South Yorkshire to enter Tier 3 as mayor confirms £41million deal

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claims he organised the anti-lockdown protests in Manchester city centre this weekend has been ordered by the council to shut his gym today - but he said it was already closed.

announced its plans to close the Coatbridge factory in 2016, with its parent company telling the 70 local staff that production operations would move to a new manufacturing plant in China and the local research, development and marketing activities to Manchester.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans have responded to Patrice Evra's social media activity following their 3-1 win over Everton.United lifted some of the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a comeback victory and much-improved performance at Goodison Park.Back-to-back defeats to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir had caused further speculation over Solskjaer's future at the club after a poor start to the season.The MEN reported earlier this week that United officials have

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer does not believe the absence of a specialist right winger contributed to Manchester United's tactical problems in their defeat by Istanbul Basaksehir.Solskjaer said after the 2-1 loss 'the whole team was leaning way too much over to the left, we were too open down our right-hand side' on a night Juan Mata started on the right, only to make way for Mason Greenwood.United signed right wingers Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo, both 18, in

hereKaren Smart, managing director at Manchester Airport, said: "The coronavirus pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to our airport and to our wider industry, but we are determined to provide passengers with the best possible service in the circumstances, ensuring both their safety and comfort."When it became clear that England would enter a second national lockdown, we moved quickly to put an appropriate plan of action in place, which will safeguard the continued operation of our airport

Do you think schools should stay open as we go into second lockdown? Have your say in our comments section. Click here. Senior figures in some other councils spoken to by the M.E.N.

Should Greater Manchester be in Tier 3? Have your say in the comments belowMayor Andy Burnham accused the government of 'playing poker with people's lives' over the negotiations.He called on Parliament to intervene and agree a 'fair financial framework' for any region that needs to enter Tier 3 this winter.Mr Johnson said the government will continue 'talking' to Greater Manchester, but added: "Given the public health situation, I must now proceed with moving Greater Manchester, as I say, to the

Should Greater Manchester be in Tier 3? Have your say in the comments below The pot available in Greater Manchester totals £3.7m a month, according to Altus, unless local authorities are able to top it up through any hardship funding that may be subsequently made available.The Government will also support businesses by paying two thirds of each employees’ salary (or 67%), up to a maximum of £2,100 a month.Suppliers such as breweries will not be entitled to anywhere near the same level of

Molly-Mae Hague has been having a tough old time of it lately after having a mole removed over fears it could become cancerous, so we don’t blame her for needing a weekend with her bestie Maura Higgins to cheer her up.But the Love Island pair seemingly broke Manchester’s strict lockdown rules, which were put into place when the government introduced a new tier system, when they hung out together.Maura appeared to have travelled over 200 miles from her Essex home, which has also been placed in

Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins appeared to break Tier 2 lockdown rules as they spent the weekend together in Manchester. Love Island star Maura, 29, is said to have travelled from her home in Essex to stay with Molly-Mae and her boyfriend Tommy Fury, both 21, at their plush Manchester apartment.