themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Why the Marcus Rashford u-turn must not be the end of the story

If ever there was an obvious u-turn bearing down on the government , today ’ s change of heart on free school meals during the summer months was it .
England ace Marcus Rashford achieved what MPs and footballers alike can often only dream of .
With one shot he destroyed any semblance of his opponent ’ s defence .
His article for the Times this morning , in which he stressed that ‘ I know what it is like to be hungry ’ , is worth quoting .
He is well aware , he wrote , ‘ that at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eat at their houses for their parents ’ reassurance that I was eating that evening ’ .
“ My mum would go days without sleeping , worrying about how she would cover the next round of bills , worried that I could get in trouble , mixing with the wrong crowds , if she couldn ’ t keep her eyes on me while working every hour of the day .
“ Even at seven or eight years old I recognised her worry , but I also recognised that she was trying her best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I will say it again : this system was not built for families like mine to succeed , no matter how hard we are working.
” Little wonder there was a u-turn by lunchtime .
Rashford ’ s argument - so powerful because it was borne of human experience and integrity - has a deeper significance than the provision of free school meals this summer .
That is not to undermine the scale of his victory and what it will mean to thousands of families - the fact food banks here and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the school holidays is testament to that .
But his warning of a ‘ forgotten generation ’ in this morning 's article echoes multiple reports and assessments of how child poverty has risen over the past decade .
Only now , it also intertwines with the hardship created by the pandemic .
Anne Longfield , the Children ’ s Commissioner for England , made that point in a letter to the Chancellor earlier this month , calling on him to fund the free school meals .
The crisis had already tipped 300,000 additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ during a Parliament that was already predicted to see the highest rates of child poverty on record ’ .
Free school meals are simply ‘ the last line of defence ’ for the two million families already struggling to buy food before the pandemic , she said .
She welcomed today ’ s u-turn , but told the M.E.N that ‘ there will still be four million children living in poverty ’ after the climbdown , ‘ a number that could increase following the Covid crisis ’ .
“ Tackling child poverty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mission of every government.
” Greater Manchester is in many ways at the epicentre of the underlying crisis Rashford is alluding to .
Three of the wards with the highest level of child poverty - according to Child Poverty Action statistics based on 2018 numbers - are in Oldham , out of nearly 9,500 in total nationwide .
Rashford ’ s home city of Manchester had the highest percentage of children in poverty , before housing costs , of any local authority in the UK , at 40pc .
After housing costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beaten only by a selection of London boroughs and Blackburn .
Manchester Central , the constituency next door to where he grew up , saw one of the biggest rises in child poverty nationally between 2017 and 2018 .
In April this year , Department for Work and Pensions figures showed the number of children on the breadline here had risen in each of the last five years , with that applying to 80pc of children in some parts of Oldham .
Fast forward to the end of last month and 1,633 families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city due to homelessness , according to Manchester council - invisible , but with all the well-documented dangers that brings .
That figure is four times higher than in 2016 and the same as last November , but doesn ’ t account for those who may lose their homes when the government ’ s eviction ban is lifted later this summer .
These are not problems that will be wiped out with a rough sleeping fund , either by the mayor or nationally .
During the pandemic the charity Shared Health has delivered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and breakfasts across the city , where parents have just a kettle to cook with .
Its homelessness lead Beth Knowles says the child poverty crisis applies to youngsters with homes just as it does those without , but adds : “ This runs deeper than food poverty .
And the children getting the rawest deal are in B & Bs , who have had little to no access to hot meals , formal education , basic healthcare , outside space or proper safeguarding.
” And this is the key point : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indeed two reports in recent months - both of them the result of commissions set up by the government itself in the past decade - have found a mix of no progress or disappointingly little when it comes to child poverty and the issues surrounding it .
Just before the pandemic , Sir Michael Marmot outlined how inextricably rising child poverty is linked to rising health inequality , in a ‘ ten years on ’ assessment of the work he originally reported back to the coalition in 2010 .
On reviewing a decade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that both through action - such as the closure of Surestart centres - and inaction , in the form of having no strategy , the nation ’ s health had deteriorated .
That explicitly ran alongside an ‘ increase in child poverty , particularly in families with parents in work ’ .
“ Family poverty during childhood affects all aspects of development and health both in the short and long term and the increases in child poverty , assessed both before and after housing costs , in the last decade are a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he wrote .
Foreshadowing Rashford ’ s own warning today , he concluded : “ If we leave this for another 10 years , we risk losing a generation.
” Marmot could not have known that both a pandemic and another recession - both likely to hit existing deprived communities harder - were weeks away .
But his call for a clear focus on the situation from the top of government would not be the first , nor the last .
Last week , the Social Mobility Commission declared government action ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommendations it had put forward between 2013 and 2020 , noting a ‘ lack of joined up thinking and activity across Whitehall , which is impeding progress on social mobility ’ .
Just as with health inequality , child poverty is inextricably linked to social mobility - or , in other words , how likely you are to get on in life .
More disadvantaged pupils do now stay in education for longer , it found , but reeled off a list of ‘ major concerns ’ , including about the 600,000 more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , particularly those from black and minority ethnic groups .
“ It is now really important to have a coherent and coordinated plan to help the most vulnerable in the months and years ahead , ” warned its outgoing chair , Dame Martina Milburn .
The same points have been made again and again , by commission after commission , charity after charity , investigation after investigation .
One thread runs throughout , aside from the direction of travel : the need for leadership .
Past mistakes do not have to be repeated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them could even be corrected .
But it was Marcus Rashford who showed that leadership this week - and the question now is whether government finally takes up the mantle .

