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direct to your inboxThe Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester held a closed meeting with Trafford council this week to discuss policing, following the city-region’s police force being placed into special measures.The meeting came after local calls for Mayor Andy Burnham to set out an action plan to bring Greater Manchester Police ‘up to scratch’ in Trafford.Conservative members of the council criticised the fact that the meeting was held in private and felt members of the public,

Salford. Abbey Duffin, 30, was last seen around 4pm on Monday, February 8, on Kenyon Way, Little Hulton, say police.

direct to your inboxPolice have issued an urgent appeal for help to find a missing boy with links to Manchester.Jach Fallows-Jackson was reported missing from his home in Carnforth, Lancashire, at around 11.45am on Thursday (February 4).The 14-year-old is believed to have travelled to the Preston area by train.But it's unclear where he has gone from there, Lancashire Police said in a post on Facebook.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN

direct to your inboxA man with Alzheimer's has gone missing in Rochdale. Gordon Nicholson, 78, was last seen on Leander Drive, Castleton, at around 4.30pm today (Thursday, February 4).

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcos Rojo has sent a final message to Manchester United supporters following his exit from the club. The Argentine defender has returned to his homeland to join Boca Juniors, after United agreed to cancel his contract six months before it was due to expire.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcos Rojo has completed his transfer from Manchester United to join Boca Juniors.The centre-back has completed a medical with the Buenos Aires side, with the two clubs agreeing a free transfer, after Rojo had been made surplus to requirements at Old Trafford. MEN Sport understands United agreed to terminate Rojo's contract early, from its original June 2021 expiry, allowing the 30-year-old to join the Argentine giants on a three-year deal.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcos Rojo was repeatedly placed in the shop window by Manchester United and reserved his biggest impact for the shops.Rojo’s agent, Kristian Bereit, was previously a personal shopper at Selfridges before he encountered Rojo and opted for a career change, but failed to impart his expertise to Rojo when he arrived at Tiffany’s one day.Rojo was enticed by a pair of glistening diamond earrings and enquired about their cost. £4,000.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will not make any deadline day signings and will add Phil Jones to their Premier League squad for the second half of the season.United have placed an emphasis on outgoings in the winter window, with Timothy Fosu-Mensah sold to Bayer Leverkusen and Marcos Rojo expected to complete a permanent switch to Boca Juniors.Jesse Lingard has joined West Ham on loan and teenage forward Facundo Pellistri has been loaned to La Liga strugglers Alaves

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have all but concluded the sale of Marcos Rojo to Boca Juniors. United are under no pressure to finalise the transfer before tonight's 11pm European deadline as the Argentinian window is open until February 18, but club sources have told the MEN Rojo's move is effectively done.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is you Manchester United morning digest for Saturday, January 30.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hit out at the trolls who racially abused Manchester United duo Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe.Tuanzebe and Martial were subjected to racial abuse by some users on Instagram following United's 2-1 Premier League home defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday night.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has at times ‘deliberately withheld’ information from the mayor’s office amid battles for transparency that became a ‘war of attrition’, Andy Burnham has claimed, in a veiled attack on the previous Chief Constable.In a lengthy and unprecedented diatribe on the force’s culture and leadership over the past four years, the mayor promised what he said would be the first ‘open review of the force’ in at least two decades.He claimed that concerns raised

direct to your inboxA birthday party with 20 people in a small flat and two AirBnB raves with DJs and 50 guests apiece.A police chief has described the incidents her team have dealt with on just one night as people continue to flout the rules in Greater Manchester.Police issued 180 fines for Covid breaches including the above incidents during a busy weekend in the region.Around half of the fines were issued for house parties.

direct to your inboxPolice are appealing for information about a missing man last seen on Saturday.Thomas Sarsfield is from the Milnrow in Rochdale, but also known to frequent Oldham.Police say he's been known to use bus, tram and train networks.Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and quote Greater Manchester Police missing reference MSP/06PP/0000130/21. Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device.You can also get a

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direct to your inboxRecently installed ‘modal filters’ in south Manchester have proven to be a good police deterrent after they were able to block a driver from getting away during a pursuit. At the beginning of January, a number of plant box filters were installed across Levenshulme as part of a trial project being overseen by Manchester Council.

direct to your inboxBusinesses in Rochdale have been forced to put their own flood defences as the River Roch is reaching some of the 'highest levels in a long time.'Torrential rain which has been falling across Greater Manchester for more than 24 hours has meant many rivers are close to bursting.An 'immediate action' flood warning is in place for the River Roch in Rochdale for affected properties.The Environment Agency believe there is a possibility of flooding for the area from Roch Valley Way