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straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the potential return of fans to Old Trafford could have an instant impact on Manchester United's home form.United have won just one of their six home games in the Premier League this season, whereas their form on the road has been scintillating so far.

direct to your inboxLast Saturday afternoon, Casey Stoney’s Manchester United Women travelled to Aston Villa in the Women’s Super League to face the club against whom her side’s league journey started over two years ago.A 2-0 win this time around, it was a 12-0 win back in September 2018 with six different goalscorers, United’s first senior game in over thirteen years.

direct to your inboxHundreds of homes in north and east Manchester have been hit by a power cut.The black-out began at around 4.15pm.Electricity North West said 522 customers have been left with no power.The situation could continue until around 7pm.Engineers are on their way to work on a fix.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are flattening out, as cases in London continue to rise.Rates had been falling in all 10 boroughs for a number of weeks, but that trend appears to be plateauing - with one borough seeing a rise in cases.Meanwhile in London, the infection rate has been rising upwards for a number of days, now surpassing Greater Manchester and the national average by some way.The latest rates were calculated on December 5 - three days after the

straight to your inbox every day for freeHarry Maguire admits the Manchester United players have to learn from their mistakes if they want to make a success of their Old Trafford careers.Another slow start cost United their place in the Champions League on a night when a draw at RB Leipzig would have been enough.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side fell behind inside two minutes and were 2-0 down after 13 minutes and despite a late rally the 3-2 defeat means it is Europa League football in the New

hereAnd earlier this week it emerged that the rate in Greater Manchester was lower than the rate in London on the day the capital was placed under Tier 2 rules while we were put under tougher Tier 3 restrictions.The gap between our region and the capital has continued to widen, according to the latest data released by Public Health England this afternoon.London now has a infection rate per 100,000 people of 182.6, compared with the rate of 159.2 in Greater Manchester.It was hoped that the

direct to your inboxThe gap between the coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester and London is beginning to widen.On Sunday, the M.E.N reported that the rate of infection in the capital on the day the country was moved into separate tiers was in fact higher than our area.Whilst cases were falling across our conurbation when the country come out of lockdown, positive tests were rising in London.In the week ending December 3, the infection rate in London climbed from 169.32 to 173.7 per

straight to your inbox every day for freeAs he stood at the side of the London Stadium pitch after his best performance for Manchester United this season, Paul Pogba explained why he'd relished his role in the comeback win at West Ham United."I’m a team player. As long as the team wins, that’s the most important, you know," said Pogba.

HMP Forest Bank in Salford on Sunday afternoon. Officers were made aware of parcels being thrown into the exercise yard inside prison grounds at around 1pm, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said today in a statement.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate was higher in London than in Greater Manchester on the day our area moved into Tier 3.In the week ending December 2, cases of Covid-19 in the capital were in fact rising, unlike here.The rate of infection in London was 169.32 per 100,000 people on the day the city went into Tier 2.This means that hospitality venues such as pubs and restaurants were allowed to re-open, as long as a substantial meal is served alongside alcohol.On the same day in

direct to your inboxAnother three people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.It takes the death toll from the virus in the Greater Manchester's hospitals to 3,769. Each day the NHS gives an update on coronavirus related fatalities at hospital trusts in England.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in the region for the 26th day in a row.Cases are falling faster in Greater Manchester than they are in England as a whole, as well as in London - where rates are only two per cent down on the previous week.Our overall rate is now 173.2 -  down 69 per cent from its peak on November 2, when it was 569.1.  Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

The Environment Secretary has defended the Government’s decision to place Manchester in Tier 3 of the new coronavirus restrictions.The region will be placed in the highest tier when the national lockdown comes to an end in England later this week.Many have criticised the decision as several boroughs in London - going into Tier 2 this week - have higher infection rates than Trafford and Stockport.But Environment Secretary George Eustice has explained that there are several reasons for placing the

including Greater Manchester where cases are falling rapidly.Michael Gove was reportedly among those arguing London should be under the strictest measures due to the high infection rate in several boroughs.The M.E.N has attempted to contact Downing Street for confirmation that the cabinet received a briefing note on potential job losses in London and whether similar impact assessments were made of other regions.So far, we have had no response.The Mayor Andy Burnham tweeted the Mail's story and

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

on the M6 near Holmes Chapel in Cheshire.

PA news agency that Abdallah is to be released this week.

according to the M.E.N’s analysis of yesterday’s figures, with some dropping by more than a third in that time. Trafford's have seen a particularly substantial reduction, having almost halved since October 23.

coronavirus.Every day the NHS in England gives an update on Covid-19 related fatalities at hospital trusts across the country.These are cases where a patient has tested positive or where Covid-19 is mentioned on their death certificate.On Tuesday, hospitals in Greater Manchester recorded 64 deaths - the highest daily number since the peak of the first wave in AprilIt took the region's death toll over a grim landmark of over 3,000 for the first time.The Covid-19 hospital death toll in Greater