The £600k plans to transform parts of Manchester into pedestrian and cycle zones

including an updated application relating to a long-disputed tower block on Shudehill, were green-lit by Joanne Roney under powers delegated to her by councillors during the early days of the pandemic.

hereThe idea has also been proposed by the country's most senior judge, Lord Burnett of Maldon.Another suggestion made has been reducing the amount of jurors sitting on juries from the usual figure of 12.There are reported to be 40,000 cases outstanding in the crown court, with more than 480,000 in the magistrates court nationally.In defence of the jury system, Mr Storrie said: "The Government believes it needs emergency powers to deal with a crisis in the Courts."These powers extend to the

Manchester United evening headlines on Friday, June 26.Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he doesn’t know what the future holds for Jesse Lingard at the club, but that the midfielder will be given a chance to prove his worth.The England international has struggled badly for form this season, leading to suggestions that a move away from Old Trafford this summer could be in the offing with Lingard hiring Mino Raiola as his new agent.Solskjaer remained coy on what Lingard’s United

Shukri Abdi.Shukri, a pupil at Broad Oak Sports College in Bury, drowned in the River Irwell, near Bury town centre, on June 27 last year.

Manchester United are back at Old Trafford at last tonight as they take on Sheffield United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side returned to Premier League action following the coronavirus-induced suspension on Friday when they traveled to face Tottenham Hotspur.It was an entertaining game in North London, despite the 1-1 score-line, with Bruno Fernandes' second-half penalty cancelling out Steven Bergwijn's opener.There was cause for excitement among United fans too, as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford

United appeared to be edging towards a future without Pogba was because it was expected his obvious attributes would be better utilised elsewhere and not that he'd been a complete flop at Old Trafford. Real Madrid.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær has said the club will still be on the lookout for good deals this summer, despite the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic.Solskjær believes his side are close to reaching a standard where they can compete for honours once again, but feels additions could be required."If there are any good deals to be made and players to make us better of course we might have to spend some money on that, but the squad is great to work with and it’s moving in the right

transfer window opens despite the financial hit they have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic.The pandemic has already cost United £28million and the club's revenues for the third quarter fell by 18.7% to £123.7m, while the net debt soared by £124.4m to £429.1m.United remain committed of recruiting a winger, a playmaker, and a midfielder for next season but Borussia Dortmund are still demanding well in excess of £100million for Jadon Sancho.The United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said

Manchester United fans got their teeth into no end of talking points. It wasn't just that a game took place, it was the nature of United's contest with Tottenham, a knife-edge 1-1 draw that swung one way and then the other, that United might have won at the death.Much of the post-match reaction rightly centred on Paul Pogba and the midfielder's magnificent reintroduction to the United team.

Manchester United were back in Premier League action last night, salvaging a 1-1 draw away at Tottenham Hotspur.A late Bruno Fernandes penalty secured a point for Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side after Spurs had taken an earlier lead through Steven Bergwijn.

close a number of roads in north Manchester this weekend as they attempt to crack down on illegal parties.Police say they have picked up intelligence that 'organised criminals' are planning to hold more raves at unnamed locations across the city.Some 4,000 people attended a rave in a field near Daisy Nook Country Park in Failsworth last Saturday night, where a 20-year-old man died of a suspected drug overdose.Up to 2,000 others went to another event at a brownfield site in Carrington, Trafford,

Paul Pogba could be eased back into the Manchester United side after a six-month absence.Pogba, 27, has started just six times this season due to ankle problems but is fit again and if he is involved at Spurs on Friday night it will be his first appearance in 176 days.

as passenger numbers plummeted and social distancing was introduced.

Manchester United after the Football Association ordered a one-match suspension in relation to a social media post. The 24-year-old was charged back in February over a joke made on social media regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

KFC is eyeing up a new Manchester restaurant, with plans submitted to open in the heart of the city centre.The fast food giant has submitted a planning application for a unit on Piccadilly, on the fringes of the Northern Quarter.If approved, it will see the brand take over the former Wok & Go site near Piccadilly train station.The plans are to open the new takeaway site at 83 Piccadilly, a grade II-listed building close to Piccadilly Gardens.It will join three other KFC sites in Manchester city

Kalidou Koulibaly ahead of the summer window.The Senegalese central defender continues to be linked with a move away from Naples at the end of the season and Manchester United are admirers of him.MEN Sport understand United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer regards Koulibaly as one of the best centre-backs in the world along with Virgil van Dijk, Matthijs de Ligt, and Harry Maguire, but they aren't expected to move for him this summer.United do not regard Koulibaly as an essential target and

hereNo arrests have been made, a GMP spokesman said.They said: "Police received a report of a road traffic collision involving a vehicle and a cyclist at 6.50pm on Trinity Way."The road was closed by traffic officers while the victim's injuries were assessed."Transport for Greater Manchester said Trinity Way was closed anti-clockwise between Irwell Street and Water Street.The road has now been re-opened.

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

Thousands of social tenants across north Manchester could soon have the council as their landlord for the first time in 15 years - as the town hall moves to bring management body Northwards back in-house.