Sex and the City icon Kim Cattrall joins a host of stars raising funds for Greater Manchester

as passenger numbers plummeted and social distancing was introduced.

protesters have taken to the streets of Manchester in recent days in response to the death of George Floyd in America.

Rochdale Town Hall car park.The facility - one of only three of its type in the country - is for residents who are displaying Covid-19 symptoms but unable to visit drive-through sites due to not having their own transport.It is a self-testing site - meaning those who use it have to perform the procedure themselves, under guidance from staff - and has the capacity to carry out 16 tests an hour.The facility, off Packer Street, is one of the government’s Local Test Sites (LTS).

Emeli Sandé is giving a fan the chance to win a jamming session with her to raise funds for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) during the coronavirus pandemic. The 33-year-old singer has teamed up with the MS Society to raise donations for the cause which is close to her heart, and admitted the lucky bidder could end up "writing the next big hit" with her.

The Manchester Evening News is on the lookout for the region's best lockdown dog.

On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock returned to a buzz-phrase that has become increasingly prevalent as government moves England into the next phase of its pandemic response.

Former Love Island contestant and ex-cop Mike Boateng has published an angry tirade against his former employer Greater Manchester Police, accusing the force and individual officers he has named of being racist.

The number of reported hospital admissions for coronavirus in Greater Manchester is now higher than at any point since late April, having risen for the second week in a row.

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.

The much-loved character actress, Mary Pat Gleason, died of cancer this week, age 70, according to a post on her Facebook page. 

Lockdown has ‘pretty much ended’ in the eyes of criminals in light of ‘significantly weakened’ social distancing guidelines, says Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor.

Salford has the highest rate of deaths from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, figures show.

Council bosses in Tameside have warned that government funding for coronavirus costs doesn’t ‘touch the sides’, with the town hall predicted to face a £48m shortfall next year.

Fourteen more lives have been lost to coronavirus in Greater Manchester.

Those on the frontline of helping the homeless community have been furnished with more than £350,000 since lockdown began.

McDonald's has been gradually reopening its sites across the UK over the last month.

A kind-hearted Cambuslang schoolgirl has sold her beloved Reborn Doll to raise funds for struggling families.

Greater Manchester Police wrote off nearly 300 rapes and 9,000 house burglaries in the first six months of last year as unsolved.

A further six people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals having contracted  coronavirus.