North West Ambulance Service moves to higher alert level as it experiences 'extreme pressure'

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has joined West Ham United on loan for the remainder of the season in order to get game time.Lingard has slipped out of first-team contention this season, making just three appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side this season in cup competitions. The 28-year-old sealed a temporary move to east London on Thursday and will link up with his former United manager David Moyes at the Premier League club.

direct to your inboxThe North West Ambulance Service has applied to bring in the army to help deal with demand amid a surge in call-outs and soaring staff absence.If their request is approved, it would be the first time in the Trust's history it has enlisted military assistance in regions including Greater Manchester in this way, other than to cover strike action.Dependent on a nod from the Government, it's understood up to 120 soldiers could be deployed to aid the service, including supplying

direct to your inboxCoronavirus vaccine supplies in the North West of England will be cut by a third next month, the NHS has confirmed. A spokesperson told the BBC that the weekly sum will be reduced from 310,000 to 200,000 by the second week of February for regions including Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, and South Cumbria.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan says he knew Joao Cancelo would spot his run forward for Manchester City's opening goal of their rout at West Brom.Cancelo chipped a lovely ball forward to meet the run of Gundogan on the edge of the area, before the German curled a lovely finish into the bottom left corner.

straight to your inboxThe Premier League have accepted that the offside flag should not have been raised in the build-up to Joao Cancelo's goal in Manchester City's win at West Bromwich Albion.Cancelo scored City's second goal in the 5-0 win, collecting a cut-back from Bernardo Silva and curling a lovely effort into the top corner from the edge of the area.West Brom were furious after assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis raised her flag against Bernardo when he received the ball on the

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will remind Manchester City players of the need to play to the whistle after they benefited from West Brom failing to do so themselves. With the Blues already 1-0 up, a number of West Brom players stopped when they saw an offside flag for Bernardo Silva, only for Joao Cancelo to put the ball in the net and the original decision be overturned on replays.

direct to your inboxTwo men are being treated in hospital after reports of a stabbing on a housing estate in north Manchester.One resident - who heard 'screaming' from his living room - described seeing 'lads with big kitchen knives'.He said they were 'bouncing around' in 'bubble coats' - and heard shouting 'you muppets'.Police officers, paramedics and an air ambulance descended on Cullen Grove in Blackley at around 11.30am on Tuesday morning.

straight to your inboxManchester City could go to the top of the Premier League with a win against West Brom on Tuesday, albeit temporarily, with rivals Manchester United in action on Wednesday.City will be without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, Nathan Ake and Kyle Walker for the trip to The Hawthorns this midweek, with Ruben Dias and John Stones set to start once again in the centre of City's defence.Bernardo Silva should drop into midfield alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri, whilst Phil

straight to your inboxManchester City travel to the Hawthorns to face West Brom on Tuesday, January 26, in a game live on BT Sport 2. With a game in hand on the teams around them, a win for Guardiola's men could see them temporarily take top spot.

straight to your inbox every day for free West Ham United are the frontrunners to sign Jesse Lingard as next week's winter transfer deadline looms. The MEN understands West Ham are the only side to have shown concrete interest in signing Lingard, 28, on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola publicly played down Manchester City's difficulties against a Cheltenham side 72 places below them on Saturday, but his team selection against West Brom might give a more accurate reflection of his thoughts on the performance.City toiled for 80 minutes, falling behind to their League Two hosts, before rescuing a win thanks to late goals from Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres.Guardiola had made ten changes for the trip to Gloucestershire, with Foden

direct to your inboxPolice investigating a shocking gun battle between three cars racing through a suburb have carried out a series of armed swoops across north Manchester.Officers, supported by armed cops, smashed their way into six address on Wednesday night as they executed a number of warrants.One man, 38, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody being questioned by detectives.

direct to your inbox"Can we have all available ambulances, please?"We need every available ambulance."As many as you can get please."The harrowing words of a police call room operator to North West Ambulance Service control in the minutes after the Manchester Arena terror attack."All ambulances."As many as you can get please." The audio recording was one of many radio and telephone exchanges made between emergency services in the aftermath of the explosion to be played at the public inquiry into

direct to your inboxThe ambulance service across Greater Manchester and the north west region is now facing 'unprecedented challenges' over the Covid-19 pandemic, it's been revealed.North West Ambulance Service has cancelled all planned leave for staff as a result.And the trust expects demand on its services and paramedics to 'peak over the next two weeks', a QC has said.All clinically trained staff have been switched 'to the responding frontline' and the trust is increasing its use of private

direct to your inboxA four year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a collision in north Manchester.The air ambulance was scrambled following the incident, on Charlestown Road in Blackley, earlier this afternoon.The road has been closed in both directions between the junctions with Grange Park Road and Booth Hall Road close to Boggart Hole Clough.Police and paramedics raced to the scene at around 2:30pm with the air ambulance also being called in.The helicopter was

direct to your inboxManchester council is pressing on with plans to take back control of 13,000 homes in the north of the city after winning the support of tenants and leaseholders.