The brother of siblings responsible for Manchester Arena bombing apologises to their victims

'sudden, concerning and unpredicted', has prompted council and health leaders to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday morning. Separate government figures show there were 40 new cases recorded on Thursday in Bolton.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have slammed Danny Murphy's suggestion that Paul Pogba will leave the club if Donny van de Beek joins this summer.Van de Beek is set to become United's first signing of the summer in the coming days but personal terms are yet to be agreed with a medical still requiring completion.Murphy believes his impending arrival could force Pogba out of the club, despite his agent Mino Raiola claiming the Frenchman is happy to stay at Old Trafford with talks over a new contract expected to begin soon.The former Liverpool man told talkSPORT: "I think that Pogba could be off.

here"I agree with the Government that it’s important for people to begin to return to the office to support our city and town centres. But ordering people back and stoking up the fear factor is the wrong way to go about it."Apart from the extra anxiety it may cause to those already worried about redundancy, it risks an unplanned rush back to work for which we don’t have capacity on public transport.

straight to your inboxThe president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has urged Lionel Messi to reject a potential move to Manchester City in favour of joining Newell's Old Boys.Messi failed to report for coronavirus testing at Barcelona's training complex yesterday as he continues his battle to leave the club.The Argentine’s decision not to attend means he will be unable to participate in Ronald Koeman's first training session today.Messi has told the Barcelona hierarchy last week that he wants to leave this summer and has requested a meeting with the board to find a resolution.

here"Officers from A relief were on scene in minutes and detained the pair down an alleyway."He published a picture of one of the suspects being led into a police prison van and added: "Both await questioning for attempt burglary - here’s one of them being escorted to his taxi to custody."The posted prompted praise from many on Facebook, including Judy Screen who wrote: "Well done, fantastic job."Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter - subscribe here . And you can follow us on Facebook here .

straight to your inbox Donny van de Beek's father has described his son's impending transfer to Manchester United as a 'dream come true'. Van de Beek, 23, is expected to complete a £40million move to United from Ajax this week after a conversation with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer convinced him to move to the Premier League.

Manchester Evening News the plan was to celebrate the festival via Zoom. He said: “We really really appreciate what the organisers have done to set this up.”“We had plans to commemorate this event before this, we were always going to teach our kids how the Islamic new year is brought in,“But it wouldn’t have been the same when you see how people come together to commemorate it in person, it’s different from when you do it yourself at home.“Covid has changed everyone’s life, not just how we work, shop or go to school but even our religious gatherings."Another attendee, Syed, also came with his family and described the event as the ‘essence of Muharram’.

straight to your inbox David Silva is still chasing glory in European competition after leaving Manchester City. In ten years at the Etihad, the Champions League was the only major team honour that evaded the Spaniard.

straight to your inbox When analysing Manchester United's fall from supremacy since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, it is not just the drop-off in points and the string of failures to challenge for the title that stands out. To get the statistical element out of the way, United averaged 83 points a season in the 21 years between Ferguson's first title and last.

Lionel Messi has been urged to snub a potential move to Manchester City in favour of joining Newell's Old Boys by Argentinian president Alberto Fernandez. Messi looks set to leave Barcelona this summer after handing in a transfer request and he has skipped Ronald Koeman's first training session in charge as the stand-off between the player and his club continues.

MARIAH Carey opened up about her siblings and called them "heartless" and "very broken" in a new interview. The mega-star recently sat-down with Vulture and discussed her relationship with her sister, Alison, and her brother, Morgan, who she now refers to and "ex-sister" and "ex-brother." She said: "Here’s the thing: They have been ruthlessly just heartless in terms of dealing with me as a human being for most of my life.

There has been a 'concerning, sudden and unpredicted' spike in coronavirus cases in Bolton.

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Tameside temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus. The DIY shop on Snipe retail park in Ashton-under-Lyne shut its doors yesterday so a 'deep clean' could be carried out.A spokesperson for the company described the closure as a 'precautionary measure' which went 'beyond government advice'.It reopened on Monday morning.

The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Monday, August 31 is:A further four people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,554, NHS England said.The patients were between 58 years-old and 75 years-old.

A Whitefield restaurant has been forced to shut after a customer and member of staff tested positive for coronavirus. All staff at Mezzaluna on Bury New Road are now self-isolating and the restaurant will remain closed for 14 days, owner Francesco Stefanuto confirmed.It comes after a customer informed the Italian restaurant they had tested positive for Covid-19 at the beginning of last week.A member of staff then started showing symptoms a few days later and also tested positive for the virus on Friday morning (August 28).The restaurant closed immediately and is not expected to reopen until September 11.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, owner Francesco Stefanuto said: “We are all in self-isolation at the moment.

the biggest numbers in one day since April.Data from August 27 showed the infection rate for Bolton was 34.8 cases per 100,000 of the population - an 82 per cent increase from the previous week.The day after, that figure rose to 44.2 cases for every 100,000 people, with 40 new infections confirmed by lab tests, according to the Public Health England data.The rate as of Saturday (August 29), stood at 42.4 - slightly down on Friday - following just one lab-confirmed case.When calls were made to bring the town out of Greater Manchester's lockdown, it was based on data from Monday (August 24), which showed a rate 17.4 new infections per 100,000 people - and detailed a consistently falling number of new cases.The borough has had 2,357 confirmed

Manchester United are reportedly working on a deal for RB Leipzig star Dayot Upamecano with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen to bolster his options at centre-back. The Red Devils are on the brink of sealing a deal for their first major signing of the summer with Donny van de Beek set to join from Ajax in a £40m switch.

straight to your inboxManchester United youngster Dylan Levitt is in line to make his senior international debut for Wales this week.The 19-year-old has been named in Ryan Giggs' squad for the Nations League double-header in early September and is in with a good chance of making his first appearance following a string of withdrawals.United midfielder Levitt has featured regularly in the senior set-up under Giggs but is yet to make it onto the pitch at international level.However, that seems like it could change in the coming days after a flurry of injuries saw Levitt shoot up the pecking order in the Wales set-up.Midfield duo Aaron Ramsey and David Brooks were named alongside Ashley Williams and Tyler Roberts on a list of absentees

straight to your inbox Barcelona presidential candidate Toni Freixa expects Lionel Messi to join Manchester City in a move that he thinks could be liberating for the Catalan club. Messi is currently involved in a standoff with the club he has played at for his entire career, with the 33-year-old having failed to show up for pre-season as he attempts to leave the Nou Camp.

GoFundMe page reads: 'We VfB fans are collecting money to pay for Lionel Messi's transfer.'In the event that the planned amount is not reached on time or Lionel Messi joins another club, 100 per cent of the money raised will be donated to Viva con Agua.'After seeing the fundraising effort, one Twitter user wrote: 'This is the best thing I’ve seen all day,' while another added: 'Now this legendary.'Manchester City emerged as the favourites to seal Messi's signature after the star told Barcelona, via fax, he wanted to leave.In response to the current status of the fundraiser, one fan quipped: 'Pays for the fax machine.' La Liga have ruled that Messi's astronomical £630million (€700m) release clause is still active, given that the player did