themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Manchester United's biggest change will soon be obvious to everyone

When the Premier League season restarts in empty stadiums Manchester United will at least have some experience of the situation , although the surreal surroundings of the Linzer Stadium in March will be of little compare to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June .
On that March night United 's players hugged each other in celebration on five occasions while the substitutes sat on the bench without the need for face masks .
It was n't always the eerie silence you 'd expect either , with around 40 LASK Linz corporate fans inside the stadium and making the occasional din @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ' U-N-I-T-E-D ' drifting in from outside the ground , with some United fans who had travelled to Austria gathering outside the athletics stadium .
When the Premier League gets back underway there will be none of that .
Even club officials inside the stadium will be limited .
But the silence there was in Austria showed an area where United have improved immeasurably in the past 12 months : leadership .
It 's a quirk of this season that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reduced the average age of this side considerably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger the leadership within the ranks has improved .
Perhaps the absence of some of the more experienced players , such as Marouane Fellaini , Ander Herrera and Ashley Young , has bought others out of their shell , while Solskjaer has also been determined to rid the group of those whose attitude did n't fit with the ethos he wanted .
Instead that mantle has fallen to the likes of Harry Maguire , named club captain within six months of arriving from Leicester City , Marcus Rashford , emerging as a world-class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bruno Fernandes , whose relentless drive for high standards and improvement has coincided with United 's best form of the season .
In Linz Rashford was absent through injury but Maguire 's thunderous shouts from the centre of defence were a constant theme of United 's 5-0 win , as was Fernandes ' cajoling further forward .
They were n't the only voices that could be heard though .
Scott McTominay has developed into an on-field commander at times this season , wearing his heart on his sleeve , while Odion Ighalo brings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Premier League season resumes in cavernous grounds that are almost entirely empty , it will become clear just how much change has been made in terms of United 's on-pitch leadership .
The nadir last season came in the rotten 4-0 Easter Sunday thrashing at Goodison Park , but it 's almost impossible to imagine this group of players wilting so meekly as that side did in April 2019 .
The constant did that emanated from the pitch at the Linzer Stadium , which carried over the running track and deep into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders showing their voice now .
One of the fascinations surrounding the Premier League 's return will be around the voices that can be heard on the pitch .
Suddenly the leaders will be heard more than ever , presuming some players do n't go quiet knowing their every word might be heard .
When the microphones pick up on the shouts coming from United 's players it will become clear why Solskjaer was ready to appoint Maguire as captain in January when Ashley Young left , but it will also demonstrate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the orders during a game .

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When the Premier League season restarts in empty stadiums Manchester United will at least have some experience of the situation, although the surreal surroundings of the Linzer Stadium in March will be of little compare to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June.
On that March night United's players hugged each other in celebration on five occasions while the substitutes sat on the bench without the need for face masks. It wasn't always the eerie silence you'd expect either, with around 40 LASK Linz corporate fans inside the stadium and making the occasional din.
There was also the unmistakable sounds of 'U-N-I-T-E-D' drifting in from outside the ground, with some United fans who had travelled to Austria gathering outside the athletics stadium.
When the Premier League gets back underway there will be none of that. Even club officials inside the stadium will be limited. But the silence there was in Austria showed an area where United have improved immeasurably in the past 12 months: leadership.
It's a quirk of this season that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reduced the average age of this side considerably, but as the players have got younger the leadership within the ranks has improved.
Perhaps the absence of some of the more experienced players, such as Marouane Fellaini, Ander Herrera and Ashley Young, has bought others out of their shell, while Solskjaer has also been determined to rid the group of those whose attitude didn't fit with the ethos he wanted.
Instead that mantle has fallen to the likes of Harry Maguire, named club captain within six months of arriving from Leicester City, Marcus Rashford, emerging as a world-class footballer and leader this season, and Bruno Fernandes, whose relentless drive for high standards and improvement has coincided with United's best form of the season.
In Linz Rashford was absent through injury but Maguire's thunderous shouts from the centre of defence were a constant theme of United's 5-0 win, as was Fernandes' cajoling further forward.
They weren't the only voices that could be heard though. Scott McTominay has developed into an on-field commander at times this season, wearing his heart on his sleeve, while Odion Ighalo brings some experience as well.
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When the Premier League season resumes in cavernous grounds that are almost entirely empty, it will become clear just how much change has been made in terms of United's on-pitch leadership.
The nadir last season came in the rotten 4-0 Easter Sunday thrashing at Goodison Park, but it's almost impossible to imagine this group of players wilting so meekly as that side did in April 2019.
The constant did that emanated from the pitch at the Linzer Stadium, which carried over the running track and deep into the stands, was evidence of United's leaders showing their voice now.
One of the fascinations surrounding the Premier League's return will be around the voices that can be heard on the pitch. Suddenly the leaders will be heard more than ever, presuming some players don't go quiet knowing their every word might be heard.
When the microphones pick up on the shouts coming from United's players it will become clear why Solskjaer was ready to appoint Maguire as captain in January when Ashley Young left, but it will also demonstrate that he isn't the only voice dishing out the orders during a game.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Holly Willoughby explains difficult reason behind some This Morning mistakes

Holly Willoughby has explained the difficult reason behind some mistakes she makes while presenting .
The This Morning star has previously spoken out about her struggles with dyslexia and in a new interview she has said this is the reason `` most of the time '' for slip-ups live on air .
She has also spoken about her difficulties as a child which left her feeling `` stupid '' at school .
But Holly , 39 , admitted that while still gets muddled up with her words while co-host the ITV show with Phillip Schofield , she says she 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back .
The telly star told Red magazine : `` I 've struggled with dyslexia since I was young and it used to hold me back .
At school , reading out loud absolutely terrified me because I ’ d get all the words wrong and I was convinced everybody thought I was stupid . ''
On her occasional mistake on This Morning , Holly continued : `` It still happens now – most of the mistakes I make on This Morning are because of it , but it does n't do what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I do n't let it have power .
`` I now know that it 's all about how you package it in your head . ''
Holly has previously said that she was `` late '' discovering her dyslexia .
She has also said how she would use coloured scripts to help her prepare for the daytime show as well as make advance checks on the autocue so that she could be up to speed with everyone else .

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Holly Willoughby has explained the difficult reason behind some mistakes she makes while presenting.
The This Morning star has previously spoken out about her struggles with dyslexia and in a new interview she has said this is the reason "most of the time" for slip-ups live on air.
She has also spoken about her difficulties as a child which left her feeling "stupid" at school.
But Holly, 39, admitted that while still gets muddled up with her words while co-host the ITV show with Phillip Schofield, she says she's learned not to let it hold her back.
The telly star told Red magazine: "I've struggled with dyslexia since I was young and it used to hold me back. At school, reading out loud absolutely terrified me because I’d get all the words wrong and I was convinced everybody thought I was stupid."
On her occasional mistake on This Morning, Holly continued: "It still happens now – most of the mistakes I make on This Morning are because of it, but it doesn't do what it did to me back then because I don't let it have power.
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"I now know that it's all about how you package it in your head."
Holly has previously said that she was "late" discovering her dyslexia.
She has also said how she would use coloured scripts to help her prepare for the daytime show as well as make advance checks on the autocue so that she could be up to speed with everyone else.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Two new starting XIs spotted in Man City training before Arsenal clash

Manchester City have begun practice matches in training as they step up preparations for the Premier League clash with Arsenal in a fortnight .
City will re-start the Premier League season at home to Mikel Arteta 's Arsenal side on June 17 after a three-month absence .
Players returned to training last week in small groups while observing social distancing guidelines , with clubs since allowing larger groups and full-contact training to resume .
Friendly matches will also be allowed under strict precautions to keep players and staff safe , but before that City have posted two videos of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first team .
Assuming both videos were of the same game , Pep Guardiola used a mix of youth and senior players to make up his two sides , including Leroy Sane as the winger continues to show he is ready for a first-team return .
This is what we spotted from the latest practice game at the CFA : Among the academy players in the teams were Tommy Doyle , Eric Garcia , Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Felix Nmecha .
Interestingly , Garcia and Harwood-Bellis appeared on the same side , along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemed that Harwood-Bellis was being used at right-back , with Benjamin Mendy on the other side of defence .
Doyle looked to be playing in his usual defensive midfield position , while Nmecha appeared to be on the right-wing when shown in the video .
With the academy season cancelled , Guardiola can call upon the youngsters more to help ease the pressure of two or more games each week in a short space of time .
Both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus will get their chance in the final ten games of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and FA Cup runs ) due to the hectic schedule , but they are still competing for the one striker spot in Guardiola 's team .
Aguero looked lively as he ran at the defence before laying the ball off to his left and seeing the shot fly over the bar .
He was also seen making a darting run into the box , taking Taylor Harwood-Bellis away from the ball to create space .
Jesus fared better in front of goal during the videos , as he received a Phil Foden pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near post .
Foden lined up in midfield alongside Bernardo Silva and Rodri , perhaps showing that is where Guardiola sees him going forward .
In City 's last game at Manchester United , Foden operated from the right-wing , just as he did two games before against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup final .
Foden impressed in both games , especially at Wembley , but he would surely see his future in the centre - just as he was in training .
The clips show two teams of XI , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the orange team was : Ederson , Kyle Walker , Nicolas Otamendi , Fernandinho , Aleks Zinchenko , Tommy Doyle , Kevin De Bruyne , David Silva , Felix Nmecha , Raheem Sterling , Sergio Aguero .
Not seen in the clips were Claudio Bravo , Joao Cancelo , John Stones or Ilkay Gundogan .
However , there is every chance they were either working elsewhere or had been replaced by the likes of Carson , Harwood-Bellis , Garcia and Doyle towards the end of the game .

