themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Jason Bell becomes second celebrity to be voted off Strictly

Jason Bell has become the second contestant to depart the Strictly dancefloor after he faced Nicola Adams in the dreaded dance-off .
The National Football League pundit was voted off Strictly Come Dancing after the judges ’ scores were combined with the results of the viewers ’ votes to decide the lowest scoring two couples facing the dance-off .
Both couples were asked to perform their Movie Week routines again on the BBC dance contest .
Olympic boxing champ Nicola and her pro partner Katya Jones performed their jive to Greased Lightnin ’ by John Travolta and Jason Bell and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doble to the Star Wars Theme by John Williams in a bid to remain in the competition .
After both couples danced a second time the judges delivered their verdicts .
All three judges - Shirley Ballas , Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood - opted to save Nicola and Katya , who have made Strictly history and won hearts as the show 's first same-sex couple .
Craig said : “ Well there was a marked improvement in both performances this evening and both couples actually took the notes that we gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple I would like to save is Nicola and Katya.
” Motsi said : “ I definitely saw that one couple was stronger - stronger performance , stronger technique , stronger intention and that is why I ’ m saving Nicola and Katya.
” And head judge Shirley agreed with their decision .
When asked by host Tess Daly about his time on the show , former American football player Jason said : “ It was an opportunity of a lifetime .
`` I had so much fun , thank you Luba .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ me , you ’ re a great friend for life and I appreciate all that you ’ ve done , I really do .
`` I ’ ve had such a good time here .
`` Everybody is wonderful .
I mean really this is amazing – this is a brilliant place !
This is the best group of people ever , this is amazing.
” And Luba said about her celeb dance partner : “ You really bring the joy to my life , and I am so honoured and proud to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now have a friend for life .
I just want to say , to be actually able to do this show shout out to everyone who does so much sacrifices to make this happen .
`` It is such an honour to be here and I ’ m very proud of you.
” The remaining 10 couples will take to the dancefloor next Saturday at 7.10pm with the results show on Sunday at 7.25pm on BBC One .
Jason and Luba will be joining Zoe Ball on Strictly Come Dancing : It Takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two .

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Jason Bell has become the second contestant to depart the Strictly dancefloor after he faced Nicola Adams in the dreaded dance-off.
The National Football League pundit was voted off Strictly Come Dancing after the judges’ scores were combined with the results of the viewers’ votes to decide the lowest scoring two couples facing the dance-off.
Both couples were asked to perform their Movie Week routines again on the BBC dance contest.
Olympic boxing champ Nicola and her pro partner Katya Jones performed their jive to Greased Lightnin’ by John Travolta and Jason Bell and his partner Luba Mushtuk performed their Paso Doble to the Star Wars Theme by John Williams in a bid to remain in the competition.
(Image: BBC)
After both couples danced a second time the judges delivered their verdicts.
All three judges - Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood - opted to save Nicola and Katya, who have made Strictly history and won hearts as the show's first same-sex couple.
Craig said: “Well there was a marked improvement in both performances this evening and both couples actually took the notes that we gave them which was brilliant. But the couple I would like to save is Nicola and Katya.”
Motsi said: “I definitely saw that one couple was stronger - stronger performance, stronger technique, stronger intention and that is why I’m saving Nicola and Katya.”
(Image: BBC)
And head judge Shirley agreed with their decision.
When asked by host Tess Daly about his time on the show, former American football player Jason said: “It was an opportunity of a lifetime.
"I had so much fun, thank you Luba.
"You have worked so hard with me, you’re a great friend for life and I appreciate all that you’ve done, I really do. "I’ve had such a good time here.
"Everybody is wonderful. I mean really this is amazing – this is a brilliant place! This is the best group of people ever, this is amazing.”
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And Luba said about her celeb dance partner: “You really bring the joy to my life, and I am so honoured and proud to be partnered with you.
"I now have a friend for life. I just want to say, to be actually able to do this show shout out to everyone who does so much sacrifices to make this happen.
"It is such an honour to be here and I’m very proud of you.”
The remaining 10 couples will take to the dancefloor next Saturday at 7.10pm with the results show on Sunday at 7.25pm on BBC One.
Jason and Luba will be joining Zoe Ball on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on Monday at 6.30pm on BBC Two.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Guardiola highlights Joao Cancelo role in Man City draw with Liverpool

Joao Cancelo earned the praise of manager Pep Guardiola after his role in Manchester City 's draw with Liverpool .
The Portugal international played at left-back , a problem position for the Blues that the Premier League champions looked to exploit from the off at the Etihad with Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino making runs in behind .
After a difficult start that saw them go behind , City found a way back into the game and Cancelo got better and better .
He played a lovely ball through to Gabriel Jesus in the second half that should have brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to slide in on Salah in the box and dispossess the attacker while never losing control .
While the City manager was in no mood for pleasantries in his press conference after the game having bemoaned the physical condition of both sets of players with counterpart Jurgen Klopp as they called for a chance to the maximum substitution rule , he did have time to praise the work of Cancelo in attack and defence .
`` He played exceptional , with and without the ball with his quality , '' said Guardiola .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ talent , defensively sometimes he needs to be consistent but when he is consistent and focused he is a fantastic football player and guy .
City 's point with Liverpool means they have dropped points in four of their seven league fixtures this season .
However , they are only five points behind main rivals Liverpool with a game in hand .

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Joao Cancelo earned the praise of manager Pep Guardiola after his role in Manchester City's draw with Liverpool.
The Portugal international played at left-back, a problem position for the Blues that the Premier League champions looked to exploit from the off at the Etihad with Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino making runs in behind.
After a difficult start that saw them go behind, City found a way back into the game and Cancelo got better and better. He played a lovely ball through to Gabriel Jesus in the second half that should have brought a goal, and then did superbly to slide in on Salah in the box and dispossess the attacker while never losing control.
While the City manager was in no mood for pleasantries in his press conference after the game having bemoaned the physical condition of both sets of players with counterpart Jurgen Klopp as they called for a chance to the maximum substitution rule, he did have time to praise the work of Cancelo in attack and defence.
"He played exceptional, with and without the ball with his quality," said Guardiola.
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"Up front he has a special talent, defensively sometimes he needs to be consistent but when he is consistent and focused he is a fantastic football player and guy.
City's point with Liverpool means they have dropped points in four of their seven league fixtures this season. However, they are only five points behind main rivals Liverpool with a game in hand.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Man City boss Guardiola calls for Premier League rule change

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has accused the Premier League of wanting to be different and called on the authorities to fall into line with the rest of Europe and allow five substitutions .
The Blues ' 1-1 draw with Liverpool at the Etihad saw Trent Alexander-Arnold become the latest player to pick up a muscle injury this season .
Jurgen Klopp lamented the Premier League 's decision to revert back to three substitutions for this season in his post-game press conference , with other every major league around the world keeping it at five .
The shortened pre-season this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the congested fixture schedule has placed unprecedented demands on players this season , and City boss Guardiola took up the baton from Klopp in demanding the Premier League changes its rules .
`` Today the right-back for the national team for England is injured , and other players .
It 's so demanding for the players , the same argument all the time , '' said Guardiola .
`` I do n't understand , I do n't know who is in charge to decide these things but I do n't know how they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world except this league have five substitutions , to protect the players , to protect the footballers , to protect the physicality of playing every three days .
`` Maybe this league likes to be different .
The situation is unusual , it is different .
That 's why I am surprised , I do n't understand and since I have a microphone and people ask me about this I will have the same theory .
It 's not to take advantage , it 's to protect the players , today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injured for that reason and tomorrow it will be another player .
Manchester City took on Liverpool in the biggest match of the season so far .
Pep Guardiola 's men were desperate to regain the Premier League title , but the champions had already placed themselves at the top of the table , and Sunday 's crunch at the Etihad Stadium - even so early in the season - was crucial to their chances of challenging for the crown .
The visitors went ahead early through Mo Salah 's penalty , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought City level .
Kevin De Bruyne 's missed penalty could have given City the three points , but the match ended in a high-quality 1-1 draw .
For all the latest City news delivered straight to your inbox , including all the analysis of Sunday 's match , sign up to our daily newsletter by submitting your email address in the sign-up box above , or click here - it 's free and it only takes a few seconds '' I do n't understand what benefit it three or five , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to play games or not play games , it 's to protect the players .
The previous season finished later , it was exceptional [ circumstances ] and all the leagues around the world understand the situation , except here .
`` It 's ridiculous .
LeBron James won the NBA title , know he will be on holiday for one month , two months , three months , these guys had eight days to two weeks and then it 's games , games , games .
`` The pandemic is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has five subs . ''
In his press conference , Klopp criticised Premier League chief executive Richard Masters for his lack of leadership in failing to push for five substitutions this season .
`` In my understanding it is a lack of leadership , '' he said .
`` You go in a meeting and Richard Masters said you want three subs or five subs .
It is not an advantage , it is a necessity .
In all other countries it happens .
`` Richard Masters sold it completely wrong .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have only three subs .
Trent will be out for England .
What he has we don ’ t know .
It will not be the only one Gareth has lost . ''