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If ever there was an obvious u-turn bearing down on the government, today’s change of heart on free school meals during the summer months was it.
England ace Marcus Rashford achieved what MPs and footballers alike can often only dream of. With one shot he destroyed any semblance of his opponent’s defence.
His article for the Times this morning, in which he stressed that ‘I know what it is like to be hungry’, is worth quoting.
He is well aware, he wrote, ‘that at times my friends only invited me to eat at their houses for their parents’ reassurance that I was eating that evening’.
“My mum would go days without sleeping, worrying about how she would cover the next round of bills, worried that I could get in trouble, mixing with the wrong crowds, if she couldn’t keep her eyes on me while working every hour of the day.
“Even at seven or eight years old I recognised her worry, but I also recognised that she was trying her best. I’ve said it once and I will say it again: this system was not built for families like mine to succeed, no matter how hard we are working.”
Little wonder there was a u-turn by lunchtime.
(Image: Getty Images)
Rashford’s argument - so powerful because it was borne of human experience and integrity - has a deeper significance than the provision of free school meals this summer.
That is not to undermine the scale of his victory and what it will mean to thousands of families - the fact food banks here and elsewhere regularly run out of supplies during the school holidays is testament to that. But his warning of a ‘forgotten generation’ in this morning's article echoes multiple reports and assessments of how child poverty has risen over the past decade. Only now, it also intertwines with the hardship created by the pandemic.
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, made that point in a letter to the Chancellor earlier this month, calling on him to fund the free school meals.
The crisis had already tipped 300,000 additional children into poverty, she warned, ‘during a Parliament that was already predicted to see the highest rates of child poverty on record’.
Free school meals are simply ‘the last line of defence’ for the two million families already struggling to buy food before the pandemic, she said.
She welcomed today’s u-turn, but told the M.E.N that ‘there will still be four million children living in poverty’ after the climbdown, ‘a number that could increase following the Covid crisis’.
“Tackling child poverty does not end here and should be the mission of every government.”
Greater Manchester is in many ways at the epicentre of the underlying crisis Rashford is alluding to. Three of the wards with the highest level of child poverty - according to Child Poverty Action statistics based on 2018 numbers - are in Oldham, out of nearly 9,500 in total nationwide.
Rashford’s home city of Manchester had the highest percentage of children in poverty, before housing costs, of any local authority in the UK, at 40pc. After housing costs, it ranked at number seven, beaten only by a selection of London boroughs and Blackburn.
Manchester Central, the constituency next door to where he grew up, saw one of the biggest rises in child poverty nationally between 2017 and 2018. In April this year, Department for Work and Pensions figures showed the number of children on the breadline here had risen in each of the last five years, with that applying to 80pc of children in some parts of Oldham.
Fast forward to the end of last month and 1,633 families were living in temporary accommodation in the city due to homelessness, according to Manchester council - invisible, but with all the well-documented dangers that brings. That figure is four times higher than in 2016 and the same as last November, but doesn’t account for those who may lose their homes when the government’s eviction ban is lifted later this summer.
These are not problems that will be wiped out with a rough sleeping fund, either by the mayor or nationally.
(Image: M.E.N.)
During the pandemic the charity Shared Health has delivered 2,000 hot meals to children in bed and breakfasts across the city, where parents have just a kettle to cook with.
Its homelessness lead Beth Knowles says the child poverty crisis applies to youngsters with homes just as it does those without, but adds: “This runs deeper than food poverty. And the children getting the rawest deal are in B&Bs, who have had little to no access to hot meals, formal education, basic healthcare, outside space or proper safeguarding.”
And this is the key point: “This is not a new problem.”
Indeed two reports in recent months - both of them the result of commissions set up by the government itself in the past decade - have found a mix of no progress or disappointingly little when it comes to child poverty and the issues surrounding it.
Just before the pandemic, Sir Michael Marmot outlined how inextricably rising child poverty is linked to rising health inequality, in a ‘ten years on’ assessment of the work he originally reported back to the coalition in 2010.
On reviewing a decade of government policy and health outcomes he found that both through action - such as the closure of Surestart centres - and inaction, in the form of having no strategy, the nation’s health had deteriorated. That explicitly ran alongside an ‘increase in child poverty, particularly in families with parents in work’.
(Image: PA)
“Family poverty during childhood affects all aspects of development and health both in the short and long term and the increases in child poverty, assessed both before and after housing costs, in the last decade are a serious concern and must be reversed,” he wrote.
Foreshadowing Rashford’s own warning today, he concluded: “If we leave this for another 10 years, we risk losing a generation.”
Marmot could not have known that both a pandemic and another recession - both likely to hit existing deprived communities harder - were weeks away. But his call for a clear focus on the situation from the top of government would not be the first, nor the last.
Last week, the Social Mobility Commission declared government action ‘disappointing’ on a third of the recommendations it had put forward between 2013 and 2020, noting a ‘lack of joined up thinking and activity across Whitehall, which is impeding progress on social mobility’.
Just as with health inequality, child poverty is inextricably linked to social mobility - or, in other words, how likely you are to get on in life.
More disadvantaged pupils do now stay in education for longer, it found, but reeled off a list of ‘major concerns’, including about the 600,000 more children living in relative poverty than 2012, particularly those from black and minority ethnic groups.
“It is now really important to have a coherent and coordinated plan to help the most vulnerable in the months and years ahead,” warned its outgoing chair, Dame Martina Milburn.
The same points have been made again and again, by commission after commission, charity after charity, investigation after investigation. One thread runs throughout, aside from the direction of travel: the need for leadership.
Past mistakes do not have to be repeated by the government going forward. Some of them could even be corrected.
But it was Marcus Rashford who showed that leadership this week - and the question now is whether government finally takes up the mantle.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Sterling expects 'strange' Arsenal clash and warns against Arteta's knowledge

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling admits 'it 's going to be weird ' playing without fans against Arsenal on Wednesday .
After more than three months away due to the coronavirus pandemic , City return to action on Wednesday evening with a home clash against the Gunners .
And while he will be delighted to get back to playing competitive games , Sterling says it will be ' a bit strange ' not having the usual support from the stands .
`` It 's going to be weird , for sure , it 's going to be weird , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We played a training game , a couple of training games and it is a bit strange .
`` But when it is competition time , we have got to dig deep and find something to motivate us and drive us on . ''
City will be taking on an Arsenal side led by former assistant Mikel Arteta .
And Sterling is expecting the Spaniard to have a trick or two up his sleeve , given how well he knows Pep Guardiola 's men .
`` It 's definitely going to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
`` He knows us inside-out .
He will definitely have something up his sleeve , but we are ready and we are focused , and we have to try to get the result we want . ''
Sterling also discussed recent Black Lives Matter protests , why fighting for change is so important and how he is working to prevent racism in football .
`` I feel like we are closer to where we want to be , for sure , '' he said .
`` With the protests that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not just black people , not just the country but the whole world that people are tired of what is happening , the circumstances they are put in and the solutions that are supposed to happen .
`` I touched on something on the BBC and said that if I see my mum struggling , my next-door neighbour struggling and the man across the road struggling , as a 12 or 13-year-old kid , what hope does that give me to try to improve myself ?
`` You kind of fall into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a lot of our youths . ''
Sterling added : `` You have a postcode behind your name and people do n't want to associate with you .
`` Even to myself , that has happened to me .
I was talking to a player the other day and talking about the scouting system .
`` I wo n't say the team I am talking about but as a 15-year-old kid , there was a price QPR were asking for me .
`` A team offered £300,000 but the team was saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other £200,000 because of where I am from , because of my background and that sort of stuff .
`` So it kind of shows you , it 's not just in your day-to-day jobs , it happens in football and the scouting .
`` They have opinions about black kids from certain areas and it 's something I am trying to change .
I am not just sitting on the internet and posting .
`` We have to talk to the right people to get this changed and it 's something I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

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Manchester City star Raheem Sterling admits 'it's going to be weird' playing without fans against Arsenal on Wednesday.
After more than three months away due to the coronavirus pandemic, City return to action on Wednesday evening with a home clash against the Gunners.
And while he will be delighted to get back to playing competitive games, Sterling says it will be 'a bit strange' not having the usual support from the stands.
"It's going to be weird, for sure, it's going to be weird," he said on BBC 5Live.
"We played a training game, a couple of training games and it is a bit strange.
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"But when it is competition time, we have got to dig deep and find something to motivate us and drive us on."
City will be taking on an Arsenal side led by former assistant Mikel Arteta.
And Sterling is expecting the Spaniard to have a trick or two up his sleeve, given how well he knows Pep Guardiola's men.
"It's definitely going to be a strange one," the England international added.
"He knows us inside-out. He will definitely have something up his sleeve, but we are ready and we are focused, and we have to try to get the result we want."
Sterling also discussed recent Black Lives Matter protests, why fighting for change is so important and how he is working to prevent racism in football.
"I feel like we are closer to where we want to be, for sure," he said.
"With the protests that have been going on, it has shown not just black people, not just the country but the whole world that people are tired of what is happening, the circumstances they are put in and the solutions that are supposed to happen.
"I touched on something on the BBC and said that if I see my mum struggling, my next-door neighbour struggling and the man across the road struggling, as a 12 or 13-year-old kid, what hope does that give me to try to improve myself?
"You kind of fall into the system trap. That's what happens to a lot of our youths."
Sterling added: "You have a postcode behind your name and people don't want to associate with you.
"Even to myself, that has happened to me. I was talking to a player the other day and talking about the scouting system.
"I won't say the team I am talking about but as a 15-year-old kid, there was a price QPR were asking for me.
(Image: Getty Images)
"A team offered £300,000 but the team was saying they don't want to offer the other £200,000 because of where I am from, because of my background and that sort of stuff.
"So it kind of shows you, it's not just in your day-to-day jobs, it happens in football and the scouting.
"They have opinions about black kids from certain areas and it's something I am trying to change. I am not just sitting on the internet and posting.
"We have to talk to the right people to get this changed and it's something I am working on in the background."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Paddy McGuinness left "shaken" after crashing Lamborghini while filming Top Gear

