Suspected burglar is caught on CCTV trying to break into houses - then gets a 'taxi' to the cells

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"Removing duty-free shopping without consultation with the industry will have significant wider financial impact on the visitor economy and is an unwelcome message to overseas visitors at a time when a warm welcome to the world is needed more than ever."Adrian Ellis, chairman of Manchester Hoteliers Association, said hotels in the region benefited greatly from international tourists visiting for tax-free shopping.He said: "Removing this offer for visitors will have a huge impact on the number

Rusholme in the early hours of Saturday, January 26.During the brawl, Emanuel Gabriel Simon, 33, suffered serious head injuries.He died in hospital 16 days later.Manchester Crown Court heard the fight broke out when a group of people Mr Simon was with was removed from the Dubai Cafe.Kareem, a 36-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker, wasn't involved in the attack which killed Mr Simon - an Eritrean national who moved to Manchester to study to become a doctor.CCTV shown in court showed Kareem kicking

in Salford.  Police say it was suspected to be driven by 15 year olds. Enquiries are currently ongoing, a spokesman for GMP said.  A spokesman for GMP Stockport said: “Vehicle made off from officers earlier in the night, found abandoned short time later. “Driven on false plates, car traced to theft from Salford (Div).

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straight to your inboxBorussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre is proceeding under the assumption Jadon Sancho will not leave the club before the transfer window closes.Manchester United have been negotiating Sancho's salary for almost the entirety of the window and made some headway in talks with the winger's agent, Emeka Obasi, last week. The MEN reported a week ago United were on the lookout for alternatives in the event a move for Sancho, 20, does not materialise.

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15 schools have had to tell some pupils they must now stay at home for a fortnight.Although hospital admissions are not yet significantly rising, there are fears it is only a matter of time before the virus spreads to more vulnerable people.Figures released by NHS England today showed two more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester’s hospitals.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 2,199.Both deaths were reported at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation

coronavirus test in Greater Manchester? Is it easier to go to a drive-through test centre, to a walk-in centre or to order a home-testing kit? In recent weeks, some people have complained about being sent to centres miles away from their homes - one resident was even told the closest facility to him was in Llandudno, Wales.

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Manchester Magistrates Court heard that officers saw her go through a red light before turning right and pulling over on a road in Bury. As officers spoke to her, Humphreys, from Bury, admitted to drinking two glasses of red wine before getting behind the wheel.

Staff and management at Mahiki were accused of having 'complete disregard' for the rules, as well as the health and safety of its customers, since reopening in July.On several occasions patrons were found drinking while standing up, ordering drinks from the bar and dancing to loud music which could be heard from outside the premises on Central Street.And despite being served with a prohibition notice banning Mahiki from operating as a nightclub, the authorities found that this was being breached

Ashton-Under-Lyne after she'd been out drinking with friends. Officers smelt alcohol on her breath and a roadside breath test was carried out.

Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereParamedics rushed to the scene, before the woman was taken to hospital.

Will Thorne Staff WriterSimon Kinberg and David Weil’s Apple series “Invasion” has set its main cast.Apple TV Plus has cast “Jurassic World: Dominion” and “Peaky Blinders” star Sam Neill, “Wynnona Earp” alum Shamier Anderson and three others to star in the alien drama.“Invasion” follows an alien invasion through multiple perspectives around the world.

Greater Manchester coronavirus press conference, Stockport council leader Elise Wilson said the borough's infection rates were within the government's 'acceptable levels'. She added: "Our infection data is showing a continued downward trend across all our areas."The levels that we have at the moment are within the government's acceptable levels.

Coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are continuing to fall, with cases in Oldham dropping by over 100 in the space of a week.A day after the Government announced tighter restrictions for the borough, the rate fell from 71.7 to 63.7.In the week ending August 19, there were 820 cases of Covid-19 across Greater Manchester, the lowest seven-day total since August 2.The infection rate across nine out of the ten boroughs is continuing to fall, with only a minor increase in cases in