Six more people have died with coronavirus in Greater Manchester, the latest NHS figures show.
02.05.2020 - 22:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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There was £2.8m worth of the drug, in vacuum packed blocks, in his home in Clifton.
He had been 'cuckooed' - a phrase used to describe when crooks take over someone else's home, as a cuckoo takes over the next of another.
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Six more people have died with coronavirus in Greater Manchester, the latest NHS figures show.
Another 18 people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester, NHS data shows.
Greater Manchester has been accused of taking a ‘lax approach’ to air pollution by delaying its Clean Air Zone until 2022 - a year later than originally planned.
The Covaid-19 appeal has now passed the £20,000 mark - thanks to your generosity.
Nearly half of care homes in Greater Manchester have reported outbreaks of coronavirus.
Another 18 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.
Another six people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Greater Manchester’s hospitals.
Another 10 people have died at Greater Manchester's hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus.
Public health officials in Greater Manchester do not currently know how many people are testing positive for Covid-19 in the region - due to a ‘log jam’ in getting information from the national system.
The cheapest house to sell in Greater Manchester in March was a Rochdale terrace, with a huge drop in property sales recorded across the board.
A further 21 people have died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.
Greater Manchester's coronavirus death toll has now reached 1,500.
This Friday marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the date on which the Second World War came to an end in Europe.
More than half the care homes reporting to Greater Manchester’s health system are now flagging Covid cases, the mayor has revealed - as he warned government not to ease the lockdown ‘prematurely’.
More than 1,400 people have now died in Greater Manchester's hospitals after contracting coronavirus.
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people across Greater Manchester.
We are now well into a month of lockdown, and as most of us have begun to accept the ‘new normal’, a few of us still can’t grasp the importance of social distancing.
More than 500 laptops will be handed out to poorer pupils across Greater Manchester who are struggling to get online while schools are closed during the coronavirus lockdown.
Charity shops across the country remain closed as the coronavirus lockdown continues.
A further 37 coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Greater Manchester hospitals.