Names of 10 men charged following raids across Greater Manchester revealed - allegations include conspiracy to murder and gun possession

Bolton nurse is retiring after working for the NHS for fifty years. Ida Johnson is set to hang up her uniform after 35 years at Bolton Royal Hospital.

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.

coronavirus following a trip to Greater Manchester. A worker at The Gerard Arms in St Helens decided to get a test after a visit to the region, which is currently under stricter lockdown measures due to escalating transmission rates.

expressed their frustrations at having the new restrictions imposed despite the relatively low rate of infection in the borough.

straight to your inboxFormer Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has named Manchester City as one of his two favourites for this year's Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s side will meet Real Madrid at the Etihad on Friday in the last-16 tie, having beaten the Spanish giants 2-1 in the first leg in March.

coronavirus in each borough. But at the start of what would have been the summer holidays, what does this mean in terms of travel? Can Mancunians still go on a day trip this summer? Will we be able to visit the beach with the kids? Or do we have to stay local?This is what you need to know about travelling out of the area during the Greater Manchester local lockdown.Yes, people in Greater Manchester can travel out of the area to visit the beach.

New data has revealed the numbers of children in Greater Manchester - and the areas where they live - who have been classed as obese or overweight.

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.

The 23-year-old man was riding alongside his friends, who were also on off-road bikes, on Common Lane, in Carrington when he fell from the seat.After emergency services scrambled to reach him, the man was rushed to hospital but left fighting for his life because of the injuries."These bikes pose a serious risk," CI Firth said."There was an incident in the middle of June in Leigh.

Targeted lockdown measures were implemented across Greater Manchester at midnight on Thursday, following a concerning rise in the infection rate.

hereIt comes three days after Oldham council announced that restrictions on socialising and visiting other people’s homes were being reintroduced following a spike of 119 new cases in the borough.Reacting to the latest news, leader Sean Fielding said he was supportive of the measures being brought back by government but criticised the way they were communicated.“There is real concern about the way that it was announced, both the timing and lack of clarity,” he added.“The amount of confusion and

announced amid much confusion late last night.Different households must also not meet ‘indoors’ at pubs, bars and restaurants under the tighter restrictions.The new rules also apply to East Lancashire and parts of West Yorkshire.William Wragg, MP for the Hazel Grove, took to Twitter to voice his displeasure over Greater Manchester being treated as ‘one homogeneous area’, adding ‘to treat all 10 boroughs the same is not the right approach’.His constituency lies within Stockport which, while

Manchester Evening News readers have had their say on Facebook and Twitter.Ian Robinson said: "Everybody shouldn't be tarred with the same brush - there are towns in Greater Manchester that have done as told and have low infection rates."Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereRebecca Mosbach posted: "Not surprised.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has tonight shared a list of the areas including Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East Lancashire where households are now banned from meeting each other indoors from midnight tonight.He tweeted: "We're constantly looking at the latest data on the spread of coronavirus, and unfortunately we've seen an increasing rate of transmission in parts of Northern England."We've been working with local leaders across the region, and today I chaired a meeting of the Local

tougher restrictions in a bid to prevent a local lockdown.Vulnerable and elderly people have been asked to continue shielding for another two weeks and residents are no longer allowed 'social visitors' to their homes.The 119 new cases recorded in the seven days to July 25 is up from 26 the previous week.Meanwhile, Stockport’s young adults have been asked to observe ‘covid-safe socialising’ after a spike in cases over the weekend.Town hall bosses say the number of 18 - 25 year olds testing

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murder of Leroy Hanley in Rusholme.Greater Manchester Police said Conor Gould O'Casey, 22, and Jack Brown, 26, have both been charged with a single count of murder.They are due to appear before magistrates on Wednesday.Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a terraced house on Carnforth, Street, Rusholme, in the early hours of last Tuesday, July 14.Mr Hanley was found on a sofa.He was later pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics were called.

straight to your inboxGary Neville has hinted Watford winger Ismaila Sarr should be under consideration as a possible Manchester United transfer target.United are keen to sign Jadon Sancho but, with doubts over how much Borussia Dortmund will demand for the England attacker, United may have to target cheaper alternatives in a transfer window that will be affected by the coronavirus pandemic.Neville suggested Sarr should be on United's list of fall-back targets after a season that has seen him

straight to your inboxChelsea defender Antonio Rudiger believes Olivier Giroud could hold the key to beating Manchester United this weekend.United face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday evening as both sides look to finish their season with a piece of silverware to show for their efforts.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are on an incredible 19-match unbeaten run and go into the game boosted by the knowledge they have already beaten Chelsea three times this season.However, Rudiger is