Tributes to beloved dad and police officer, 40, who died after battle with coronavirus and pneumonia

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,

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus death toll in the UK has hit a grim milestone, with over 100,000 lives lost to the disease. At the Manchester Evening News we have pledged to honour the memory of every victim who has died from our region.

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

direct to your inboxPaddy Doherty was in a reflective mood as he returned home from hospital after battling Covid-19.The My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star from Manchester headed to the cemetery on Sunday morning to pay homage to a late friend John Rooney and his family.Paddy raised a toast to the Rooneys with a bottle of Becks beer as he filmed their final resting places.Paying homage to John, who died in 2019 aged 62, he said: "Poor John Rooney.

direct to your inbox A further 23 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

direct to your inboxA further 27 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.The region's hospital death toll is now 5,168, the latest NHS figures show.In the past 24 hours another 16 deaths were recorded at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and seven people died at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Bolton NHS Foundation Trust reported two more deaths, while Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation

direct to your inboxPolice are investigating after the death of a man in Trafford today.Emergency services were called to an address on Barwell Road, Sale, at just after 10am.It followed calls from people concerned for his welfare.Greater Manchester Police confirmed the man, who has not been identified, died despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene.His death is not being treated as suspicious, the force said.GMP confirmed enquiries were ongoing, however, to establish the full

Hulme, told her partner Tony Tulloch she was going into town to do some shopping that morning.She was spotted at the shopping centre car park on High Street before falling to her death.Melanie, who leaves behind a son and a daughter, had been struggling with mental health issues for several years.She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act just months before her death after battling Schizoaffective disorder.An inquest into her death at Manchester Coroners' Court heard she was discharged from a

direct to your inboxThe country's top counter-terror police officer has sent his sympathies to those left bereaved and injured by the 'horror' of the Manchester Arena suicide bomb attack, saying he thinks of the victims everyday.Neil Basu, the Metropolitan Police's Assistant Commissioner for specialist operations and the national lead for counter-terrorism policing, spoke before giving evidence at the ongoing public inquiry into the atrocity.And he went on to describe dealing with an incident of

Ainsworth, just after 7pm last night (Wednesday January 27). According to cops, four men managed to get into the shop through a window but nothing was taken.

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.

in Salford. The tragedy happened on Worsley Road in Winton at around 7.30pm on Tuesday evening (January 26).

Radcliffe on Christmas Eve, 2019. Gwen's loved ones have shared their memories of her with the inquest set to continue.

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

direct to your inbox Here at the Manchester Evening News we have pledged to put a face to the figures and pay tribute to those that have lost their lives after contracting Covid-19. We have been running our Loved and Lost series throughout the pandemic, to ensure the people who died from this disease are remembered.This week, more families from across the region have got in touch with their tributes. If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here. Margaret, also known as

direct to your inboxTributes are being paid to an inspirational community worker who dedicated her life and career to helping others, after her tragic death.Nahla Eljack, a mother-of-two, was 50.She passed away in hospital from Covid-19 earlier this month.Nahla worked for Manchester city council as a neighbourhood officer in Chorlton and was a passionate women's rights activist.She was also heavily involved in the creation of the Manchester Refugee Charter, which has been endorsed by more than

in Bolton. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the incident on Chetwyn Avenue in Bromley Cross at around 11.20am.

direct to your inbox A woman has died after a crash between a car and a lorry on the M60.