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has accused the Premier League of wanting to be different and called on the authorities to fall into line with the rest of Europe and allow five substitutions.
The Blues' 1-1 draw with Liverpool at the Etihad saw Trent Alexander-Arnold become the latest player to pick up a muscle injury this season.
Jurgen Klopp lamented the Premier League's decision to revert back to three substitutions for this season in his post-game press conference, with other every major league around the world keeping it at five.
The shortened pre-season this summer after 2019/20 ended in August and the congested fixture schedule has placed unprecedented demands on players this season, and City boss Guardiola took up the baton from Klopp in demanding the Premier League changes its rules.
"Today the right-back for the national team for England is injured, and other players. It's so demanding for the players, the same argument all the time," said Guardiola.
"I don't understand, I don't know who is in charge to decide these things but I don't know how they don't understand when all the leagues around the world except this league have five substitutions, to protect the players, to protect the footballers, to protect the physicality of playing every three days.
"Maybe this league likes to be different. The situation is unusual, it is different. That's why I am surprised, I don't understand and since I have a microphone and people ask me about this I will have the same theory. It's not to take advantage, it's to protect the players, today a right-back from the national team is injured for that reason and tomorrow it will be another player.
"I don't understand what benefit it three or five, the show must go on, it's not to play games or not play games, it's to protect the players. The previous season finished later, it was exceptional [circumstances] and all the leagues around the world understand the situation, except here.
"It's ridiculous. LeBron James won the NBA title, know he will be on holiday for one month, two months, three months, these guys had eight days to two weeks and then it's games, games, games.
"The pandemic is still here, every league around the world has five subs."
In his press conference, Klopp criticised Premier League chief executive Richard Masters for his lack of leadership in failing to push for five substitutions this season.
"In my understanding it is a lack of leadership," he said. "You go in a meeting and Richard Masters said you want three subs or five subs. It is not an advantage, it is a necessity. In all other countries it happens.
"Richard Masters sold it completely wrong. It is the only big league where you have only three subs. Trent will be out for England. What he has we don’t know. It will not be the only one Gareth has lost."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Toddler correctly predicts mum's pregnancy, due date and sex of babies

