Vaccine supply steady now after hospital chiefs say it had been 'hand to mouth'

direct to your inboxThree men have been charged with supplying drugs and money laundering in south Manchester.

direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has called for poorer parts of the country to be given additional supplies of the coronavirus vaccine. The Greater Manchester Mayor said that more jabs should be given in areas where life expectancy is lower.Speaking to Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday, he said there should be 'greater flexibility' within the vaccine roll out programme so that people can be called up earlier.

Gallery: EastEnders spoilers for next week in 17 pictures as Chelsea forces Denise into shock decision and a proposal takes place (Manchester Evening News)Meanwhile, comedian Rufus Hound, 41, was at the centre of a storm when tweets in which he made tasteless comments about the Manchester Arena terror attack in 2017 were unearthed. He has since left the show after testing positive for Covid-19.

The Weeknd has announced new UK dates as part of his ‘After Hours’ world tour for 2022 – check out the schedule below.The Canadian artist (real name Abel Tesfaye) was initially due to hit the road in support of his latest album last October, but in May he was forced to push the shows back to June 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis.Tesfaye will now touch down in the UK on October 6, 2022 for three consecutive performances at The O2 Arena in London.

Wigan drowned after an evening drinking alcohol and taking ketamine, an inquest has heard. Matt Dutton's death was recorded as an accident by senior coroner for Manchester West, Timothy Brennand, during a hearing at Bolton Coroner's Court.

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direct to your inboxOn Friday morning, Director of Public Health David Regan and Dr Manish Kumar, Executive Medical Director and Manchester Health and Care Commissioning joined MEN Political Editor Jen Williams in a live Q&A session.Broadcast over Facebook, the pair fielded a host of questions from the people of Greater Manchester about Covid-19, the rollout of the vaccine across the region, and the efforts being taken by chiefs to keep the virus under control.The interview focused on questions

direct to your inboxMore than 300,000 people have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine so far in Greater Manchester.As of Tuesday (January 26), 309,469 first doses of the vaccine had been administered and 96pc of care homes have now been offered the vaccine.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has praised the progress of the rollout, saying the region is in a good position to reach the mid-February deadline.There are around 560,000 people in the four highest priority groups

ITV bosses will not be firing Rufus Hound after 'homophobic and racist' tweets resurfaced, it has been reported. Dancing On Ice decision makers won't boot him off the show despite the controversy.

direct to your inboxReality TV star Charlotte Dawson has welcomed her first child with her fiance Matt Sarsfield.The 28-year-old former Ex On The Beach and Celebs Go Dating star and her partner are the proud parents of a baby boy after the new mum went into labour on Tuesday morning.Last night Charlotte, the daughter of the late Manchester comic Les Dawson, posted on her Instagram about tucking into an extra spicy Nando's meal to bring on labour.Videoing her takeaway bag she said: "Got some

direct to your inboxEvery care home resident in Manchester has now been given the Covid-19 vaccine.Residents of the city's 56 care homes were among the first people to be prioritised for the vaccine rollout, with NHS teams aiming to have completed the vaccination programme by January 24.After a busy weekend, council bosses said every resident has now had the vaccine in the borough.The vaccines were administered by either local GPs or gtd healthcare with support from Manchester Health and Care

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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.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have opened their Old Trafford stadium to be used for vaccination training.St John Ambulance will be granted access to four hospitality suites across the stadium to utilise as a training centre for hundreds of volunteers as part of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme.The suites will be adapted and used as a large-scale training facility over the next five weekends.The adaptation of Old Trafford is part of a UK-wide programme which

direct to your inboxA glimmer of hope in these dark days.Photos of people grinning from ear to ear under their masks while getting their coronavirus vaccines have been shared across Greater Manchester.The cheerful images represent hope following a tough year.A reminder that better days will come and one day things will get back to normal.Here are just some of the wonderful images that have been popping up on social media during the mass vaccination roll-out.GP Bev Matta from Westhoughton Primary

direct to your inboxPolice seized £100,000-worth of designer clothing and jewellery as they detained a man on suspicion of supplying drugs and money laundering.The arrest came after a dawn raid at a home in Alcester Close, Middleton.The operation is linked to Operation Foam - the Greater Manchester Police part of the National Crime Agency-led Operation Venetic, which has seen police throughout the UK mount raids against suspected members of organised crime groups after a global and encrypted

direct to your inboxTwo men have been charged with firearms and other offences after being arrested at Manchester Airport.The pair were held on Monday by officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.In a statement the NWROCU said: "Last night, two men from Northenden, Manchester were charged with conspiracy to sell/ transfer weapons and conspiracy to supply Class A Drugs, as well as a series of offences including being concerned in the production of Class B Drugs, money laundering