'We don't have any friends': Across Manchester, lonely students are self-isolating and struggling to find help

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says this season's Premier League champions will not need as many points as in the last three seasons, but will have to work much harder to win the title.Manchester City and Liverpool have won the league with 100, 98 and 99 points respectively over the last three years, with Chelsea racking up 93 points the year before.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has backed Bernardo Silva to return to his title-winning best this season.The 26-year-old stepped up in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne in the 2018/19 campaign and was the outstanding player in the Premier League as Manchester City won a domestic clean sweep.

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes helped advise Adrien Silva on his exit from Leicester in the summer transfer window. Silva only joined The Foxes two years ago but left to join Sampdoria on a permanent deal this summer after two loan spells away with AS Monaco.Hopes had been high for Silva when he joined from Sporting Lisbon in 2018 but he never managed to establish himself as a key player at the King Power Stadium.

the city’s public health department delivered hundreds of tests to students self isolating in the blocks.

still has one of the highest infection rates in England after several outbreaks among the student population. One student told the Guardian a "Covid Positive" party in one halls of residence in Fallowfield was broken up by security on Saturday.

A payment scheme which will support self-isolating residents who are unable to work from home has been launched in Manchester where cases remain at a ‘precarious level’.Those who are eligible for the scheme will receive a one-off support payment of £500 to cover living costs while staying at home to limit the spread of Covid-19.As of September 28 anyone who has tested positive for the virus, or has been contacted by the national test and trace service, is now required by law to self-isolate.But

University of Manchester and is living at Oak House halls of residence in Fallowfield.

at least 137 people across both MMU sites tested positive for Covid-19 with a number of other students also recording symptoms. The council, university and Public Health England jointly agreed to introduce lockdown measures last Friday (September 25).

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva has delighted Manchester City fans as he posted a picture of his return to training. The midfielder has been out of action so far this season, having been forced off the pitch with a muscle injury whilst on international duty with Portugal earlier this month.He now appears to be on the mend, posting a picture of himself in training on Twitter.Bernardo said : "Back with the team.

Manchester Evening News : "It's my first time away from home in a new city and I can’t even go for a walk.

here"We apologise for the message sent to our students last night about posters in windows, it didn't reflect the University's view," the tweet read."We respect the rights of students to express themselves, but as requested by Greater Manchester Police the posters must not break the law or they'll have to be removed."Students said the first they knew of the lockdown at the halls of residents was when security guards appeared at the front gates.Megan Tingey, 19, is a fresher at Birley.She tested

reported last weekend that a number of students were already self isolating at the Birley campus, in Hulme, days after a 100-strong party was reported in the courtyard.Since then, case numbers have soared to 127 across that site and Cambridge Halls, with a number of other students also recording symptoms.

a fifth of the region's schools (247) have had confirmed cases - among either pupils, staff or both. At one secondary - Philips High in Whitefield, Bury - there have been 18 positive tests and the whole of Year 11 has been sent home.

coronavirus are not subject to a 'legal requirement.' In an interview with Times Radio on Thursday, the Health Secretary appeared to confuse matters when he said: “If the app tells you to self-isolate, then you should self-isolate."But if an NHS Test and Trace contact tracer tells you, then you must by law.”Asked whether that was complicated to understand, he said: “Not really, it is really straightforward.”Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott has praised Manchester City starlet Phil Foden for his football intelligence and has backed the youngster to gain more first-team minutes after the departure of David Silva.Foden started City's first Premier League games of the season on Monday night and was on the scoresheet in their 3-1 victory over Wolves.With Silva drawing an end to his 10-year stay in Manchester, there is an expectation that Foden could step into his shoes this season.Pep Guardiola

a curfew would be the 'nail in the coffin' for Manchester pubs.

The University of Manchester has warned students they could be subject to a curfew following a 'significant' number of coronavirus breaches. It comes after a number of students were caught breaking the rules in the last 24 hours, which led to police being called.Bosses say 'active consideration' is now being given to the introduction of a curfew across halls, or other restrictive measures.