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Manchester City have begun practice matches in training as they step up preparations for the Premier League clash with Arsenal in a fortnight.
City will re-start the Premier League season at home to Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side on June 17 after a three-month absence. Players returned to training last week in small groups while observing social distancing guidelines, with clubs since allowing larger groups and full-contact training to resume.
Friendly matches will also be allowed under strict precautions to keep players and staff safe, but before that City have posted two videos of an inter-squad practice match with the majority of the first team.
Assuming both videos were of the same game, Pep Guardiola used a mix of youth and senior players to make up his two sides, including Leroy Sane as the winger continues to show he is ready for a first-team return.
This is what we spotted from the latest practice game at the CFA:
Youngsters in contention
Among the academy players in the teams were Tommy Doyle, Eric Garcia, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Felix Nmecha. Interestingly, Garcia and Harwood-Bellis appeared on the same side, along with Aymeric Laporte in defence. It seemed that Harwood-Bellis was being used at right-back, with Benjamin Mendy on the other side of defence.
Doyle looked to be playing in his usual defensive midfield position, while Nmecha appeared to be on the right-wing when shown in the video.
With the academy season cancelled, Guardiola can call upon the youngsters more to help ease the pressure of two or more games each week in a short space of time.
Aguero and Jesus looking lively
Both Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus will get their chance in the final ten games of the season (plus the Champions League and FA Cup runs) due to the hectic schedule, but they are still competing for the one striker spot in Guardiola's team.
Aguero looked lively as he ran at the defence before laying the ball off to his left and seeing the shot fly over the bar. He was also seen making a darting run into the box, taking Taylor Harwood-Bellis away from the ball to create space. Jesus fared better in front of goal during the videos, as he received a Phil Foden pass before firing low past Ederson at the near post.
Foden in the mix
Foden lined up in midfield alongside Bernardo Silva and Rodri, perhaps showing that is where Guardiola sees him going forward. In City's last game at Manchester United, Foden operated from the right-wing, just as he did two games before against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup final.
Foden impressed in both games, especially at Wembley, but he would surely see his future in the centre - just as he was in training.
Two XIs emerge
The clips show two teams of XI, with some notable omissions and interesting partnerships.
In the orange team was: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, Fernandinho, Aleks Zinchenko, Tommy Doyle, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Felix Nmecha, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero.
Playing in white was: Scott Carson, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus.
Not seen in the clips were Claudio Bravo, Joao Cancelo, John Stones or Ilkay Gundogan. However, there is every chance they were either working elsewhere or had been replaced by the likes of Carson, Harwood-Bellis, Garcia and Doyle towards the end of the game.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--McDonald's issues urgent warning to all drive-thru customers

Over the course of the week , McDonald 's has reopened hundreds of its drive-thrus in the UK .
In a bid to control the numbers of people visiting its restaurants , the fast food chain has been releasing full lists of the locations of branches which have reopened on a daily basis - but it 's not stopped shoppers from rushing to their local McDonald 's .
Yesterday , the Elk Mill Retail Park branch in Royton was closed by police , after long queues formed , which led up to the Elk Mill roundabout and on Broadway .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ queues , some shoppers have been asking if they can walk to pick up their food , instead of driving .
Responding to the question , McDonald 's has issued an important message to anybody planning to visit one of its drive-thrus in the coming days .
`` You can not walk through our drive-thru 's due to health and safety risks .
Through our website and social media channels , we will confirm the locations of the reopening restaurants on each morning from 2nd June , '' McDonald 's wrote on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but if you do n't have access to a car , do n't go to McDonald 's drive-thrus .
They have rules in place to keep diners and restaurant staff safe , so follow them .
They 're called drive-thrus for a reason , people !

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Over the course of the week, McDonald's has reopened hundreds of its drive-thrus in the UK.
In a bid to control the numbers of people visiting its restaurants, the fast food chain has been releasing full lists of the locations of branches which have reopened on a daily basis - but it's not stopped shoppers from rushing to their local McDonald's.
Yesterday, the Elk Mill Retail Park branch in Royton was closed by police, after long queues formed, which led up to the Elk Mill roundabout and on Broadway.
As a result of the long traffic queues, some shoppers have been asking if they can walk to pick up their food, instead of driving.
Responding to the question, McDonald's has issued an important message to anybody planning to visit one of its drive-thrus in the coming days.
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"You cannot walk through our drive-thru's due to health and safety risks. Through our website and social media channels, we will confirm the locations of the reopening restaurants on each morning from 2nd June," McDonald's wrote on Twitter.
It might be tempting to walk, but if you don't have access to a car, don't go to McDonald's drive-thrus. They have rules in place to keep diners and restaurant staff safe, so follow them. They're called drive-thrus for a reason, people!


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Lee Rigby's mum has message to people using his image over Black Lives Matter

The family of murdered Manchester soldier Lee Rigby have spoken out over social media posts they said have been used 'in a divisive way to fuel arguments against the Black Lives Matter protests ' .
In a personal message Lee 's mother , Lyn Rigby , said the family have been 'hurt ' by the posts , which they said were 'in complete opposition to what Lee stood for ' .
They said he served his country to protect the 'rights and freedoms ' of all .
Father-of-one Lee , from Langley , Middleton , served as a soldier in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Fusiliers .
The 25-year-old was brutally murdered by two men in a terrorist attack in Woolwich , London on May 22 , 2013 , just 200 yards away from his Army barracks .
His parents , Lyn and Ian , founded the Lee Rigby Foundation in his name to support bereaved military families , veterans and serving personnel .
In a message on the foundation 's Facebook page , Mrs Rigby said Lee 's image had also been used in posts - which she described as 'extremely heartbreaking and distressing ' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ support to the friends and family of George Floyd .
Mr Floyd died after a white officer held him down by pressing a knee into his neck in Minneapolis , America , on May 25 , sparking days of protest in the US .
The Rigby family post said : `` A message from Lyn Rigby on behalf of the Lee Rigby Foundation .
`` As a Foundation and a family , we are aware of a number of posts using images of Lee and his murder in a divisive way to fuel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Lee proudly served his country to protect the rights and freedoms of all members of this great melting pot of a nation .
`` Seeing his image used to cause hate of any kind especially for those exercising their freedoms in protest against this hurts .
`` We find these posts extremely heartbreaking and distressing , and in complete opposition to what Lee stood for . ''
Mrs Rigby called for the posts referencing her son and using his image to stop .
`` We ask you all to please stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posts as he was a lover of all of humanity .
`` So seeing such use of his name harms not only his family but his legacy and memory .
`` Our thoughts and support goes out to George Floyd 's friends and family at this tragic time .
`` We wish you all love and peace at this time . ''
Demonstrations over Mr Floyd 's death have taken place in areas including New York , Los Angeles , Miami , Columbia , South Carolina and Houston .
Some have included clashes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of tear gas and rubber bullets by officers .
Pockets of protesters clashed with police after thousands of people flooded into central London for a Black Lives Matter demonstration in response to the death of George Floyd .
The Metropolitan Police said 13 people were arrested during the protests in Hyde Park and outside Downing Street , which ran into the early hours of Thursday morning .
Authorities in the US said today four police officers were facing charges in relation to Mr Floyd 's death .
US state prosecutors have upgraded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to second degree murder .

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The family of murdered Manchester soldier Lee Rigby have spoken out over social media posts they said have been used 'in a divisive way to fuel arguments against the Black Lives Matter protests'.
In a personal message Lee's mother, Lyn Rigby, said the family have been 'hurt' by the posts, which they said were 'in complete opposition to what Lee stood for'.
They said he served his country to protect the 'rights and freedoms' of all.
Father-of-one Lee, from Langley, Middleton, served as a soldier in the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
The 25-year-old was brutally murdered by two men in a terrorist attack in Woolwich, London on May 22, 2013, just 200 yards away from his Army barracks.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
His parents, Lyn and Ian, founded the Lee Rigby Foundation in his name to support bereaved military families, veterans and serving personnel.
In a message on the foundation's Facebook page, Mrs Rigby said Lee's image had also been used in posts - which she described as 'extremely heartbreaking and distressing'.
The family also said their thoughts and support to the friends and family of George Floyd.
(Image: Getty Images)
Mr Floyd died after a white officer held him down by pressing a knee into his neck in Minneapolis, America, on May 25, sparking days of protest in the US.
The Rigby family post said: "A message from Lyn Rigby on behalf of the Lee Rigby Foundation.
"As a Foundation and a family, we are aware of a number of posts using images of Lee and his murder in a divisive way to fuel arguments against the Black Lives Matter protests.
(Image: Getty Images)
"Lee proudly served his country to protect the rights and freedoms of all members of this great melting pot of a nation.
"Seeing his image used to cause hate of any kind especially for those exercising their freedoms in protest against this hurts.
"We find these posts extremely heartbreaking and distressing, and in complete opposition to what Lee stood for."
Mrs Rigby called for the posts referencing her son and using his image to stop.
(Image: Getty Images)
"We ask you all to please stop using his image and memory in such posts as he was a lover of all of humanity.
"Every race, gender, creed, sexuality and colour.
"So seeing such use of his name harms not only his family but his legacy and memory.
"Our thoughts and support goes out to George Floyd's friends and family at this tragic time.
"We wish you all love and peace at this time."
Demonstrations over Mr Floyd's death have taken place in areas including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Columbia, South Carolina and Houston.
Some have included clashes between police and protesters, including the use of tear gas and rubber bullets by officers.
Pockets of protesters clashed with police after thousands of people flooded into central London for a Black Lives Matter demonstration in response to the death of George Floyd.
The Metropolitan Police said 13 people were arrested during the protests in Hyde Park and outside Downing Street, which ran into the early hours of Thursday morning.
Authorities in the US said today four police officers were facing charges in relation to Mr Floyd's death.
US state prosecutors have upgraded the charges against the main office involved to second degree murder.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Kai Havertz stance on Manchester United transfer revealed

