What the plight of the people from Manchester's collapsing terraces says about the city's housing crisis

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he is hopeful that Manchester United may still be able to worry Manchester City in the title race.The Reds currently trail their rivals by 10 points and face matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the Premier League ahead of a Manchester derby on March 7.

direct to your inboxHundreds of fines have been handed out for Covid breaches in Greater Manchester in the last week - including at weddings, house parties and Manchester Airport.Illegal barber shops in garden sheds, unlicensed backroom bars and crowded premises with no social distancing have been discovered during enforcement visits.The number of Covid-related incidents reported to police rose by almost a quarter in the last week as the half-term and a change in weather has seen more people

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

direct to your inboxA queue of masked people - longer than it might be because everyone is socially distanced - snakes its way out of the Ebsworth Street car park in Moston where a new coronavirus testing centre has just gone live.They stand, patiently, waiting their turn.All of them are worried to varying degrees about a new strain of the virus, E484K, which has been detected in this part of north Manchester, prompting health officials to turn this small car park into a mass testing centre for

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

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direct to your inboxA high court judge has ruled that a homeless man found collapsed in a Manchester bus shelter must have both of his legs amputated against his wishes to save his life.The man, believed to be 42 years old, was admitted to hospital in December but insisted to staff that he would get better without treatment.He had acute limb ischaemia - a sudden lack of blood flow - caused by severely frostbitten feet, as well as kidney damage.With his condition deteriorating, medics argued that

direct to your inboxHundreds of MPs have voted for a demand that the government set up a national taskforce to tackle the cladding crisis.Millions of people around the country are living in buildings deemed 'dangerous' due to cladding or other features reassessed in the wake of the Grenfell disaster.The blaze in 2017 left 72 people dead.MP Lucy Powell was among those to speak in Parliament tonight about the nightmare thousands of leaseholders have been through trying to get their homes made

direct to your inboxIn a single planning committee last September, Manchester councillors approved more than £1billion of development for construction.Most of that investment will be new residential towers going up in and around the city centre.It is now fifteen years since Beetham Tower opened on Deansgate in 2006, knocking the CIS tower off its spot as the tallest building in the city and kickstarting a new era of urban living in Manchester.The pace of development has barely dipped

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

direct to your inbox A further 27 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for  coronavirus.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are not happy about Man City’s second goal against West Brom.Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead at The Hawthorns thanks to a strike from Ilkay Gundogan, before Joao Cancelo added a second before the half-hour mark.Gundogan later added a third for City, before Riyad Mahrez scored a fourth in first-half stoppage time in a frantic first half, but it was the second goal which attracted the most controversy.As Bernardo Silva was played

direct to your inboxThe road where a sinkhole opened up - swallowing much of two houses and a car - was in 'a good state of repair', the council believes.An investigation into what caused the shocking scenes on Walmer Street in Abbey Hey - led by Manchester council and water company United Utilities - is ongoing.Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt in the disaster last Thursday morning (January 21).Seventeen properties have now been evacuated.Residents don't know if they will ever be able to

direct to your inbox A further 38 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe games are still coming thick and fast and Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday as Sheffield United visit Old Trafford.United go into the game full of confidence after beating Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and having not lost in the Premier League in 13 matches.The players were back in training at the start of the week ahead of the Blades' visit.