A mum who gave birth to twins prematurely during lockdown revealed how her now four-year-old daughter correctly predicted her pregnancy , due date and the sexes of the new babies .
Samantha Lubanzu , 36 , from south Manchester , already felt blessed to have two children after struggling for a decade to conceive with husband Luis , 38 .
But when she discovered she was pregnant with twins - the couple were over-the-moon with surprise pregnancy .
First daughter , Eliyanah , was born after one round of IVF on the NHS , her brother Luis Jnr , two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latest editions to the family - the now six-month-old twins - Ameliah and Levi .
The proud mum - who recently took voluntary redundancy from her HR job , said : “ About five weeks before I found out I was pregnant Eliyanah told me , ‘ you have a baby boy and a baby girl in your tummy , mummy.
’ “ She said , ‘ God told me ’ , and she was right !
” Samantha had been keen to have three children , with Luis , a mental health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Eliyanah – who was three at the time – predicted her twin pregnancy , Samantha was shocked .
She said : “ I ’ d had bleeding in all my previous pregnancies and have also had three miscarriages .
“ While I know it sounds stupid , it never occurred to me when I went to the doctor complaining about feeling tired and suffering from nausea and a headache that I was pregnant again.
” A test in November confirmed the surprise pregnancy , then at her nine-week scan at St Mary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there were two baby sacs but only one heartbeat detected by the sonographer .
Samantha - a twin herself and extremely close with brother Nathan - put her faith in Eliyanah ’ s prediction that she would give birth to a baby boy and girl and hoped both would be survive .
And , sure enough , when she went back to hospital a fortnight later , there were two baby heartbeats .
At 16 weeks pregnant , Samantha and Luis found out she was carrying a boy and a girl - just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month later , they were given a July 10 due date .
Eliyanah had predicted that the babies would be due on the same number they had on their front door - 10 - though she said that the twins would come sooner .
Samantha said : I was astonished by how accurate Eliyanah had been . ''
“ I asked her how she knew all this and she just told me God had told her !
“ Still , I have to admit , I found it reassuring , because I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things might go wrong .
“ But because of what my daughter had said , I chose to believe that whatever happened , the twins would be born and would survive.
” Because of her history of miscarriages and the fact they were twins , Samantha ’ s pregnancy had been classed as high risk .
And , with the threat of Covid-19 , in between six weekly scans , she was shielding at home in line with the health advice being given to pregnant women during lockdown .
In April , Samantha @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of bed .
And when she finally managed to get up , she felt a strong urge to push .
Dizzy and vomiting , she realised she was going into labour and knew she had to get to hospital .
She said : “ I was very scared about going in and terrified of coming into contact with anyone , because I ’ d not been out for weeks – apart from to appointments – and all I ’ d seen were those images of busy general hospitals with very sick people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the maternity ward , there was nobody about , though , just one security guard .
It felt like the zombie apocalypse !
” Then 27 weeks and six days into the pregnancy , Samantha knew that every extra day she could keep her twins in the womb brought them a better chance of survival .
She was given drugs to halt the labour , which gave doctors the time to administer further medication to help accelerate the development of the twins ’ lungs , so they would be able to breathe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervention , within 24 hours , her cervix was 3 cm dilated and the birth was happening .
And , on April 17 , the twins were born after a 24-hour labour – within an hour and 10 minutes of each other .
Ameliah was born first , weighing just 2lb 5oz .
Levi was positioned with his arm coming first and the rest of his body in the womb , putting her at risk of haemorrhage , so doctors had to consider performing a C-section to deliver her twin .
Instead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Levi was born naturally , weighing 2lb 3oz .
Samantha gave birth with her mum on the phone encouraging her .
The midwife team - and husband Luis wearing PPE - 'looked like aliens ' and were shocked by how tiny the twins were .
“ You could hold them in the palm of your hand , ” she said .
Not allowed to touch or cuddle them immediately , they were whisked off to intensive care after the birth .
“ The doctors had told us the twins would have a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get through the first 24 hours , so would be taken straight to intensive care , ” she said .
“ When they were born , they said , ‘ They ’ re breathing on their own and looking good , ’ which was a huge relief.
” Samantha first saw them properly three hours later , by which time they were both in incubators and covered in wires .
She said they looked “ transparent ” and she was “ terrified they would break ” if she held them .
Over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Samantha and Luis learned to handle their premature babies and celebrated each milestone they reached – like when they could breathe and feed on their own , and maintain their own body temperature .
Supported by the charity Twins Trust , who gave them a volunteer nanny called Patsi , who was always available on WhatsApp when they needed advice , the couple said their help was invaluable .
The twins remained in hospital for 61 days and soon after the birth , Samantha became so sick with mastitis – a condition causing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and painful – that meant she , too , was hospitalised for three weeks .
Unable to walk , she had to be taken in a wheelchair to the nursery to see and spend time with Ameliah and Levi .
“ Although the twins learned to latch on to breastfeed they did not take all the milk and I developed agonising mastitis , ” says Samantha .
“ At one point I lost all the feeling down both my sides and could not move for the pain .
“ And , because I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment was complicated , so I was in hospital for three weeks myself .
“ On the plus side , it meant I got to see a lot of the twins , but I missed being with my older children and it was very hard on my husband , having to do everything that needed doing on his own .
“ The NHS staff at St Mary ’ s Hospital and Wythenshawe Hospital were amazing throughout the birth and my treatment.
” Samantha has shared photos of her family on Instagram , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have faced .
The couple , who met through their church , say their journey to parenthood has been 'one of faith ' .
“ Although we struggled for so long to conceive , which did challenge my faith , we always believed we would be parents , ” she said .
“ We even bought a four-bedroom house to fill with our children .
So , I would say to anyone , believe , pray and one day , it will happen .
“ It may not have been easy , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are overjoyed and over the moon with them .
“ As for Eliyanah ’ s predictions , maybe we should start seeing if she can help us to win the lottery next !
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A mum who gave birth to twins prematurely during lockdown revealed how her now four-year-old daughter correctly predicted her pregnancy, due date and the sexes of the new babies.
Samantha Lubanzu, 36, from south Manchester, already felt blessed to have two children after struggling for a decade to conceive with husband Luis, 38.
But when she discovered she was pregnant with twins - the couple were over-the-moon with surprise pregnancy.
First daughter, Eliyanah, was born after one round of IVF on the NHS, her brother Luis Jnr, two, was conceived naturally as were the latest editions to the family - the now six-month-old twins - Ameliah and Levi.
The proud mum - who recently took voluntary redundancy from her HR job, said: “About five weeks before I found out I was pregnant Eliyanah told me, ‘you have a baby boy and a baby girl in your tummy, mummy.’
“She said, ‘God told me’, and she was right!”
Samantha had been keen to have three children, with Luis, a mental health nurse, aiming for four.
But when Eliyanah – who was three at the time – predicted her twin pregnancy, Samantha was shocked.
She said: “I’d had bleeding in all my previous pregnancies and have also had three miscarriages.
“While I know it sounds stupid, it never occurred to me when I went to the doctor complaining about feeling tired and suffering from nausea and a headache that I was pregnant again.”
(Image: PA Real Life/Collect)
A test in November confirmed the surprise pregnancy, then at her nine-week scan at St Mary's Hospital, the couple discovered that there were two baby sacs but only one heartbeat detected by the sonographer.
Samantha - a twin herself and extremely close with brother Nathan - put her faith in Eliyanah’s prediction that she would give birth to a baby boy and girl and hoped both would be survive.
And, sure enough, when she went back to hospital a fortnight later, there were two baby heartbeats.
At 16 weeks pregnant, Samantha and Luis found out she was carrying a boy and a girl - just as Eliyanah had said.
Then, a month later, they were given a July 10 due date.
Eliyanah had predicted that the babies would be due on the same number they had on their front door - 10 - though she said that the twins would come sooner.
Samantha said: I was astonished by how accurate Eliyanah had been."
“I asked her how she knew all this and she just told me God had told her!
“Still, I have to admit, I found it reassuring, because I was scared all through the pregnancy that things might go wrong.
“But because of what my daughter had said, I chose to believe that whatever happened, the twins would be born and would survive.”
Because of her history of miscarriages and the fact they were twins, Samantha’s pregnancy had been classed as high risk.
And, with the threat of Covid-19, in between six weekly scans, she was shielding at home in line with the health advice being given to pregnant women during lockdown.
In April, Samantha woke one morning and struggled to get out of bed.
And when she finally managed to get up, she felt a strong urge to push.
Dizzy and vomiting, she realised she was going into labour and knew she had to get to hospital.
She said: “I was very scared about going in and terrified of coming into contact with anyone, because I’d not been out for weeks – apart from to appointments – and all I’d seen were those images of busy general hospitals with very sick people on ventilators.
“When I got to the maternity ward, there was nobody about, though, just one security guard. It felt like the zombie apocalypse!”
(Image: PA Real Life/Collect)
Then 27 weeks and six days into the pregnancy, Samantha knew that every extra day she could keep her twins in the womb brought them a better chance of survival.
She was given drugs to halt the labour, which gave doctors the time to administer further medication to help accelerate the development of the twins’ lungs, so they would be able to breathe when they were born.
Despite their intervention, within 24 hours, her cervix was 3 cm dilated and the birth was happening.
And, on April 17, the twins were born after a 24-hour labour – within an hour and 10 minutes of each other.
Ameliah was born first, weighing just 2lb 5oz.
Levi was positioned with his arm coming first and the rest of his body in the womb, putting her at risk of haemorrhage, so doctors had to consider performing a C-section to deliver her twin.
Instead, they administered super strength induction drugs and Levi was born naturally, weighing 2lb 3oz.
Samantha gave birth with her mum on the phone encouraging her.
The midwife team - and husband Luis wearing PPE - 'looked like aliens' and were shocked by how tiny the twins were.
“You could hold them in the palm of your hand,” she said.
Not allowed to touch or cuddle them immediately, they were whisked off to intensive care after the birth.
“The doctors had told us the twins would have a good chance of survival, but would need to get through the first 24 hours, so would be taken straight to intensive care,” she said.
“When they were born, they said, ‘They’re breathing on their own and looking good,’ which was a huge relief.”
Samantha first saw them properly three hours later, by which time they were both in incubators and covered in wires.
She said they looked “transparent” and she was “terrified they would break” if she held them.
(Image: PA Real Life/Collect)
Over the days and weeks that followed, Samantha and Luis learned to handle their premature babies and celebrated each milestone they reached – like when they could breathe and feed on their own, and maintain their own body temperature.
Supported by the charity Twins Trust, who gave them a volunteer nanny called Patsi, who was always available on WhatsApp when they needed advice, the couple said their help was invaluable.
The twins remained in hospital for 61 days and soon after the birth, Samantha became so sick with mastitis – a condition causing the breasts to become red, hot and painful – that meant she, too, was hospitalised for three weeks.
Unable to walk, she had to be taken in a wheelchair to the nursery to see and spend time with Ameliah and Levi.
“Although the twins learned to latch on to breastfeed they did not take all the milk and I developed agonising mastitis,” says Samantha. “At one point I lost all the feeling down both my sides and could not move for the pain.
“And, because I am allergic to most antibiotics, my treatment was complicated, so I was in hospital for three weeks myself.
“On the plus side, it meant I got to see a lot of the twins, but I missed being with my older children and it was very hard on my husband, having to do everything that needed doing on his own.
"He was absolutely amazing.
“The NHS staff at St Mary’s Hospital and Wythenshawe Hospital were amazing throughout the birth and my treatment.”
(Image: PA Real Life/collect)
Samantha has shared photos of her family on Instagram, which show no hints of the struggles they have faced.
The couple, who met through their church, say their journey to parenthood has been 'one of faith'.
“Although we struggled for so long to conceive, which did challenge my faith, we always believed we would be parents,” she said.
“We even bought a four-bedroom house to fill with our children. So, I would say to anyone, believe, pray and one day, it will happen.
“It may not have been easy, but we now have four beautiful children and we are overjoyed and over the moon with them.
“As for Eliyanah’s predictions, maybe we should start seeing if she can help us to win the lottery next!”
You can follow the twins and the family on Instagram @Lubanzutwins and for more information on Twins Trust see twinstrust.org
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--'Sharp' Gabriel Jesus takes his chance in Man City draw with Liverpool

Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has praised Manchester City 's Gabriel Jesus for his goalscoring contribution in Sunday 's draw with Liverpool .
The Brazil international netted City 's equaliser with a stunning two-touch finish just after the half-hour mark at the Etihad Stadium after Mohamed Salah 's penalty had opened the scoring for the visitors .
Jesus could have added another during the second half but failed to turn Joao Cancelo 's inviting cross goalwards , after Kevin De Bruyne had dragged a spot-kick wide shortly before the interval .
Keane hailed the 23-year-old 's influence following the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his situation in terms of having to compete with Sergio Aguero for minutes at City .
The Argentinian striker is currently recovering from an injury picked up during City 's 1-1 draw at West Ham United last month .
`` He ’ s very sharp .
I think that is one of his strengths , '' Keane told Sky Sports .
`` It ’ s a lovely finish .
Did he mean it ?
He said he did .
I do believe the guy , I think he has got that in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Manchester City took on Liverpool in the biggest match of the season so far .
Pep Guardiola 's men were desperate to regain the Premier League title , but the champions had already placed themselves at the top of the table , and Sunday 's crunch at the Etihad Stadium - even so early in the season - was crucial to their chances of challenging for the crown .
The visitors went ahead early through Mo Salah 's penalty , but Gabriel Jesus ' sublime turn and finish brought City level .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have given City the three points , but the match ended in a high-quality 1-1 draw .
For all the latest City news delivered straight to your inbox , including all the analysis of Sunday 's match , sign up to our daily newsletter by submitting your email address in the sign-up box above , or click here - it 's free and it only takes a few seconds '' It ’ s a pity that we talk about the pressure he is under , trying to match up to Aguero , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second half where you think it ’ s probably easier than the one he did score with .
`` He could ’ ve had an even better day if he ’ d taken that chance . ''
Former defender Micah Richards also praised City 's goal hero , highlighting the quality of his finish to put Pep Guardiola 's men back on level terms .
“ The skill was fantastic , '' he said .
`` Wijnaldum didn ’ t know whether to come or go , he comes out and it leaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lovely passing to Jesus and it ’ s a brilliant , brilliant finish .
You always talk about Aguero , every time , but when he gets the chance , he ’ s got to deliver .
“ He had a couple more chances where he probably could ’ ve done better , one early in the second half , but take nothing away from that finish .
The way he swivels round , finish is absolutely exquisite .
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Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has praised Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus for his goalscoring contribution in Sunday's draw with Liverpool.
The Brazil international netted City's equaliser with a stunning two-touch finish just after the half-hour mark at the Etihad Stadium after Mohamed Salah's penalty had opened the scoring for the visitors.
Jesus could have added another during the second half but failed to turn Joao Cancelo 's inviting cross goalwards, after Kevin De Bruyne had dragged a spot-kick wide shortly before the interval.
Keane hailed the 23-year-old's influence following the final whistle, and expressed sympathy with his situation in terms of having to compete with Sergio Aguero for minutes at City.
The Argentinian striker is currently recovering from an injury picked up during City's 1-1 draw at West Ham United last month.
"He’s very sharp. I think that is one of his strengths," Keane told Sky Sports.
"It’s a lovely finish. Did he mean it? He said he did. I do believe the guy, I think he has got that in his locker and he showed his sharpness there.
"It’s a pity that we talk about the pressure he is under, trying to match up to Aguero, and he did have that chance in the second half where you think it’s probably easier than the one he did score with.
"He could’ve had an even better day if he’d taken that chance."
Former defender Micah Richards also praised City's goal hero, highlighting the quality of his finish to put Pep Guardiola 's men back on level terms.
“The skill was fantastic," he said. "Wijnaldum didn’t know whether to come or go, he comes out and it leaves that space for De Bruyne.
"Lovely passing to Jesus and it’s a brilliant, brilliant finish. You always talk about Aguero, every time, but when he gets the chance, he’s got to deliver.
“He had a couple more chances where he probably could’ve done better, one early in the second half, but take nothing away from that finish. The way he swivels round, finish is absolutely exquisite.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Guardiola surprised by Man City striker Gabriel Jesus vs Liverpool FC

Pep Guardiola hailed the return of Gabriel Jesus as the striker helped Manchester City to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool .
Mo Salah gave the visitors the lead at the Etihad after Kyle Walker had clumsily brought down Sadio Mane in the penalty box .
However , the Blues fought back and were back on level terms thanks to a terrific piece of skill from Jesus .
Collecting Kevin De Bruyne 's pass in the area , his first touch took him beyond Trent Alexander-Arnold and his second put the ball in the back of the net in a brilliant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impressed by that contribution but he also took time to praise the energy of the player for lasting the full game on his first start since the opening match of the season back in September .
`` He was really good , '' said the manager .
`` I did n't expect he could sustain 90 minutes but he did it .
His physicality is so strong and his rhythm .
He helped us , he made a fantastic goal as a striker and a good result for him . ''
City 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he joined Jurgen Klopp in railing again against the decision not to have room for five substitutes in every Premier League game .
However , he did declare himself satisfied with their start to the season overall .
`` I am maybe happier than ever [ with the start ] , '' he said .
`` 12 games , we lost one in all competitions .
We concede three penalties , today we concede one because we didn ’ t learn , hopefully this is the last time we give the opponents @ @ @ @ @ @

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Pep Guardiola hailed the return of Gabriel Jesus as the striker helped Manchester City to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.
Mo Salah gave the visitors the lead at the Etihad after Kyle Walker had clumsily brought down Sadio Mane in the penalty box. However, the Blues fought back and were back on level terms thanks to a terrific piece of skill from Jesus. Collecting Kevin De Bruyne's pass in the area, his first touch took him beyond Trent Alexander-Arnold and his second put the ball in the back of the net in a brilliant bit of forward play.
Guardiola was impressed by that contribution but he also took time to praise the energy of the player for lasting the full game on his first start since the opening match of the season back in September.
"He was really good," said the manager. "I didn't expect he could sustain 90 minutes but he did it. His physicality is so strong and his rhythm. He helped us, he made a fantastic goal as a striker and a good result for him."
City's manager was not in a brilliant mood as he joined Jurgen Klopp in railing again against the decision not to have room for five substitutes in every Premier League game.
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However, he did declare himself satisfied with their start to the season overall.
"I am maybe happier than ever [with the start]," he said. "12 games, we lost one in all competitions. We concede three penalties, today we concede one because we didn’t learn, hopefully this is the last time we give the opponents a penalty like this."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Loved and Lost: The people who died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester

Thousands of people from Greater Manchester have lost their lives to coronavirus .
But as the daily death toll is announced each day , it is vital we remember the people behind the statistics .
At the Manchester Evening News we have pledged to honour the lives lost to this terrible disease in our Loved and Lost series .
It is a chance for people to get in touch with their special tributes .
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one , fill out the form here Already , more than 100 people have been in touch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones .
Today , we remember more people from the region who died with the virus .
If you wish to pay tribute to a loved one who lost their life to coronavirus , then fill out the form here .
The 69-year-old came to England in 1974 .
He started his textile business in 1982 , which was a huge success , his family said .
He worked all his life and loved his car .
The family man , who had a wife , two sons , one daughter and seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital on September 27 .
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one , fill out the form here Paying tribute , daughter-in-law Ayesha Khan said : `` He was a great man .
`` Always working hard and advising his children to work hard in order to be successful in life .
`` Always giving the best advice .
Love you and you will be truly missed . ''
Dawn grew up in Gorton before moving to Haughton Green .
She had two children before becoming a nurse .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study for nursing whilst working in a nursing home and looking after her two children .
Later in life she had to stop working at Stepping Hill Hospital due to an injury she obtained at work .
She worked there for around 10 years .
She loved to travel and go on holidays before she developed COPD around 2017 .
In September , Dawn was taken into Tameside Hospital with sepsis in her liver .
The 56-year-old was given 48 hours to live but she fought the sepsis .
The week she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nurses to be discharged , she came into contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid .
As a precaution before she got released they had to test her , and the result came back positive .
She was alone in hospital as there were no visitors allowed .
Six days later she died of covid-pneumonia .
Dawn died at 3.30pm at Tameside Hospital on September 30 .
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one , fill out the form here She was mum to Stephen the eldest and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one grandchild named Aisha , Andrea 's daughter .
Her daughter Andrea said : `` Dawn was not only my mum she was my best friend and my rock .
`` You doted on me , Stephen and Aisha and you would do anything for us .
`` I would do anything to have you back !
I love you to the moon and back mum . ''
Margaret , from Bury , started work at Halls toffee works in the 1950s before meeting Gordon Watson , a soldier in the Lancashire Fusiliers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Wilsons pubs .
She then became a carer at the Priory hospital until she retired at 76-years-old .
The 80-year-old died at Fairfield Hospital on Monday , October 26 .
She had a daughter named Julie and sons David , Philip and Andrew .
Her grandchildren were Heather , Lucy , Zachary , Harley , Edie and Connie .
She also had great grandchildren - Evelyn and Jack .
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one , fill out the form here Paying tribute , Andrew Watson said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ true diamond , she kept our family together through some awful times and was a beautiful soul .
`` She would take the grandchildren to Blackpool on the train and even to Benidorm , which was her favourite place .
`` We asked her to retire at 60 but she refused as she worked with brain damaged children and stayed until she was 76 .
`` She loved those children like they were her own .
We have lost a beautiful woman who loved people and was always talking to strangers wherever she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without her . ''
Dave , from Wythenshawe , was the loving husband of Pearl Trelfa .
He was also the much-loved dad of Diana and Andy Pearson , Kellie and Peter Armstrong , Vicky and Scott Trelfa , and David and Leanne Trelfa .
He was the dearest grandad of Michael and Jamie Pearson , Ella and Jack Armstrong , Jordan , Cody and Kai Welby , and Mia , Jaiden , Olivia and Summer Trelfa .
He was the son of the late Edward and Beryl Trelfa .
And was one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sally , Margaret , Michael and Stephen Trelfa .
The 67-year-old died at Wythenshawe Hospital on October 26 .
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one , fill out the form here His daughter Diana Pearson said : `` As a family we are absolutely devastated to have lost such a special and amazing man , a dear husband , dad and grandad .
`` Life will never ever be the same again .
There are no words to express the sadness that we feel nor the gaping hole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` You are the foundation to all of our beings dad , and we will love and miss you for eternity .
`` As mum says , you have to build a house up in heaven now , whereby when our time is ready we will join you one by one .
`` We love you , and until we meet again we will all continue to make you proud . ''
Tom , from Salford , was married for 42 years to wife Gina Harrison .
They had four children together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 63-year-old was in the army when he was younger , then left when he met his wife .
He died on September 22 at Salford Royal Hospital , on their 42nd wedding anniversary .
Paying tribute , Jennifer Harrison said : `` To our amazing daddy cool .
We miss you everyday .
We love you forever and always . ''