Kai Havertz is open to a Manchester United move in the summer transfer window .
MEN Sport understand Havertz views a move to the Premier League as a very realistic option at the end of the season , with United one of many sides impressed by his recent performances .
The 20-year-old midfielder has established himself as one of the top young talents in Europe this season and has been in irresistible form since the return of the Bundesliga last month .
Havertz is currently loving life playing for Bayer Leverkusen and values the trust which they have put in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however he is n't fazed about the prospect of moving abroad at such a young age .
The attacking midfielder is expecting plenty of interest at the end of the season but is mindful of how important playing time is in any potential move , with Havertz aiming to feature for Germany at the rearranged European Championships next summer .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is eager to add attacking talent to his side at the end of the season , and a possible pursuit for Havertz is bolstered by his ability to play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ midfielder .
Jadon Sancho remains the top transfer priority for the summer window but United have drawn up a list of cheaper back-up options which includes both Rabbi Matondo and Thiago Almada .
It is understood the German side could look to sell Havertz in the coming months as a result of the financial implications surrounding the coronavirus pandemic , and Leverkusen coach Marcel Daum has admitted he is unsure about the playmaker 's future .
`` The situation with coronavirus is so strange and so complicated that it ’ s still open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Leverkusen assistant said earlier this week .
`` I don ’ t know what will happen , but at Bayer he has the right place to develop his strengths and improve .
The only thing I know is that Bayer won ’ t sell him for a cheap fee .
`` Everyone is asking about Kai Havertz .
If you see him play it tells you everything .
For me , he has the elegance of Zidane .
If you see his movement , he ’ s very elegant , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passing ability .
`` What a lot of people don ’ t see , because we watch him every day , is that he ’ s pretty fast .
That ’ s a big bonus .
`` He ’ s a great player ; he ’ s scoring goals , he ’ s great in the air and he ’ s pretty fast .
`` It ’ s up to him how far he can go .
I can ’ t say he will be the best German player ever , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limits .
He ’ s displaying signs of Zidane . ''

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Kai Havertz is open to a Manchester United move in the summer transfer window.
MEN Sport understand Havertz views a move to the Premier League as a very realistic option at the end of the season, with United one of many sides impressed by his recent performances.
The 20-year-old midfielder has established himself as one of the top young talents in Europe this season and has been in irresistible form since the return of the Bundesliga last month.
Havertz is currently loving life playing for Bayer Leverkusen and values the trust which they have put in him since his breakthrough four years ago, however he isn't fazed about the prospect of moving abroad at such a young age.
The attacking midfielder is expecting plenty of interest at the end of the season but is mindful of how important playing time is in any potential move, with Havertz aiming to feature for Germany at the rearranged European Championships next summer.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is eager to add attacking talent to his side at the end of the season, and a possible pursuit for Havertz is bolstered by his ability to play as either a right-winger or an attacking midfielder.
Jadon Sancho remains the top transfer priority for the summer window but United have drawn up a list of cheaper back-up options which includes both Rabbi Matondo and Thiago Almada.
It is understood the German side could look to sell Havertz in the coming months as a result of the financial implications surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, and Leverkusen coach Marcel Daum has admitted he is unsure about the playmaker's future.
"The situation with coronavirus is so strange and so complicated that it’s still open that he will leave us," the Leverkusen assistant said earlier this week.
"I don’t know what will happen, but at Bayer he has the right place to develop his strengths and improve. The only thing I know is that Bayer won’t sell him for a cheap fee.
"Everyone is asking about Kai Havertz. If you see him play it tells you everything. For me, he has the elegance of Zidane. If you see his movement, he’s very elegant, he’s always calm, he has great passing ability.
"What a lot of people don’t see, because we watch him every day, is that he’s pretty fast. That’s a big bonus.
"He’s a great player; he’s scoring goals, he’s great in the air and he’s pretty fast.
"It’s up to him how far he can go. I can’t say he will be the best German player ever, but he has the talent and there are no limits. He’s displaying signs of Zidane."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--How Man United squad reacted to Odion Ighalo transfer decision

Luke Shaw says the Manchester United first-team squad were all delighted to see Odion Ighalo extend his loan spell at the club .
Ighalo 's original four-month loan deal at United expired last week with parent club Shanghai Shenhua originally keen to either sell the striker permanently or include an option to buy in another loan move .
After extended talks over his future , a new loan extension was eventually confirmed earlier this week with the 30-year-old set to remain at United until January next year .
Ighalo will be looking to extend his impressive return of four goals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resumes in two weeks time , and Shaw says his United teammates are all in favour of the transfer decision .
“ All the players are really happy for him , '' Shaw told United ’ s official website .
`` Obviously his situation was up in the air and we try not to talk about that kind of thing at training but we ’ re just so happy for him .
“ Before he arrived , a few people outside the club weren ’ t too sure what he was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s shown everyone because he ’ s brought goals and a different style to our other strikers .
“ He ’ s earned and deserved the chance to stay here longer .
He brings happiness and a smile to the place .
“ He ’ s great in training but he ’ s also been really important at times during games and scored some great goals .
Now that everything ’ s sorted , hopefully he can relax now and settle back into doing what he was doing before football stopped .
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Luke Shaw says the Manchester United first-team squad were all delighted to see Odion Ighalo extend his loan spell at the club.
Ighalo's original four-month loan deal at United expired last week with parent club Shanghai Shenhua originally keen to either sell the striker permanently or include an option to buy in another loan move.
After extended talks over his future, a new loan extension was eventually confirmed earlier this week with the 30-year-old set to remain at United until January next year.
Ighalo will be looking to extend his impressive return of four goals in eight appearances when the Premier League resumes in two weeks time, and Shaw says his United teammates are all in favour of the transfer decision.
“All the players are really happy for him," Shaw told United’s official website.
"Obviously his situation was up in the air and we try not to talk about that kind of thing at training but we’re just so happy for him.
“Before he arrived, a few people outside the club weren’t too sure what he was going to bring to the club, but he’s shown everyone because he’s brought goals and a different style to our other strikers.
“He’s earned and deserved the chance to stay here longer. He brings happiness and a smile to the place.
“He’s great in training but he’s also been really important at times during games and scored some great goals. Now that everything’s sorted, hopefully he can relax now and settle back into doing what he was doing before football stopped.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Mum thanks kidney donor who saved her life and allowed her have a "miracle" baby

A mum who feared she may die due to her failing kidneys has thanked the “ incredible '' organ donor who saved her life and allowed her to go and give birth to a miracle baby .
Sadia Rafiq , 36 , was diagnosed with having abnormalities with her kidneys after she started having mysterious cramps .
They began to slowly decline and by 2011 she had just 10 to 15 per cent function , needing regular dialysis , and in 2012 she joined the waiting list for a transplant .
Unable to work as a tutor she says her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and satisfying time she had enjoyed with husband , businessman Tahir , 38 and their son , Awais , now 10 .
Sadia , from Blackburn , Lancashire , said : “ It was very difficult , preparing myself and my family for what was going to come next – and what it would mean if that call never came .
“ I was so desperate to get my life back .
`` Before I got ill , I had been working as a primary school teacher , but I had to give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ All sense of normality was gone .
I was in a really dark place , and barely thinking straight.
” She was speaking as the law in England around organ donation changed on May 20 to an ‘ opt out ’ system – meaning adults are automatically considered to be donors unless they expressly state otherwise .
In 2013 Sadia ’ s life was saved by a new , healthy kidney from an anonymous person at the Manchester Royal Infirmary ( MRI ) .
She said : “ The life I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selfless donor and their family .
I can never find the words to express how grateful I am , but I want to honour them all by living the fullest life I can.
” When Sadia first developed sharp stomach pains soon after her wedding , she was not too worried , as she had always been very healthy .
At first , doctors could not find the cause , but a scan at Royal Blackburn Hospital revealed that one of her kidneys was smaller than the other , causing a decline in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she said .
“ The doctor said he couldn ’ t believe I hadn ’ t been to see him before with some sort of pain or problem .
`` But it came from nowhere .
I ’ d been perfectly fine for years.
” Further tests led to a diagnosis in 2006 of reflux nephropathy , meaning that her urine was travelling back up towards her bladder , rather than out of her body , thus damaging her kidneys .
“ The doctors were fantastic ” she said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the diagnosis took a while – it was because they had to do so many tests and had to try various different treatments , before they could work out exactly what was going on.
” As her kidney function declined , Sadia ’ s physical condition also rapidly deteriorated .
Taking up to 25 pills a day , her extremities were all swollen and she had zero energy .
“ I was having regular tests to monitor my kidney function , but it was getting worse and worse , ” she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and my hands and feet were swollen – it was awful.
” By 2011 , Sadia ’ s kidney function was so poor that she had no choice but to begin peritoneal dialysis , which uses the lining of the abdomen to filter the blood .
Despite being glad she could treat herself at home , she was often hooked up to a machine for hours on end , left so weak she could barely get out of bed .
“ Tahir was my rock , ” she recalled .
“ He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire family lost their sense of normality.
” In August 2012 , Sadia was placed on the waiting list for a transplant – although she was warned it could take years to find a match , particularly as she is from an Asian background .
According to the NHS , Black , Asian and minority ethnic ( BAME ) patients often have to wait significantly longer for a successful match than white patients , due to a shortage of suitable donors .
And while NHS Blood and Transplant data from 2019 found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organ donation when asked in hospitals – 50 per cent less people from BAME families support donation , compared to those from white backgrounds .
Sadia , who is Muslim , explained : “ Religion can play a part in that .
There has been some guidance released from scholars on what organ donation means for the Islamic community , but the way in which some people interpret various beliefs may mean they are uncomfortable with the idea of it.
” Fortunately , for her and her family , after 11 long months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received the call that changed her life .
She said : “ My life was on pause .
I had to make sure I was always near my phone and always near the hospital , so things like trips away were out of the question .
My hope did begin to die .
I thought , ‘ There are so many people in the UK right now waiting for an organ .
Why should I be the one who gets one ?
’ ” Then , in the middle of the night in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying doctors at Manchester Royal Infirmary had a kidney that could save Sadia ’ s life .
She continued : “ There were a number of other patients ahead of me , but if they couldn ’ t have the operation for whatever reason and I was a match , then I could .
I prayed and prayed that whoever needed it most would get the kidney.
” After dropping Awais off with family , she and Tahir drove through the night to the hospital .
She said : “ They tested my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a match I was , then all we could do was wait .
“ Eventually , after a couple of hours , the doctors came in .
Tahir said to them , ‘ Please don ’ t give us false hope .
If it ’ s a no , that ’ s fine , but we just want to know.
’ '' But they told us the other patients couldn ’ t go ahead for various reasons , so the kidney was mine.
” Rushed straight down to theatre , Sadia came to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to numb her pain .
At first , her immune system was so compromised that she could not have many visitors , for fear they would pass a bug onto her .
“ I only got to see Awais a couple of times , very briefly , ” she said .
“ That was so hard , especially as he was too little to understand why his mum wasn ’ t at home.
” Slowly , Sadia began to regain her strength and , after six weeks in hospital , she was allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests every two days , to monitor her kidney function and ensure her body was not rejecting her new organ .
But , in time , these eased off to every 10 days , then one month , then three , as it was clear she was making great progress .
And , as her health improved , she became increasingly optimistic about her chances of becoming a mum again .
Sadly , however , according to the National Kidney Federation , dialysis can affect fertility , as it only replaces a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , leaving the body to deal with high levels of waste products , which interfere with egg production and menstrual cycles .
In addition , the NHS says that , even after a transplant , pregnancy may still put a strain on the kidneys and some of the drugs recipients are required to take could affect the baby .
So , after talking things through with doctors , Sadia feared she may not be able to have another child , but remained defiant , saying : “ Being told I may not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me all the more determined .
I waited for a couple of years after the transplant , to make sure my body was used to my new kidney and that everything had stabilised.
” “ Then , I fell pregnant in early 2017 .
We had no problems conceiving , as my fertility had returned to normal after dialysis , but I had to be incredibly closely monitored , ” she continued .
“ I was hand-in-hand with my doctors the whole way through my pregnancy , constantly having scans and tests .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the medication I was taking , as it could have affected the baby .
“ This was very risky , though , and we had no choice but to take things one day at a time.
” Miraculously , Sadia ’ s body coped with her pregnancy incredibly well , and her kidney function remained stable .
Then , on November 21 , 2017 , her youngest son , Muhammad-Zayd , was born naturally , weighing 6lb , at Burnley General Teaching Hospital .
She added : “ It was so fantastic to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I couldn ’ t quite believe that , after everything we ’ d been through , he was there.
” Sadia who , like her youngest boy , is doing well , knows very little about her donor – a man around the same age as her .
But she thinks about him all the time and has even written a heartfelt letter to his family .
“ It is up to them whether they reply , ” she said .
“ Everything has to be done through a coordinator , to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but I am so glad I had the chance to thank them .
“ When I compare how I was – bedbound , exhausted and losing hope – to where I am now , it is a world of difference and that ’ s all down to the bravery and selflessness of one family.
” Now , despite England moving to an ‘ opt out ’ system for organ donation , Sadia , who tutors , volunteers and also visits schools to raise awareness of organ donation , is now encouraging people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Also a school governor , she said : “ I talk to anybody who will listen about my story , as I am proof that there can be life after all the hardship .
I missed out on so much when I was ill .
I couldn ’ t do anything for myself , not even go to the loo or wash , so now I am living life at a million miles an hour to make up for lost time .
“ I feel so humbled by life now .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I almost had to rebuild my relationship with Awais , as I was too weak for all those mother-child bonding moments like cuddling him and playing with him .
“ I ’ m so lucky to have been supported by so many people .
Tahir and I are closer than ever and I have my beautiful boys .
`` We call Muhammad-Zayd our miracle baby .
Now , I just want to help others .
I am a donor myself , and am so glad we have moved to an ‘ opt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no higher honour than saving a life .
”

