No trains between Manchester and Liverpool following 'police incident'

straight to your inbox Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot is due to fly to Italy today ahead of completing a loan move to AC Milan. The MEN understands Dalot, 21, arrived early at United's Carrington training complex on Saturday morning before the rest of his teammates and only spent 30 minutes on the premises before leaving.

Piccadilly Gardens has been cordoned off tonight after a serious 'police incident'.There have been unconfirmed reports of a stabbing, with a victim said to be in a serious condition.Trams have been stopped as a result.The Manchester Evening News is attempting to contact Greater Manchester Police for comment.Images and videos taken at the scene show a large police cordon in place.It appears to start around the top end of Piccadilly Gardens, nearest to Portland Street, and stretch down to Market

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Police have launched an appeal for information on the whereabouts of a registered sex offender from south Manchester.

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A 10pm curfew would be the 'nail in the coffin' for pubs and bars in Greater Manchester, operators have warned.Hospitality businesses are bracing for the opening time limit to be introduced across the region, as similar restrictions come into force elsewhere in England.As well as being a further blow to already financially stricken sector, industry leaders fear it will only shift the problem elsewhere, leading to more day drinking, house parties and large crowds leaving venues at the same

straight to your inboxManchester United are stepping up their preparations ahead of their first game of the new Premier League season against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

National Rail Enquiries website says: "A fault with the signalling system at Cheadle Hulme is causing disruption to journeys between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe/Stoke on Trent. "Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised." A statement on the Avanti West Coast website says: "Due to a fault with the signalling system at Stockport some lines are blocked.

No trains are currently running between Victoria Station and Rochdale due to a points failure.The line is blocked while engineers work to fix the issue, Network Rail said.It will affect services between Manchester Victoria and Leeds and between Clitheroe and Rochdale.Disruption is expected until 11am.A post on the Network Rail website says: "A points failure between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale means all lines are blocked.Train services running through these stations will be cancelled,

Several roads have been closed by police after reports a collision involving a bus and at least three cars.Charlestown Road in Blackley is closed in both directions between Grange Park Road and Booth Hall Road due to a road traffic collision, Transport for Greater Manchester said in a tweet.Pictures from the scene showed a number of damaged cars including a black Audi Q7.Eyewitness Robert Duck told the M.E.N: "The Audi tried to overtake a bus at speed, it hit the back of the bus and then hit

straight to your inboxGary Neville says Manchester United will be more predictable than top-four rivals Chelsea this season.Chelsea have spent big this summer bringing in the likes of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz in an attempt to close the gap on the top two.The Reds, meanwhile, have been a little quieter in the market but have signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax.

straight to your inbox Bruno Fernandes is among seven Manchester United players to return to Carrington for pre-season training on Monday.

Kym, who played Michelle Connor in Corrie, told fans she was easing herself back in after suffering an injury."After being set back by an injury, I’m finally getting back at it," she wrote alongside the picture."Slowly, slowly, but at least I’m back on the right road! "Happy Saturday people ps: excuse the sweaty tummy."And the compliments came pouring in for the star."You look stunning Kym," one impressed fan commented."WOW," gasped another.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, September 11.Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that Paul Pogba may miss out on the opening game of the season against Crystal Palace next week.The Frenchman is back in training after recovering from coronavirus.But he will not play in Saturday’s friendly against Aston Villa and is in a race to reach full fitness ahead of United’s first Premier League game.“Paul’s had a couple of training

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

straight to your inboxMason Greenwood is training separately at Manchester United's training ground as part of the standard bubble induction process.Greenwood, 18, returned to the Carrington training complex on Thursday afternoon after he was removed from the England squad for breaking COVID-19 protocols.The MEN understands Greenwood spent around an hour at Carrington doing fitness work on Thursday and the club hope he can start training with the first-team squad early next week.

straight to your inbox Chris Smalling and Marcos Rojo are training away from the rest of the Manchester United squad amid the possibility they could leave. The MEN understands Smalling and Rojo are training in a separate bubble from the first-team squad at United's Carrington training complex.

straight to your inbox Harry Maguire has reported back at Manchester United's training complex before their season starts next week. Maguire, 27, was given additional time off by the club after he was arrested on the Greek island of Mykonos last month and convicted of all charges.

straight to your inbox Alexis Sanchez has admitted that he regretted joining Manchester United after his first training session and wanted to return to Arsenal.Sanchez joined United in January 2018 in a highly publicised swap deal that saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan go to the Emirates in part exchange. Despite the sky high expectations, however, the Chilean failed to deliver at Old Trafford and only managed to score five goals in his 45 appearances for the club.