Women's Euro 2022: 500 days until Old Trafford hosts tournament opener

direct to your inboxA cyclist who was left injured after falling from his bike on an ungritted cyclepath has been given a £2,500 payout by Manchester council.Rajesh Joshi had been travelling to work along a designated cycle route into the city centre when his bike lost traction on the so-called ‘Horseshoe Bridge’ over the Mancunian Way.The 37-year-old broke his finger and suffered severe bruising and swelling to his legs after falling on the horseshoe-shaped bridge, where other cyclists and

Westfield Community School in Wigan, we've since been told about further cases at the following schools: Some of the cases have been confirmed via the rapid lateral flow tests now being carried out on students in secondaries and colleges and on staff working with all age groups in education. These pick up on those people who have the virus but aren't experiencing any symptoms.Among those is Co-op Academy Failsworth, where there was a positive case in Year 10.

direct to your inboxParts of one of north Manchester's oldest buildings have been demolished over fears they could become a 'danger to the public'.Sections of the gable end and chimney stack at 500-year-old Hough Hall in Moston have been knocked down.It came after Manchester council building control officers were called out on a 'emergency response' following reports the gable end was buckling.Hough Hall Road has been closed while the work has been carried out.The dilapidated timber-framed farm

Manchester Magistrates Court this morning.Mr Smith, of Ashton Road, Oldham, is charged with the murder of a woman who has now been named on the court record as Imogen Bohajczuk.Police were called at around 12.15pm on March 4 this year to a report of concern for the welfare of a woman at an address on Ashton Road. Emergency services attended and Ms Bohajczuk was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.Mr Smith spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOld Trafford and the Etihad are reportedly two of 10 stadiums on standby to host Euro 2020 games if necessary.Earlier this week, Boris Johnson extended an offer to UEFA to host more Euro 2020 games in England should the coronavirus impact the governing body's plans to play the tournament across Europe.UEFA are set to confirm the schedule for this summer's tournament by April 7, with doubts over the viability of playing it in multiple countries due to the

his home eight days ago.The 15-year-old was last spotted at around 2pm on February 22.He is described as a white, skinny male, around 5'4" tall with short brown hair.Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to aid efforts to trace Sonny.It is not known what he was wearing when he disappeared.Sonny is known to frequent the Royton area, and could be somewhere in that part of the borough.A spokepserson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Sonny Housby, aged 15, was last seen at his home

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes Pep Guardiola is following Sir Alex Ferguson's example by building a new era at Manchester City.City continued their fantastic form on Saturday, stretching their winning run to 20 consecutive victories by beating West Ham 2-1. As a result, it extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 12 points, making them firm favourites to clinch their third title in four years.

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA man snared by a “child protection group” asked what he believed was a 12-year-old girl if she would like to meet him for sex and ‘cuddles’.Christopher Matthew was never actually speaking to a real child.Instead he was chatting to a member of the group ‘Fleetwood Enforcers UK’ - who describe themselves as an “online child protection group who work voluntary to catch online suspects that prey on our

direct to your inboxOld Trafford recently set the scene for the return of the Sky One TV drama COBRA.Cameras have been rolling in Greater Manchester for filming of the second series of the show, which follows Britain’s leading experts during a national emergency.And the drama, starring Trainspotting actor Robert Carlyle, is nurturing new production talent.Trainees from Manchester are among the team working on the series with ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the screen

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere is always risk attached to sending a player out on loan from Manchester United.In truth, it usually goes wrong more often than it works. Nick Powell, Will Keane, Adnan Januzaj, Federico Macheda; history is littered with United youngsters who were loaned out to enhance their development, and never kicked a ball for the famous red shirt again.Even this season United ushered back four of their six loanees in January, decreeing that their loans had not

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be reunited with Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the Reds were drawn to face AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League.United will be at home for the first leg, which is scheduled to take place on 11th March and the second leg will be away on 18th March. It’ll be the first time Ibrahimovic has returned to Old Trafford since leaving in 2018.

Bury, on the evening of August 12 of last year. They all deny the charge.

Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kidsFew professions are as female-dominated as childcare.With women stereotypically viewed as the main care givers, it's a career few men would even consider.In fact, nationally, men currently make up just three percent of the early years education workforce - described as 'both a symptom and cause of gender inequality'.But one nursery chain is aiming to change that and get more