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Thousands of people from Greater Manchester have lost their lives to coronavirus.
But as the daily death toll is announced each day, it is vital we remember the people behind the statistics.
At the Manchester Evening News we have pledged to honour the lives lost to this terrible disease in our Loved and Lost series.
It is a chance for people to get in touch with their special tributes.
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here
Already, more than 100 people have been in touch with photos and memories of their loved ones.
Today, we remember more people from the region who died with the virus.
If you wish to pay tribute to a loved one who lost their life to coronavirus, then fill out the form here.
Abdul Qayyum Khan
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The 69-year-old came to England in 1974.
He started his textile business in 1982, which was a huge success, his family said.
He worked all his life and loved his car.
The family man, who had a wife, two sons, one daughter and seven grandchildren, died at North Manchester General Hospital on September 27.
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here
Paying tribute, daughter-in-law Ayesha Khan said: "He was a great man.
"Always working hard and advising his children to work hard in order to be successful in life.
"Always giving the best advice. Love you and you will be truly missed."
Dawn Holden
(Image: supplied)
Dawn grew up in Gorton before moving to Haughton Green.
She had two children before becoming a nurse.
She used to go to night classes to study for nursing whilst working in a nursing home and looking after her two children.
Later in life she had to stop working at Stepping Hill Hospital due to an injury she obtained at work.
She worked there for around 10 years.
She loved to travel and go on holidays before she developed COPD around 2017.
In September, Dawn was taken into Tameside Hospital with sepsis in her liver.
The 56-year-old was given 48 hours to live but she fought the sepsis.
The week she was making arrangements with her daughter and the nurses to be discharged, she came into contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid.
As a precaution before she got released they had to test her, and the result came back positive.
She was alone in hospital as there were no visitors allowed.
Six days later she died of covid-pneumonia.
Dawn died at 3.30pm at Tameside Hospital on September 30.
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here
She was mum to Stephen the eldest and Andrea her second child.
She had one grandchild named Aisha, Andrea's daughter.
Her daughter Andrea said: "Dawn was not only my mum she was my best friend and my rock.
"You doted on me, Stephen and Aisha and you would do anything for us.
"I would do anything to have you back! I love you to the moon and back mum."
Margaret Watson
(Image: supplied)
Margaret, from Bury, started work at Halls toffee works in the 1950s before meeting Gordon Watson, a soldier in the Lancashire Fusiliers.
When he left they became landlords at Wilsons pubs.
She then became a carer at the Priory hospital until she retired at 76-years-old.
The 80-year-old died at Fairfield Hospital on Monday, October 26.
She had a daughter named Julie and sons David, Philip and Andrew.
Her grandchildren were Heather, Lucy, Zachary, Harley, Edie and Connie.
She also had great grandchildren - Evelyn and Jack.
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here
Paying tribute, Andrew Watson said: "Our mum and grandmother was a true diamond, she kept our family together through some awful times and was a beautiful soul.
"She would take the grandchildren to Blackpool on the train and even to Benidorm, which was her favourite place.
"We asked her to retire at 60 but she refused as she worked with brain damaged children and stayed until she was 76.
"She loved those children like they were her own. We have lost a beautiful woman who loved people and was always talking to strangers wherever she went. The world is worse off without her."
Dave Trelfa
(Image: supplied)
Dave, from Wythenshawe, was the loving husband of Pearl Trelfa.
He was also the much-loved dad of Diana and Andy Pearson, Kellie and Peter Armstrong, Vicky and Scott Trelfa, and David and Leanne Trelfa.
He was the dearest grandad of Michael and Jamie Pearson, Ella and Jack Armstrong, Jordan, Cody and Kai Welby, and Mia, Jaiden, Olivia and Summer Trelfa.
He was the son of the late Edward and Beryl Trelfa.
And was one of seven siblings, John, Jack, Sally, Margaret, Michael and Stephen Trelfa.
The 67-year-old died at Wythenshawe Hospital on October 26.
If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here
His daughter Diana Pearson said: "As a family we are absolutely devastated to have lost such a special and amazing man, a dear husband, dad and grandad.
"Life will never ever be the same again. There are no words to express the sadness that we feel nor the gaping hole that has been left in our lives.
"You are the foundation to all of our beings dad, and we will love and miss you for eternity.
"As mum says, you have to build a house up in heaven now, whereby when our time is ready we will join you one by one.
"We love you, and until we meet again we will all continue to make you proud."
Tom Harrison
(Image: supplied)
Tom, from Salford, was married for 42 years to wife Gina Harrison.
They had four children together, and four grandchildren who he adored.
The 63-year-old was in the army when he was younger, then left when he met his wife.
He died on September 22 at Salford Royal Hospital, on their 42nd wedding anniversary.
Paying tribute, Jennifer Harrison said: "To our amazing daddy cool. We miss you everyday. We love you forever and always."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Michael Owen identifies Edinson Cavani concern at Manchester United

Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen is concerned Edinson Cavani may not get the right service in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’ s side , despite breaking his duck with a goal versus Everton .
Cavani rounded off United 's 3-1 win at Goodison Park , latching onto Bruno Fernandes ' pass to sweep home beyond Jordan Pickford in added time , as United responded well following two successive defeats .
The 33-year-old was signed on transfer deadline day as a free agent , having left Paris Saint-Germain in the summer .
Owen , who was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of deal , believes Cavani will prove a good signing for United .
But he told Premier League Productions why he is worried about the delivery the Uruguayan will get in Solskjaer 's team .
“ In terms of the finish , I like players that actually place the ball rather than just smacking it , '' said Owen , analysing Cavani 's goal at Everton .
“ He opens his body up , pretends he ’ s going to the far corner , gives the goalkeeper the eyes and whips his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near post .
And Cavani is off and running . ''
He then highlighted why Cavani could struggle to get the service he will crave at Old Trafford .
United entered the international break by winning what was arguably their most important match of the season at Everton on Saturday .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was under pressure following dire performances in the defeats to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir , and in the lower half of the Premier League table .
But , as has happened so often , the Reds responded by coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Bruno Fernandes ' double and Edinson Cavani 's first goal for United .
United have a two-week break with many of their stars heading off on international duty - we 'll be keeping tabs on how they all perform , and on preparations for their next Premier League match against West Brom .
For all the latest United news delivered straight to your inbox , sign up to our daily newsletter by submitting your email address in the sign-up box above , or click here - it 's free and it only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players are brilliant regardless , some players don ’ t necessarily need crosses into the box because they can make an impact regardless , '' added Owen .
“ I ’ ve watched this lad for years and years , there ’ s not many players I ’ ve seen with movement like him in the box when the ball is coming in .
“ Manchester United of old , he would have scored hundreds of goals in those teams .
Now , are they going to get lots of crosses into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
“ It ’ s a very good signing , I just hope he gets the ammunition to fire the bullets .
”

