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The number of people to have tested positive for coronavirus in Bolton has increased for a fourth week in a row – but the mayor of Greater Manchester says a full local lockdown of the region is not yet necessary.There were 27.1 positive tests of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the borough in the seven days up to August 8, rising from 23 the week before.Bolton is following the general trend in Greater Manchester – although Oldham has shot up to 108.8 and Wigan remains much lower at 7.3.The

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called on the government NOT to send Oldham into full lockdown to stamp out rising coronavirus cases – as he warned there is a danger to ‘overreact’ to the numbers.Oldham council stated on Wednesday that three weeks of increasing cases in the borough mean that it could soon become subject to a Leicester-style lockdown, with shops, pubs and businesses forced to close.There has been a spike of 255 cases in the week up to August 8 – almost double the

Blossoms have backed the #WeMakeEvents campaign ahead of thousands of music industry workers marching through Manchester city centre later today (August 11).The campaign has been launched to increase awareness of the huge crisis facing the touring and festival events sector, which is facing a staggering 114,000 job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.The march will see crew members including producers, engineers, tour managers, truck drivers, cleaners and security staff passing by some of

straight to your inboxJadon Sancho remains Manchester United's number one target this summer, and it's been another eventful week in the club's pursuit of the Borussia Dortmund star.Ahead of the 2020/21 campaign, one which will include Champions League football for United, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has asked the club to make signing the 20-year-old winger a priority , although it emerged this week United are willing to walk away from a deal for Sancho if Dortmund don't drop their asking price

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straight to your inboxSome Manchester United players took part in a post-match training session at Old Trafford following the team's victory over LASK Linz on Wednesday.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side confirmed their place in the last eight of the Europa League after they came from behind to defeat their Austrian opponents 2-1 at Old Trafford.Anthony Martial netted late on to secure a 7-1 victory on aggregate after Jesse Lingard struck earlier to cancel out a brilliant strike from LASK defender

hereChelsea had an emergency cesarean with Barney after her baby's heart rate dropped.It was then discovered that she had suffered a placental abruption, a rare condition where the placenta comes away from the wall of the womb affecting up to one in 100 pregnancies.Placental abruption can deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients and cause heavy bleeding in the mother.Chelsea, 39, who was induced after explaining that she had felt little movement from her baby in the late stages of pregnancy,

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is more confident that Nathan Ake would prove his worth at Manchester City than he is Kalidou Koulibaly.The Blues are close to making Ake their second major signing of the summer after Ferran Torres's move was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the club having agreed a £41m deal with Bournemouth.That is not expected to be the end of their strengthening of the defence this summer though.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has tonight shared a list of the areas including Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East Lancashire where households are now banned from meeting each other indoors from midnight tonight.He tweeted: "We're constantly looking at the latest data on the spread of coronavirus, and unfortunately we've seen an increasing rate of transmission in parts of Northern England."We've been working with local leaders across the region, and today I chaired a meeting of the Local