Three appear in court in connection with the murder of Michelle Pearson in Walkden house fire

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blasted Tottenham winger Erik Lamela for helping to get Antony Martial sent off during Manchester United's capitulation to Tottenham at Old Trafford. United were down 2-1 when Lamela made contact with Martial while waiting for a Tottenham corner.

straight to your inboxGary Neville was in two minds over Anthony Martial's controversial red card for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur. The United attacker saw red after a clash with Erik Lamela, which saw the Spurs attacker catch Martial with an elbow as the two tussled prior to a corner.

straight to your inboxManchester United striker Anthony Martial saw red in a disastrous first half against Tottenham Hotspur.Martial was sent off in the 28th minute of Sunday's Premier League showdown at Old Trafford following an off-the-ball clash with Erik Lamela.Replays showed that Martial had retaliated to a push from Lamela, who escaped without punishment.Having ruled that Martial caught Lamela in the face, referee Anthony Taylor gave the Frenchman his marching orders.With the offence

straight to your inbox Manchester United fans were left furious after Anthony Martial was sent off for violent conduct against Tottenham but the instigator, Eric Lamela, avoided punishment. Despite an ideal start following Bruno Fernandes' penalty to put United ahead after just 30 seconds, things have gone from bad to worse for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.

Manchester Magistrates' Court heard that Ashraf had been attending a 'gathering' nearby, and was moving his car in the early hours of Sunday, August 23. As officers from GMP stopped his sports car, they were met with a strong smell of alcohol and reported that Ashraf had been slurring his words.He was taken to Central Park Police Station where he blew a reading of 64 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

Harry Bowman, 19, faces 37 charges.Mr Bowman, of Whitlow Avenue, Golborne, Wigan appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court yesterday (Wednesday).He is accused of:Send letter/communication/article conveying a threatening messageGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereGreater Manchester Police said the charges relate to nine alleged victims.

straight to your inboxDonny van de Beek says it is a huge honour to play alongside a 'legend' like Manchester United teammate Juan Mata.The Dutch midfielder has struck up a good understanding with Mata since he joined the club from Ajax in the summer transfer window.Mata and Van de Beek were both brought into the United line up for the Carabao Cup victory over Brighton on Wednesday night with the creative duo playing crucial roles in the 3-0 win.The Spanish midfielder set-up Scott McTominay for

She has been bailed pending further enquiries, a GMP spokesman said. A neighbour told the Manchester Evening News she was in at the time of the fatal blaze.

Police have launched an appeal for information on the whereabouts of a registered sex offender from south Manchester.

hereA cordon remained in place today (Wednesday) while enquiries continued. Police say they are treating the fire as an isolated incident.Other neighbours spoke of their shock.

A man suffered burns and smoke inhalation after a fire at a home in Burnage today (Sunday).Fire crews were called to the home on Kingsway at around 1.30pm.The blaze was out by 2.30pm.A spokeswoman for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Fire engines from Withington, Wythenshawe and Stockport were quickly on the scene of a fire involving the rear bedroom of a two-storey building."Firefighters used four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, a Honeywell gas detector, a thermal

straight to your inbox Manchester City EDS were beaten 2-1 by Blackburn on Friday night after goalkeeper James Trafford was shown a straight red card in injury time. The young City team started well at Leyland and James McAtee gave them an early lead with a fine run and finish past the keeper from outside the box.

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A woman has appeared in court to deny murdering a man in Wythenshawe.Leanne Bentley, 27, appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Monday afternoon via videolink.She entered a not guilty plea to the single charge she faces alleging she murdered 51-year-old Peter Richardson.Mr Richardson died as the result of a stab wound on May 21.

straight to your inboxManchester United appear to have confirmed goalkeeper Dean Henderson will wear the No.26 in his first full season as a first-team squad member.Henderson returned to United's Carrington training complex in August to begin training ahead of the new campaign having spent the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons on loan at Sheffield United.Henderson started for United in their pre-season friendly against Aston Villa on Sunday and a graphic displayed by United's in-house TV channel had

here"What you did was despicable."Your victims were entitled to be left to live their lives in peace - and to be treated with respect."But you sought to defraud them, and intimidated one of them."How low can a person get?"Manchester Crown Court heard that Ward, from Clayton, knocked on the front door of a house in Blackley, where a woman had lived alone for 10 years after her husband had passed away.At about 11.30am on Sunday, June 7, Ward told her he had been doing some work on guttering next

A fourth man has been charged in connection with the death of a Bury teenager.Cole Kershaw, 18, died in hospital after being shot on Chesham Road on Wednesday, August 12.Raheem Hall, 19, of Hardfield Street, Heywood, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life or enable another to do so.He has also been charged with assisting an offender.Mr Hall was due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court today (Thursday).Kamran Mohammed, 19, of

was knifed in the heart by his pal James Hurst in Heywood in January 2017. Hurst was convicted of murder and possession of a bladed article - and jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 26 years in July 2017.He was released from prison 18 months before the fatal attack after being sentenced for an unrelated offence.Manchester Crown Court heard Mr McKenzie's body was discovered by a dog walker in an alleyway off Promenade Street in Heywood.