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Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen is concerned Edinson Cavani may not get the right service in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, despite breaking his duck with a goal versus Everton.
Cavani rounded off United's 3-1 win at Goodison Park, latching onto Bruno Fernandes' pass to sweep home beyond Jordan Pickford in added time, as United responded well following two successive defeats.
The 33-year-old was signed on transfer deadline day as a free agent, having left Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
Owen, who was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson late in his career on a similar type of deal, believes Cavani will prove a good signing for United. But he told Premier League Productions why he is worried about the delivery the Uruguayan will get in Solskjaer's team.
“In terms of the finish, I like players that actually place the ball rather than just smacking it," said Owen, analysing Cavani's goal at Everton.
“He opens his body up, pretends he’s going to the far corner, gives the goalkeeper the eyes and whips his leg over and knocks it into the near post. And Cavani is off and running."
He then highlighted why Cavani could struggle to get the service he will crave at Old Trafford.
“Some players are brilliant regardless, some players don’t necessarily need crosses into the box because they can make an impact regardless," added Owen.
“I’ve watched this lad for years and years, there’s not many players I’ve seen with movement like him in the box when the ball is coming in.
“Manchester United of old, he would have scored hundreds of goals in those teams. Now, are they going to get lots of crosses into the box and cut-backs that he preys on?
“It’s a very good signing, I just hope he gets the ammunition to fire the bullets.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Gabriel Jesus asked if he meant stunning goal against Liverpool

Gabriel Jesus has revealed that he meant the brilliant turn that led to his equalising goal in Manchester City 's 1-1 draw with Liverpool .
Jesus was making just his second start of the season following his goalscoring return from injury in the Champions League on Tuesday and he kept up his streak of scoring in every game he 's played this season today against the champions .
It was a vital strike , too , as City had fallen behind during a frantic start to the game after Kyle Walker upended Sadio Mane in the box and Mohamed Salah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shaky start , Pep Guardiola 's side began to wrestle their way back into the game and they drew level thanks to a fantastic strike .
It started with Walker advancing down the right who then played a pass infield to Kevin De Bruyne .
The midfield maestro took one touch before passing the ball into Jesus who , with his back to goal , pulled off a sublime flick to bamboozle Trent Alexander-Arnold before poking the ball into the bottom corner .
It was a goal that earned comparisons to strikes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romario in the Sky Sports studio after the game and Jesus insists his dazzling turn was intentional .
`` Yeah ! ''
he told Sky Sports when asked if he meant his goal .
`` Other time it 's like this .
I have to try , the attackers have to try , I tried and I scored a goal .
`` It was amazing play from the guys .
When we play like this we have more chances , so Kevin can control the ball good and find me in the box @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

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Gabriel Jesus has revealed that he meant the brilliant turn that led to his equalising goal in Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
Jesus was making just his second start of the season following his goalscoring return from injury in the Champions League on Tuesday and he kept up his streak of scoring in every game he's played this season today against the champions.
It was a vital strike, too, as City had fallen behind during a frantic start to the game after Kyle Walker upended Sadio Mane in the box and Mohamed Salah fired in the resulting penalty.
Following a shaky start, Pep Guardiola's side began to wrestle their way back into the game and they drew level thanks to a fantastic strike.
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It started with Walker advancing down the right who then played a pass infield to Kevin De Bruyne. The midfield maestro took one touch before passing the ball into Jesus who, with his back to goal, pulled off a sublime flick to bamboozle Trent Alexander-Arnold before poking the ball into the bottom corner.
It was a goal that earned comparisons to strikes from Dennis Bergkamp and his fellow countryman Romario in the Sky Sports studio after the game and Jesus insists his dazzling turn was intentional.
"Yeah!" he told Sky Sports when asked if he meant his goal.
"Other time it's like this. I have to try, the attackers have to try, I tried and I scored a goal.
"It was amazing play from the guys. When we play like this we have more chances, so Kevin can control the ball good and find me in the box, I can control and finish."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Manchester living through homeless crisis - yet axe hangs over vital services

