Wild lockdown raves at the weekend 'almost impossible to stop', says Greater Manchester Police chief constable

had potentially exposed hundreds of vulnerable people to 'potential risk of harm'. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereInspectors went into GMP in October and November to look at the backlog of open crimes that had built up since iOPS had been introduced three months earlier, in order to assess the risk levels within the queues and the impact on the force.

Greater Manchester is a ‘long, long way’ from having to introduce local lockdowns like Leicester - but leaders have stopped short of ruling them out entirely.Mayor Andy Burnham said the region ‘will be doing everything’' to avoid local restrictions as new figures showed Covid-19 infection rates in some boroughs were higher than expected.Rochdale, the ‘worst case scenario locally’, has reported 28.8 cases per 100,000, which is less than a quarter of the 135 reported in Leicester.Cases across

had potentially exposed hundreds of vulnerable people to 'potential risk of harm'.

lockdown restrictions were tightened in Leicester, with non-essential shuts shop and most schools closing from Thursday because of concern over the rise of cases in the area.

coronavirus lockdown.

hereJudge Angela Nield told Thompson: "It's extremely sad to see somebody of your age and character before this courts for the first time and for offences of such a serious nature. You are 63.

coronavirus figures for the second time this month. Each day, the NHS publishes data on the number of deaths that have been recorded at each hospital trust in England in the last 24 hours.

during which a man died of a suspected overdose, a woman was raped, and three people were stabbed.

has been cheering up workers at the Lancastrian Office Centre, located at the Old Trafford cricket ground, by delivering post and donning a hi-vis jacket.

hereThe Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership say the number of tests being carried out is now on the rise with 746 tests carried out in the first week of June.Women who have received a letter inviting them for a smear test are being urged to attend.

as passenger numbers plummeted and social distancing was introduced.

hereAll the data analysed by our Data Unit originated from records police submitted to the Home Office themselves, and calculated using the latest population statistics available from the Office of National Statistics.

hereThat's why we launched the competition - to recognise and applaud their companionship, heroics and playfulness - and simply to say thank you for helping us stay healthy and sane.But now it’s time to vote for our local winner - the lucky dog will win a £100 Butcher's voucher, courtesy of our partners family-run food for dogs company Butcher’s, and a place in the grand final to find Britain's ultimate Lockdown Dog Hero.The winner of that competition wins a year’s supply of Butcher’s and a

Manchester Evening News about the devastating impact Covid-19 and the lockdown has had on the creative industry in Greater Manchester, he said: “When it first happened, we started seeing all the theatres going into dark with shows being cancelled and tours being rescheduled.“Thousands of staff and self employed creatives lost writing gigs and teaching gigs, it had a huge impact on their livelihoods and mental health.“Its crazy because during the pandemic people have turned to Netflix, music and

The Manchester Evening News is on the lookout for the region's best lockdown dog.

On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock returned to a buzz-phrase that has become increasingly prevalent as government moves England into the next phase of its pandemic response.

Former Love Island contestant and ex-cop Mike Boateng has published an angry tirade against his former employer Greater Manchester Police, accusing the force and individual officers he has named of being racist.

Lockdown has ‘pretty much ended’ in the eyes of criminals in light of ‘significantly weakened’ social distancing guidelines, says Greater Manchester’s deputy mayor.