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in Harpurhey as bosses say they are seeing levels of destitution they have never seen before due to the effects coronavirus has had on people's jobs and livelihoods.

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straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood says Marcus Rashford is his biggest inspiration at Manchester United.With 19-year-old Greenwood on the same path that Rashford walked just a few years earlier, the duo have plenty of similarities. It means Rashford is on hand to give Greenwood advice whenever it is needed.

Coronavirus infection rates are falling faster in Greater Manchester than at any time during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from Public Health England.The rate for the Greater Manchester region is now 246.9, the lowest it has been since the end of September.There were exactly 7000 confirmed cases in Greater Manchester for the week ending November 23, which is 3,796 fewer cases than in the previous week.That represents a week-on-week fall of 35.2 per cent, the highest

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coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

Middleton, arrived on Monday morning to find smashed windows and missing donations.

Manchester Council’s Books To Go service provides people who have difficulty leaving their homes with a chance to continue reading by bringing their local library directly to them.

straight to your inbox every day, freeWhen footballers talk about their former clubs you will often hear them say that they still look out for their results, that it's one of the first scores they look for when they return to their new dressing room. It can be something of a cliche, but they know the fans will love it.Fabio da Silva doesn't need to look out for the Manchester United results more than six years since he left Old Trafford.

show are combined with the results of the viewers’ votes and she was in the dance-off with Men Behaving Badly actress Caroline Quentin.

Manchester Evening News has spoken to business owners and workers, like Kieran, who found themselves suddenly out of work. Before the pandemic, things were going well for Kieran, who took over a pub with his pal Ella Jaruszek in December last year."It was my dream job.

straight to your inbox every day, freeBruno Fernandes has instructed his Manchester United teammates to become more ruthless in the final third after an unconvincing win over West Brom.The Portuguese scored the only goal of the game in United's 1-0 victory over the Baggies, converting a retaken penalty beyond former Old Trafford keeper Sam Johnstone.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City's response to the coronavirus pandemic was a key factor in convincing him that he was at the right club. Speaking to the media for the first time since signing a new two-year contract extension, Guardiola explained how a conversation with chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak was the key factor in convincing him to sign the new deal that will keep him at the club until 2023.

Like all other modes of public transport, bus usage has been hit hard by the pandemic with passenger levels dropping by around half.But bosses say bus patronage recovered more quickly than than others.A central part of funding the bus franchising scheme is the mayoral precept, a part of council tax which goes towards paying for regional services that fall within Mr Burnham’s remit.Taxpayers already pay £3 towards a year towards bus reform as part of their preceptBut this will rise progressively

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straight to your inboxJack Grealish has revealed he prepares for games by watching videos of Kevin De Bruyne.The Aston Villa star has enjoyed a promising international break, putting in two good performances against Ireland and De Bruyne's Belgium.Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne played the full 90 minutes to help Belgium to a 2-0 victory over England in a result that secured their passage to the Nations League finals.It was Grealish's first competitive start for England and he was one of