Charities and councillors have urged Manchester town hall to ditch huge potential cuts to support for the homeless and those at risk of becoming destitute , as the authority battles to balance its books next year .
Last week the council outlined £52m in initial savings options amid huge uncertainty over its funding arrangements for 2021 , partly due to lost income as a result of the pandemic .
Among them is a £2.8m potential cut to the homelessness budget and £1.5m from housing payments for people struggling to make their rent .
Among the suggested homelessness savings is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary accommodation , which the council itself admits would lead to closures of shelter for people with specific vulnerabilities such as mental health problems and addiction .
Both charities and councillors believe that would inevitably lead to a rise in the number of people on the streets , as well as even more people living in temporary accommodation and hotels .
Many figures involved in the continuing battle with homelessness in the city fear the move will simply repeat errors made in the early years of austerity that saw shelters closed in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homelessness to rocket a few years later .
One experienced homelessness worker , who did not wish to be named , said that had been ‘ the single worst mistake ’ the town hall had made under the early years of the cuts , adding that the move would simply push people onto the streets in the looming recession and see costs rise in other parts of the town hall .
Meanwhile the cut to ‘ discretionary housing payments ’ - a budget that has been boosted in recent years by the council @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tenants - would remove the extra £1.5m that had been put in during previous budgets .
The council says that move could partly be mitigated by a modest increase to Local Housing Allowance announced by the government when the pandemic started , but this week councillors objected to that cut too , with one councillor warning it was a ‘ step too far ’ .
The charity Shared Health , which focuses on helping people living in temporary accommodation - who already ran into the thousands before the pandemic began and have risen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the combined impact of the suggested savings represented a ‘ toxic composition ’ .
Justlife , the Openshaw-based charity that helps the hidden homeless , said the move would force more people onto the streets and into hotels and hostels .
Manchester has struggled with a huge increase in both rough sleeping and hidden homelessness in the past decade and in particular the last five years , a crisis covered at length by the Manchester Evening News .
The pandemic saw government introduce a policy called ‘ Everyone In ’ - designed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accommodation - in a move the city ’ s director of homelessness , Mike Wright , this week said had been ‘ extremely successful ’ .
However those people now need to be supported into permanent accommodation at a time when social housing is extremely scarce in the city , while the number of people being placed into temporary accommodation has risen from 1,491 families and single people in March to 1,835 by September , despite evictions having been banned for the entire period .
Even before putting forward the proposed cuts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear the service is already unable to meet the expectations placed on it .
“ The current system can not cope with the constant pressure of demand and the growing imbalance between need and the availability of affordable solutions to meet this , ” it says .
“ This will be exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19 , particularly in terms of pent-up demand for homelessness services due to mental health , domestic abuse and the insecurity and unhealthiness of overcrowding and shared accommodation.
” Nevertheless , every department in the council is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ options as the town hall tries to work out how to balance its budget next March .
The city has seen £160m financial pressures caused by rising costs and lost income during the pandemic , on top of £380m cut since 2010 , but uncertainty looms over this year ’ s funding settlement from government .
Against that backdrop , the homelessness service has drawn up £2.8m in savings .
They include a £1.2m cut from externally-commissioned homelessness organisations , a move it admits will ‘ almost certainly mean the closure of some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ essential support to some of our city ’ s most vulnerable residents , including young people and people sleeping rough ’ .
It also suggests a £500,000 withdrawal of funding from Andy Burnham ’ s ‘ Bed Every Night ’ scheme for rough sleepers .
Both sets of savings are rated ‘ red ’ for the likelihood of them being delivered , as well as for the impact on people if they are .
At this week ’ s meeting of the council ’ s neighbourhoods scrutiny committee , both Labour and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept those cuts .
Several said the council should partly be concentrating on recouping from the government £7m in extra costs it had incurred for ‘ Everyone In ’ , which the town hall says it has yet to see .
“ We should say no to these options put forward for the homeless and we should be looking to invest some of the £7m that is due to us in buying up houses , terraced houses , to get some of the homeless in , ” said Gorton and Abbey Hey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ It ’ s going to become even harder in the future and we need to start now to make some progress with this.
” Miles Platting and Newton Heath ’ s Labour councillor John Flanagan said there had already been a long period of stress on homelessness services ‘ but Covid in particular will cause its own problems ’ .
“ Lack of access to affordable housing , a risk of prevention support falling due to increases in numbers , increase in domestic violence , significant increase in unemployment , evictions when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homelessness , ” he said .
“ I respectfully request that we reject the officers ’ options.
” What do you think ?
Have your say in our comments Coun Flanagan said the council should write to government demanding the £7m for ‘ Everyone In ’ be provided , also calling for a ‘ taskforce ’ to be set up between homelessness and the revenues and benefits department to ensure people are receiving the correct levels of support already owed to them .
Several councillors said the town hall needed to concentrate more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporary accommodation , instead of spending millions every year on bed and breakfasts .
Mike Wright , the town hall ’ s director of homelessness , said the council was actively looking at buying housing to create its own version of bed and breakfast accommodation , although that would probably need to be run by a housing provider .
The town hall has been trying for several years to buy up family housing and it is understood around 30 homes have been purchased so far , but with a lack of suitable housing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been slow .
After recently receiving some new funding from government , it is now looking to buy up one-bed and two-bed flats in particular - of which there is a major shortage within the city ’ s social housing stock .
Didsbury West ’ s Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Kilpatrick said he had discussed the potential cuts with the charity sector .
“ One of their major concerns is around the reduction in provision , because it ’ s obviously an unprecedented situation we find ourselves in and the likelihood is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this for more than the next 12 months , ” he said of Covid-19 .
“ Cutting to this service will almost definitely put pressure financially elsewhere on local council financing , for example children ’ s and young people , safeguarding for young children , likewise safeguarding for vulnerable adults as well .
I support the committee 's suggestion , recommendation , that we suggest that this cut doesn ’ t move forward.
” The homelessness savings are separate to a proposed £1.5m cut from ‘ discretionary housing payments ’ , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet their rent .
At another council meeting this week of the resources and governance scrutiny committee , councillors there raised concerns about that cut , warning it would not only create more homelesnses but cost more to the council in the long run .
Miles Platting and Newton Heath ’ s councillor June Hitchen described the move as a ‘ false economy ’ , noting that housing people in bed and breakfasts once they have become homeless would be ‘ absolutely a burden ’ on the rest of the council ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a false economy I do think that this will be a long term problem within the budget and coming forward , ” she said .
“ We do not know how many people once they come off furlough will be in a position where they will be losing their homes .
There ’ s talk of a million people nationwide going to be unemployed in the next couple of months.
” The DHP would help to ‘ mitigate ’ the impact of that , she said , adding that the £1.5m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recession kicks in ‘ we will need more than that .
“ I think this saving is ‘ save today , spend tomorrow ’ , she concluded , adding : “ I think it ’ s one step too far.
” The concerns were echoed by two Greater Manchester homeless charities .
Justlife , which supports people cycling in and out of hostels and hotels on the edge of rough sleeping , called on the council to reconsider its proposals .
“ Justlife appreciates the challenge MCC is facing regarding its budget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disaster for the city and the region , ” said its chief executive Simon Gale .
“ But we would urge further consideration of proposed cuts to homelessness services because the city has made really good inroads over the past few years and seeing these reversed will be devastating .
“ We expect homelessness will increase in the coming months due to the impact of COVID-19 leaving these potential cuts out of touch with what is happening around us .
Reducing supported housing and rough sleeping support will undoubtedly lead to an increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time people spend homeless.
” A spokesman for Shared Health , a charity set up by the Oglesby Foundation to tackle health inequalities - one that is particularly focused on family homelessness - warned the city was already seeing ‘ dizzying rises in the number of councils placed in temporary accommodation ’ .
“ The combination of cuts to essential homelessness services and those proposed across the rest of the council is a toxic composition , ” they added .
“ The inequalities Manchester faces have been laid bare for everyone to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Cutting parts of the safety net we have managed to protect , while people face precarious situations with their jobs , incomes and inadequate levels of benefits to properly support a family , only further risks exacerbating the city ’ s poverty and inequality .
`` The only thing we will see should the council be forced to enact these cuts is further correlation between deprivation and inequalities , including greater risks to people 's health.
” Responding to councillors on the homelessness budget at the neighbourhood scrutiny committee this week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge of homelessness , Luthfur Rahman , said he was ‘ not going to comment ’ on the options put foward .
But he called on the government to live up to previous promises around homelessness , including to do ‘ whatever it takes ’ to support people through the pandemic .
“ What we want this govt to do is fulfil what they said they were going to do , firstly in their manifesto around eradicating homelessness and secondly around what it takes to be able to support people through this crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the week the council ’ s deputy chief executive and city treasurer Carol Culley emphasised that there is no clarity on the council ’ s government funding for next year , meaning officers had had to draw up options nobody wanted to see .
“ This is the hardest process , ” she said , “ because of the pure volume of work we ’ re having to do to support residents in the pandemic , as well as the long term financial uncertainty .
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Charities and councillors have urged Manchester town hall to ditch huge potential cuts to support for the homeless and those at risk of becoming destitute, as the authority battles to balance its books next year.
Last week the council outlined £52m in initial savings options amid huge uncertainty over its funding arrangements for 2021, partly due to lost income as a result of the pandemic.
Among them is a £2.8m potential cut to the homelessness budget and £1.5m from housing payments for people struggling to make their rent.
Among the suggested homelessness savings is a huge cut from the budget for commissioning temporary accommodation, which the council itself admits would lead to closures of shelter for people with specific vulnerabilities such as mental health problems and addiction.
Both charities and councillors believe that would inevitably lead to a rise in the number of people on the streets, as well as even more people living in temporary accommodation and hotels.
Many figures involved in the continuing battle with homelessness in the city fear the move will simply repeat errors made in the early years of austerity that saw shelters closed in the initial round of cuts - only for homelessness to rocket a few years later.
(Image: Joel Goodman)
One experienced homelessness worker, who did not wish to be named, said that had been ‘the single worst mistake’ the town hall had made under the early years of the cuts, adding that the move would simply push people onto the streets in the looming recession and see costs rise in other parts of the town hall.
Meanwhile the cut to ‘discretionary housing payments’ - a budget that has been boosted in recent years by the council in recognition of rising rents and struggling tenants - would remove the extra £1.5m that had been put in during previous budgets. The council says that move could partly be mitigated by a modest increase to Local Housing Allowance announced by the government when the pandemic started, but this week councillors objected to that cut too, with one councillor warning it was a ‘step too far’.
The charity Shared Health, which focuses on helping people living in temporary accommodation - who already ran into the thousands before the pandemic began and have risen by a further 23pc since - warned the combined impact of the suggested savings represented a ‘toxic composition’.
Justlife, the Openshaw-based charity that helps the hidden homeless, said the move would force more people onto the streets and into hotels and hostels.
Manchester has struggled with a huge increase in both rough sleeping and hidden homelessness in the past decade and in particular the last five years, a crisis covered at length by the Manchester Evening News.
The pandemic saw government introduce a policy called ‘Everyone In’ - designed to ensure all rough sleepers were given hotel accommodation - in a move the city’s director of homelessness, Mike Wright, this week said had been ‘extremely successful’.
However those people now need to be supported into permanent accommodation at a time when social housing is extremely scarce in the city, while the number of people being placed into temporary accommodation has risen from 1,491 families and single people in March to 1,835 by September, despite evictions having been banned for the entire period.
Even before putting forward the proposed cuts, the department's covering budget report makes clear the service is already unable to meet the expectations placed on it.
“The current system cannot cope with the constant pressure of demand and the growing imbalance between need and the availability of affordable solutions to meet this,” it says.
“This will be exacerbated by the impact of Covid-19, particularly in terms of pent-up demand for homelessness services due to mental health, domestic abuse and the insecurity and unhealthiness of overcrowding and shared accommodation.”
(Image: Joel Goodman)
Nevertheless, every department in the council is currently expected to come up with budget options as the town hall tries to work out how to balance its budget next March. The city has seen £160m financial pressures caused by rising costs and lost income during the pandemic, on top of £380m cut since 2010, but uncertainty looms over this year’s funding settlement from government. Against that backdrop, the homelessness service has drawn up £2.8m in savings.
They include a £1.2m cut from externally-commissioned homelessness organisations, a move it admits will ‘almost certainly mean the closure of some accommodation schemes’ and the removal of ‘essential support to some of our city’s most vulnerable residents, including young people and people sleeping rough’.
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It also suggests a £500,000 withdrawal of funding from Andy Burnham’s ‘Bed Every Night’ scheme for rough sleepers. Both sets of savings are rated ‘red’ for the likelihood of them being delivered, as well as for the impact on people if they are.
At this week’s meeting of the council’s neighbourhoods scrutiny committee, both Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors said they were unprepared to accept those cuts.
Several said the council should partly be concentrating on recouping from the government £7m in extra costs it had incurred for ‘Everyone In’, which the town hall says it has yet to see.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
“We should say no to these options put forward for the homeless and we should be looking to invest some of the £7m that is due to us in buying up houses, terraced houses, to get some of the homeless in,” said Gorton and Abbey Hey’s Labour councillor John Hughes.
“It’s going to become even harder in the future and we need to start now to make some progress with this.”
Miles Platting and Newton Heath’s Labour councillor John Flanagan said there had already been a long period of stress on homelessness services ‘but Covid in particular will cause its own problems’.
“Lack of access to affordable housing, a risk of prevention support falling due to increases in numbers, increase in domestic violence, significant increase in unemployment, evictions when the lockdown is over, increase in homelessness,” he said.
“I respectfully request that we reject the officers’ options.”
What do you think? Have your say in our comments
Coun Flanagan said the council should write to government demanding the £7m for ‘Everyone In’ be provided, also calling for a ‘taskforce’ to be set up between homelessness and the revenues and benefits department to ensure people are receiving the correct levels of support already owed to them.
Several councillors said the town hall needed to concentrate more on buying up houses for those needing temporary accommodation, instead of spending millions every year on bed and breakfasts.
Mike Wright, the town hall’s director of homelessness, said the council was actively looking at buying housing to create its own version of bed and breakfast accommodation, although that would probably need to be run by a housing provider.
The town hall has been trying for several years to buy up family housing and it is understood around 30 homes have been purchased so far, but with a lack of suitable housing of the right size, progress has been slow. After recently receiving some new funding from government, it is now looking to buy up one-bed and two-bed flats in particular - of which there is a major shortage within the city’s social housing stock.
Didsbury West’s Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Kilpatrick said he had discussed the potential cuts with the charity sector.
“One of their major concerns is around the reduction in provision, because it’s obviously an unprecedented situation we find ourselves in and the likelihood is that we will be feeling the effects of this for more than the next 12 months,” he said of Covid-19.
“Cutting to this service will almost definitely put pressure financially elsewhere on local council financing, for example children’s and young people, safeguarding for young children, likewise safeguarding for vulnerable adults as well. I support the committee's suggestion, recommendation, that we suggest that this cut doesn’t move forward.”
The homelessness savings are separate to a proposed £1.5m cut from ‘discretionary housing payments’, which provide one-off payments to people struggling to meet their rent.
At another council meeting this week of the resources and governance scrutiny committee, councillors there raised concerns about that cut, warning it would not only create more homelesnses but cost more to the council in the long run.
Miles Platting and Newton Heath’s councillor June Hitchen described the move as a ‘false economy’, noting that housing people in bed and breakfasts once they have become homeless would be ‘absolutely a burden’ on the rest of the council’s budget.
“I do think it’s a false economy I do think that this will be a long term problem within the budget and coming forward,” she said.
“We do not know how many people once they come off furlough will be in a position where they will be losing their homes. There’s talk of a million people nationwide going to be unemployed in the next couple of months.”
(Image: Mirrorpix)
The DHP would help to ‘mitigate’ the impact of that, she said, adding that the £1.5m is already needed now, whereas once the recession kicks in ‘we will need more than that.
“I think this saving is ‘save today, spend tomorrow’, she concluded, adding: “I think it’s one step too far.”
The concerns were echoed by two Greater Manchester homeless charities.
Justlife, which supports people cycling in and out of hostels and hotels on the edge of rough sleeping, called on the council to reconsider its proposals.
“Justlife appreciates the challenge MCC is facing regarding its budget and being bankrupt would be such a disaster for the city and the region,” said its chief executive Simon Gale.
“But we would urge further consideration of proposed cuts to homelessness services because the city has made really good inroads over the past few years and seeing these reversed will be devastating.
“We expect homelessness will increase in the coming months due to the impact of COVID-19 leaving these potential cuts out of touch with what is happening around us. Reducing supported housing and rough sleeping support will undoubtedly lead to an increase in rough sleeping numbers and length of time people spend homeless.”
A spokesman for Shared Health, a charity set up by the Oglesby Foundation to tackle health inequalities - one that is particularly focused on family homelessness - warned the city was already seeing ‘dizzying rises in the number of councils placed in temporary accommodation’.
“The combination of cuts to essential homelessness services and those proposed across the rest of the council is a toxic composition,” they added.
“The inequalities Manchester faces have been laid bare for everyone to see over the course of this year.
“Cutting parts of the safety net we have managed to protect, while people face precarious situations with their jobs, incomes and inadequate levels of benefits to properly support a family, only further risks exacerbating the city’s poverty and inequality.
"The only thing we will see should the council be forced to enact these cuts is further correlation between deprivation and inequalities, including greater risks to people's health.”
(Image: Getty Images)
Responding to councillors on the homelessness budget at the neighbourhood scrutiny committee this week, the council’s executive member in charge of homelessness, Luthfur Rahman, said he was ‘not going to comment’ on the options put foward.
But he called on the government to live up to previous promises around homelessness, including to do ‘whatever it takes’ to support people through the pandemic.
“What we want this govt to do is fulfil what they said they were going to do, firstly in their manifesto around eradicating homelessness and secondly around what it takes to be able to support people through this crisis,” he said.
Earlier in the week the council’s deputy chief executive and city treasurer Carol Culley emphasised that there is no clarity on the council’s government funding for next year, meaning officers had had to draw up options nobody wanted to see.
“This is the hardest process,” she said, “because of the pure volume of work we’re having to do to support residents in the pandemic, as well as the long term financial uncertainty.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-11-08--Latest Manchester United FIFA 21 update confirmed with two players downgraded

