Top counter-terror police officer 'thinks of Manchester Arena bombing victims everyday'

Get 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 hereLocal authority: 7-day total cases in week ending February 17 (increase on previous week) 1. Doncaster: 648 cases (+63) 2. Tameside: 469 cases (+51) 3.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inboxPolice have detained a number of men after they attempted to carry out a robbery directly in front of officers. Officers from GMP on patrol spotted the offenders conducting a robbery in Chorlton on Thursday night.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

direct to your inboxThe Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester held a closed meeting with Trafford council this week to discuss policing, following the city-region’s police force being placed into special measures.The meeting came after local calls for Mayor Andy Burnham to set out an action plan to bring Greater Manchester Police ‘up to scratch’ in Trafford.Conservative members of the council criticised the fact that the meeting was held in private and felt members of the public,

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

Mason was different class, I thought he was the standout performer on the pitch (vs Everton).

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterThe 'heavy' of a gang who posed as police officers and kidnapped a 'drug dealer' before demanding £500,000 in cash and drugs for his release has admitted his part in the plot.Micah Walfall, 36, who was referred to by other offenders as 'Big Dave', pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kidnap.Five other members of the gang were previously jailed for a total of more than 50 years, for their part in the audacious

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police say they are investigating a video involving a man who 'appears to be struck by a police officer' in Burnage.Officers had been responding to reports of a coronavirus breach of '100 people in a café' on Burnage Lane on Sunday afternoon (February 7).Police said the incident occurred as they were arresting a 38-year-old man on suspicion of assault and resisting arrest.The video, which has been widely circulated on social media shows a man being

Know of one we've missed? Shout about it in the comments below. This Chinatown stalwart can be found on Princess Street - not to be confused with Little Yang Sing, on neighbouring George Street, although that’s worth a visit too.They’re both run by members of the same family (Yang Sing owner Harry Yeung’s cousin Warren runs the smaller site) but are completely separate operations.While both sites are closed for now, the team have put together an excellent selection of take-home offerings for

direct to your inboxThe police watchdog has dropped an investigation into three former senior Greater Manchester Police officers over their 'command and control' of an armed operation during which a father-of-two was shot dead.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said today two of three independent investigations arising from the fatal shooting of Anthony Grainger it launched have now concluded.Mr Grainger, from Salford, died on March 3, 2012, when he was shot in the chest by a

direct to your inbox“Mistakes have been made in the past,” a Labour councillor from Rochdale told Greater Manchester’s police and crime panel on Friday.“We don’t need to look backwards, we need to look forwards.” Hmm. Focusing solely on the future is certainly an appealing narrative for those politically charged with overseeing policing here, given that our force has spiralled into special measures under their noses.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has at times ‘deliberately withheld’ information from the mayor’s office amid battles for transparency that became a ‘war of attrition’, Andy Burnham has claimed, in a veiled attack on the previous Chief Constable.In a lengthy and unprecedented diatribe on the force’s culture and leadership over the past four years, the mayor promised what he said would be the first ‘open review of the force’ in at least two decades.He claimed that concerns raised

direct to your inboxA birthday party with 20 people in a small flat and two AirBnB raves with DJs and 50 guests apiece.A police chief has described the incidents her team have dealt with on just one night as people continue to flout the rules in Greater Manchester.Police issued 180 fines for Covid breaches including the above incidents during a busy weekend in the region.Around half of the fines were issued for house parties.

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.

in Bolton.A 25 year-old man has been arrested following the incident which saw a taser deployed and also left a delivery driver injured.Police were called to Brandforth Gardens in Westhoughton at 8.50am this morning (Monday) to "reports of a domestic incident involving a man with a knife" Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.A delivery driver, a man in his thirties, had been assaulted at the scene, they added.Specialist officers were dispatched and a Taser was deployed before a man was

Dancing On Ice bosses have been urged to fire Rufus Hound from the show following shocking claims he made about the Manchester Arena attack. Survivors of the terrorist attack and MPs spoke out against the comedian competing on the hit ITV show.The 41 year old had previously posted comments on Twitter implying that he thought then Prime Minister Theresa May had been behind the cruel tragedy in order to help the Conservatives win the ongoing general election.

direct to your inboxThe term supermodel became most prominent in the 1990s with Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell fronting magazine covers around the world.The likes of Bella and Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Kaia Gerber are the current queens of the runway, and a schoolgirl from Salford is hoping to emulate their success one day.Twelve-year-old Georgia-Deon Hamnett, from Irlam, has got the catwalk in her sights after being

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