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Health secretary Matt Hancock said following a “significant change” in the level of infection rates, Bolton and Trafford will remain under existing restrictions.
The portrait by street artist Akse was daubed with racist graffiti weeks after being painted in the city's Northern Quarter.
Huge crowds have gathered across the UK, with demonstrations planned in Canada and the US, to demand further investigation into the 12-year-old's death.
Police said a previous community event in the area was not an illegal rave and had concluded prior to the shootings.
Debbie Makki had called for a full inquest into her son's death in March 2019 and had spoken out about knife crime in Manchester.
The breathtaking sexism women MPs like Tracy Brabin face on a daily basis has once again reared its ugly head for all to see, Manchester's Lib Dem leader John Leech writes.
People need to be able to trust the north's trains again, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram write.
As problem plagued train operator Northern Rail is stripped of its franchise, passengers recount their tales of misery and the impact on their lives.
Reports suggest man in charge at the Treasury will “broadly" support link from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.
Greater Manchester Police received seven reports of robberies between 2am and 4am.