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Hashem Abedi, pictured, offered no defence to the charges that he had helped his brother plan the attack on the Manchester Arena in May 2017, killing children, teenagers and adults The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber is facing life in jail after a jury found him guilty of 22 counts of murder in Britain’s … Read more
Juror in trial of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi’s brother Hashem is discharged after going into self-isolation with suspected coronavirus The judge has said that the trial will continue with a jury of 11 for the time being Abedi, 22, is on trial for 22 counts of murder after the 2017 blast in Manchester Another 171 … Read more
An 88-year-old man who died from the coronavirus after initially testing negative for the illness has been named. Darrell Blakeley, from Middleton in Greater Manchester, collapsed on the floor of his home on March 3. When the father-of-one was first tested for the virus at North Manchester General Hospital the result came back negative. However, … Read more
What could be more reassuring in the midst of the coronavirus-fuelled loo-roll shortage than to visit a toilet tissue mill on the outskirts of Manchester and marvel at the mountains of soft white toilet paper on display? They are everywhere — bobbing down the production lines in myriad neat, white rows, before being stacked, bagged and … Read more
I’m A Celebrity bosses ‘line-up Manchester United legend Eric Cantona as their dream signing for this year’s series’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 02:02 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 13 March 2020 I’m A Celebrity executives are reportedly lining up Eric Cantona as their ‘dream signing’ for this year’s upcoming series. … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
More than £7.5 million of suspected counterfeit clothing, watches and perfume has been seized by police during raids in Manchester. The operation, which involved 100 police officers and staff, saw three premises in Cheetham Hill searched and 15 people arrested on Wednesday. Inside the interlinked premises in the road known as ‘counterfeit street’, were clothes … Read more
Huge £250million indoor waterpark with slides, swim-up bars and wave pools is coming to Manchester Therme Manchester is set to open in 2023 opposite the city’s Trafford Centre – it will cover 28 acres The park, centred around a wellbeing garden, is being billed as the UK’s first ‘city-based wellbeing resort’ A dedicated adults’ area … Read more
A 19-year-old boy was allegedly called a ‘slave’ and left with bruised ribs and a fractured eye socket after security guards attacked him as he tried to make his way to work at a Manchester United home game. The teenager, who was working for Arc hospitality firm at Old Trafford, was allegedly called a series … Read more
Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn sizzles in a backless silk maxi dress as she attends the Christie Charity Ball in Manchester By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 09:14 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 10:16 GMT, 8 March 2020 She was first catapulted into the spotlight on Waterloo Road before taking to the cobbles of … Read more