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A mum who feared she may die due to her failing kidneys has thanked the “incredible" organ donor who saved her life and allowed her to go and give birth to a miracle baby.
Sadia Rafiq, 36, was diagnosed with having abnormalities with her kidneys after she started having mysterious cramps.
They began to slowly decline and by 2011 she had just 10 to 15 per cent function, needing regular dialysis, and in 2012 she joined the waiting list for a transplant.
Unable to work as a tutor she says her life became a shadow of the full and satisfying time she had enjoyed with husband, businessman Tahir, 38 and their son, Awais, now 10.
(Image: PA Real Life)
Sadia, from Blackburn, Lancashire, said: “It was very difficult, preparing myself and my family for what was going to come next – and what it would mean if that call never came.
“I was so desperate to get my life back.
"Before I got ill, I had been working as a primary school teacher, but I had to give all that up,” she continued.
“All sense of normality was gone. I was in a really dark place, and barely thinking straight.”
She was speaking as the law in England around organ donation changed on May 20 to an ‘opt out’ system – meaning adults are automatically considered to be donors unless they expressly state otherwise.
In 2013 Sadia’s life was saved by a new, healthy kidney from an anonymous person at the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI).
She said: “The life I have now is all thanks to my selfless donor and their family. I can never find the words to express how grateful I am, but I want to honour them all by living the fullest life I can.”
(Image: PA Real Life)
When Sadia first developed sharp stomach pains soon after her wedding, she was not too worried, as she had always been very healthy.
At first, doctors could not find the cause, but a scan at Royal Blackburn Hospital revealed that one of her kidneys was smaller than the other, causing a decline in function.
“It was really shocking,” she said.
“The doctor said he couldn’t believe I hadn’t been to see him before with some sort of pain or problem.
"But it came from nowhere. I’d been perfectly fine for years.”
Further tests led to a diagnosis in 2006 of reflux nephropathy, meaning that her urine was travelling back up towards her bladder, rather than out of her body, thus damaging her kidneys.
“The doctors were fantastic” she said.
“It can’t be helped that the diagnosis took a while – it was because they had to do so many tests and had to try various different treatments, before they could work out exactly what was going on.”
(Image: PA Real Life)
As her kidney function declined, Sadia’s physical condition also rapidly deteriorated.
Taking up to 25 pills a day, her extremities were all swollen and she had zero energy.
“I was having regular tests to monitor my kidney function, but it was getting worse and worse,” she said.
“I felt exhausted all the time and my hands and feet were swollen – it was awful.”
By 2011, Sadia’s kidney function was so poor that she had no choice but to begin peritoneal dialysis, which uses the lining of the abdomen to filter the blood.
Despite being glad she could treat herself at home, she was often hooked up to a machine for hours on end, left so weak she could barely get out of bed.
“Tahir was my rock,” she recalled.
“He was, essentially, my carer. Our entire family lost their sense of normality.”
In August 2012, Sadia was placed on the waiting list for a transplant – although she was warned it could take years to find a match, particularly as she is from an Asian background.
According to the NHS, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) patients often have to wait significantly longer for a successful match than white patients, due to a shortage of suitable donors.
And while NHS Blood and Transplant data from 2019 found that 42 per cent of people agreed to organ donation when asked in hospitals – 50 per cent less people from BAME families support donation, compared to those from white backgrounds.
(Image: PA Real Life)
Sadia, who is Muslim, explained: “Religion can play a part in that. There has been some guidance released from scholars on what organ donation means for the Islamic community, but the way in which some people interpret various beliefs may mean they are uncomfortable with the idea of it.”
Fortunately, for her and her family, after 11 long months on the transplant list, Sadia finally received the call that changed her life.
She said: “My life was on pause. I had to make sure I was always near my phone and always near the hospital, so things like trips away were out of the question. My hope did begin to die. I thought, ‘There are so many people in the UK right now waiting for an organ. Why should I be the one who gets one?’”
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Then, in the middle of the night in July 2013 the call finally came, saying doctors at Manchester Royal Infirmary had a kidney that could save Sadia’s life.
She continued: “There were a number of other patients ahead of me, but if they couldn’t have the operation for whatever reason and I was a match, then I could. I prayed and prayed that whoever needed it most would get the kidney.”
After dropping Awais off with family, she and Tahir drove through the night to the hospital.
She said: “They tested my tissue and blood to see how good a match I was, then all we could do was wait.
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“Eventually, after a couple of hours, the doctors came in. Tahir said to them, ‘Please don’t give us false hope. If it’s a no, that’s fine, but we just want to know.’
"But they told us the other patients couldn’t go ahead for various reasons, so the kidney was mine.”
Rushed straight down to theatre, Sadia came to five hours later and was given morphine to numb her pain. At first, her immune system was so compromised that she could not have many visitors, for fear they would pass a bug onto her.
“I only got to see Awais a couple of times, very briefly,” she said. “That was so hard, especially as he was too little to understand why his mum wasn’t at home.”
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Slowly, Sadia began to regain her strength and, after six weeks in hospital, she was allowed home. At first she returned for tests every two days, to monitor her kidney function and ensure her body was not rejecting her new organ.
But, in time, these eased off to every 10 days, then one month, then three, as it was clear she was making great progress. And, as her health improved, she became increasingly optimistic about her chances of becoming a mum again.
Sadly, however, according to the National Kidney Federation, dialysis can affect fertility, as it only replaces a small percentage of the organ’s function, leaving the body to deal with high levels of waste products, which interfere with egg production and menstrual cycles.
In addition, the NHS says that, even after a transplant, pregnancy may still put a strain on the kidneys and some of the drugs recipients are required to take could affect the baby.
So, after talking things through with doctors, Sadia feared she may not be able to have another child, but remained defiant, saying: “Being told I may not be able to have another baby just made me all the more determined. I waited for a couple of years after the transplant, to make sure my body was used to my new kidney and that everything had stabilised.”
“Then, I fell pregnant in early 2017. We had no problems conceiving, as my fertility had returned to normal after dialysis, but I had to be incredibly closely monitored,” she continued.
“I was hand-in-hand with my doctors the whole way through my pregnancy, constantly having scans and tests. I had to come off some of the medication I was taking, as it could have affected the baby.
“This was very risky, though, and we had no choice but to take things one day at a time.”
Miraculously, Sadia’s body coped with her pregnancy incredibly well, and her kidney function remained stable. Then, on November 21, 2017, her youngest son, Muhammad-Zayd, was born naturally, weighing 6lb, at Burnley General Teaching Hospital.
She added: “It was so fantastic to finally see him and hold him. I couldn’t quite believe that, after everything we’d been through, he was there.”
Sadia who, like her youngest boy, is doing well, knows very little about her donor – a man around the same age as her. But she thinks about him all the time and has even written a heartfelt letter to his family.
“It is up to them whether they reply,” she said. “Everything has to be done through a coordinator, to make sure it’s handled sensitively, but I am so glad I had the chance to thank them.
“When I compare how I was – bedbound, exhausted and losing hope – to where I am now, it is a world of difference and that’s all down to the bravery and selflessness of one family.”
Now, despite England moving to an ‘opt out’ system for organ donation, Sadia, who tutors, volunteers and also visits schools to raise awareness of organ donation, is now encouraging people to share their wishes with their loved ones.
Also a school governor, she said: “I talk to anybody who will listen about my story, as I am proof that there can be life after all the hardship. I missed out on so much when I was ill. I couldn’t do anything for myself, not even go to the loo or wash, so now I am living life at a million miles an hour to make up for lost time.
“I feel so humbled by life now. I don’t want to slow down. I almost had to rebuild my relationship with Awais, as I was too weak for all those mother-child bonding moments like cuddling him and playing with him.
“I’m so lucky to have been supported by so many people. Tahir and I are closer than ever and I have my beautiful boys.
"We call Muhammad-Zayd our miracle baby. Now, I just want to help others. I am a donor myself, and am so glad we have moved to an ‘opt out’ system.
"There really is no higher honour than saving a life.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Fraudster left people homeless after taking deposits for homes that didn't exist

