Where you can get a coronavirus test in Manchester after new variant discovered

direct to your inbox More than 5,500 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals alone after contracting coronavirus. And tragically, this number continues to rise everyday.

The Queen has told anti-vaxxers to "think about others, not yourself" as the UK continues to vaccinate people against coronavirus. More than 18million people have been vaccinated in the UK, including the monarch herself and her husband Prince Philip, 99.The 94 year old has now taken part in a video call with health leaders after learning there is an alarming number of people refusing to the take the vaccine as the world continues to battle the deadly virus.

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.

The Los Angeles Department of Public Health has confirmed two additional cases of the UK variant of COVID-19, totaling 14 total cases in LA County.

direct to your inboxA new surge testing site will open in north Manchester as part of ongoing efforts to identify and isolate cases of a new Covid-19 variant. Thousands of people have been tested since four cases of E484K, a mutation of the Kent strain which has spread across the country, were found in Moss Side earlier this month.

Good Morning Britain hosts debated whether or not pets should be getting tested against coronavirus. It's reported that South Korea has introduced free Covid tests for pets living in positive households, or from those with symptoms.If the pet is positive, they must quarantine for two weeks.They turned to doctor Amir Khan for advice, who discussed whether or not we need to worry about pets contracting the deadly virus.

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

hereBury's rate increased by a single case.Oldham and Wigan also has a higher rate than yesterday, but cases are still down when the figures are compared with the previous week.The national average in England is 137.4 cases per 100,000 of the population.Manchester and Trafford recorded the highest week-on-week fall in cases.Bolton has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester - at 236.1 cases per 100,000.Trafford - on 137.8 cases - has the lowest.Of the 315 local areas in England, 16 (5

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United striker Mason Greenwood has today signed a new contract at Old Trafford, with 19-year-old agreeing a new four-year until June 2025, with the option of a further year.Greenwood, who has been at United since he was seven, has scored 21 goals for the club in 82 appearances in all competitions and is still holds the record for being United's youngest goalscorer in European competition.On Greenwood's new contract at United, manager Ole Gunnar

straight to your inbox every day for free"It was life threatening... I was rushed to hospital. There are 3 or 4 days in Edinburgh Hospital I can't even remember".To make it at Manchester United as young lad, you have to overcome more than most. You have to push yourself harder. You have to believe in yourself, when few others will.But when Darren Fletcher looks back at the challenges he's endured now, he doesn't talk about trying to make his mark as a skinny teenager in a midfield of Roy Keane

Bolton, following a report of a suspicious items, believed to be a hand grenade, police have said.

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

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police have been forced to step in after a 'criminal' Weetabix combination went viral on Twitter.The tweet in question was posted by the popular cereal brand this morning, and quickly caught the attention of cops.And when you see what Weetabix were suggesting, it's clear to see why.Instead of the uncontested cereal and milk combination, it was suggested that customers try their Weetabix with something new.Baked Beans."Why should bread have all the fun, when

direct to your inboxA new Covid-19 surge testing centre will be set up at Moss Side leisure centre after a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in the area.The facility is expected to open by Thursday along with a mobile testing unit at the Arrahman Mosque on Bedwell Street.Testing centres have already been established at Our Lady’s RC Church on Raby Street and in the car park of the Gurdwara Temple on Monton Street.More than 10,000 people are being offered immediate PCR tests after four

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Manchester are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area. Manchester City Council will be inviting everyone living or working within a specific footprint for tests from tomorrow after four cases of a new strain were identified in two households on Moss Side.

direct to your inboxMore than ten thousand people in Moss Side and neighbouring communities are to be offered immediate Covid-19 tests after a new variant of the virus was identified in the area.From tomorrow Manchester council will be inviting all over-16s living, working or studying within a specific footprint - including most of Moss Side and small parts of Whalley Range, Hulme and Fallowfield - for tests, after four cases of a new strain were identified in two unrelated households.Dedicated

direct to your inboxDrivers have been warned to expect delays on the M62 after a lorry fire.One lane is currently closed on the westbound carriageway heading towards Manchester between junction 11 for Birchwood and junction 10 for Croft Exchange.Transport bosses said a lorry had set on fire at the scene.Emergency services are in attendance.In a tweet, TfGM warned drivers to 'approach with caution and expect delays in the area'.A traffic camera at the scene appears to show that the vehicle has