Two Manchester United players have been downgraded on FIFA 21 in the latest update , with one player downgraded .
Ahead of their trip to Goodison Park to take on Everton this weekend , EA SPORTS have updated the profiles of three United players on the mega popular game , with the Reds having lost their last two games in all competitions .
United forward Marcus Rashford and midfielder Bruno Fernandes have both been impacted by this update , with youngster Dylan Levitt also seeing his profile updated .
Here is a summary of how the United squad have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 database update on November 5 , 2020 .
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Rashford has been downgraded overall on FIFA 21 in the latest update , with the forward 's standing tackle ( 40-38 ) , marking ( 47-45 ) and reactions ( 86-85 ) all being reduced .
But , the England international 's jumping ( 72-73 ) has been increased slightly .
Fernandes ' aggression ( 70-76 ) , positioning ( 83-84 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sliding tackle ( 55-57 ) attributes have been upgraded , but he 's also had a slight downgrade in his interceptions ( 74-72 ) .
Levitt , who is currently on loan at Charlton Athletic , has seen his potential reduce from 81 to 80 overall .
What do you make of the latest FIFA 21 database update for Manchester United ?
FIFA 21 is out now on Xbox One , PlayStation 4 and PC .
The next-generation version of the game set to be released on December 4 , for PlayStation 5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ S. Fans who jump into FIFA 21 can also benefit from Dual Entitlement , enabling them to upgrade their copy of the game from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 , or Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S at no extra cost .
All progress made or content acquired within FIFA 21 Ultimate Team ( including players , items , coins , FIFA Points , match record , and leaderboard placement ) , as well as all progression in VOLTA FOOTBALL , will transfer over to PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series .

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Two Manchester United players have been downgraded on FIFA 21 in the latest update, with one player downgraded.
Ahead of their trip to Goodison Park to take on Everton this weekend, EA SPORTS have updated the profiles of three United players on the mega popular game, with the Reds having lost their last two games in all competitions.
United forward Marcus Rashford and midfielder Bruno Fernandes have both been impacted by this update, with youngster Dylan Levitt also seeing his profile updated.
Here is a summary of how the United squad have been updated, as per the latest FIFA 21 database update on November 5, 2020.
Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spreaker.
Marcus Rashford - Downgraded
Rashford has been downgraded overall on FIFA 21 in the latest update, with the forward's standing tackle (40-38), marking (47-45) and reactions (86-85) all being reduced.
But, the England international's jumping (72-73) has been increased slightly.
Bruno Fernandes - Upgraded
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Fernandes' aggression (70-76), positioning (83-84), standing tackle (67-69) and sliding tackle (55-57) attributes have been upgraded, but he's also had a slight downgrade in his interceptions (74-72).
Dylan Levitt - Downgraded
Levitt, who is currently on loan at Charlton Athletic, has seen his potential reduce from 81 to 80 overall.
What do you make of the latest FIFA 21 database update for Manchester United?
FIFA 21 is out now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The next-generation version of the game set to be released on December 4, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
Fans who jump into FIFA 21 can also benefit from Dual Entitlement, enabling them to upgrade their copy of the game from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5, or Xbox One to Xbox Series X/S at no extra cost.
All progress made or content acquired within FIFA 21 Ultimate Team (including players, items, coins, FIFA Points, match record, and leaderboard placement), as well as all progression in VOLTA FOOTBALL, will transfer over to PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series.