Public consultation over 'Martyn's Law' counter-terrorism legislation due to start next month

straight to your inboxBack in the gloomy lockdown days of November, Manchester City might have wondered whether they should have fought a little harder to keep David Silva.The Blues slumped to an unthinkable 13th place in the table after defeat at Tottenham, and the following day West Ham and Arsenal both moved above them in the table to leave Pep Guardiola’s team eight points adrift of Spurs and Liverpool at the top.City were virtually written out of the Premier League title race, a victim of

direct to your inboxA year on from christening gritters ‘Snowel Gallagher’ and ‘Gritter Thunberg’, is Manchester about to welcome ‘Sparkus Trashford’ into its ranks?Manchester council is putting out a call for residents to come up with witty and imaginative names for some of its new electric bin lorries.The bright yellow eco-friendly vehicles, which cost £9.7m, will replace half of the city’s existing fleet as part of the council’s ambitions to halve its carbon emissions by 2025.In total the 27

direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has hired external consultants to review Greater Manchester Police’s response to last year’s damning inspection report.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLuke Shaw never considered leaving Manchester United during some dark days in his career when Jose Mourinho was in charge .Shaw has emerged as one of United's most important players this term under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, firmly establishing himself as the club's first-choice left-back following the arrival of Alex Telles from Porto last year Mourinho was publicly critical of Shaw on more than one occasion during his United tenure.

direct to your inboxA new initiative aimed at transforming black-owned business in Greater Manchester is set to be launched next month.The programme, ran by the Black United Representation Network (BURN), will be providing black-owned businesses in the region with their own board of advisors.With a limited number of spaces available only 10 businesses will be able to take part in the scheme.Those looking to apply for the programme must fit the criteria of being a black-owned business, have at

straight to your inbox every day for free"He was an absolute p**** to play against. Niggling, sneaky."I did want to nail him and let him know what was happening. I wanted to hurt him and stand over him and go: ‘Take that, you c***.’"I don’t regret that."But I had no wish to injure him.“It was action; it was football. It was dog eat dog. I’ve kicked lots of players and I know the difference between hurting somebody and injuring somebody."Whenever Roy Keane speaks, the football world listens...Hav

straight to your inbox every day for free Amad Diallo is set to make his second Manchester United appearance when the Under-23s face Blackburn on Friday night.

Farnworth market precinct into a 'vibrant' new town centre are well underway, says developer Capital & Centric.

straight to your inboxAs late as Saturday, Taylor Harwood-Bellis wasn't expecting to leave Manchester City on loan in the January transfer window. It had been made clear to a group of young Blues at the beginning of the month that they would all be staying with Pep Guardiola and his squad for the rest of the season because it was felt that their progression was best served staying in Manchester.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt is fair to say Manchester United's draw with Arsenal on Saturday will not go down as a classic. While United had the better of the chances, they were unable to make the most of them in a largely uneventful goalless draw at the Emirates that helps neither club in their Premier League aims this season.

straight to your inbox every day for free Pundits have criticised Manchester United for their defending in the defeat to Sheffield United on Tuesday night.

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direct to your inboxManchester council is urging members of the public to have their say on plans to regenerate parts of Piccadilly and create a ‘modern and welcoming’ public space.The major thoroughfare is the busiest part of the city with shops, pubs, restaurants, offices and public transport packed in and around Piccadilly Gardens.Work to rejuvenate the Gardens started last year when part of Tadao Ando’s much-maligned modernist structure - dubbed by some as ‘the Berlin Wall’ - was torn

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited at the prospect of Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo linking up after the Portuguese was spotted giving advice to the youngster in first-team training.Diallo completed his long-awaited move to Old Trafford earlier this month and immediately joined up with the first-team despite playing only 59 minutes for Atalanta's senior side prior to his transfer.The 18-year-old was absent from the U23 team that was defeated by

direct to your inboxThe Premier League have confirmed that all Premier League games throughout February will be shown live in the UK, allowing Manchester United and Man City fans to watch their teams in action.Supporters briefly returned to some stadiums in England over the Christmas period for the first time since March, with clubs in Tier 2 allowed to home 2,000 supporters.That was short lived, though, as the UK entered its third national lockdown in under 12 months at the start of January.As