Paddy McGuinness escaped uninjured after crashing a high-powered Lamborghini on a country road while filming Top Gear .
Police say the Lamborghini Diablo “ crashed into a field after the driver lost control ” on the B6255 near Ribblehead on Tuesday ( June 16 ) .
Pictures shared with LancsLive show the £250,000 supercar being hauled away on the back of a recovery vehicle .
The TV star , from Bolton , is not thought to have suffered any injuries during the collision , which happened between the Lancashire and Yorkshire border .
Officers were called to the B6255 near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved , LancsLive reports .
An eyewitness told LancsLive how Paddy was doing several takes along the damp road when the crash happened .
He said : “ I did n't see it crash .
They were doing several drives up and down the road and then an ambulance went down .
It turned out it had crashed .
“ By the time I got round the corner they had already moved it .
“ The weather was pretty dry but the road was a bit damp.
” The Mirror reports how comedian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” after the Lamborghini he was driving sped off the road after he misjudged a corner .
A source told The Sun : `` Paddy is fine but a bit shaken as anyone would be when having a scare at speed .
It could have been a lot worse .
“ There 's always paramedics and police on a Top Gear shoot so he was in good hands for a onceover but he 's smiling as ever.
” Top Gear co-host 's Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris were not thought to have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supercars - including the Lamborghini - were seen parked in the city centre 's Holiday Inn car park on Monday ahead of filming across Lancashire and Yorkshire .
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said : `` Police attended a collision involving a Lamborghini Diablo , which crashed into a field after the driver lost control on the B6255 near Ribblehead .
`` The incident happened at around 3pm today .
`` A Roads Policing Group officer noticed the incident while patrolling the route , which has a high number of serious and fatal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injuries and no other vehicles were involved . ''

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Paddy McGuinness escaped uninjured after crashing a high-powered Lamborghini on a country road while filming Top Gear.
Police say the Lamborghini Diablo “crashed into a field after the driver lost control” on the B6255 near Ribblehead on Tuesday (June 16).
Pictures shared with LancsLive show the £250,000 supercar being hauled away on the back of a recovery vehicle.
The TV star, from Bolton, is not thought to have suffered any injuries during the collision, which happened between the Lancashire and Yorkshire border.
(Image: PA)
Officers were called to the B6255 near Ribblehead and confirmed no other vehicles were involved, LancsLive reports.
An eyewitness told LancsLive how Paddy was doing several takes along the damp road when the crash happened.
He said: “I didn't see it crash. They were doing several drives up and down the road and then an ambulance went down. It turned out it had crashed.
“By the time I got round the corner they had already moved it.
(Image: SS Digital Images)
“The weather was pretty dry but the road was a bit damp.”
The Mirror reports how comedian Paddy was left uninjured but “shaken” after the Lamborghini he was driving sped off the road after he misjudged a corner.
A source told The Sun: "Paddy is fine but a bit shaken as anyone would be when having a scare at speed. It could have been a lot worse.
“There's always paramedics and police on a Top Gear shoot so he was in good hands for a onceover but he's smiling as ever.”
(Image: SS Digital Images)
Top Gear co-host's Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris were not thought to have been involved in the incident.
Three iconic supercars - including the Lamborghini - were seen parked in the city centre's Holiday Inn car park on Monday ahead of filming across Lancashire and Yorkshire.
(Image: SS Digital Images)
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Police attended a collision involving a Lamborghini Diablo, which crashed into a field after the driver lost control on the B6255 near Ribblehead.
"The incident happened at around 3pm today.
"A Roads Policing Group officer noticed the incident while patrolling the route, which has a high number of serious and fatal collisions.
"Fortunately, nobody was injuries and no other vehicles were involved."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--EuroMillions results and draw LIVE: Winning numbers for Tuesday June 16

The working week has barely begun , which also means it 's time to take part in the Euromillions draw .
You 'll be playing for a jackpot worth an impressive £15 million .
But do you know how you 'd spend the cash if you had the winning ticket ?
While you ca n't go out celebrating amid the coronavirus pandemic , you could save up the money for a luxury getaway once it 's all over .
Or you could invest in a mansion for £15m if you wanted to blow your winnings in one fall swoop .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to pick up a lottery ticket before 7.30pm and choose five main numbers and two lucky stars - or you can play online .
But even if you do n't secure the jackpot , you could still take home a large pot of cash .
With every ticket you 'll also be entered into the Millionaire Maker draw and one lucky ticket holder will be automatically made into a millionaire if their raffle code is picked .
Tonight we 'll be revealing the results for Euromillions , the Thunderball draw , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live blog below for the all of the winning numbers as they 're drawn .

The working week has barely begun, which also means it's time to take part in the Euromillions draw.
You'll be playing for a jackpot worth an impressive £15 million.
But do you know how you'd spend the cash if you had the winning ticket?
While you can't go out celebrating amid the coronavirus pandemic, you could save up the money for a luxury getaway once it's all over.
Or you could invest in a mansion for £15m if you wanted to blow your winnings in one fall swoop.
The possibilities are endless.
To play the game, you'll need to pick up a lottery ticket before 7.30pm and choose five main numbers and two lucky stars - or you can play online.
But even if you don't secure the jackpot, you could still take home a large pot of cash.
With every ticket you'll also be entered into the Millionaire Maker draw and one lucky ticket holder will be automatically made into a millionaire if their raffle code is picked.
Tonight we'll be revealing the results for Euromillions, the Thunderball draw, and the Millionaire Maker code.
Follow our live blog below for the all of the winning numbers as they're drawn.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--We simulated Man City vs Arsenal to try and predict the outcome

The Premier League is finally back , with Manchester City hosting Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening , with Aston Villa and Sheffield United playing earlier in the day .
Pep Guardiola 's side do n't have too much to play for in the Premier League at this stage , as City are 25 points behind leaders Liverpool , but the players will be no doubt be looking forward to playing Premier League football once again after over three months without competitive league matches .
So , what team will Guardiola choose against Arsenal ?
And what will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FIFA 20 to get a unique score prediction , here 's what happened .
To set up this simulation , we used kick-off mode within FIFA 20 but did n't select a team to control ; we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself .
The AI difficulty was set to legendary , with the line-up updated with the latest transfers , injuries and suspensions .
We predict that Man City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation , with the line-up as follows : Ederson ; Walker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rodri , De Bruyne , Gundogan ; Bernardo Silva , Sterling , Aguero .
We predict that Arsenal could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation , with their line-up as follows : Leno ; Bellerin , Mustafi , Luiz , Tierney ; Ceballos , Xhaka ; Pepe , Ozil , Aubameyang ; Nketiah .
FIFA 20 predicts that Manchester City will fly out of the blocks and take Arsenal by surprise in the first-half , building up a decent lead .
In our simulation it took just four minutes for City to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the near post towards Sergio Aguero , who adjusted his body and volleyed home at the near post to open the scoring .
What a start for City and the Argentine .
But he was n't done there , as with nine minutes played , Aguero and City had their second of the game , and the second was an absolute stunner .
De Bruyne gave Aguero the ball just outside the area , with the City number 10 taking a touch before unleashing a stunning effort into the top corner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ uneventful , with City keeping the majority of possession , but Arsenal did look stronger has the half progressed .
Into the second-half , the Gunners were actually the team in control of the game for large periods and having significant periods of possession , but they were n't really hurting the home side .
But with ten minutes to go , the game exploded back into life .
Arsenal grabbed a goal back after a quick counter involving Nicolas Pepe , who squared to Matteo Guendouzi , with the French midfielder firing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And with seconds of normal time remaining , Kyle Walker threw himself into a challenge with substitute Alexandre Lacazette inside the box .
But despite it looking like a stonewall penalty on the replay , nothing was given , fortunately for City .
Here are the full-time match stats .
Arsenal had a slight edge in terms of possession after their strong second-half showing , but Aguero 's early goals proved crucial for City .
This FIFA 20 simulation predicts that City will claim three points against Arsenal on Wednesday evening , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before Guendouzi pulls a goal back late on .
What do you think the score will be on Wednesday evening ?
And , what team to do you think Guardiola will go with ?

