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direct to your inboxCouncillors are calling for up to 25 Manchester city centre roads closed temporarily due to the pandemic to become permanently pedestrianised.A string of streets within the inner ring road were closed to car traffic under emergency legislation brought in by the government last year to allow people more room to social distance.Now a number of city centre councillors are pushing for a review to examine whether the closures can be made permanent.Piccadilly ward councillor

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe games are still coming thick and fast and Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday as Sheffield United visit Old Trafford.United go into the game full of confidence after beating Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and having not lost in the Premier League in 13 matches.The players were back in training at the start of the week ahead of the Blades' visit.

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direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

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direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

Manchester Evening News is not naming, is sometimes used to facilitate euthanasia, the inquest was told. Mr Benjamin's mother Ms Alexander told the inquest her son had been 'struggling for years with depression' and was deeply affected by the first lockdown in March."His gym was closed and he could not work," she said."It just took everything away from him.

Salford. Four attendees of the lockdown flat party were subsequently issued with fixed penalty notices for breaking Coronavirus regualtions.Pictures and videos were posted on the party-goers public Instagram pages prompted members of the public to report them to the police.

direct to your inbox'You can't sleep, you can't do anything, it's literally all consuming'.These are the words of Anandi Ramamurthy, describing life caring for a relative with a severe mental health condition.

Manchester Family Facebook page with plenty of cracking suggestions. They included everything from tying shoelaces, fastening their own buttons and learning to tell the time, to teaching basic manners and kindness."My daughter was so chuffed yesterday she can now zip up her own coat and put on and take off her own tops," said mum Reanne Murray.

direct to your inboxOn Thursday evening (January 14), FoodCycle’s newest hub in Manchester opened its doors for the first time.The service provides free community meals to vulnerable people using surplus food.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have appeared to level off in Greater Manchester as the spread of the virus has slowed down under a third national lockdown. The latest infection rate for the region was 427.3 cases per 100,000 population in the week ending on January 10, according to figures released by Public Health England.

direct to your inboxA flood 'alert' has been put in force in Greater Manchester today after hours of heavy rainfall overnight.The alert warns of 'possible' flooding around the area of the middle River Mersey catchment area.It includes areas near Bramhall in Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston.The Environment Agency warned: "Flooding is possible - be prepared."And Transport for Greater Manchester said: "With heavy rain in Greater Manchester this morning, expect flooding in some areas.

direct to your inboxA top cop at Greater Manchester Police says officers are 'really fed up' of having to deal with the same people who won't obey coronavirus laws. Assistant Chief Constable Nick Bailey has been leading GMP 's response to lockdown rules since the pandemic began.

direct to your inboxManchester Evening News readers are overwhelmingly in favour of the return to a full lockdown, according to our latest survey.A survey of 8,751 people on the site found 81 per cent of those who responded agreed with measures introduced on Monday (January 4).People in Greater Manchester were less likely to be in favour of full lockdown than others across England, based on surveys across Reach's national and regional websites, with 85pc overall backing the full lockdown.The

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