Four-and-a-half million people living in Manchester and other parts of the North West face £100 fines if they breach reimposed lockdown rules that come into force at midnight after a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Ministers signed off the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions on Gatherings) (North of England) Regulations 2020 which sees a heavier shutdown … Read more
‘The real housewives of Greater Manchester’: Lockdown sparks north west ‘identity’ crisis as locals who’ve always put Cheshire as their address… are included in regional restrictions New measures introduced in Gtr Manchester after rise in coronavirus infections But the rules have seen confusion over the region’s geographical boundaries Twitter users mocked for believing Altrincham and … Read more
Serious public disorder in the coming months could ‘overwhelm all attempts’ to control coronavirus and ‘catastrophically’ undermine recovery plans, scientific advisers have warned. The current ‘volatile and highly complex situation’ means the UK will face ‘grave challenges’ in maintaining public order, according to a paper considered by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) in … Read more
Wigan residents expressed anger and bemusement at the Government’s new lockdown restrictions questioning why they should apply to them when they can boast of one of the lowest infection rates in the region. Figures show that Wigan has a weekly infection rate of 7.7 compared to other Greater Manchester boroughs such as Oldham, at 57.3 … Read more
Sage scientists told ministers weeks ago that Eid would be ‘problematic’ in the fight against coronavirus, it emerged today In a report submitted to Number 10 on July 2, experts advising the Government highlighted the Islamic festival as one of 10 events that could see Brits discard social distancing. Minutes from a SAGE meeting a … Read more
British Muslims have not taken the threat of coronavirus ‘seriously enough’ and a lack of social distancing has caused a ‘dangerous’ spike in cases in the north of England, a mosque president told MailOnline today. Mohammed Ashrif Tahir Nushai, 84, a community leader in Bradford, spoke out as the Government was blasted for imposing a new … Read more
She was recently spotted enjoying yet more perks of her reality TV fame, when she picked up her brand new £120,000 Range Rover in Manchester on Friday. And it was back to work for Olivia Attwood on Monday, when she returned to filming scenes for TOWIE, months after the COVID-19 lockdown halted production. The 29-year-old reality … Read more
An award-winning charity boss who was sacked for criticising the Left-wing agenda of Black Lives Matter has today been reinstated by a new board of trustees. Nick Buckley was last month dismissed by the trustees of Mancunian Way, a ground-breaking charity he founded nine years ago, after an online mob accused him of ‘inappropriate’ and … Read more
Britain’s oldest populations live near National Parks and coastal beauty spots while young people remain close to cities, new study shows. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysed several measures of ageing across local authorities to illustrate how populations compare in the UK. The study found older people typically live near National … Read more
Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was spotted by a worried member of the public who alerted security minutes before he killed 22 people in his suicide attack, new evidence revealed. The bystander allegedly raised suspicions about the Jihadi bomber with security staff as he loitered outside the venue before setting off his bomb. Sir John … Read more
Pictured: The hired hitman hunted by police after he left Bolton gym goer fighting for his life in brazen daylight assassination attempt A 28-year-old man was shot three times by a hitman outside a gym in Bolton The victim survived the attack, which is the latest in a string of inter-gang crimes Greater Manchester Police … Read more
More than 50 survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing were not treated with importance until ‘they put their hand up’ and asked for a formal role at the forthcoming public inquiry, a court has heard. Lawyers for the survivors are bidding to overturn a decision made by inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders not to grant … Read more
A mother-of-one who burst into another woman’s home and then battered, strangled and stabbed her in front of the victim’s grandchild was jailed for 11 years today. Shereena Oghani, 28, targeted 56-year old stranger Shukri Wando at complete random after loitering around her neighbourhood apparently looking for a home to rob. The sentencing judge described … Read more