Locked up in August: Some of the criminals put behind bars in Greater Manchester last month

criminal offences over the past week, with M.E.N.

risen again today - to 164. It comes as a new helpline has been set up by the government to make it easier for schools to get advice on what steps to take following a positive test.

hereWhile there is a risk of showers in some parts of the north west, Greater Manchester looks set to remain dry, with sunshine and temperatures in the late teens predicted for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.The Met Office says today will be warm, with a mixture of sunny spells and patchy cloud.It is expected to stay largely dry, although there is a risk of isolated showers in the north of the region early on and then a few potentially heavy and thundery showers in the south later towards

criminal offences over the past week, with M.E.N.

coronavirus infection rates soar in the last few weeks. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust both recorded one more death.The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Friday, September 11, currently stands at: Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single borough.

15 schools had sent children home - including four high schools and 11 primaries.Now a further 17 have alerted parents to positive cases, with the exact number expected to be even higher.The sizes of school bubbles that pupils have been put into dictates how many children are needing to self-isolate.

criminal offences with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.

The choppers are currently deployed on Operation TORAL in Afghanistan.

criminal offences  last week, with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious cases.

remain in place in Oldham - which still has the highest infection rate in the region.Residents there can no longer socialise with anyone outside their household and can only use public transport if essential.Wigan, which has the lowest infection rate, remains lifted out of the increased measures.Meanwhile Salford, Bury, Manchester, Tameside and Rochdale all remain in local lockdown.Residents in these areas must continue to adhere to the rules which prohibit two households from meeting indoors or

Greater Manchester coronavirus press conference, Stockport council leader Elise Wilson said the borough's infection rates were within the government's 'acceptable levels'. She added: "Our infection data is showing a continued downward trend across all our areas."The levels that we have at the moment are within the government's acceptable levels.

In a U-turn on Tuesday, the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson said the government had changed its stance on the wearing of face masks in school settings.

Wigan will be removed from local lockdown measures which were implemented last month on Wednesday (August 26).

hereThe infection rate across nine out of the ten boroughs is continuing to fall."I think we are beginning to see the numbers move in the right direction and that includes Oldham, which saw a noticeable fall in the number of cases this week, and we have begun to see falls in other Greater Manchester boroughs as well," Mr Burnham told the BBC."We had the restrictions introduced about three weeks ago and I would say we have begun to see these restrictions are now working, so fingers crossed we can

Bolton, in the early hours of Sunday.

Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester since the start of the month. The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi received a life sentence and was ordered to serve a minimum of 55 years.Despite not being present on May 22, 2017, the judge said Hashem Abedi had played an 'integral' part in the preparation of the bombing, which claimed the lives of 22 innocent people and injured hundreds more.They had been at the Arena as it hosted a 14,000 capacity concert by pop

Coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are continuing to fall, with cases in Oldham dropping by over 100 in the space of a week.A day after the Government announced tighter restrictions for the borough, the rate fell from 71.7 to 63.7.In the week ending August 19, there were 820 cases of Covid-19 across Greater Manchester, the lowest seven-day total since August 2.The infection rate across nine out of the ten boroughs is continuing to fall, with only a minor increase in cases in

hereThe latest data gives infection rates up until Sunday, August 16, as there is a delay of up to three days before the full results are reported.The weekly infection rate in Oldham rose slightly, to 84.4 per 100,000 population but there continues to be a downward trend in the borough, with cases falling by 20 per cent week-on-week.However, infection rates are still rising in Manchester, Salford and Bury.Manchester had an infection rate of 49.0 per 100,000 population in the week up to August 16