Covid-19 infection rates have plunged by 65 per cent in Greater Manchester

Anthony Joshua 's upcoming defence of his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev are expected to be prevalent but they could bring dire consequences.

Pep Guardiola shared a long hug and an intense chat after a drab Manchester derby. Manchester United and Manchester City shared a goalless and lifeless 0-0 draw at Old Trafford in a game that lacked action at both ends.

Roy Keane challenged Paul Pogba to pull out a performance in the Manchester Derby following his turbulent week.

Manchester United and Manchester City cancelled eachother out in a bore draw at Old Trafford on Saturday.

A personal trainer who has branded himself the "fittest in the area" is in hospital after being struck down by coronavirus.

High streets and markets were packed with Christmas shoppers as scientists urged Britons to rethink Christmas gatherings to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Roy Keane was left eating his own words after lambasting Manchester United's defence prior to their 0-0 clash against Manchester City.

Manchester United and Manchester City both settled for a share of the spoils in a cagey derby at Old Trafford.

Matt Gilks - 6Had little to do in the first half apart from pick the ball out of his net and had no chance with the second goal.

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direct to your inboxGreater Manchester now has a lower coronavirus infection rate than the average figure for England, the latest data shows.It's the first time the region-wide figure has dipped below the national average since May 1.The infection rate is expressed per 100, 000 people.The latest Public Health England (PHE) figures show the rate for the week ending December 8 was 151.3 per 100,000 people in Greater Manchester.It is below the average rate for England which currently stands at 165.9, and more than 70 points below the rate in London's, which stands at 224.2.In fact, there are now six boroughs below the national average in Greater Manchester.Bolton, Salford, Tameside, Stockport, Trafford and now Oldham all have lower

direct to your inboxFirefighters spent eight hours tackling a blaze at a house in Trafford.They were called to a fire at a property in Devon Road, Partington, at 3.40am today.It's not clear what the cause of the fire was but it started in the roof of the house, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said.It's not known whether there were any injuries.The blaze spread to other neighbouring properties, a spokeswoman said.The M.E.N.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly turned down an offer from Juventus to swap Miralem Pjanic and Douglas Costa for Paul Pogba during the previous transfer window.Pogba appears set to leave United in the near future after agent Mino Raiola claimed on Monday that his client’s time at Old Trafford is coming to an end.The France midfielder has 18 months remaining on his current contract, meaning Red Devils chiefs may decide to cash in on him either at the turn of the year or next summer.Reports suggest Juve are considering bringing Pogba back to Turin, where he spent four successful years after leaving United on a free transfer in 2012.The Italian champions’ sporting director Fabio Paratici recently dropped a major hint that

Facebook has removed a former NHS worker's post suggesting the first Covid vaccine patient was an actress.

Steel Magnolias star Carol Sutton died aged 76 after a battle with Covid-19.

Grace’s 88-year-old mother was the initial positive test in the family on Monday. She is hospitalized in Georgia. On Wednesday, Grace, her husband, David Linch, and 13-year-old twins John David and Lucy Elizabeth also tested positive. It is unclear what, if any, contact they had with Grace’s mother.

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Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Manchester City stars have been staging their own version of The Great British Bake Off.Players competed to find out which of them was cooking on gas in the kitchen.They set up a WhatsApp group to show off their creations and had them judged in a blind tasting by catering staff at City’s training complex.The hotshots who took part included Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva, 26.He rustled up a doughnut-style sponge called a Bola de Berlim that is filled with egg yolk cream and fried.

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has pulled no punches in describing the club's fragile backline. The Red Devils went into tonight's derby clash with Manchester City bruised after a devastating Champions League exit at the hands of RB Leipzig this week.

direct to your inboxAlex Rodda was a gregarious, openly gay schoolboy of 15 whose short life ended violently in Cheshire woodland a year ago.Jurors in a trial which opened this week have been told by prosecutors that he was beaten to death by a young farmer, Matthew Mason.Mr Mason is said to have been fearful of his sexual 'relationship' with Alex - and his sexual orientation - being made public.In the first week of the trial jurors heard shocking details of Alex's death and how events unravelled in the days and weeks before his body was discovered.The younger boy, the court has heard, was bludgeoned with a wrench near the village of Ashley during the night of December 12, 2019, and his battered semi-naked body found by refuse collectors

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took a sly dig at Paul Pogba ’s agent Mino Raiola after naming the midfielder in his starting line-up against Manchester City on Saturday night.