we are closed with immediate effect until 0800 Monday 3rd

straight to your inboxHere are your Man City morning headlines for Saturday, 25 July.Ten years of excellence will come to an end on Sunday when David Silva prepares to play his final Premier League game for Manchester City against Norwich City.And the Spanish playmaker has sent a moving message to City supporters ahead of the match. “They have shown me so much respect – and respect is the most important thing for me,” he said .

straight to your inboxDavid Silva has picked out THAT pass against Manchester United as one of the highlights of his ten years at Manchester City.The Blues legend is expected to play his final Premier League game against Norwich on Sunday, and will leave supporters with a thousand happy memories.And Silva has been talking about some of the high points – and one low period – of his time at City.The Spain international has scored some memorable goals, and made some memorable assists in the last