Parks and open spaces in Greater Manchester are busier than before lockdown

coronavirus figures for the second time this month. Each day, the NHS publishes data on the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.

Marcus Rashford's old junior football club say three quarters of their players' families will benefit from the school meal vouchers policy he successfully fought for.And they have invited the Manchester United and England star back to the humble south Manchester pitches where he used to play as a youngster for them to say thank you in person.Fletcher Moss Rangers FC have extended the invitation in a moving open letter to 22-year-old Rashford where they tell him "I am not sure you realise the

has been cheering up workers at the Lancastrian Office Centre, located at the Old Trafford cricket ground, by delivering post and donning a hi-vis jacket.

hereThe Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership say the number of tests being carried out is now on the rise with 746 tests carried out in the first week of June.Women who have received a letter inviting them for a smear test are being urged to attend.

The man is thought to be aged between 20 and 25 and is described as a white man with a Salford accent.He is believed to be around 5ft 7/8ins tall with a medium build and wearing what appeared to be a grey tracksuit.He has dark blonde hair, short at the sides, and with a longer fringe to one side.No arrests have been made and specialist officers are supporting the victim.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very

as passenger numbers plummeted and social distancing was introduced.

hereThat's why we launched the competition - to recognise and applaud their companionship, heroics and playfulness - and simply to say thank you for helping us stay healthy and sane.But now it’s time to vote for our local winner - the lucky dog will win a £100 Butcher's voucher, courtesy of our partners family-run food for dogs company Butcher’s, and a place in the grand final to find Britain's ultimate Lockdown Dog Hero.The winner of that competition wins a year’s supply of Butcher’s and a

coronavirus in all settings across the UK has increased by 55 - its lowest daily level since before lockdown.The Department for Health and Social Care said there were 55 deaths in all settings and the total cumulative deaths had now reached 40,597.It said 40,597 people had died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Sunday, up by 55 from 40,542 the day before.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to

The Manchester Evening News is on the lookout for the region's best lockdown dog.

On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock returned to a buzz-phrase that has become increasingly prevalent as government moves England into the next phase of its pandemic response.

Former Love Island contestant and ex-cop Mike Boateng has published an angry tirade against his former employer Greater Manchester Police, accusing the force and individual officers he has named of being racist.

The number of reported hospital admissions for coronavirus in Greater Manchester is now higher than at any point since late April, having risen for the second week in a row.

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

Lockdown has ‘pretty much ended’ in the eyes of criminals in light of ‘significantly weakened’ social distancing guidelines, says Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor.

Salford has the highest rate of deaths from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, figures show.

Council bosses in Tameside have warned that government funding for coronavirus costs doesn’t ‘touch the sides’, with the town hall predicted to face a £48m shortfall next year.

Fourteen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

Those on the frontline of helping the homeless community have been furnished with more than £350,000 since lockdown began.

McDonald's has been gradually reopening its sites across the UK over the last month.