Plans for 24 new homes for social rent in Newton Heath approved by Manchester council

straight to your inbox Crystal Palace will be without defensive quartet Gary Cahill, Patrick van Aanholt, James Tomkins and Nathan Ferguson for the trip to Manchester United on Saturday. Palace got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start last weekend with a 1-0 victory over Southampton courtesy of a fine Wilfried Zaha volley, despite suffering an injury crisis in defence.

has been backed by two Manchester MPs. A statement released earlier this year by Tim Leiweke, co-founder and chief executive of OVG, read: “Manchester is a thriving city with an iconic history of world-leading music, sport and live entertainment.“We live in unprecedented times and we stand in solidarity with everyone affected."But I know Manchester, and this city has always come back stronger from whatever has hit it.

reported the closure of another primary - The Duke of Norfolk CE Primary in Glossop, Derbyshire - earlier today. Among two positive cases was a member of the catering team who'd had widespread contact with the rest of the school.

Martyn Hett, 29, and Eilidh MacLeod, 14, provided moving testimonies to the inquiry.

here"We hope everyone who sees it will enjoy our tribute to our amazing son," Mr Hett said.Clips of Martyn as a young boy were included - and his famous leg tattoo of Coronation Street character Deirdre Barlow was shown.Mr Hett said Martyn's life was 'vibrant and full of energy'.He said he was constantly dressing up and making up plays -  and had a passion and a love of acting.Mr Hett said Martyn told his family he was gay as a teenager - and the family simply told him they loved him

Hulme, Miles Platting and Levenshulme are included in the list.Safety measures will be put in place at each library, including a restriction on the number of people allowed in at the same time, hand sanitising stations and social distancing and queuing systems.At busy times, visitors are advised that they may need to queue in order to ensure the measures can be safely adhered to.The full list of libraries reopening on Monday (September 14) are:From 10am until 11am every weekday morning, each

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester City defender Micah Richards has admitted he has one concern about the signing of Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.Pep Guardiola's side struggled defensively last term, which ultimately resulted in them conceding the Premier League title to Liverpool. However, City have been active in the transfer market to erase those woes by luring Netherlands international Ake to the Etihad Stadium.

reported yesterday how the number of schools - both primaries and secondaries - had reached 32.

United on a contract until the end of the 2020/21 season, subject to obtaining a work permit. The 32-year-old has spent the past seven seasons with National Women’s Soccer League side, Portland Thorns.

15 schools had sent children home - including four high schools and 11 primaries.Now a further 17 have alerted parents to positive cases, with the exact number expected to be even higher.The sizes of school bubbles that pupils have been put into dictates how many children are needing to self-isolate.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake has been working with Manchester City coaches over the summer to prepare him for game time in several positions in the new season.Ake joined from Bournemouth for around £40m, and he said he immediately started working with City's conditioning coaches to prepare himself for his new challenge.But when City's initial interest was revealed to him, Ake admits he was taken by surprise.Speaking to The Mirror, he said: “I had to pinch myself in the arm.

After more than a year of discussion, a controversial new Public Space Protection Order is due to be enforced from October.

straight to your inboxNathan Ake has been signed to bolster Manchester City's central defensive options, but the new signing has hinted that manager Pep Guardiola plans to use him in midfield as well.Ake signed from Bournemouth in a £40m deal, becoming the first centre-back signing since Vincent Kompany departed last summer.

A new public art trail from the producers behind the popular Bee in the City event is set to take over Manchester this autumn.50 different artists will take over windows and spaces right across the city centre with their creations for the 50 Windows of Creativity trail.It's Manchester's first ever window display trail, effectively turning the entire city into an outdoor art gallery.Displays will be made up of a mixture of fine art paintings, photography, murals, mosaics, ceramics and more.Some

straight to your inboxNathan Ake says the competition for places at Manchester City will spur him on after making the step up from relegated Bournemouth.Ake joined City at the start of the transfer window for £40m as a much-needed addition in central defence.

hereManchester City Council says however that the protests 'cannot adhere' to the local lockdown restrictions still in place in Manchester, which prohibit groups of more than six people from meeting up outdoors. They are calling on the group to 'seriously reconsider' their actions, in light of the pandemic.

Ancoats and New Islington neighbourhoods.

straight to your inboxBournemouth are open to selling Manchester United target David Brooks during the summer transfer window.The Cherries were relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season and have already sold Nathan Ake to Manchester City and Aaron Ramsdale to Sheffield United.New manager Jason Tindall this week insisted the club won't prevent anyone from leaving as long as their valuation is met.Brooks, 23, is a target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer despite their primary target