A fraudster took almost £4,000 in deposits from six people for accommodation which did n't exist , in a 'cold and calculating ' scam which left some of his victims homeless .
Patrick Matthews , 35 , advertised his own flat in Salford for rent online , and met some of his victims in person .
But after they handed over cash , from sums of £150 up to £1,190 , Matthews would then tell them the accommodation was no longer available and they would n't be getting their money back .
Manchester Crown Court heard that all the victims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Matthews has vowed to repay his victims through his benefits , but it could take years for them to recoup their losses as he hands over £80 a month in compensation .
His lawyer said Matthews , who was jailed for a previous fraud in Ireland , started the scam after he got into debt with loan sharks following a gambling problem .
Matthews ' frauds ran from February to April last year , and then from August to September that year .
The same method was used in each fraud .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ advert , discussions would continue until Matthews took their money .
His six victims handed over £470 , £150 , £1,190 , £670 , £430 and £900 .
After receiving the money , Matthews would inform them that the accommodation was no longer available , and that they would n't receive their money back .
Some viewed the flat and met with Matthews to sign a tenancy agreement which appeared to be genuine , prosecutor Kate Gaskell said .
One victim went to the flat only to be told by neighbours that others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felt 'physically sick ' after realising , and said he was left with 'nowhere to go ' .
One man was left homeless and unable to afford another deposit .
`` I do n't understand why somebody would do this to me , '' he said in a statement read to the court .
Another victim was a single mum with a teenage son who had recently entered the country .
Another of Matthews ' victims had recently come to the UK and felt 'desperate ' as he did n't know anyone here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following the 'kindness of strangers ' .
The fraud caused the break up of one the victim 's relationships .
Matthews was previously jailed in Ireland after taking money for holiday homes that did n't exist .
She said Matthews was left wheelchair bound following a fall in 2018 , and after receiving treatment he was placed in accommodation above a casino .
He began gambling there and ended up in debt with loan sharks , having to pay back £15,000 after receiving threats , Ms Cooper said .
`` He never expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Cooper said .
`` He knew he was going to face the consequences . ''
She said Matthews has joined Gamblers Anonymous and has since made 'considerable progress ' .
Judge Elizabeth Nicholls said Matthews 's behaviour had a 'profound impact ' on his victims , but said she was able to spare him from jail .
The judge said Matthews ' ill-health , the 'profound impact ' a prison sentence in the pandemic conditions would have upon him , and her 'confidence ' that he can rehabilitate himself led to that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the frauds as 'cold and calculating ' .
She told Matthews : `` Each and every one of these victims were people in what can be classified as a low income bracket .
`` I mean no disrespect in saying that , but they were people who found it difficult to pool together the sums of money required for a deposit .
`` It takes quite a lot of confidence for someone to see someone face to face and for them to talk about their finances , knowing that you were going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that £900 , knowing that they were n't going to get accommodation . ''
Matthews was sentenced to eight months in prison , suspended for two years .
He was ordered to complete 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days .
The judge also ordered Matthews to pay £80 a month in compensation .
It could take just under four years to repay the full £3,810 .
Matthews , of Stuart Street , east Manchester , pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud by false representation .

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A fraudster took almost £4,000 in deposits from six people for accommodation which didn't exist, in a 'cold and calculating' scam which left some of his victims homeless.
Patrick Matthews, 35, advertised his own flat in Salford for rent online, and met some of his victims in person.
But after they handed over cash, from sums of £150 up to £1,190, Matthews would then tell them the accommodation was no longer available and they wouldn't be getting their money back.
Manchester Crown Court heard that all the victims were in a 'low income bracket'.
Matthews has vowed to repay his victims through his benefits, but it could take years for them to recoup their losses as he hands over £80 a month in compensation.
His lawyer said Matthews, who was jailed for a previous fraud in Ireland, started the scam after he got into debt with loan sharks following a gambling problem.
Matthews' frauds ran from February to April last year, and then from August to September that year.
The same method was used in each fraud.
After his victims responded to an online advert, discussions would continue until Matthews took their money.
His six victims handed over £470, £150, £1,190, £670, £430 and £900.
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After receiving the money, Matthews would inform them that the accommodation was no longer available, and that they wouldn't receive their money back.
Some viewed the flat and met with Matthews to sign a tenancy agreement which appeared to be genuine, prosecutor Kate Gaskell said.
One victim went to the flat only to be told by neighbours that others had been conned.
He said he felt 'physically sick' after realising, and said he was left with 'nowhere to go'.
One man was left homeless and unable to afford another deposit.
"I don't understand why somebody would do this to me," he said in a statement read to the court.
Another victim was a single mum with a teenage son who had recently entered the country.
Another of Matthews' victims had recently come to the UK and felt 'desperate' as he didn't know anyone here.
He was given somewhere to stay following the 'kindness of strangers'.
The fraud caused the break up of one the victim's relationships.
Matthews was previously jailed in Ireland after taking money for holiday homes that didn't exist.
Defending, Rachel Cooper said Matthews is 'extremely remorseful'.
She said Matthews was left wheelchair bound following a fall in 2018, and after receiving treatment he was placed in accommodation above a casino.
He began gambling there and ended up in debt with loan sharks, having to pay back £15,000 after receiving threats, Ms Cooper said.
"He never expected to get away with this," Ms Cooper said.
"He knew he was going to face the consequences."
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She said Matthews has joined Gamblers Anonymous and has since made 'considerable progress'.
Judge Elizabeth Nicholls said Matthews's behaviour had a 'profound impact' on his victims, but said she was able to spare him from jail.
The judge said Matthews' ill-health, the 'profound impact' a prison sentence in the pandemic conditions would have upon him, and her 'confidence' that he can rehabilitate himself led to that decision.
Sentencing, the judge described the frauds as 'cold and calculating'.
She told Matthews: "Each and every one of these victims were people in what can be classified as a low income bracket.
"I mean no disrespect in saying that, but they were people who found it difficult to pool together the sums of money required for a deposit.
"It takes quite a lot of confidence for someone to see someone face to face and for them to talk about their finances, knowing that you were going to take that £470 off them, or that £900, knowing that they weren't going to get accommodation."
Matthews was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years.
He was ordered to complete 30 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
The judge also ordered Matthews to pay £80 a month in compensation. It could take just under four years to repay the full £3,810.
Matthews, of Stuart Street, east Manchester, pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud by false representation.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Not sleeping well during lockdown? You're not the only one

If sleep seems to be non-existent for you right now , you are not the only one .
A new poll has suggested that people are having poorer sleep and are reporting more vivid dreams during lockdown - and if that 's not you , you probably know someone who has .
A survey of 2,254 British adults conducted in May found that half had been having their sleep disturbed more than usual with 39 per cent saying they are sleeping a lot less than they usually would .
As well as that , almost two in five are having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Experts from King ’ s College London , who conducted the research , said that overall six in 10 people in the UK have had worse sleep since lockdown was announced on March 23 .
The experts believe this is down to the stresses the coronavirus pandemic is bringing into peoples lives and those who have seen their finances have been affected by the pandemic are suffering worse sleep Professor Bobby Duffy , director of the Policy Institute at King 's College London , said : `` Nearly two-thirds of the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleep from the Covid-19 crisis , clearly showing just how unsettling the pandemic and lockdown measures have been for a very large proportion us .
`` And this is clearly tied to both how stressful we 've found the virus itself , and how much we fear the impact of the lockdown on our employment and finances .
`` Young people in particular have experienced the most impact on their sleep , for good and bad – they are more likely than older people to say they 've experienced negative impacts on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say they 've slept better . ''
Back in March , an expert said that the current coronavirus lockdown in the UK could be causing people to have longer , more memorable and more intense or emotional dreams .
Professor Mark Blagrove , a leading expert in sleep and dreaming at Swansea University ’ s department of psychology said the the likes of cabin fever , lack of stimulation from staying home all day as well as increased financial pressures can all be having a significant impact on people 's dreams .

