'Multi-vehicle' smash outside primary school in Bolton

direct to your inboxJadon Sancho admitted he has endured a tough season for Borussia Dortmund since his links with Manchester United throughout the summer, but believes he's now back to his best.The England winger has now netted in his past three successive appearances for Dortmund, after scoring just four goals in 24 appearances for club and country before December 22.United were desperate to sign Sancho in the summer transfer window, but refused to meet the German club's £108million valuation

direct to your inboxManchester council were 'blind' to the potential impact of approving a controversial 440-space temporary car park near a primary school, a court heard.A legal challenge has been brought against the council for allowing the site of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats to be kept as a pay and display car park for two years.

direct to your inboxAn architect has been jailed for bombarding his ex-partner with hundreds of drunken emails containing his own song lyrics.Matthew Collins, 38, of Chatburn Road, Chorlton, breached a non-molestation order imposed at the family court four times in less than a year, Manchester Crown Court heard.The order strictly prohibited Collins from contacting his ex-partner with whom he has a young son.Neil Usher, prosecuting, told the court how the first time Collins breached the order in

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Monday, January 4.Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke conceded that Jadon Sancho expected to move clubs last summer when United made a concerted effort to sign the right-winger.Sancho was United's number one priority entering the summer window, but any deal was scuppered by financial concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBorussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke admits Jadon Sancho expected to move clubs in the summer transfer window.The England international was identified as Manchester United's top target last year but a move never materialised over financial concerns surrounding the deal.United were prepared to invest a British record fee in order to land Sancho in the summer but could not find a suitable compromise with Dortmund over the structure of a deal - having

direct to your inboxBosses at an Oldham primary school say “it is not safe” for pupils to return tomorrow and they will not be opening.The ‘majority’ of teaching staff at Holy Trinity C of E School, in Dobcross, are not expected to return to school on Monday morning (January 4) as advised by their union.They are said to be acting on advice from the National Education Union that “it is not safe to return to work if a school is in a Tier 4 area”.As such, Holy Trinity will be closed to all but

direct to your inboxGraeme Souness is convinced Manchester United and Manchester City will come up short in this season's race for the Premier League title. Souness believes his former club Liverpool will retain their crown this term.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has called for the government to delay the reopening of primary schools or give the decision to local leaders to avoid 'chaos'. Greater Manchester's mayor outlined his position amid growing pressure on the government to keep schools closed tomorrow.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt would have taken the most optimistic Manchester United fan to believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would find himself three feasible right-wing options, having missed out on Jadon Sancho in the summer.The general consensus, after United had stated their unwilling to match Borussia Dortmund's asking price for Sancho, was that Solskjaer would struggle to fill the hole left by his non-arrival.

direct to your inboxParents are divided over plans to reopen primary schools in Greater Manchester on Monday. It's understood that primaries in Greater Manchester will open as planned on Monday - despite action being taken to keep kids at home in other Tier 4 areas.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United believe they will be able to sign Jadon Sancho for less than the €120m Borussia Dortmund were asking for last year in 2021, according to reports.United have been huge admirers of Sancho for a number of years and, following 2020's unsuccessful pursuit, have now failed in three different attempts to sign him.The club were confident of signing the 20-year-old last summer and even had a breakthrough in negotiations on his wages and agent

straight to your inbox every day for freeAfter a troubled start to the season, Manchester United have started to find their rhythm in the Premier League and are within touching distance of early pacesetters Liverpool.While there is still a long way to go in terms of any title race, the improvements in the past month have been significant and have capped off what has largely been a great year for United domestically.A big factor behind that is, of course, the signing of Bruno Fernandes in