Police urge people to only ring 999 in an emergency after being 'inundated' with calls in recent weeks

straight to your inbox Sergio Ramos has urged Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona for the sake of Spanish football. The six-time Ballon d'Or winner has asked to leave the La Liga giants this summer.Manchester City are the bookmakers' favourites to sign Messi, although it remains unclear what fee any potential suitors would have to pay for the Argentine superstar.

The deputy mayor of Greater Manchester has called for a rethink on the policing of coronavirus restrictions after revealing that less than half of lockdown fines have been paid.Baroness Beverley Hughes says enforcement is ‘the only tool on the government’s box of tricks’ and has suggested a new approach is needed.Police are finding it 'impossible' to enforce ‘resented’ measures introduced in Greater Manchester in late July according to the deputy mayor, who oversees policing for the combined

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Tuesday, September 1.Argentina’s president Alberto Fernandez has called for Lionel Messi to turn down a lucrative move to Manchester City and return to Newell’s Old Boys. Messi was absent from Barcelona training on Tuesday as the six-time Ballon d’Or winner continues to battle for his departure from the club. Messi has informed Barcelona of his desire to break his contract although the club remain determined to retain the

straight to your inboxThe president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has urged Lionel Messi to reject a potential move to Manchester City in favour of joining Newell's Old Boys.Messi failed to report for coronavirus testing at Barcelona's training complex yesterday as he continues his battle to leave the club.The Argentine’s decision not to attend means he will be unable to participate in Ronald Koeman's first training session today.Messi has told the Barcelona hierarchy last week that he wants

The August bank holiday weekend has long been home to the annual Manchester Pride celebrations, but this year the council are urging revellers to stay away from the city.The 2020 festival - which was set to include a headline performance from Adam Lambert as well as the huge parade through the city - has been postponed.But the bars around the city's iconic Gay Village are now back open, operating with reduced capacities and new Covid-safe regulations.Manchester City Council has urged people not

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Bolton, in the early hours of Sunday.

straight to your inboxManchester United are one of three clubs interested in bringing Aaron Ramsey back to the Premier League this summer, according to reports.Ramsey left England last summer after spending 11 years at Arsenal as he moved to Italian giants Juventus on a free transfer.

Stockport where an officer was left with a broken jaw.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday August 19.Zack Steffen will replace Claudio Bravo as City’s second-choice goalkeeper ahead of the new season.The 25-year-old, who spent the last season on loan at Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf, is set to return to the club and act as a deputy for Ederson.Bravo’s four-year stay at the Etihad came to an end on Tuesday when it was confirmed that he would be released following the expiration of his

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Man City evening headlines for Tuesday August 18.Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi has encouraged Manchester City to back Pep Guardiola in the transfer market.Guardiola crashed out of the Champions League against Lyon last week, and is still to reach a Champions League final since departing the Spanish giants.

straight to your inboxSpain and Barcelona legend Xaxi Hernandez has urged Manchester City to back Pep Guardiola in the summer transfer market by securing marquee additions.City endured a disappointing campaign last term, finishing 18 points adrift of Liverpool in the Premier League and suffering a Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon.A host of names have been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer and Xavi believes that three players are needed in particular.However, he's set

hereUnder the current local lockdown rules, people from different households are banned from mixing in homes or gardens.Across Greater Manchester between Friday and Sunday, Greater Manchester Police recorded 863 incidents related to Covid-19.That included 54 reports of people breaching the coronavirus rules on Sunday alone.Sharing details of Monday night's incident on social media, officers from GMP Oldham Central wrote: "Officers have this evening attended a report of a house party in

here“I feel we’ve been really fair with the public, engaging and explaining with them and only enforcing as a last resort."However, these blatant breaches continue and we owe it to our communities to thoroughly investigate these types of reports and prosecute those involved."We will continue to enforce when there is a blatant disregard for the rules.“We understand that the vast majority of people across Greater Manchester are doing the right thing and it’s incredibly disappointing that these