New foodbank for north Manchester opens after surge in demand during pandemic

straight to your inbox every day for freeWayne Rooney has confirmed his son Kai has signed for Manchester United.The Reds have snapped up the oldest son of their former striker, who remains the club's record goalscorer. Rooney, currently player and caretaker manager at Championship side Derby County, announced the news on social media, posting a picture of himself and 11-year-old Kai alongside wife Coleen.

Jeremy Kyle show took her own life after the notorious programme was axed, an inquest has heard. Former producer, Natasha Reddican, couldn’t find work after the show ended in June 2019 following the death of a guest.

direct to your inboxTameside now has the most places with hardly any cases of Covid-19 in Greater Manchester.The borough’s council boss says the explanation is simple – everyone has ‘played their part’.The latest hyper-local neighbourhood data shows that there are five areas of the borough which saw two or fewer cases in the last week.Ashton North, Audenshaw, Hurst Cross, Denton East and Dukinfield West all saw either two, one or no new infections in the seven days to December 11 according to

direct to your inboxPolice searched a park for weapons as they attempt to diffuse a violent gang feud in north Manchester.Acting on intelligence they used sniffer dogs to hunt for guns and ammunition believed to be stashed in and around Mandley Park on the border of Salford and Cheetham Hill.It follows the successful recovery of guns found in sweeps of other parks in Salford and land near to the River Irwell in Kersal.Today's search is linked to a gun war between two Cheetham Hill based

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt only took five days but Paul Pogba finally addressed his future at Manchester United on Saturday night. "1,000 per cent involved," is what supporters are expected to believe — and perhaps they might've done, had Pogba's statement been issued at the start of the week — but it's difficult to see how they can believe him after he allowed his voluble agent to disrupt United's season at the worst possible time.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 3,800 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.Behind the Covid-19 death statistics that we publish each day are human beings who all had stories to tell.

direct to your inbox A teenage boy has been arrested after two men - one a wheelchair user - were hit by a car in north Manchester. It follows an incident on Fold Street in Moston just before 11am yesterday (Wednesday).

Manchester Evening News , daughter Tracy Keelan, 43, said: “We’re not saying cancer patients are more important than Covid patients, they should be treated equally. “Why are cancer patients not worthy of having NHS treatments but Covid patients are?“Mum worked for the NHS and worked for them for 17 years. She absolutely loved her job; it was her life. “When she needed it the most, the NHS let her down. “It does feel like cancer patients have been scarified.

Parklife will push back its dates from its usual slot in June to take place on September 11 and 12.Formed from the ashes of Joy Division in 1980, New Order went on to become one of the most influential electronic acts of all time with enduring hits including True Faith and Blue Monday.The band released their latest single, Be A Rebel, in September - their first new music since 2015's critically-acclaimed album Music Complete.New Order said: “The connection between ourselves and Manchester has

New Order have announced that they’ll be putting on a huge homecoming show in Manchester next year.Taking place at Manchester’s Heaton Park on September 10, 2021, it will be the band’s first hometown show in four years and promises to be “a defining moment in their illustrious career”. They will be supported by Hot Chip and Working Men’s Club.“The connection between ourselves and Manchester has played a pivotal role in who we are as a band,” New Order said in a statement.

direct to your inboxA man who died after being hit by a car near the Royal Manchester Infirmary has been namedThe person fatally struck on Upper Brook Street (A34) was 35-year-old Daniel Kirton, police have confirmed.Mr Kirton was said to have been lying in the road when he was struck by a grey Toyota Verso at 11.35pm last night (December 3).Police say his next of kin have been informed of his death.The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene and is assisting police with enquiries.No arrests

direct to your inboxA man has been injured in a car crash in north Manchester. Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene on Cheetham Hill Road, in Cheetham Hill, at around 9.30pm tonight (Tuesday).

gofundme page to try and ease the burden on her sister, and help the pub survive into next year. "This year has been absolutely diabolical," Simone told the Manchester Evening News .

Coronavirus infection rates are falling faster in Greater Manchester than at any time during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from Public Health England.The rate for the Greater Manchester region is now 246.9, the lowest it has been since the end of September.There were exactly 7000 confirmed cases in Greater Manchester for the week ending November 23, which is 3,796 fewer cases than in the previous week.That represents a week-on-week fall of 35.2 per cent, the highest

“Covid just isn’t impacting us here like it is with students at other places, and because of that we are still getting the hands-on experience that we were promised.“In terms of getting a job, I feel like we will probably be in work as a result of this – and that wouldn’t be the case if we had enrolled at another university.”Those interested in applying to study at Hopwood Hall College and University Centre are welcomed to 'stay near and go far' and to drop into its Virtual Open Event for Higher

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are receiving help from the United Kingdom's cyber security agency after it suffered a cyber attack earlier this month.The attack, which was confirmed on November 20, has left United unable to fully restore its computer systems and, as of Thursday night, staff did not have access to email - while other functions also remained unavailable.Match day operations for the Premier League club have not been impacted, with victories over West

Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Salford City will continue to play games behind closed doors without fans in attendance. But should the restrictions be relaxed across Greater Manchester, then fans across the region will be permitted to return to their respective stadiums.