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The Premier League is finally back, with Manchester City hosting Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening, with Aston Villa and Sheffield United playing earlier in the day.
Pep Guardiola's side don't have too much to play for in the Premier League at this stage, as City are 25 points behind leaders Liverpool, but the players will be no doubt be looking forward to playing Premier League football once again after over three months without competitive league matches.
So, what team will Guardiola choose against Arsenal? And what will the final score be?
We used FIFA 20 to get a unique score prediction, here's what happened.
Man City vs Arsenal score predicted using FIFA 20
To set up this simulation, we used kick-off mode within FIFA 20 but didn't select a team to control; we then selected the teams and watched the match play out by itself.
The AI difficulty was set to legendary, with the line-up updated with the latest transfers, injuries and suspensions.
We predict that Man City could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with the line-up as follows: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy; Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan; Bernardo Silva, Sterling, Aguero.
We predict that Arsenal could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Tierney; Ceballos, Xhaka; Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang; Nketiah.
FIFA 20 predicts that Manchester City will fly out of the blocks and take Arsenal by surprise in the first-half, building up a decent lead.
In our simulation it took just four minutes for City to take the lead, with Bernardo Silva crossing into the near post towards Sergio Aguero, who adjusted his body and volleyed home at the near post to open the scoring.
What a start for City and the Argentine.
But he wasn't done there, as with nine minutes played, Aguero and City had their second of the game, and the second was an absolute stunner.
De Bruyne gave Aguero the ball just outside the area, with the City number 10 taking a touch before unleashing a stunning effort into the top corner.
City had blown Arsenal away inside ten minutes.
The rest of the half was pretty uneventful, with City keeping the majority of possession, but Arsenal did look stronger has the half progressed.
Into the second-half, the Gunners were actually the team in control of the game for large periods and having significant periods of possession, but they weren't really hurting the home side.
But with ten minutes to go, the game exploded back into life. Arsenal grabbed a goal back after a quick counter involving Nicolas Pepe, who squared to Matteo Guendouzi, with the French midfielder firing under Nicolas Otamendi to make it 2-1.
And with seconds of normal time remaining, Kyle Walker threw himself into a challenge with substitute Alexandre Lacazette inside the box.
But despite it looking like a stonewall penalty on the replay, nothing was given, fortunately for City.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Girlfriend found partner dead in bed next to her, inquest hears

A joiner was found dead in bed by his partner following a drug overdose , an inquest has heard .
Adam McGreevy , 30 , was discovered unresponsive at his home in Wigan just hours after finishing work ahead of the Christmas break .
On Monday , an inquest into his death heard he had taken a combination of drugs and medications in the hours beforehand .
Loved ones told the hearing at Bolton Coroners Court that Mr McGreevy had been taking painkillers for several months to help relieve pain from a shoulder injury .
His girlfriend , Rachael Myers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complained of experiencing heart palpitations , which he feared were becoming increasingly regular .
Paying tribute to him , Ms Myers described Mr McGreevy as 'the love of her life ' .
She told of how the couple had been together for two years and were planning to relocate to Australia at the time of Mr McGreevy 's death .
She added : `` We were looking forward to so much .
`` We were planning our future together , to move away and start fresh , settle down and have a family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smart and outgoing .
He always looked out for his friends and was well loved by everyone .
`` He was the main entertainment at parties , loved to meet new people and would do anything for anyone .
`` He made me the happiest I 've ever been and he brought out the best in me . ''
In a statement read out at Monday 's hearing , Ms Myers said Mr McGreevy had been to pick her up after finishing work on December 20 , 2019 .
They had initially planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead decided to relax at Mr McGreevy 's home , in Landsdowne Terrace , Swinley .
At about 6pm , Mr McGreevy left the house , which he shared with his parents , to meet up with a friend .
He returned about 30 minutes later , and although he did not tell Ms Myers what he had been doing , she said he seemed to be 'his usual self ' .
However , Ms Myers told the hearing she was aware that Mr McGreevy had taken a dose of co-codamol during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walsh heard that Mr McGreevy had been taking medication for his shoulder problem , while he had also struggled with anxiety and depression since the recent death of a close friend .
After enjoying a few drinks together , the couple headed to bed at about 10.15pm But in the early hours of the morning , Ms Myers reached out to touch Mr McGreevy 's arm and found him cold and unresponsive .
An ambulance was called and paramedics pronounced Mr McGreevy dead at the scene .
Emile Salmo , a consultant histopathologist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's medical cause of death as 'combined drug toxicity ' .
Toxicology tests carried out following his death revealed traces of alcohol , codeine , flualprazolam - described as a 'fake diazepam ' - and paracetamol .
Detective Inspector John Robb , of Greater Manchester Police , told the hearing that the force did not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr McGreevy 's death .
He added that there was also no evidence to suggest he had intended to take his own life .
In a statement read out in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dawn Edwardes-Dunn , told of how her son co-owned a joinery business with a friend .
She described him as 'hardworking and skilled ' and said he 'could turn his hand to anything ' .
Ms Edwards-Dunn explained that at 1am , shortly before her son 's death , she had heard him snoring while she went to the toilet .
She said this was unusual as she had never heard him snore before .
She added that her son was in good health , but had been to see a doctor about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 'drug-related death ' , coroner Alan Walsh , said : `` Mr McGreevy worked as a joiner and I accept that he was a very hardworking young man .
`` He had problems with anxiety in the past , particularly after the death of his friend , but he also suffered some considerable pain from his shoulder for which he took medication to relieve the pain .
`` On December 20 , he had come home from work after working all week .
He went to see a friend for half an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must have taken the drugs and medication that were found at the post-mortem examination .
`` I accept that all the drugs he had in his system would have had an effect on him .
`` The cause of his death arose from a combination of those drugs and medications . ''

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A joiner was found dead in bed by his partner following a drug overdose, an inquest heard.
Adam McGreevy, 30, was found unresponsive at his home in Wigan just hours after finishing work ahead of the Christmas break.
On Monday, an inquest into his death heard he had taken a combination of drugs and medications in the hours beforehand.
In written statements read during the hearing at Bolton Coroners' Court, loved ones said Mr McGreevy had been taking painkillers for several months to help relieve pain from a shoulder injury.
His girlfriend Rachael Myers said he had complained of experiencing heart palpitations, which he feared were becoming increasingly regular.
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Paying tribute to Mr McGreevy after the hearing, Ms Myers described Mr McGreevy as 'the love of her life'.
She said the couple had been together for two years and were planning to relocate to Australia at the time of Mr McGreevy's deat, adding: "We were looking forward to so much.
"We were planning our future together, to move away and start fresh, settle down and have a family.
"He was so funny, smart and outgoing. He always looked out for his friends and was well loved by everyone.
"He was the main entertainment at parties, loved to meet new people and would do anything for anyone.
"He made me the happiest I've ever been and he brought out the best in me."
In a statement read out at Monday's hearing, Ms Myers said Mr McGreevy had been to pick her up after finishing work on December 20, 2019.
They had initially planned to go to the pub, but instead decided to relax at Mr McGreevy's home, in Landsdowne Terrace, Swinley.
At about 6pm, Mr McGreevy left the house, which he shared with his parents, to meet up with a friend.
(Image: Family handout)
He returned about 30 minutes later, and although he did not tell Ms Myers what he had been doing, she said he seemed to be 'his usual self'.
However, Ms Myers said she was aware that Mr McGreevy had taken a dose of co-codamol during the course of the evening.
Coroner Alan Walsh heard Mr McGreevy had been taking medication for his shoulder problem, while he had also struggled with anxiety and depression since the recent death of a close friend.
After enjoying a few drinks together, the couple headed to bed at about 10.15pm
But in the early hours of the morning, Ms Myers reached out to touch Mr McGreevy's arm and found him cold and unresponsive.
An ambulance was called and paramedics pronounced Mr McGreevy dead at the scene.
Emile Salmo, a consultant histopathologist at Wigan Infirmary, gave Mr McGreevy's medical cause of death as 'combined drug toxicity'.
Toxicology tests carried out following his death revealed traces of alcohol, codeine, flualprazolam and paracetamol.
In written evidence read out at court, Detective Inspector John Robb, of Greater Manchester Police, said the force did not believe there to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding Mr McGreevy's death.
He added that there was also no evidence to suggest he had intended to take his own life.
In a statement read out in court, Mr McGreevy's mum, Dawn Edwardes-Dunn, told of how her son co-owned a joinery business with a friend.
She described him as 'hardworking and skilled' and said he 'could turn his hand to anything'.
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Ms Edwards-Dunn explained that at 1am, shortly before her son's death, she had heard him snoring while she went to the toilet.
She said this was unusual as she had never heard him snore before.
She added that her son was in good health, but had been to see a doctor about his shoulder injury.
Recording a verdict of 'drug-related death', coroner Alan Walsh, said: "Mr McGreevy worked as a joiner and I accept that he was a very hardworking young man.
"He had problems with anxiety in the past, particularly after the death of his friend, but he also suffered some considerable pain from his shoulder for which he took medication to relieve the pain.
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"On December 20, he had come home from work after working all week. He went to see a friend for half an hour.
"At some stage he must have taken the drugs and medication that were found at the post-mortem examination.
"I accept that all the drugs he had in his system would have had an effect on him.
"The cause of his death arose from a combination of those drugs and medications."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Huge emergency service response after woman falls into River Irwell

