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direct to your inboxParking will be free at a number of Manchester city centre car parks next week.It comes as some of the city's car parks are taken over by Manchester council from NCP.The council says there will be free parking at more than a dozen car parks from Friday, January 1, until Thursday, January 7.Then from January 8, motorists will need to pay for parking before they leave their cars.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN

direct to your inboxPolice have had to shut down a Boxing Day rave after a huge gathering in the city centre.A man was arrested and two teenagers were handed a £1,000 fine following the incident.Officers were called at around 4.20am this morning after getting reports of loud music at an address in Shudehill.When they got there, they discovered around 100 people attending a rave at empty flats in Hanover Street.They dispersed the crowd and seized musical equipment.Two teenage boys – aged 17 and

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United can move up to second in the Premier League table and apply more pressure on Liverpool with a Boxing Day victory over Leicester City.United head to the King Power Stadium just one point and one place behind the hosts, with a game in hand.Victory would move Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to within two points of Liverpool ahead of their game against West Brom on December 27.United go into the match buoyed by a 2-0 victory against Everton on

Ariana Grande has brought some Christmas cheer to hundreds of young hospital patients in Manchester.The pop star has surprised hundreds of children at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) with an Amazon voucher each worth £100.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the father of one of the patents said his daughter was “absolutely delighted” with the kind gesture, describing the ‘7 Rings’ singer as “a wonderful human being”.“She said, ‘look dad, I’ve got a

Ariana Grande is proving the people of Manchester are very much in her heart this holiday season.

direct to your inboxWe take a look at Manchester City Women's calendar year, from Nick Cushing's departure to Lucy Bronze's Best in the World award.With the division decided on points per game after the league was curtailed, Manchester City finished second in the Women’s Super League and earned themselves a spot in the 2020/21 Champions League.The final game of the season, a 3-3 draw between City and Chelsea at the Academy Stadium, ended up being the title decider.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are in cup action ahead of Christmas as they travel to face Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday in a Carabao Cup quarter-final.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have built a solid vein of form in recent weeks following their disappointing early exit from the Champions League and put Leeds United to the sword in a 6-2 demolition on Sunday.Everton are in fine form themselves this season though, with Carlo Ancelotti's side catching the eye, and

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United play host to Leeds United this afternoon as the two fierce rivals renew hostilities in the Premier League for the first time in almost 17 years.It is sure to be an engrossing encounter, with Leeds winning praise for their football under Marcelo Bielsa since winning promotion back to the top flight. United, meanwhile, will be looking to end a poor run of home form and move into third place in the Premier League with a win.

direct to your inboxThe oldest surviving public library in Britain is to be one of the stars of a new television show airing this evening (December 19).For the last six weeks, Professor Alice Roberts has been visiting historical parts of the country as part of the Channel 4 series Britain's Most Historic Towns.This week, the spotlight shines brightly on Manchester’s industrial revolution and features some of the most historical buildings the city-region has to offer.One of the buildings to

direct to your inboxA man was taken to hospital after he was rescued from a canal in Manchester city centre.Emergency services were called to the Rochdale Canal, off Castle Street, shortly before midnight on Friday.The man had already been rescued before firefighters arrived.He was taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).It's not clear who pulled the man from the water.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 23.44PM on the 18th December GMFRS were

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

direct to your inboxManchester City's Lauren Hemp fired her side through to the last 16 of the Champions League - and says that they're hoping to complete a famous quadruple this season. The 20-year-old scored the opening goal in a 3-0 victory over Goteborg at the Academy Stadium with Georgia Stanway adding a second-half brace to complete a comprehensive 5-1 aggregate victory.

straight to your inbox Manchester City take on West Bromwich Albion tonight in a game that will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video. City head into the fixture off the back of six successive clean sheets in all competitions, responding well to last month's disappointing 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

the Trotters over the summer as one of more than 20 new signings brought in to the University of Bolton Stadium. Doyle was League Two's top scorer last season with Swindon Town but took some time to open his goalscoring account with Bolton.

direct to your inboxCaroline Weir believes Manchester City's late victory over Arsenal could be huge in the race for the Women's Super League title, as a 2-1 triumph clinched their third win in the space of a week.Vivianne Miedema put the Gunners ahead within three minutes but Sam Mewis equalised with her head, before Weir curled an unstoppable winner into the bottom corner in stoppage time.Victory renewed City’s title ambitions, as they now sit fourth in the table just one point behind Arsenal

straight to your inboxManchester City fans will be eagerly awaiting the UEFA Champions League draw after sealing their place in the last 16.Pep Guardiola's side were held to a 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday night, their sixth consecutive clean sheet, with three of those coming in the Champions League. Having topped their group with relative ease, City will be hopeful of avoiding any of Europe's biggest clubs, having faced and beaten Real Madrid at this stage last season.

direct to your inboxJeremy Corbyn's brother led an anti-lockdown march in the city centre today.Piers Corbyn was one of around 500 people who marched through Manchester in another protest against lockdown regulations.The protesters marched through the city centre, starting in Piccadilly Gardens at around midday.

direct to your inbox The Manchester derby takes place this Saturday at 17:30 and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

straight to your inboxManchester City lost defender Eric Garcia early in their Champions League group match against Marseille tonight. Pep Guardiola made several changes to his starting lineup with his side having already qualified as group winners, and with an eye on the derby against Manchester United on Saturday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping to follow up on last weekend's impressive comeback victory over Southampton when his Manchester United side head to the London Stadium this Saturday.They come up against a familiar face in the opposite dugout, as well as a team who themselves are bang in form.While aided by a rather controversial last-minute VAR call, West Ham's 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Monday was their third successive victory and lifted them up to