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If sleep seems to be non-existent for you right now, you are not the only one.
A new poll has suggested that people are having poorer sleep and are reporting more vivid dreams during lockdown - and if that's not you, you probably know someone who has.
A survey of 2,254 British adults conducted in May found that half had been having their sleep disturbed more than usual with 39 per cent saying they are sleeping a lot less than they usually would.
As well as that, almost two in five are having more vivid dreams than they would usually.
Experts from King’s College London, who conducted the research, said that overall six in 10 people in the UK have had worse sleep since lockdown was announced on March 23.
The experts believe this is down to the stresses the coronavirus pandemic is bringing into peoples lives and those who have seen their finances have been affected by the pandemic are suffering worse sleep
Professor Bobby Duffy, director of the Policy Institute at King's College London, said: "Nearly two-thirds of the UK public report some negative impact on their sleep from the Covid-19 crisis, clearly showing just how unsettling the pandemic and lockdown measures have been for a very large proportion us.
"And this is clearly tied to both how stressful we've found the virus itself, and how much we fear the impact of the lockdown on our employment and finances.
"Young people in particular have experienced the most impact on their sleep, for good and bad – they are more likely than older people to say they've experienced negative impacts on their sleep, but also more likely to say they've slept better."
Back in March, an expert said that the current coronavirus lockdown in the UK could be causing people to have longer, more memorable and more intense or emotional dreams.
Professor Mark Blagrove, a leading expert in sleep and dreaming at Swansea University’s department of psychology said the the likes of cabin fever, lack of stimulation from staying home all day as well as increased financial pressures can all be having a significant impact on people's dreams.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--McDonald's is reopening even more drive-thrus - the full list

Today is the day that McDonald 's fans have been waiting for , as the fast food chain finally reopens @ @ @ @ @ The popular restaurant chain has been gradually reopening its stores for take-away and delivery over @ @ @ @ @ The phased reopening started down south , and gradually spread across the UK and Ireland @ @ @ @ @ established .
It 's gone down a storm with diners , with one branch in @ @ @ @ @ its first day of opening after queues of cars blocked main roads .
Maccies fans @ @ @ @ @ reopenings have n't included their local branches - for example , Tameside had none open @ @ @ @ @ drive-thrus are welcoming customers back today , along with eight more offering delivery .
Sites @ @ @ @ @ hours of 11am until 10pm , and will be serving a reduced menu that excludes @ @ @ @ @ McDonald 's is encouraging customers to use contactless payments and spends are capped at £25 @

