Manchester news

• Kevin de Bruyne: Man City feeling strain in pursuit of four trophies

  04-02-2018 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Kevin de Bruyne says Manchester City's weary players are grateful for some time off before their next game against Leicester.
  
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• Operations cancelled and patients forced to use bed pans instead of toilets after huge water supply problems at four main Manchester hospitals

  04-02-2018 22:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Some patients have also been told not to use taps, shower, sinks or flush - and to wash their hands using gel
  
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• 'The man who killed my nine-year-old sister walked free. He went on to rape and murder a teenage girl'

  04-02-2018 20:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sharon Sparks, nine, was killed by Ronald O'Hara in Rochdale. Eight years later he was jailed for one of Ireland's most notorious crimes
  
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• Agonising moment Coronation Street star Antony Cotton broke his ribs training for Dancing on Ice

  04-02-2018 20:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Corrie favourite was injured while training for DOI - but the show must go on
  
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• Jake Quickenden told he's a "major contender" for the Dancing On Ice 2018 crown

  04-02-2018 19:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former I'm A Celebrity and X Factor contestant wowed the judges with his routine with pro partner Vanessa Bauer
  
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• Reports of water supply problems at the MRI - live updates

  04-02-2018 19:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ambulances are also believed to have been diverted as a result.
  
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• Hospitals tell people to stay away and operations are cancelled after major problems with water supply - LIVE updates

  04-02-2018 19:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The problem is affecting Manchester Royal Infirmary, the Royal Manchester Children‘s Hospital, Saint Mary’s and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
  
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• Man sent flowers to 18 pubs looking for woman who blocked him for persistently asking her out

  04-02-2018 18:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “It’s either really creepy or really romantic. To send to two or three pubs then fair enough, but 18? Well that’s just a bit much
  
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• The homeless man who turned to poetry to tell the harsh realities of life on the streets

  04-02-2018 18:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Neil Hallows has now had his poems published as a book called 'Invisible'
  
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• Bungling thieves using mobile phones as torches take THREE attempts to raid pub - but get away with £10k

  04-02-2018 18:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three men smashed their way into the Halfway House in Royton and made off with £10,000
  
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• 48 people who were dealt with by the courts in January

  04-02-2018 18:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Including a 'homeless hero' who stole from those injured in the Arena attack, a Peaky Blinders actor who led a drug-dealing double life, and a former Tory councillor who was found with extreme porn and indecent images of children
  
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• Campaign launched calling for Coronation Street to get a charity shop

  04-02-2018 17:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have called for Corrie to feature a charity shop after ITV announced a deal with Costa Coffee and Co-op
  
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• LIVE updates: Homes evacuated after explosion in Farnworth

  04-02-2018 16:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Rydal Grove in Farnworth at around 2.40pm
  
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• Kerry Katona unveils dramatic new look after turning her life around

  04-02-2018 16:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Atomic Kitten star is sporting long dark hair and gym-honed figure
  
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• Woman raped on bench after being led away by a man near Tesco in Stretford

  04-02-2018 16:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 40s was raped near to Tesco on Chester Road in Stretford on Sunday morning
  
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• Brian McFadden shares pictures of his hair transplant after admitting his thinning hairline made him 'self conscious'

  04-02-2018 15:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Westlife singer, 37, who now lives in Rochdale, admitted his thinning mane was making him 'self conscious'
  
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• Jorgie Porter shows off new short hairstyle and incredible figure in plunging white dress

  04-02-2018 15:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Hollyoaks actress was channelling major Marilyn Monroe vibes at a gala ball
  
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• Plane to Manchester diverted to Denmark after passenger fell ill and later died

  04-02-2018 14:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Pakistan International Airlines flight from Islamabad to Manchester Airport was diverted to Copenhagen
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Confessions and confrontation this week on Corrie

  04-02-2018 14:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There are shocks in store for Rana and Gemma on Corrie - and David starts his boxing training with Josh
  
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• First look inside easyJet's new 'super quiet' eco plane at Manchester Airport

  04-02-2018 13:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The A320neo is part of easyJet’s plan to reduce harmful carbon emissions and slash noise pollution
  
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• This real life Toy Story is the saddest thing ever

  04-02-2018 13:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Unwanted and no longer played with, Woody and his Toy Story pals are in search of a new home
  
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• Pre-Raphaelite 'soft porn' painting back on view after outcry

  04-02-2018 12:54
  Manchester gallery rehangs Hylas and the Nymphs after accusations of censorshipA pre-Raphaelite “soft porn” painting removed from a Manchester gallery to start a debate about sexuality on canvas has been rehung after a public outcry in which the venue was accused of po-faced censorship.John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs, which pictures a handsome young man being lured to his death by a pond full of topless young nymphs, was taken down from Manchester Art Gallery on
  
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• Ice and snow warnings issued for Manchester as 'coldest week of winter' could be coming

  04-02-2018 11:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Forecasters say temperatures will plummet below freezing in a cold snap expected to last all week
  
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• 'Choosing a home birth was the best thing I ever did'

  04-02-2018 10:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester mums share their experiences of giving birth at home
  
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• Mocha Parade - the neglected shopping precinct that time forgot is finally going to face the bulldozer

  04-02-2018 09:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's somehow survived in the face of decades of neglect and the Boxing Day floods of 2015
  
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• Martyn Hett play #BeMoreMartyn will return to Hope Mill Theatre

  04-02-2018 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Martyn was one of the people who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena attack
  
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• "Finding out our twins had autism was heartbreaking and our one-year-old may have it too - but I love them all for who they are"

  04-02-2018 08:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  TV star Paddy McGuinness and wife Christine are organising a charity ball in Manchester in their twins' honour - and Christine hopes to help others with autism by speaking about their experiences
  
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• Manchester United 2-0 Huddersfield Town

  04-02-2018 00:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexis Sanchez scores his first goal for Manchester United as they comfortably beat Huddersfield to send the visitors into the Premier League's relegation zone.
  
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