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straight to your inbox every day for freeBen Foster has named three former Manchester United teammates as the scariest, hardest and worst trainer he's endured in his career.The Watford goalkeeper spent five years at Old Trafford before joining Birmingham City in 2010 and has taken social media by storm with his new 'cycling goalkeeper' YouTube channel this season.

The nation watched them fall in love on Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion, and the now the couple have revealed their relationship is continuing to go from strength to strength. Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson and Dreamboys performer Shane Finlayson met on the dating show and quickly developed feelings for one another.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutIconic British fashion brand Fred Perry is preparing to launch a new flagship store in the Northern Quarter.The huge site will be opening at the foot of Afflecks in the city centre this summer.After several months of high-profile high street closures, including nearby Debenhams, it's good news for Manchester at last.The heritage fashion brand was co-founded by Stockport-born tennis

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityOne of Greater Manchester's best curry cafes is preparing to open its second site.Chapati Cafe has been a much-loved part of Chorlton since it opened in 2014, and has now set its sights on Salford.The independent Gujarati-influenced cafe has secured a unit in MediaCityUK, which will open next week as a takeaway.Once Government restrictions relax, the new Chapati Cafe will have space for customers to dine

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are open to signing a long-term striker amid issues with their current goalscorers.Edinson Cavani, 34, has impressed since he joined United on deadline day in October but the club is yet to extend the one-year option in his contract.Anthony Martial, 25, has started double the number of games Cavani has but has as many goals - seven - and has netted twice in his last 15 games.

straight to your inbox every day for freeReferee Stuart Attwell admitted to Harry Maguire that it would have been controversial for him to award Manchester United a penalty against Chelsea. That is according to United defender Luke Shaw, who revealed the details of a first-half conversation between the official and the United captain.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes praised Jesse Lingard for injecting quality into West Ham's season at a key moment. The 28-year-old struggled for opportunities at Manchester United and took the decision to go out on loan to the East London club in the January transfer window.

straight to your inbox"It was one of the worst feelings I’ve experienced coming away from a football ground."That's not the memory you'd expect from someone who had a golden ticket for one of the greatest moments in Manchester City's history.But as Sergio Aguero was cartwheeling away, shirt waving above his head, 45,000 City fans going crazy as the Premier League trophy was snatched from Manchester United's waiting hands, some fans had done the unthinkable. They'd left early.For those Blues,

direct to your inboxA University of Manchester student used his iPhone to secretly film up female students' skirts for sexual gratification.Doyun Kim, 20, placed his smartphone so he could record his victims around Manchester - on a bus, in shops and in university buildings.But the engineering student was caught when his last victim spotted the device - with the camera recording - in a bathroom.Police were called and officers found a series of videos on his iPhone X taken from underneath the

direct to your inboxA man has admitted killing his mum at her home in south Manchester.Leroy Panton, 40, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Manchester Crown Court.He was due to be sentenced at the same court today (Friday), but the hearing was adjourned after it emerged his wing at Strangeways prison has been placed into lockdown because of a coronavirus outbreak.Panton killed Hyacinth Morris, 67, who was pronounced dead at a house on Westminster

direct to your inboxA ‘deserted’ mill in Tameside is to be demolished and replaced with retail space and up to 62 apartments.On Wednesday the borough’s planning committee gave the green light for plans to knock down Britannia Mill in Mossley, which was built in 1851.Previous outline plans to demolish the Manchester Road mill had been approved in 2016 by the planning committee but had not progressed, pending the agreement of a Section 106 contribution.The applicant, English Braids Ltd, has now

direct to your inboxA convicted terrorist recruiter has denied helping Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack from prison and claimed his mental state is 'too fragile' to give evidence to the public inquiry into the atrocity.Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, is said to have used an 'illicit' mobile to attempt to call Abedi while he was in prison in early 2017 a few months before attack which claimed 22 lives and injured hundreds more.Abedi also visited him in prison, once in February 2015

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's interest in Watford's Ismaila Sarr last summer failed to materialise into a loan move due to a disagreement over whether there should be an option to buy, according to the player's agent.United were keen on signing a right-winger in the summer, with Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho their main target, but when it became clear that a move for Sancho wouldn't be feasible, United considered other options, including Sarr.

Salford, when she was struck by two cars and killed, an inquest has heard. Selena Mystara Meyers, from Tennessee, visited her fiancé in Worsley 'a couple of times every year', according to police coroner's officer Neil McCaffrey.