Rob McElhenney donates £6,000 to Wrexham AFC fan who is crowdfunding for an adapted bath

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth around £50k have been seized in raids by police and trading standards officers in Oldham.Council workers, supported by Greater Manchester Police visited three shops in the town on Saturday, December 5.Tobacco which was either suspected to be counterfeit or labelled not for the UK market was discovered at premises on Yorkshire Street, Park Road and Hollins RoadIn total 31,600 cigarettes and 12.5kg of rolling tobacco was

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has apologised and paid out £100,000 to an autistic man Tasered multiple times in the street.Dad-of-two Michael Gilchrist, 60, who has Asperger's and bi-polar disorder, was distressed and pacing up and down near his home in Wythenshawe when the incident happened in 2014.His hands were bloodied after he cut them breaking his window.Two officers responded to the scene and described Mr Gilchrist as being 'aggressive and dangerous'.He was Tasered ten

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United tweaked their tactics to suit Bruno Fernandes as they came from behind to win away from home again in the Premier League.United trailed West Ham 1-0 at the pause at the London Stadium but Fernandes and Marcus Rashford came on at half-time to spark a 3-1 comeback victory.Rashford replaced the injured Edinson Cavani but Fernandes was introduced for Donny van de Beek in a tactical move that allowed the playmaker to thrive ahead of Paul

straight to your inboxFormer Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Steve McManaman has hailed John Stones after the defender produced another impressive display during Saturday's victory against Fulham.Raheem Sterling 's early goal and a penalty from Kevin de Bruyne sealed a 2-0 win for the hosts, who were dominant throughout the match against Scott Parker's side.

A new theatre is preparing to open in Manchester in the new year, providing a Covid-safe way for locals to get their culture fix.The DriveINSIDE theatre - which had to postpone its launch because of the spike in coronavirus cases this autumn - also has plans to create 1000 jobs for the region.The drive-in theatre will open next spring at the Trafford Centre and will be permitted to operate even in Tier 3 restrictions.Theatre-goers will be greeted by a 'theatrical drive jockey' who will guide

here“People were leaving them at the door - we left a little sign saying what he was doing and a box for people to put stuff in,” she explained to the M.E.N.“Everytime we came home the doorstep was just full of items - bag after bag, with more people arriving.

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Manchester United and recently won her first England call up - is following in the footsteps of philanthropic England team-mates Marcus Rashford, who lobbied the government to tackle holiday hunger for children, and Raheem Sterling who is setting up a foundation for deprived young people. Marcus Roberts, relationship manager of The Felix Project, says: “Reece has been quietly donating his time for the last year and a half.

Great Clowes Street, Salford: Party at a warehouse for 200 wedding guests including musicians and sound equipment on November 3rd. Morris Green Lane, Bolton: A house party with 40 revellers on November 2nd, Simpson Street, Angel Meadow, Manchester: A massive city centre party at a Airbnb with bouncers and DJs at a flat on October 24th.

hereShe could be heard to say: "Andy, what have you done?"Why have you done that to my Mum?"On the second day of a Manchester Crown Court trial, Mr Moores said he heard the 'distressed' girl at the window of a house, shouting 'she's not breathing, she's not breathing'."I thought she was talking about her dog or something," he told jurors.Mr Moores said he told the child he was going to smash the window with a hammer to allow her to leave, as she couldn't open the door.He said Wadsworth, who

coronavirus patients have died in the second wave of the pandemic in Greater Manchester, the MEN can reveal.

Stockport, has been on a waiting list at the gender identity clinic for four months.

More than 7,000 students from China have been flown into Manchester for their studies at universities in the city and across the North of England.In total, 31 specially chartered flights have been organised between Chongqing Jiangbei Airport in central China and Manchester Airport to transport the students.All students have been transported straight from the airport to their accommodation to self-isolate for 14 days after landing.More students are due to fly in but as a result of the new

UK government interactive map which is updated by the public health officials.

coronavirus death toll figure has been above 1,000 since the week ending June 12.