Emergency services were called near to Clifton Country Park this evening to reports of a woman in the water .
The woman fell in the River Irwell near Red Rock Lane , close to the Giants Seat Garden Centre , at around 6pm .
Three undercover vehicles , six police cars , four police vans , two fire engines and one tactical aid unit were all reported to have been at the scene .
Two members of the public and a police officer jumped into the river to rescue her , with police saying she was `` travelling downstream due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greater Manchester Police spokesman said : `` Shortly before 6pm on Tuesday 16 June 2020 , police were called to reports of concern for the welfare of a woman in the River Irwell in Clifton Country Park , Salford .
`` Officers attended within minutes and found that the woman was travelling down the river due to the fast current following heavy rainfall .
`` An officer entered the water and managed to bring the woman to safety with the support of officers on the river banking .
`` Two members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the woman – they were aided out of the river by officers .
`` The woman has been taken to hospital for treatment . ''
A witness at the scene said : `` Female in river at Clifton Country Park , near to Giants Seat Garden Centre , large police and fire and ambulance attendance now .
`` Swift water response now in attendance .
Member of the public also entered water to attempt rescue .
`` Female now secure , operation to now to get her back up steep stand stone river @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the public now safe on the bank also . ''
Other witnesses also told the Manchester Evening News there was a `` massive '' emergency response underway .
Police were turning drivers around in Red Rock Lane , near Stoneclough .
Another witness said : `` A woman was in the water and it 's obviously quite fast flowing , but they were able to get her out and she is fine .
`` Police were here but they are all leaving now . '
North West Ambulance Service and Greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contacted for a comment .
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Emergency services were called near to Clifton Country Park this evening to reports of a woman in the water.
The woman fell in the River Irwell near Red Rock Lane, close to the Giants Seat Garden Centre, at around 6pm.
Three undercover vehicles, six police cars, four police vans, two fire engines and one tactical aid unit were all reported to have been at the scene.
Two members of the public and a police officer jumped into the river to rescue her, with police saying she was "travelling downstream due to the fast current".
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Shortly before 6pm on Tuesday 16 June 2020, police were called to reports of concern for the welfare of a woman in the River Irwell in Clifton Country Park, Salford.
"Officers attended within minutes and found that the woman was travelling down the river due to the fast current following heavy rainfall.
"An officer entered the water and managed to bring the woman to safety with the support of officers on the river banking.
"Two members of the public also entered the water to help the woman – they were aided out of the river by officers.
"The woman has been taken to hospital for treatment."
A witness at the scene said: "Female in river at Clifton Country Park, near to Giants Seat Garden Centre, large police and fire and ambulance attendance now.
"Swift water response now in attendance. Member of the public also entered water to attempt rescue.
"Female now secure, operation to now to get her back up steep stand stone river back by garden centre.
"Male member of the public now safe on the bank also."
Other witnesses also told the Manchester Evening News there was a "massive" emergency response underway.
Police were turning drivers around in Red Rock Lane, near Stoneclough.
Another witness said: "A woman was in the water and it's obviously quite fast flowing, but they were able to get her out and she is fine.
"Police were here but they are all leaving now.'
North West Ambulance Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have been contacted for a comment.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--A little boy called Keith Bennett vanished 56 years ago tonight

It was 56 years ago tonight that a little boy called Keith Bennett waved goodbye to his mum Winnie , and walked into an unspeakable crime .
The 12-year-old boy , ushered along by his mother , walked across Stockport Road in Longsight but never made it to his gran 's house .
It was tea-time on June 16 , 1964 .
His name was written into perhaps the bleakest chapter of British criminal history - the moors murders of five innocent children .
Keith was snatched from the street and murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was lured into a van by Hindley who asked him to help her with some boxes .
Brady , who lived nearby , was in the back seat .
They snatched the child and took him to Saddleworth Moor where he was sexually abused and murdered by Brady .
The pair were found guilty in 1966 of torturing and killing John Kilbride , 12 , Lesley Ann Downey , 10 , and Edward Evans , 17 .
In 1985 they admitted killing Keith and Pauline Reade , 16 .
Pauline 's body was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Keith 's remains have never been recovered .
They had all been murdered during 1963 and 1964 .
The pair buried their victims but only Keith 's remains have never been found .
Keith 's mother Winnie regularly searched the moors looking for her son but she died in 2012 without getting the peace she craved : a proper burial for Keith .
Hindley died , aged 60 , in hospital in 2002 while Brady died , aged 79 , at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside in 2017 .
If they possessed information which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site , they never revealed it .
Since then , Keith 's memory - and the effort to finally find his remains - is being kept alive by his brother Alan .
Today ( Tuesday ) he marked the 56th anniversary of Keith 's disappearance , recalling the 'panic and terror ' when their mother realised the lad never made it to his gran 's .
He wrote : `` On this day , June 16th 1964 , four days after his twelfth birthday , Keith was going to spend the night at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother was going to bingo and she walked with Keith to the zebra crossing at busy Stockport road .
`` Once he had crossed and they had waved goodbye to each other they went on their way , Keith was only a few streets away from the safety of gran ’ s house .
`` Keith would have passed a small side street ( Dallas Street ) that led through to Westmoreland Street where Brady lived .
It is now known that Hindley used to park in that street waiting for Brady to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very familiar route Keith took to gran ’ s house , the vehicle with Hindley driving and Brady in the back pulled up alongside Keith .
Keith was enticed into the vehicle by Hindley and later climbed into the back of the vehicle after being persuaded to do so by Brady .
Hindley drove to Saddleworth Moor , where Keith was led into the moor , sexually assaulted , murdered and then buried .
`` It is , and always will be , very hard to accept that later that night the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our beds .
It was not until the following morning that we all discovered Keith had disappeared .
When my gran got to my mother ’ s house the following morning , I heard the question : ‘ Where is Keith ?
’ '' Neither my gran nor my mother had a telephone at home , my mother thought Keith had arrived at my gran ’ s , my gran had thought that Keith had changed his mind and had decided to stay at home .
`` I will never forget the confusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complete panic and terror .
We grew up with the terror , thoughts and fears of that morning and it was to be over 20 years until we discovered , or rather had confirmed , that Keith had been a victim of Brady and Hindley .
Something the police and us as a family had always thought to be the case . ''
He added : `` Can I ask you to please , once again , spare a thought of remembrance for Keith today ?
Denied the life he should have lived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