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Today is the day that McDonald's fans have been waiting for, as the fast food chain finally reopens most of its drive-thrus.
The popular restaurant chain has been gradually reopening its stores for take-away and delivery over the last few weeks.
The phased reopening started down south, and gradually spread across the UK and Ireland once proper safety procedures were established.
It's gone down a storm with diners, with one branch in Bury having to close on its first day of opening after queues of cars blocked main roads.
Maccies fans have been frustrated when the reopenings haven't included their local branches - for example, Tameside had none open before today.
Another 260 drive-thrus are welcoming customers back today, along with eight more offering delivery.
Sites will be operating with reduced hours of 11am until 10pm, and will be serving a reduced menu that excludes breakfast items and milkshakes.
McDonald's is encouraging customers to use contactless payments and spends are capped at £25.
Greater Manchester drive-thrus opening today
Snipe retail park, Ashton Under Lyne
Ashton Moss, Ashton Under Lyne
Chorlton-Cum-Hardy
Bredbury
Denton
Failsworth
Fallowfield
Mottram
Ardwick
Debdale Park
Harpurhey
Manchester Sports City
Openshaw
Oldham Huddersfield Road
Chadderton Jardine Way
Salford
Salford Regent Road
Stretford
Stockport Heaton Chapel
Stockport Forum
Stockport Sandy Lane
Princess Parkway
North West drive-thrus opening today
Birkenhead – Rock Retail Park
Huyton – Huyton Hey Road
Kirkby – County Hall
Huyton – Page Moss
Edge Lane
Stonedale Lane
Hunts Cross
Walton Road
Liverpool Rice Lane
Aigburth Road
Albert Dock
Kensington
Belle Valle
Prescot Retail Park
Runcorn
Great Homer Street
Macclesfield
Widnes
Winsford
Lancaster – Caton Road
Northwich Manchester Road
Widnes Bowers Retail Park
Morecambe
Bromborough
Upton
Birkenhead Rock Retail Park
The full list of drive-thrus reopening today
Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes - Kingston 41 Winchester Circle Mk10 0ba
Milton Keynes Arena Portway Mk9 1dy
Milton Keynes Westcroft Westcroft District Centre Mk4 4dd
Milton Keynes Brickhill Watling Street Mk17 9dn
Milton Keynes - Wolverton Mcconnell Drive Mk12 5rj
Bletchley Stadium M K Mk1 1et
High Wycombe Dovecot Road Dovecot Road Hp13 5hl
Cambridgeshire
Brampton Hut - Huntingdon Great North Road Pe28 4nq
Huntingdon - Tower Field Towerfield Leisure Park Pe29 7eg
Cheshire
Stockport Forum 42/44 Wellington Road South Sk1 3ss
Widnes Moor Lane Wa8 7ap
Macclesfield - Silk Retail Park Silk Retail Park Sk10 2sf
Runcorn West Lane Wa7 2pe
Winsford - Wharton Retail Park Wharton Retail Park Cw7 3bs
Bredbury Whitefield Road Sk6 2qr
Stockport - Sandy Lane Sandy Lane Sk5 7nz
Northwich - Manchester Road Manchester Road Cw9 5nd
Widnes - Bowers Retail Park Bowers Retail Park Wa8 0ta
Co. Westmeath
Athlone - Athlone Drive Thru N37dk35
Cornwall
Saltash Unit E Carkeel Gateway Pl12 6lf
Derbyshire
Barlborough Tallys End S43 4wp
Alfreton - Nottingham Road Hockley Way De55 7fa
Designer Village Berristow Lane De55 2eg
Devon
Plymouth Marsh Mills Coypool Road Pl7 4tb
Plymouth - Tavistock Road Tavistock Road Pl6 5da
Plymouth - Billacombe Pomphlett Road Pl9 7bh
Exmouth - Liverton Liverton Business Park Ex8 2nr
Dorset
Christchurch 103 Somerford Road Bh23 3px
Ferndown Tricketts Cross Bh22 9bb
Poole - Wessex Gate Retail Pk 10 Wessex Gate Retail Park Bh15 3te
Branksome - Alder Road 180/182 Alder Road Bh12 4ax
Poole - Mannings Heath Mannings Heath Retail Park Bh12 4qy
Dundee
Dundee Longtown Road Dd4 8jt
Dundee - Camperdown Kingsway Leisure Park Dd2 3sq
Durham
Durham Msa A1 (M) J61/a177 Dh6 5np
East Yorkshire
Hull - Cottingham Road 390 Cottingham Road Hu6 8qe
Essex
Colchester Pool Leisure World Co1 1us
Pitsea Retail Park Pitsea Retail Park Ss13 3ax
Festival Leisure Park Basildon Festival Leisure Park Ss14 3we
Seven Kings 700 High Road Ig3 8rs
Laindon Fortune Of War Roundabout Ss15 4dp
Colchester Tollgate Tollgate West Co3 8rg
Colchester Stadium Colchester Stadium Co4 5hh
Basildon Mayflower Retail Park Gardiners Lane South Ss14 3hz
Glamorgan
Cardiff Gate 1 Dering Road Cf23 8nl
Cardiff Newport Rd 378 Newport Road Cf23 9ae
Cardiff Culverhouse Cross Valegate Retail Park Cf5 6eh
Cardiff Longwood Drive Longwood Drive Cf14 7hy
Cardiff Bay Cardiff Bay Retail Park Cf11 0jr
Barry Ty Verlon Industrial Estate Cf63 2be
Cardiff - Excelsior Road Excelsior Road Cf14 3at
Greater London
Hanworth Twickenham Road Tw13 6hb
Hanwell Iron Bridge Ub1 3eg
Brimsdown Enfield 1340 Mollison Avenue En3 7nj
Brentford Red Lion 322 High Street Tw8 0js
Stanmore Cornerhouse 154 Stonegrove Ha8 8af
Greater Manchester
Fallowfield 336 Wilmslow Road M14 6xq
Ardwick 129 Stockport Road M12 4ab
Chorlton-cum-hardy 312/316 Barlow Moor Road M21 8ay
Salford 3 Cross Lane M5 4bn
Failsworth 1169 Oldham Road M40 2fu
Princess Parkway Mersey Lights Services M20 2zf
Debdale Park 21 Wall Way M18 7wy
Harpurhey Harpurhey District Centre M9 4dh
Salford - Regent Road Riverside Retail Park M5 4tj
Mottram Mottram Junction Sk14 3au
Chadderton - Jardine Way Jardine Way Ol9 9ql
Stockport - Heaton Chapel Monarch Leisure Park M19 2re
Manchester - Sports City Sportcity M11 4ta
Denton Crown Point North Shopping Park M34 3jp
Gwent
Newport 2 Newport Retail Park Np19 4qr
Ebbw Vale The Walk Np23 6ay
Newport - Harlech Park Harlech Retail Park Np20 3ba
Newport - Coldra Coldra Roundabout Np18 2nx
Newport - Lyne Road Lyne Road Np20 5jg
Risca - Meadowland Afon Ebbw Road Np10 9hz
Hampshire
Basingstoke Ii Brighton Hill Retail Park Rg22 4an
Basingstoke - Leisure Park Basingstoke Leisure Park Rg22 6pg
Hertfordshire
Borehamwood 213 Shenley Road Wd6 1te
Ireland
Cavan - Dublin Road Pullmore Business Park H12ef85
Carrickmines The Park D18xv2c
Omagh - Northern Ireland Dromore Road Bt78 1qz
Dungannon The Oaks Centre Bt71 4ar
Liffey Valley Drive Thru Liffey Valley Shopping Centre D22nw80
Ballymun Drive Thru Gullivers Retail Park D09nn79
Omnipark Omnipark Shopping Centre D09hd60
Clondalkin The Mill Shopping Centre D22px74
Dublin Blanchardstown Drive Thru Blanchardstown Centre D15xy06
Dublin Naas Road Cranley Car Site D22e3x6
Letterkenny Pearse Road F92e265
Longford Red Cow Roundabout N39xw95
Castletroy Limerick V94h029
Shannon Limerick Rd V14pv48
Arklow Pettit's Supermarket Y14cv91
Lucan Celbridge Road K78vw40
Jetland Centre Jetland Centre V94xf80
Sligo Drive Thru Sligo Retail Park F91h316
Ennis Drive Thru Gort Road V95w956
Wexford Drive Thru Drinagh Retail Park Y35ca24
Charlestown Charlestown Shopping Centre D11kw95
Citywest Citywest Shopping Centre D24h0cr
Castlebar Lower Westport Road F23e045
Kent
Orpington Broomwood Sevenoaks Way Br5 3ae
Lancashire
Morecambe Sunnyfield La3 3ab
Snipe Retail Park Snipe Way Ol7 0dn
Oldham - Huddersfield Road Lucas Street Ol4 2by
Lancaster - Caton Road Caton Road La1 3pe
Limerick
Crescent Shopping Centre Crescent Shopping Centre V94p3k6
Lincolnshire
Colsterworth Mcdonalds Restaurant Ng33 5ff
Lincoln - Moorland Way Moorland Close Ln6 7jl
Lincoln - Rope Walk Ruston Road Ln6 7fs
Lincoln - Carlton Centre The Carlton Centre Ln2 4ux
Lincoln - Gateway Gateway Park Ln6 9uj
Sleaford - Holdingham Roundabout Lincoln Road Ng34 8np
Grantham 2 Bridge End Road Ng31 7es
Cleethorpes 159 Grimsby Road Dn35 7dg
Grimsby - Birchin Way Quay West Leisure Park Dn31 2sg
Cleethorpes - Meridian Point Meridian Point Retail Park Dn35 0ag
Laceby - Grimsby Hilmore Road Dn37 7sq
London
Haringey Green Lanes N4 1dr
City Road 241 City Road Ec1v 1jq
Beckton Gateway Retail Park E6 6lg
Manchester
Openshaw Manchester Lime Square M11 1da
Stretford 1235 Chester Road M32 8nb
Ashton Moss Pamir Drive Ol7 0pg
Merseyside
Liverpool - Great Homer Street 28 Jennifer Avenue L5 5aa
Edge Lane Edge Lane Retail Park L13 1ad
Stonedale Lane Stonedale Retail Park L11 9dh
Hunts Cross Hunts Cross Shopping Park L24 9gb
Walton Rd 202/218 Walton Road L4 4bb
Huyton - Huyton Hey Road 20 Huyton Hey Road L36 5rt
Liverpool - Queens Drive 372 Queens Drive L4 8uu
Birkenhead - Rock Retail Park The Rock Retail Park Ch41 9df
Kirkby - County Road/hall Lane County Road L32 1ts
Huyton - Page Moss Liverpool Road L36 3yb
Prescot Retail Park Cables Retail Park L34 5qx
Speke New Mersey Retail Park L24 8qb
Liverpool - Rice Lane 263/267 Rice Lane L9 3by
Liverpool - Aigburth Road 1 Aigburth Road L17 4jp
Liverpool - Albert Dock Albert Dock L1 0aj
Liverpool - Kensington 310 Kensington L7 2rn
Liverpool - Belle Vale 298 Childwall Valley Road L25 2rj
Bromborough The Croft Leisure Park Ch62 3pn
Upton Upton By Pass Ch49 6qg
Monmouthshire
Abergavenny Iberis Road/ffordd Iberis Np7 9lq
Norfolk
Norwich Boundary Road 70/72 Boundary Road Nr6 5jb
Norwich Tuckswood 162 Barrett Road Nr1 2rt
Gapton Hall Purley Court Nr31 0lz
Broadlands Yarmouth Road Nr13 5ar
Dereham Napier Way Nr19 1fs
Snetterton A11 Unit 3 Nr16 2tx
Norwich Airport Delft Way Nr6 6bb
Norwich - Thickthorn Norwich Road Nr9 3au
Norwich Longwater Longwater Retail Park Nr5 0tl
Northumberland
Cramlington Westmoreland Way Ne23 6yd
Moor Farm Moor Farm Ne23 7qa
Blyth 334 Cowpen Road Ne24 5nd
Nottinghamshire
Hucknall Ashgate Road Ng15 7uq
Priestsic Road Priestsic Road/forest Street Ng17 1be
Chilwell Chilwell Retail Park Ng9 6ds
Kingsmill Kings Mill Road East Ng17 4jp
Newark Lincoln Road Ng24 2db
Mansfield Leisure Park Mansfield Leisure Park Ng18 1bu
Worksop Highgrounds Road S80 3at
Ollerton Saville Roundabout Ng22 9dt
Oxfordshire
Didcot Milton Heights Service Area Ox14 4tx
Staffordshire
Stoke Festival Heights Retail Park St1 5sj
Newcastle Trentvale Springfield Park St4 6pd
Meir Lysander Road St3 7wa
Fenton Victoria Road St4 2hx
Tunstall Dog And Partridge 634 High Street St6 5ph
Chesterton Dimsdale Parade West St5 8hs
Stoke Longton Phoenix Retail Park St3 2jb
Stoke - Norton Park Norton Retail Park St1 6ax
Suffolk
Beccles Norwich Road Nr34 0hf
Lowestoft Pakefield Arbor Lane Nr33 7bg
Tyne & Wear
Felling Bypass Fellings Bypass Gateshead Ne8 3ej
Silverlink Tyneside Retail Park Ne28 9nd
Stamfordham Road West Denton Retail Park Ne5 2nf
Wessington Way Unit 3 Wessington Way Sr5 3nu
Boldon Boldon Leisure Park Ne35 9pb
Byker Potts Street Ne6 1ed
Kingston Park Kingston Park Ne3 2pa
Blaydon Shopping Centre The Precinct Ne21 5bt
Sunderland - Ryhope Ryhope Road Sr2 0sp
Sunderland Retail Park Sunderland Retail Park Sr6 0da
Killingworth Centre Killingworth Shopping Centre Ne12 6yt
Washington - Peel Centre The Peel Centre Ne37 2pa
North Moor Road North Moor Road Sr3 1tj
Gosforth Park Gosforth Park, Rotary Way Ne3 5hn
Wales
Capitol Shopping Park - Cardiff Capitol Shopping Centre Cf11 8az
West Dumbartonshire
Clydebank K Park Retail G81 2qb
West Midlands
Star City 100 Watson Rd B7 5sa
Stourbridge Bay 3 Dy8 1jn
Dudley Merryhill The Boulevard, Merry Hill Dy5 1sy
Birmingham Bristol Rd 5 Bristol Road B5 7tt
Olton 26/38 Warwick Road B92 7hx
Chester Road 1151/1157 Chester Road B24 0qy
Oldbury 81 Halesowen Street B69 2aw
Longbridge 1661 Bristol Road South B45 9ua
Shirley Stratford Road (Monks Path) B90 4el
Yardley Coventry Road B26 1ds
Kitts Green Garretts Green Lane B33 0xh
Cape Hill Grove Lane B66 2sf
Halesowen - Bromsgrove Road Bromsgrove Road B63 3jq
Hagley Rd 6 Wolverhampton Road B68 0lh
Oldbury - Birchley Island Birchley Island B69 4rj
Bordesley Green Belchers Lane B9 5rt
Kingswinford Dudley Road Dy6 8wt
Birmingham - Chelmsley Wood 345 Bosworth Drive B37 5ex
Birmingham - Small Heath 109 Coventry Road B10 0rj
Kings Norton Parsons Hill B30 3pn
Dudley - Castle Gate Castlegate Way Dy1 4ta
West Bromwich 3 152 Holyhead Road B21 0ap
Halesowen - Park Road Park Road B63 2rg
Stechford Stechford Retail Park B33 9an
Yardley Wood School Road B14 4bj
Birmingham Fort 20 Fort Parkway B24 9fp
West Yorkshire
Guiseley West Side Retail Park Ls20 9ne
Thornbury 1003 Leeds Road Bd3 7nh
Bramley 38 Butt Lane Ls13 4je
Killingbeck Acorn Business Centre Ls14 6uf
Birstall Centre 27 Business Park Wf17 9tb
Bradford Rooley Rooley Lane Bd5 8jy
Hunslet 7 Low Road Ls10 1qr
Forster Square Forster Square Retail Park Bd1 4ag
Bradford - Five Lane Ends Bradford Road, Five Lane Ends Bd10 8eg
Leeds - Oakwood The Oakwood Ls8 2rb
Leeds - Kirkstall Cardigan Fields Leisure Park Ls4 2dg
Ingleby Road 45 Ingleby Road Bd8 9ap
Shipley 2 Tony Miller Approach Bd17 7ts
Heckmondwike 2 Northgate Centre Wf16 9rl
Halifax - Salterhebble Hill Salterhebble Hill Hx3 0qe
Horsforth - Leeds Ring Road Ls16 6eb
Leeds - Elland Road Hoxton Mount Ls11 8bu
Brighouse 407 Bradford Road Hd6 4bt
Leeds - Colton Mill Colton Retail Park Ls15 9jh
Wiltshire
Swindon Cockleberry Cockleberry Roundabout Great Western Way Sn2 1us
Swindon Green Bridge Greenbridge Retail Park Sn3 3sg
Watchfield Majors Road Sn6 8tq
Swindon- Orbital Centre Orbital Shopping Park Sn25 4an
Swindon - Bridgemead The Meads Roundabout,great Western Way Sn5 7fq
Worcestershire
Evesham Link Road Wr11 2ut
Kidderminster 2 Worcester Road Dy10 1js
Worcester Blackpole Blackpole Retail Park Wr3 8hp
Malvern Three Counties Retail Park Wr14 1py
Kidderminster - Weavers Wharf 20b Weavers Wharf Dy11 6tt
Yorkshire
Hull - Boothferry Road 13-17 Boothferry Road Hu3 6ua
Ripon - Harrogate Road Harrogate Road Hg4 2sd
Knaresborough Retail Park St James Retail Park Hg5 8pz
York - Poppleton Boroughbridge Road Yo26 6qd
Sheffield Handsworth Turner Business Park S13 9bs
Barnsley - Old Mill Lane Old Mill Lane S71 1ln
Tankersley Wentworth Industrial Park S75 3dl
Sheffield - Drake House Drake House Retail Park S20 7jj
Barnsley - Stairfoot Roundabout Wombwell Lane S70 3nt
Cortonwood Cortonwood Retail Park S73 0tb
Barnsley - Upper New Street Upper New Street S70 1lq
Shiptonthorpe York Road Yo43 3pn
Monks Cross Drive-thru Monks Cross Drive Yo32 9gw


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Premier League meeting LIVE as Man Utd and Man City set to discover TV fixtures

With less than two weeks until the Premier League is set to restart the 20 member clubs will meet via @ @ @ @ @ ratify more details of Project Restart .
Elite level football in England has been on @ @ @ @ @ result of the coronavirus pandemic but is scheduled to resume on June 17 when Manchester @ @ @ @ @ While Manchester United 's first game back in action will come against Tottenham Hotspur .
@ @ @ @ @ they have been informed by the Premier League that they have received one positive test @ @ @ @ @ round of testing .
The remaining 92 games will be played behind closed doors , @ @ @ @ @ some should even be held at neutral venues , but every match will be televised @ @ @ @ @ free to air .
Follow our live blog throughout the day for the latest Premier @ @ @ @ @ to get updates on match scheduling , neutral venues and contingency plans .

