The Vamps' Tristan Evans on why the band needed to take a break

Coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester have risen by 4pc week-on-week, according to latest figures, as the region prepares to enter 'Tier 3' of the lockdown system.Tougher new measures, such as the closure of pubs and other venues, will be introduced in the region from Friday at 00.01am.People will also be banned from meeting other households indoors and in most outdoor settings.More than 2,000 cases of the virus (2,162) were confirmed in Greater Manchester today - only the third time that

Andy Burnham has accused the Government of “playing poker with people’s lives” after talks about a Tier 3 deal broke down.The Greater Manchester mayor said that after days of fraught negotiations between the region’s leaders and ministers, the Government “walked away”.Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to announce new restrictions for the area in Parliament later today after Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said discussions had failed to produce a deal because leaders were “unwilling to

Molly-Mae Hague and Maura Higgins appeared to break Tier 2 lockdown rules as they spent the weekend together in Manchester. Love Island star Maura, 29, is said to have travelled from her home in Essex to stay with Molly-Mae and her boyfriend Tommy Fury, both 21, at their plush Manchester apartment.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola thinks that Sergio Aguero still has to earn a new contract at Manchester City just like he does.The club record scorer is in the final year of his deal at City, but after so many years of consistently high performances the Blues will not be pushing him out of the door.However, Aguero’s appearance against Arsenal was his first since June and the club are keen for him to show that he is over his injury problems, while the possibility of signing Lionel Messi on a

all but banned care home visits, Mr Burnham said it was 'essential' that action was taken to help families unable to see their loved ones. However, he also said visits should happen on an 'exceptional basis', and did not clarify how such a system might work or whether it might be imminent.

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university.

outbreaks at halls of residence after students returned to university. But localised figures show that in heavily populated student areas such as Fallowfield, the number of cases is down 70 per cent week-on-week.

The rate of coronavirus infection remains high across Greater Manchester - with hundreds of people testing positive each week.All 10 boroughs remain at the Government's 'red alert' level.Manchester continues to the be the worst affected area in the region and remains one of the UK's coronavirus hotspots.There were 2,715 positive tests in the city in the week up to October 7, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England.That's a slight increase of 21 on the week before.But

Billy Bragg has announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2021 – you can see the full schedule below.The singer-songwriter and activist will hit the road for a lengthy run of shows next Autumn, taking in dates in Glasgow, Liverpool, Cardiff, Dublin, Manchester and Sheffield throughout October and November.Bragg’s headline tour will conclude with a performance at London’s Roundhouse in Camden on November 27, 2021.“In these challenging times, we all need something to hang on to,” Bragg said in a

unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester.

confirmed nearly 500 job losses here this afternoon after what he said was a summer that had seen the airport left ‘swinging in the wind’ by government.

Manchester Evening News reported how Fallowfield, an area with a high-population of students, had become the country's Covid-19 hotspot.All boroughs in Greater Manchester remain in the red alert zone for infection rates.There were a total of 648 cases recorded in the region today, down from 897 yesterday.Although the numbers have flattened over the past couple of days in eight of the region's boroughs, and are down in Bury and Bolton, the rates in Greater Manchester are still heading upwards as

straight to your inbox Jadon Sancho will miss Borussia Dortmund's next match amid continued transfer interest from Manchester United.Sancho has not travelled with the squad for Dortmund's German Super Cup tie with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Elbow singer Guy Garvey has released new solo single ‘My Angel’, his first new solo material since his 2015 album ‘Courting The Squall’.‘My Angel’ is the theme to BBC1 drama Life. Starting tonight (September 29), it’s from Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett, and stars Garvey’s wife Rachael Stirling as Kelly, one of a community of neighbours in a Manchester housing development.

Manchester Evening News only able to confirm cases after being alerted by parents - it's likely there are many more. On Friday we revealed how the number of schools reporting confirmed Covid cases since children returned in September had reached 280.