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It was 58 years ago that a little boy called Keith Bennett waved goodbye to his mum Winnie, and walked into an unspeakable crime.
The 12-year-old boy, ushered along by his mother, walked across Stockport Road in Longsight but never made it to his gran's house.
It was tea-time on June 16, 1964.
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His name was written into perhaps the bleakest chapter of British criminal history - the moors murders of five innocent children. Keith was snatched from the street and murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
When he got to Dallas Street, he was lured into a van by Hindley who asked him to help her with some boxes. Brady, who lived nearby, was in the back seat.
They snatched the child and took him to Saddleworth Moor where he was sexually abused and murdered by Brady.
The pair were found guilty in 1966 of torturing and killing John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
In 1985 they admitted killing Keith and Pauline Reade, 16. Pauline's body was found on Saddleworth Moor in 1987 but Keith's remains have never been recovered.
They had all been murdered during 1963 and 1964. The pair buried their victims but only Keith's remains have never been found.
Keith's mother Winnie regularly searched the moors looking for her son but she died in 2012 without getting the peace she craved: a proper burial for Keith.
Hindley died, aged 60, in hospital in 2002 while Brady died, aged 79, at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside in 2017. If they possessed information which may have led to Keith's burial site, they never revealed it.
Since then, Keith's memory - and the effort to finally find his remains - is being kept alive by his brother Alan.
Spekaing to the MEN on June 16, 2020, he marked the 56th anniversary of Keith's disappearance, recalling the 'panic and terror' when their mother realised the lad never made it to his gran's.
He wrote: "On this day, June 16th 1964, four days after his twelfth birthday, Keith was going to spend the night at our gran’s house, my mother was going to bingo and she walked with Keith to the zebra crossing at busy Stockport road.
"Once he had crossed and they had waved goodbye to each other they went on their way, Keith was only a few streets away from the safety of gran’s house.
"Keith would have passed a small side street (Dallas Street) that led through to Westmoreland Street where Brady lived. It is now known that Hindley used to park in that street waiting for Brady to join her.
"Somewhere along the very familiar route Keith took to gran’s house, the vehicle with Hindley driving and Brady in the back pulled up alongside Keith. Keith was enticed into the vehicle by Hindley and later climbed into the back of the vehicle after being persuaded to do so by Brady.
Hindley drove to Saddleworth Moor, where Keith was led into the moor, sexually assaulted, murdered and then buried.
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"It is, and always will be, very hard to accept that later that night the rest of us slept safe and sound in our beds. It was not until the following morning that we all discovered Keith had disappeared. When my gran got to my mother’s house the following morning, I heard the question: ‘Where is Keith?’
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"Neither my gran nor my mother had a telephone at home, my mother thought Keith had arrived at my gran’s, my gran had thought that Keith had changed his mind and had decided to stay at home.
"I will never forget the confusion of that morning that quickly turned to complete panic and terror. We grew up with the terror, thoughts and fears of that morning and it was to be over 20 years until we discovered, or rather had confirmed, that Keith had been a victim of Brady and Hindley. Something the police and us as a family had always thought to be the case."
He added: "Can I ask you to please, once again, spare a thought of remembrance for Keith today? Denied the life he should have lived and all he could have been."
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Police were tipped off about Daisy Nook rave at lunchtime that day

Police had several hours warning in advance of the illegal rave where a man died - but officers couldn ’ t find the site until the event began due to the size of the park .
A man , aged 20 , died of a suspected overdose after collapsing while leaving the ‘ Quarantine Rave ’ at Daisy Nook Country Park , in Failsworth , Oldham , on Saturday night ( June 13 ) .
Greater Manchester Police admitted that they had been tipped off about a rave taking place at the park , which covers almost 100 acres , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers searched the site , they found no evidence of an event being set up .
When they returned at 6pm , revellers were arriving in droves and the force was already “ stretched to capacity ” due to Black Lives Matter protests and another rave in Trafford , according to Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner .
More than 6,000 people attended two seperate illegal raves at Daisy Nook and at a site of waste ground in Carrington , Trafford , on Saturday night .
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said the illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop .
Ms Rayner has urged police to “ bring the full force of the law ” onto those responsible after meeting with officials to discuss the rave at Daisy Nook .
She says residents were left in “ severe distress ” by the 4,000 revellers that descended on the beauty spot after partygoers urinated on their homes and left the area strewn with broken glass and “ drug debris ” .
“ I have been contacted by lots of my constituents , many who were directly affected by this rave , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assurances that this is being taken extremely seriously .
“ My concern is that similar events will be organised for the summer months .
I want to make it very clear that this will not be tolerated in Oldham and Tameside.
” Ms Rayner says she will support police to track down those responsible for organising the illegal rave so they can be “ brought to justice and face the full force of the law ” .
“ Police will be working with both local authorities in terms of licensing , criminal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this nature , ” she added .
“ We need information from all sources , including councillors , council officers and the wider community , to help the police to prevent an event of this nature happening in the future.
” GMP said a member of the public reported to police at around midday ( on Saturday ) that a rave was planned at Daisy Nook later that day .
“ Force intelligence officers investigated this claim and did not find any information that corroborated with the report , ” a force spokesman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the legitimacy of this claim further , neighbourhood officers were deployed to the Park in the afternoon and attempted to find any sign of such a gathering being prepared .
“ Considering the Park is 400,000 square metres ( almost 100 acres ) of land and the actual entrance to the event turned out to be nearly half a mile away close to Willow Bank Farm , officers were unable to locate the site until the event had begun.
” They added that officers in the Oldham district received reports of 242 incidents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13 ) .
As such they would not have had the resources to search the whole of Daisy Nook “ based on one shred of intelligence ” .
A senior officer previously denied that police had been understaffed when the two mass gatherings began at opposite ends of the region .
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes said on Sunday : “ We have the resources .
The events earlier in the day didn ’ t impact negatively on the resources that we had .
“ We dealt with these incidents with the resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our ability considering the proportionate nature of the way that we work .
We always have to work with people .
We have to work with the communities .
It ’ s about a proportionate response from police.
” Chief Constable Ian Hopkins later said the location change made the 'appalling ' events very difficult to stop .
“ Once these things start it is almost impossible to stop them given the number of people that were there and the number of officers available , ” he told the BBC .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation and many people , including my officers , would have been badly injured I believe.
” As well as the Daisy Nook rave , up to 2,000 others went to another at a brownfield site in Carrington , Trafford , where three people were stabbed and a woman was raped .
The Carrington event was described as 'wild ' by senior police - video footage showed youths fighting with machetes .
One young man , 18 , suffered life-threatening injuries when he was stabbed at the Carrington rave where police were attacked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An axe , a knife and a BB gun were all seized from the site in Trafford .
The M.E.N .
has learned that GMP managed to stop a third rave , planned in Hattersley , but that many of the people who were hoping to attend it instead went to the rave at Daisy Nook .

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Police had several hours warning in advance of the illegal rave where a man died - but officers couldn’t find the site until the event began due to the size of the park.
A man, aged 20, died of a suspected overdose after collapsing while leaving the ‘Quarantine Rave’ at Daisy Nook Country Park, in Failsworth, Oldham, on Saturday night (June 13).
Greater Manchester Police admitted that they had been tipped off about a rave taking place at the park, which covers almost 100 acres, at lunchtime that day.
But when officers searched the site, they found no evidence of an event being set up.
(Image: MEN Media)
When they returned at 6pm, revellers were arriving in droves and the force was already “stretched to capacity” due to Black Lives Matter protests and another rave in Trafford, according to Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner.
More than 6,000 people attended two seperate illegal raves at Daisy Nook and at a site of waste ground in Carrington, Trafford, on Saturday night.
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said the illegal gatherings were “almost impossible” to stop.
Ms Rayner has urged police to “bring the full force of the law” onto those responsible after meeting with officials to discuss the rave at Daisy Nook.
(Image: MEN Media)
She says residents were left in “severe distress” by the 4,000 revellers that descended on the beauty spot after partygoers urinated on their homes and left the area strewn with broken glass and “drug debris”.
“I have been contacted by lots of my constituents, many who were directly affected by this rave,” the MP said. “They need assurances that this is being taken extremely seriously.
“My concern is that similar events will be organised for the summer months. I want to make it very clear that this will not be tolerated in Oldham and Tameside.”
Ms Rayner says she will support police to track down those responsible for organising the illegal rave so they can be “brought to justice and face the full force of the law”.
“Police will be working with both local authorities in terms of licensing, criminal and behavioural orders for any future incidents of this nature,” she added.
“We need information from all sources, including councillors, council officers and the wider community, to help the police to prevent an event of this nature happening in the future.”
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GMP said a member of the public reported to police at around midday (on Saturday) that a rave was planned at Daisy Nook later that day.
“Force intelligence officers investigated this claim and did not find any information that corroborated with the report,” a force spokesman said.
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“In order to exhaust the legitimacy of this claim further, neighbourhood officers were deployed to the Park in the afternoon and attempted to find any sign of such a gathering being prepared.
“Considering the Park is 400,000 square metres (almost 100 acres) of land and the actual entrance to the event turned out to be nearly half a mile away close to Willow Bank Farm, officers were unable to locate the site until the event had begun.”
(Image: MEN Media)
They added that officers in the Oldham district received reports of 242 incidents up to midnight on Saturday (June 13).
As such they would not have had the resources to search the whole of Daisy Nook “based on one shred of intelligence”.
A senior officer previously denied that police had been understaffed when the two mass gatherings began at opposite ends of the region.
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Sykes said on Sunday: “We have the resources. The events earlier in the day didn’t impact negatively on the resources that we had.
(Image: MEN Media)
“We dealt with these incidents with the resources that we had to the very best of our ability considering the proportionate nature of the way that we work. We always have to work with people. We have to work with the communities. It’s about a proportionate response from police.”
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins later said the location change made the 'appalling' events very difficult to stop.
“Once these things start it is almost impossible to stop them given the number of people that were there and the number of officers available,” he told the BBC.
“It would have been a very serious situation and many people, including my officers, would have been badly injured I believe.”
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As well as the Daisy Nook rave, up to 2,000 others went to another at a brownfield site in Carrington, Trafford, where three people were stabbed and a woman was raped.
The Carrington event was described as 'wild' by senior police - video footage showed youths fighting with machetes.
One young man, 18, suffered life-threatening injuries when he was stabbed at the Carrington rave where police were attacked when they arrived at the scene.
An axe, a knife and a BB gun were all seized from the site in Trafford.
The M.E.N. has learned that GMP managed to stop a third rave, planned in Hattersley, but that many of the people who were hoping to attend it instead went to the rave at Daisy Nook.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Man Utd great Neville responds to Klopp over opinion comments

