Suspected grenade found in canal in Rochdale

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United face Watford tomorrow night, January 9, in one of sixteen games to be broadcast across this weekend live on BT Sport.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will be looking to hit back after the disappointment suffered in the week at the hands of City in the Carabao Cup semi-final.

direct to your inboxBomb disposal experts were called to deal with “suspicious items” found close to a church in Tameside this afternoon.Expert officers were called to help police at the scene, close to Holy Trinity Church, on Dean Street, in Ashton-under-Lyne.The bomb disposal crew was called “as a precaution”, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.Nobody has been injured and enquiries are ongoing.Police were called at around 1.40pm this afternoon (January 7), a GMP spokesperson said.“At around

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are gearing up to go head-to-head for a place in the Carabao Cup final.United and City will face off at Old Trafford in the last four of the competition as they bid to reach Wembley.

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direct to your inboxResidents have been evacuated from their homes on a major south Manchester road following the discovery of 'suspicious items' at a property.The bomb squad has been scrambled to the scene in Fallowfield.Emergency services are stationed on Wilmslow Road, between Derby Road and Brook Road.Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene. Some residents told the Manchester Evening News they had been evacuated from their flats on Wilmslow Road earlier in the evening.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are back in action once again on Friday night as they welcome Aston Villa to Old Trafford.Marcus Rashford's late winner against Wolves ensured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men finished 2020 second in the Premier League table, three points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.Here are all the details you need to follow United's opening match of 2021.What channel is United vs Villa on?You will be able to watch the match live on Sky

direct to your inboxPlans for 151 new homes in Partington have been submitted to Trafford council.Hundreds of representations have been filed against the proposals.The application, for full planning permission, for land off Hall Lane sitting along the Manchester ship canal in the village includes a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.It was submitted by Countryside Properties and Peel Investements in February.The initial planning statement said there would be 25 two-bedroom homes; 111

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that they first spotted a Ford Fiesta driving through Farnworth without any lights on. After initially seeing the car in Albert Road, cops chased it to Balmoral Road and tried to block it in.A passenger 'ran off' according to police but the driver, a man, was arrested.

from Bolton, say they don't yet know what caused her death. They fear it could be connected to an undiagnosed stomach problem, which caused her pain for several years. Silhesha leaves behind twins Aliyah and Hugo. Her inconsolable partner Marc Stott said he had made plans to propose to her in the near future. "Just like her name, she was one in a million, there was no one else like her," he told the Manchester Evening News ."She drove me to be a better man.

Christmas, have been found dead at their home. James Acton, 41, Zoe Hamilton, 28, and Andrew Smith, 39, were pronounced dead at the house in Failsworth, Greater Manchester on Monday.

direct to your inboxA woman who was able to book a coronavirus test at a site that was actually closed has described her experience as a 'shambles'.She booked online to be tested at a drive-in Covid testing site in Old Trafford on Tuesday.The first appointment she booked was cancelled by text, but she was able to rebook at the same site for later in the day.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

Bolton Mountain Rescue volunteers were drafted in to help with the search into the early hours, in the area of Rivington Moor and Wilder's Moor.

direct to your inbox Forensic tests are being carried out to establish how two men and a woman died at a house in Failsworth. All three were found 'unresponsive' at a property in Oldham Road at 3.30pm yesterday when paramedics called police who were responding to a report of a concern for welfare.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after three people were found dead at a property in Failsworth.Officers were called to Oldham Road by paramedics responding to a report of concern for welfare at 3.30pm on Monday.Three people were pronounced dead at the scene.But the force has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as officers had attended the same address on December 23. An IOPC spokesperson said: “We have

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United could move up to second place and within two points of Liverpool if they can beat Wolves on Tuesday evening.United were held away at Leicester City on Boxing Day and have the chance to return to winning ways at Old Trafford just three days later. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can guide his side to a win in Manchester, they will be within two points of their arch-rivals - with the same amount of games played.

direct to your inboxWith the region’s long-term development plan hitting the rocks and Covid casting a long shadow over the economy, Greater Manchester’s future has rarely looked so uncertain.Yet Rochdale council bosses remain bullish about their vision for the borough - insisting they will push ahead with the ‘growth agenda’ they say is vital for its prosperity.Since Stockport’s voted to drop out of the doomed ‘spatial framework’ masterplan, Rochdale and the other eight boroughs have pledged to

direct to your inboxMove over, Real Housewives of Cheshire, there are seven new housewives on the way.Following the success of the award-winning series set across Manchester and Cheshire, ITVBe is launching a brand-new version of the hit franchise, The Real Housewives of Jersey.The ten-part series will see some of the island’s most fabulous Housewives embrace all that Jersey has to offer.A combination of St Tropez and St Ives, Jersey has everything from tranquil beaches to glitzy parties.Seven

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United can move up to second in the Premier League table and apply more pressure on Liverpool with a Boxing Day victory over Leicester City.United head to the King Power Stadium just one point and one place behind the hosts, with a game in hand.Victory would move Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to within two points of Liverpool ahead of their game against West Brom on December 27.United go into the match buoyed by a 2-0 victory against Everton on