Woman who lied about having a baby in 'brazenly dishonest' bid to avoid jail is locked up

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest on Tuesday, February 9.Manchester United's goalkeeping coach Richard Hartis is a huge fan of David De Gea. Hartis, who has been in his position at United since the summer of 2019, is particularly protective over the Spanish shot-stopper.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United co-owner Joel Glazer hailed the addition of veteran quarter-back Tom Brady as the driving factor behind Tampa Bay Buccaneers victory in Super Bowl LV.The Buccaneers celebrated their first Super Bowl victory in 18 years on Sunday night, the perfect end to a season which has been graced by the timeless brilliance of star player Brady.The 43-year-old only joined the team last year after a glittering 20-year spell with the New England

direct to your inboxOne in four Greater Manchester businesses are reporting a ‘negative’ impact from Brexit, with VAT concerns and red tape costs dominating a ‘dramatic’ rise in requests for help.Both the Chamber and the Federation of Small Businesses say firms here are confused by the trading changes that came in at the start of 2021, including criticism that guidance from the government remains too vague.Local authority and business leaders hope the issues are teething problems, but the

direct to your inboxFrom the drug-fuelled speeding BMW driver who killed a teenage girl as she walked to school - before trying to blame her after driving off - to the fraudster jailed for stealing £136,000 from a solicitor's firm using an elderly dementia sufferer's bank account.These are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in January.The region's courts have given out hefty prison sentences for all manner of crimes last month with M.E.N.

While Kate Ferdinand has only just recently become a new mum, she has already given her two cents on the prospect of adding to her brood.

Gorton when they discovered the locks had been glued shut. Instead of being able to prepare ‘lifeline’ food parcels to be sent out to families across Manchester, the volunteers instead had to wait outside in the rain for a locksmith.

direct to your inboxA two-week old baby girl whose death sparked a murder investigation suffered 'catastrophic' injuries, which were 'indicated as being possibly non-accidental', an inquest opening has heard.Felicity-May Harvey, who was born on December 22 last year, died at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on January 11.Life support was withdrawn, a coroner heard.The child was admitted to North Manchester General Hospital three days earlier after being found 'floppy' at her home in

direct to your inboxReality TV star Charlotte Dawson has welcomed her first child with her fiance Matt Sarsfield.The 28-year-old former Ex On The Beach and Celebs Go Dating star and her partner are the proud parents of a baby boy after the new mum went into labour on Tuesday morning.Last night Charlotte, the daughter of the late Manchester comic Les Dawson, posted on her Instagram about tucking into an extra spicy Nando's meal to bring on labour.Videoing her takeaway bag she said: "Got some

direct to your inbox People were locked up for a wide range of  criminal offences    over the past week, with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious cases.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus says he is still feeling the effects of his period out with Covid-19 as he gave an honest assessment of his form this season.Jesus was frustrated throughout Manchester City's FA Cup win at Cheltenham, missing one glorious chance in particular, but he controlled a forward Fernandinho ball perfectly to fire home and put the Blues ahead late on and spare a high-profile cup upset.

direct to your inboxProud dad Rio Ferdinand looked the picture of contentment as he cradled his baby son in matching loungewear.The 42-year-old former Manchester United player and his boy Cree were twinning in taupe tracksuits.Football pundit Rio completed the look in matching furry-lined slippers bearing his initials.He shared a photo on his Instagram and wrote to his 4.5m followers.    "Father & Son matching up day!! 1st of many #fatherandson.""Too cute," cooed one follower."Adorable,"

Coronation Street fans have been invited to take a glimpse behind the scenes via a guided tour of the set. Show star Jack P Shepherd created the exclusive video uploaded to the soap's TikTok page.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was placed in ‘special measures’ following a damning inspection report last month.

direct to your inbox Police have released the image of a man they’d like to speak to in regards to a robbery that occurred outside of a venue in Manchester’s gay village last month.