Gary Neville has responded to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp 's claims that he has an opinion on everything .
Klopp was interviewed by the BBC last month and was questioned on what he had learnt during the lockdown .
The German responded with a playful jab at Neville who has worked as a pundit for Sky Sports following his retirement in 2011 .
Klopp said : `` I did n't learn a lot during lockdown except Gary Neville has an opinion on absolutely everything !
Now , Neville has responded to the comments and the United great believes Klopp 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive .
`` The fact that Jurgen 's recognised it means that either he 's been watching which is good , it 's bugged him which is good or he 's enjoyed my opinions which is good , '' he told Joe.co.uk .
`` There 's no ruse here but what I would say is that doing these shows three times a week for two hours ...
I 've enjoyed it but it just feels like you 're constantly giving an opinion on everything you 're asked .
`` The reality is I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can concentrate on giving comment on football matches .
`` But he 's right and I know you [ Jamie Carragher ] feel the same because you 're talking constantly every single day about football and there was nothing happening so you 're just offering opinion on the same stuff . ''

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Gary Neville has responded to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's claims that he has an opinion on everything.
Klopp was interviewed by the BBC last month and was questioned on what he had learnt during the lockdown.
The German responded with a playful jab at Neville who has worked as a pundit for Sky Sports following his retirement in 2011.
Klopp said: "I didn't learn a lot during lockdown except Gary Neville has an opinion on absolutely everything!
"It's incredible!"
Now, Neville has responded to the comments and the United great believes Klopp's words can only be viewed as a positive.
"The fact that Jurgen's recognised it means that either he's been watching which is good, it's bugged him which is good or he's enjoyed my opinions which is good," he told Joe.co.uk.
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"There's no ruse here but what I would say is that doing these shows three times a week for two hours... I've enjoyed it but it just feels like you're constantly giving an opinion on everything you're asked.
"The reality is I'm glad football's restarting because we can concentrate on giving comment on football matches.
"But he's right and I know you [Jamie Carragher] feel the same because you're talking constantly every single day about football and there was nothing happening so you're just offering opinion on the same stuff."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Egypt will allow flights to and from the UK as coronavirus restrictions ease

The Egyptian authorities have announced exactly when flights are resuming to the UK as coronavirus restrictions are eased .
Brits are being urged to check with their airline well in advance of travel on any special requirements for passengers .
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office currently advises British nationals against all but essential international travel .
This advice is being kept under constant review .
Egypt said from next month flights will resume with countries that have reopened their airports .
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises Brits : `` You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours .
`` Egyptian authorities may ask to see your ticket and passport on the journey to the airport .
`` If you live in the UK and are currently visiting Egypt , you ’ re strongly advised to return now by commercial means .
Don ’ t risk getting stranded .
`` The Egyptian authorities have announced that , from 1 July , international flights will be permitted to and from Egyptian airports .
`` You should check with your airline well in advance of travel on any special requirements for passengers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told journalists that airports will reopen on July 1 .
Foreign tourists will be able to return to popular coastal resorts like Sharm El-Sheikh from then .
There would be additional sanitisation operations for all the country 's airports and planes , he added .
Egypt suspended regular international flights in March and restaurants , hotels and cafes were closed due to the pandemic .
`` Among the most important incentives is the cancellation of the need for tourist visas of visitors to Egypt 's touristic governorates until October 31 , '' officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister also said earlier this month that Egyptian tourist destinations have recorded the lowest numbers of coronavirus cases .

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The Egyptian authorities have announced exactly when flights are resuming to the UK as coronavirus restrictions are eased.
Brits are being urged to check with their airline well in advance of travel on any special requirements for passengers.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office currently advises British nationals against all but essential international travel. This advice is being kept under constant review.
Egypt said from next month flights will resume with countries that have reopened their airports.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises Brits: "You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements to the airport which could be during curfew hours.
"Egyptian authorities may ask to see your ticket and passport on the journey to the airport.
"If you live in the UK and are currently visiting Egypt, you’re strongly advised to return now by commercial means. Don’t risk getting stranded.
"The Egyptian authorities have announced that, from 1 July, international flights will be permitted to and from Egyptian airports.
"You should check with your airline well in advance of travel on any special requirements for passengers."
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Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar told journalists that airports will reopen on July 1.
Foreign tourists will be able to return to popular coastal resorts like Sharm El-Sheikh from then.
There would be additional sanitisation operations for all the country's airports and planes, he added.
Egypt suspended regular international flights in March and restaurants, hotels and cafes were closed due to the pandemic.
"Among the most important incentives is the cancellation of the need for tourist visas of visitors to Egypt's touristic governorates until October 31," officials said in a statement.
The health minister also said earlier this month that Egyptian tourist destinations have recorded the lowest numbers of coronavirus cases.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-16--Doctors hail new Covid-19 treatment as 'start of something important'

A new coronavirus treatment that doctors have hailed as 'the start of something important ' could save one in eight coronavirus patients .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told today 's coronavirus briefing that there was `` genuine cause to celebrate '' as he labelled the drug trial `` the biggest breakthrough yet '' .
The drug dexamethasone , which Mr Johnson said would be made available across the NHS , is cheap and widely available , according to scientists .
Professor Peter Horby , a University of Oxford academic who is leading the trial , said his team ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In three months , we have enrolled over 11,500 patients and this makes it by far the biggest clinical trial in the world , ” he told today 's briefing .
He said the majority of patients being treated in hospital for coronavirus will be able to take dexamethasone .
Prof Horby described the results of the trial as `` really quite remarkable '' .
“ In ventilated patients with Covid-19 , the drug dexamethosone – so 10 days of treatment with that , which is a tablet or injection – reduces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per cent , '' he said .
“ In patients on the ward who require oxygen and have Covid , it reduces the risk of death by about 20 per cent – that covers about 75 per cent of patients in hospital who will see a mortality benefit from using this drug.
” Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the breakthrough in Covid-19 treatment was `` the start of something important '' .
He told the briefing that the drug is expected to save around one in eight patients .
But he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people catching coronavirus or going into hospital with it .
“ It reduces the death for those who are in hospital who require oxygen , or in ICU and require oxygen , and it ’ s a very important effect .
“ But… it ’ s roughly one in eight who survive as a result of this – a very important effect , but certainly not an effect-size that would say therefore you don ’ t need to worry about the other measures to try and reduce the spread of this infection.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved in the trial .
He said : “ I am proud of these British scientists , backed by UK Government funding , who have led the first , robust clinical trial anywhere in the world to find a coronavirus treatment proven to reduce the risk of death .
“ I ’ m very grateful to the thousands of patients in this country who volunteered for the trials – thank you.
” He said the drug would now be available across the NHS and “ we have taken steps to ensure we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a second peak ” .

