Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing More than 1,000 people fleeing Afghanistan have been accommodated in Manchester hotels as the government scrambles to evacuate people from the crisis-torn country.
For several weeks before the Taliban seized total control of the country this weekend, the town hall had already been working with the Home Office and Foreign Office to place people fleeing to safety in initial quarantine.
It is understood that at present, capacity in the three hotels being used in Manchester is therefore full and the government is seeking to place people in other parts of the country. READ MORE: Boris Johnson slammed by Lisa Nandy for 'shameful' Afghanistan response The hotels
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk