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straight to your inbox every day for freeOdion Ighalo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab following the end of his Manchester United loan spell. The forward spent a year on loan at United from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, extending his stay at Old Trafford after proving a useful back-up striker last season.

direct to your inboxHolly Willoughby's new ITV show has been postponed over safety fears amid the coronavirus pandemic.This Morning presenter Holly was due to host The Real Games with Lancashire cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff this year but the show has been shelved.

direct to your inboxHomebuyers appear to be looking to relocate to a seaside town an hour's drive from Manchester after watching The Bay. The ITV police drama, set in Morecambe, could be the cause of a surge in searches for homes in the area, according to a property website.

direct to your inboxMystery surrounds a loud bang which boomed out across Tameside on Sunday night. Residents in Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield reported hearing the noise just before 10pm, with some also saying they saw a flash of orange light.

direct to your inbox In June the Manchester Evening News spoke to five patients who had suffered from 'mild Covid'. Months after their initial illness, they continued to report a range of ailments including brain fog, anxiety, breathlessness, muscle pain and fatigue.Other symptoms included headaches, intermittent fever and 'pounding heart'.

British broadcaster ITV has suspended filming on its iconic soap opera Coronation Street as the coronavirus crisis continues to cause disruption for film and TV shoots across the UK.

direct to your inbox A man caught by security officials in a restricted area at Manchester Airport claimed he was trying to get a flight back to his home country. Anday Koday, 31, was spotted in a no-go zone in January.

direct to your inboxFirst Dates is back and there's new additions to the cast.The Channel 4 hit returns to screens tonight (Tuesday) for the 16th series which has been filmed in Manchester for the first time.Fred Sirieix will return to keep an eye on proceedings with Merlin back on the bar and CiCi and Grant serving customers and making sure they're having a good date.But viewers will spot three new faces on the show.David, Fiona and Daniella are the brand new cast members for the forthcoming

direct to your inboxLarge parties and car meet-ups were broken up over the weekend as police forces across the UK issued fines to people breaching lockdown rules.A pair who drove more than 200 miles from Scotland to Wales to visit friends, dozens of party-goers across Greater Manchester and a group having a party in a garden shed were among those caught by officers.Two motorists were reported by North Wales Police in Anglesey after driving from Scotland to visit friends.They were found to be

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wants to add £15 to the average council tax bill to help restore our failing police force.In his first policing press conference since Ian Hopkins was forced out of his job as the chief constable of GMP, the mayor outlined his vision for a 'new era' of policing.GMP was effectively placed in 'special measures' just before Christmas when Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) inspectors estimated the force had failed to properly

Salford. Four attendees of the lockdown flat party were subsequently issued with fixed penalty notices for breaking Coronavirus regualtions.Pictures and videos were posted on the party-goers public Instagram pages prompted members of the public to report them to the police.

direct to your inboxFred Sirieix has welcomed some brand new faces to his First Dates team.The Channel 4 dating show makes a big return on Tuesday, January 19, with a few changes.The latest run has seen the entire production move north with filming taking place last year in Manchester at The Refinery in Spinningfields.And, as well as some new daters looking for love, there's some new cast members too.Joining Fred, Merlin Griffiths and waiting staff CiCi Coleman and Grant Urquhart for the 16th

direct to your inboxThis is the disgusting moment an Amazon delivery driver appears to do a poo outside a customer's home moments after dropping off a package.The driver was recorded on shocked Darren Passman's CCTV system.Darren, 46, said he cleaned up the mess left behind himself with a jet washer. He told the Manchester Evening News : "He walks around the back of the flat, bends down and does a number two.

direct to your inboxA driver was caught on Deansgate with stolen taxi plates on his Ford Mondeo - before he led police on a 20-minute high-speed chase. Anas Abuhdaima, 26, initially stopped for officers in Manchester city centre after they pulled him over.

British TV producer Nicola Shindler, an 11-time BAFTA winner and internationally renowned for shows such as Happy Valley, Years and Years,The Stranger andQueer as Folk, has officially unveiled her new ITV Studios-backed scripted production banner. Quay Street Productions, named after the street in Manchester where Shindler spent part of her early career with Granada Studios, is set to focus onpremium drama for the U.K.

Nicola Shindler, the prominent British drama producer behind hits including BBC One’s Happy Valley and Netflix’s The Stranger, has launched her new ITV Studios production outfit, naming the company Quay Street Productions.