With less than two weeks until the Premier League is set to restart the 20 member clubs will meet via video conference again today to ratify more details of Project Restart.
Elite level football in England has been on hiatus for three-months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but is scheduled to resume on June 17 when Manchester City take on Arsenal. While Manchester United's first game back in action will come against Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs confirmed on Wednesday that they have been informed by the Premier League that they have received one positive test for COVID-19 following the latest round of testing.
The remaining 92 games will be played behind closed doors, with it being proposed that some should even be held at neutral venues, but every match will be televised, with 33 matches being free to air.
Here is a recap of all that was confirmed from today's Premier League meeting.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Manchester leaders make pledge to black communities after George Floyd death

Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘ stronger dialogue ’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘ callous murder ’ of George Floyd .
Town halls will light up in solidarity with Mr Floyd ’ s family and other cities in the United States where tens of thousands have protested over his death in police custody .
Mayor Andy Burnham and council leaders have also backed those who marched in Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Manchester over the weekend .
Politicians showing support was ‘ nowhere near enough ’ said Mr Burnham , who announced that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ structural and deep-seated ’ inequalities would be established in the city-region next month .
Police will also produce a quarterly report on the use of their powers across groups such as black and minority ethnic ( BAME ) communities with the aim of improving accountability and confidence in policing .
Speaking at a weekly press conference on Greater Manchester ’ s response to the virus , Mr Burnham said : “ An issue I want to raise is not about Covid but a reflection on events in the United States and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The shockwaves of what happened have been felt powerfully and painfully here in Greater Manchester over the last seven days .
“ We wanted to send a message to our own black communities here that we understand their anger and the anguish that is being felt .
“ People are tired of discrimination and they want to see change as a result of this.
” A statement recognising the ‘ underrepresentation of our black community in decision-making in Greater Manchester ’ has been signed by the region ’ s leaders and will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jacob Frey .
The statement commits to working with the leadership programme offered by Operation Black Vote , a non-profit group focusing on increasing political participation and awareness in BAME communities .
The decision to create a race quality panel comes after a delayed Public Health England review found that Covid-19 death rates were higher amongst BAME groups .
“ Inequalities faced by many communities are structural and deep-seated , ” said Mr Burnham .
“ There are communities that face much higher levels of health inequality because of circumstances regarding work , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will ensure that all of the work in Greater Manchester with regards to devolution has the consideration of race equality at its heart.
” Baroness Beverley Hughes , deputy mayor of Greater Manchester , said protests were understandable given Mr Floyd ’ s ‘ absolutely shocking ’ death .
But with another Black Lives Matter protest expected to take place in Manchester on Saturday June 6 , she urged those taking part to do so with a mind to the current pandemic .
“ The right to peaceful protest is something we would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I understand people ’ s desire to make a statement about what 's happening in America and to show solidarity with those sections of our community here .
“ I just say to people do that in a way that reflects the concerns about the health situation that we ’ re in at the moment .
“ The protest walk by Black Lives Matter last weekend was conducted very peacefully and in a very orderly way , and I have no doubt at all that if further events of that kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will happen in the same way.
” Greater Manchester Police has a ‘ well established ’ way of approaching the discussions around protest walks with organisers , according to Ms Hughes , and will 'will do the same as they always do ' .

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Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.
Town halls will light up in solidarity with Mr Floyd’s family and other cities in the United States where tens of thousands have protested over his death in police custody.
Mayor Andy Burnham and council leaders have also backed those who marched in Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Manchester over the weekend.
Politicians showing support was ‘nowhere near enough’ said Mr Burnham, who announced that a race quality panel aimed at addressing ‘structural and deep-seated’ inequalities would be established in the city-region next month.
Police will also produce a quarterly report on the use of their powers across groups such as black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities with the aim of improving accountability and confidence in policing.
Speaking at a weekly press conference on Greater Manchester’s response to the virus, Mr Burnham said: “An issue I want to raise is not about Covid but a reflection on events in the United States and the callous murder of George Floyd.
(Image: Joe McGrath)
“The shockwaves of what happened have been felt powerfully and painfully here in Greater Manchester over the last seven days.
“We wanted to send a message to our own black communities here that we understand their anger and the anguish that is being felt.
“People are tired of discrimination and they want to see change as a result of this.”
A statement recognising the ‘underrepresentation of our black community in decision-making in Greater Manchester’ has been signed by the region’s leaders and will be sent to the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey.
The statement commits to working with the leadership programme offered by Operation Black Vote, a non-profit group focusing on increasing political participation and awareness in BAME communities.
The decision to create a race quality panel comes after a delayed Public Health England review found that Covid-19 death rates were higher amongst BAME groups.
“Inequalities faced by many communities are structural and deep-seated,” said Mr Burnham.
“There are communities that face much higher levels of health inequality because of circumstances regarding work, housing and representation.
“The panel will ensure that all of the work in Greater Manchester with regards to devolution has the consideration of race equality at its heart.”
Baroness Beverley Hughes, deputy mayor of Greater Manchester, said protests were understandable given Mr Floyd’s ‘absolutely shocking’ death.
(Image: @mancculturebear)
But with another Black Lives Matter protest expected to take place in Manchester on Saturday June 6, she urged those taking part to do so with a mind to the current pandemic.
“The right to peaceful protest is something we would always support,” said Ms Hughes.
“I understand people’s desire to make a statement about what's happening in America and to show solidarity with those sections of our community here.
“I just say to people do that in a way that reflects the concerns about the health situation that we’re in at the moment.
“The protest walk by Black Lives Matter last weekend was conducted very peacefully and in a very orderly way, and I have no doubt at all that if further events of that kind take place this weekend or beyond it will happen in the same way.”
Greater Manchester Police has a ‘well established’ way of approaching the discussions around protest walks with organisers, according to Ms Hughes, and will 'will do the same as they always do'.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-04--Man Utd morning headlines as Fernandes makes Pogba statement

Here are the Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday , June 4 .
Fernandes labels Pogba one of the best in the world Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba are yet to line up next to each other in a competitive game for Manchester United , but the wait might not go on for too much longer .
The French World Cup winner is fit again and back in training and his new Portuguese team-mate Fernandes says he ’ s with the United No.6 .
`` I think Paul is one of the best players in Manchester and in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He was injured for a lot of time .
The opportunity to play side to side with him is fantastic because you want to play with the best players you can . ''
Pogba ’ s return after surgery will provide United with a big boost for the rest of the season , as they look to secure Champions League football for 2020/21 .
United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has enjoyed an excellent campaign on loan at Sheffield United , where he has earned plaudits for his consistency and has been tipped to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues on his current trajectory of improvement .
He is currently waiting , though , to see what the future holds — in the short-term , at least .
Henderson ’ s loan expires on June 30 and , so far , no extension has been agreed between the Reds and the Blades , with the ‘ keeper set to feature only in three further league games as things stand .
He could also play Sheffield United ’ s FA Cup quarter-final before the end of June , but the two clubs would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Henderson is to see out the rest of the campaign at Bramall Lane .
Only two points separate the two teams as the battle for European spots continues .
United ’ s next Premier League game is away against Tottenham , if all goes to plan .
The north London club have received notification that the one positive test for coronavirus , out of nearly 1,200 taken this week , came from their club .
Although the individual remains unnamed , the club and league have both that they will now self-isolate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All players and staff at every top-flight club remain subject to testing twice weekly , to ensure a return to action is as safe as possible .

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Here are the Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday, June 4.
Fernandes labels Pogba one of the best in the world
Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba are yet to line up next to each other in a competitive game for Manchester United, but the wait might not go on for too much longer.
The French World Cup winner is fit again and back in training and his new Portuguese team-mate Fernandes says he’s looking forward to forging a partnership with the United No.6.
"I think Paul is one of the best players in Manchester and in the world," Fernandes said on Instagram Live chat.
“He was injured for a lot of time. The opportunity to play side to side with him is fantastic because you want to play with the best players you can."
Pogba’s return after surgery will provide United with a big boost for the rest of the season, as they look to secure Champions League football for 2020/21.
Henderson waiting on loan extension decision
United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has enjoyed an excellent campaign on loan at Sheffield United, where he has earned plaudits for his consistency and has been tipped to take over as England No.1 if he continues on his current trajectory of improvement.
He is currently waiting, though, to see what the future holds — in the short-term, at least.
Henderson’s loan expires on June 30 and, so far, no extension has been agreed between the Reds and the Blades, with the ‘keeper set to feature only in three further league games as things stand.
He could also play Sheffield United’s FA Cup quarter-final before the end of June, but the two clubs would need to find an agreement by then if Henderson is to see out the rest of the campaign at Bramall Lane.
Only two points separate the two teams as the battle for European spots continues.
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Next opponents receive one positive coronavirus test result
United’s next Premier League game is away against Tottenham, if all goes to plan.
The north London club have received notification that the one positive test for coronavirus, out of nearly 1,200 taken this week, came from their club .