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A new coronavirus treatment that doctors have hailed as 'the start of something important' could save one in eight coronavirus patients.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told today's coronavirus briefing that there was "genuine cause to celebrate" as he labelled the drug trial "the biggest breakthrough yet".
The drug dexamethasone, which Mr Johnson said would be made available across the NHS, is cheap and widely available, according to scientists.
Professor Peter Horby, a University of Oxford academic who is leading the trial, said his team’s efforts had “broken records”.
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“In three months, we have enrolled over 11,500 patients and this makes it by far the biggest clinical trial in the world,” he told today's briefing.
He said the majority of patients being treated in hospital for coronavirus will be able to take dexamethasone.
Prof Horby described the results of the trial as "really quite remarkable".
“In ventilated patients with Covid-19, the drug dexamethosone – so 10 days of treatment with that, which is a tablet or injection – reduces the risk of death by about 35 per cent," he said.
“In patients on the ward who require oxygen and have Covid, it reduces the risk of death by about 20 per cent – that covers about 75 per cent of patients in hospital who will see a mortality benefit from using this drug.”
Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the breakthrough in Covid-19 treatment was "the start of something important".
He told the briefing that the drug is expected to save around one in eight patients.
But he cautioned that the steroid does not stop people catching coronavirus or going into hospital with it.
“It reduces the death for those who are in hospital who require oxygen, or in ICU and require oxygen, and it’s a very important effect.
“But… it’s roughly one in eight who survive as a result of this – a very important effect, but certainly not an effect-size that would say therefore you don’t need to worry about the other measures to try and reduce the spread of this infection.”
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Mr Johnson thanked the scientists and patients involved in the trial.
He said: “I am proud of these British scientists, backed by UK Government funding, who have led the first, robust clinical trial anywhere in the world to find a coronavirus treatment proven to reduce the risk of death.
“I’m very grateful to the thousands of patients in this country who volunteered for the trials – thank you.”
He said the drug would now be available across the NHS and “we have taken steps to ensure we have enough supplies, even in the event of a second peak”.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-17--Teaching unions slammed for 'campaign of fear' over 'death trap' schools

Teaching unions have been accused of mounting a 'campaign of fear ' encouraging parents not to send their children back to 'death trap ' schools .
The criticism came at today 's Education Committee meeting , which was looking at the impact of coronavirus on education and children 's services .
MP Jonathan Gullis , himself a former school teacher , said was 'outraged at the sheer damage that unions have done the teaching professions ' .
He asked why the unions had n't engaged with local authorities who were refusing to reopen schools and he questioned why the NEU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government to meet before it will support the wider reopening .
Mr Gullis said : `` How have the unions , who have admitted yourselves that you 're not scientific experts , therefore come up with your own tests , or conditions , or whatever you want to call it and how does that ever end up working in the interests of the children ? ''
And he added : `` Why is it that every time I see a teaching union on TV , they 're saying 'schools are n't safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to open ' .
A campaign has been run , whether you like it or not , to breed fear into parents about the idea of sending their kids back to school .
`` And so , while I appreciate the NASUWT has n't done a specific campaign , whether you like it or not , it has come across to parents that these schools are death traps and that is just not the case and there are thousands of children not getting an education . ''
MP Tom Hunt also spoke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reopening of schools ' .
But Dr Patrick Roach , general secretary of NASUWT , defended the union 's approach and stressed that many vulnerable and key worker children have remained in schools throughout the pandemic .
He said : `` The NASUWT has not been in engaged in any campaign to keep schools closed .
What we 've been engaged in is work , with government , with local authorities , with individual employers .. to ensure the safe return of children to learning as quickly as is possible to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his previous comment that the government should have been clearer on its plans to end the 'huge amount of speculation which created unprecedented levels of anxiety ' among teachers and parents .
Dr Mary Bousted , joint general secretary of the NEU , was asked several times by committee chairman Robert Halfon MP whether the union would only support the reopening of schools once its own five tests were met .
She said : `` The five tests have to be met but we are proposing a way of doing education , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be met in the way that we organise education . ''
Its plan includes 'using a wider footprint than a school site and bringing back more teachers so that there can be social cohort distancing in schools along the lines of the guidance from the DfE ' .
The NEU 's five tests are listed here The new case count must be much lower than it is now , with a sustained downward trend and confidence that new cases are known and counted promptly .
And the Government must have extensive arrangements for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that way .
The Government must have a national plan including parameters for both appropriate physical distancing and levels of social mixing in schools , as well as for appropriate PPE , which will be locally negotiated at school-by-school and local authority level .
Comprehensive access to regular testing for children and staff to ensure our schools and colleges don ’ t become hot spots for Covid-19 .
Protocols to be put in place to test a whole school or college when a case occurs and for isolation to be strictly followed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with vulnerable people , must work from home , fulfilling their professional duties to the extent that is possible .
Plans must specifically address the protection of vulnerable parents , grandparents and carers .

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Teaching unions have been accused of mounting a 'campaign of fear' encouraging parents not to send their children back to 'death trap' schools.
The criticism came at today's Education Committee meeting, which was looking at the impact of coronavirus on education and children's services.
MP Jonathan Gullis, himself a former school teacher, said he was 'outraged at the sheer damage that unions have done the teaching professions'.
He asked why the unions hadn't engaged with local authorities who were refusing to reopen schools and he questioned why the NEU has set its own five tests for the government to meet before it will support the wider reopening.
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Mr Gullis said: "How have the unions, who have admitted yourselves that you're not scientific experts, therefore come up with your own tests, or conditions, or whatever you want to call it and how does that ever end up working in the interests of the children?"
And he added: "Why is it that every time I see a teaching union on TV, they're saying 'schools aren't safe to open, schools aren't safe to open'. A campaign has been run, whether you like it or not, to breed fear into parents about the idea of sending their kids back to school.
"And so, while I appreciate the NASUWT hasn't done a specific campaign, whether you like it or not, it has come across to parents that these schools are death traps and that is just not the case and there are thousands of children not getting an education."
MP Tom Hunt also spoke out saying 'many people feel unions actively obstructed the reopening of schools'.
But Dr Patrick Roach, general secretary of NASUWT, defended the union's approach and stressed that many vulnerable and key worker children have remained in schools throughout the pandemic.
He said: "The NASUWT has not been in engaged in any campaign to keep schools closed. What we've been engaged in is work, with government, with local authorities, with individual employers .. to ensure the safe return of children to learning as quickly as is possible to do."
(Image: Getty Images)
And he said he stood by his previous comment that the government should have been clearer on its plans to end the 'huge amount of speculation which created unprecedented levels of anxiety' among teachers and parents.
Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU, was asked several times by committee chairman Robert Halfon MP whether the union would only support the reopening of schools once its own five tests were met.
She said: "The five tests have to be met but we are proposing a way of doing education, which will allow the five tests to be met in the way that we organise education."
Its plan includes 'using a wider footprint than a school site and bringing back more teachers so that there can be social cohort distancing in schools along the lines of the guidance from the DfE'.
The NEU's five tests are listed here
Test 1 : Much lower numbers of Covid-19 cases
The new case count must be much lower than it is now, with a sustained downward trend and confidence that new cases are known and counted promptly. And the Government must have extensive arrangements for testing and contact tracing to keep it that way.
Test 2 : A national plan for social distancing
The Government must have a national plan including parameters for both appropriate physical distancing and levels of social mixing in schools, as well as for appropriate PPE, which will be locally negotiated at school-by-school and local authority level.
Test 3 : Testing, testing, testing!
Comprehensive access to regular testing for children and staff to ensure our schools and colleges don’t become hot spots for Covid-19.
Test 4 : Whole school strategy
Protocols to be put in place to test a whole school or college when a case occurs and for isolation to be strictly followed.
Test 5 : Protection for the vulnerable
Vulnerable staff, and staff who live with vulnerable people, must work from home, fulfilling their professional duties to the extent that is possible. Plans must specifically address the protection of vulnerable parents, grandparents and carers.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-17--Tesco and Asda shoppers uncover problem with new queueing rules

Now the weather has taken a turn for the worse , supermarket shoppers are reconsidering whether or not they want to queue outside in the rain and thunderstorms .
However , some supermarkets have already considered this , and are doing their best to help shoppers avoid having to wait outside and get drenched in the process .
Tesco and Asda are among them , as both brands have come up with new ways to keep customers dry while they queue .
Tesco 's website says : `` If it 's raining or particularly cold , we may ask you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – we 'll let you know when you can come in . ''
Asda , too , wants to help shoppers avoid the rain , and is trialling a `` virtual queuing '' system as part of its investment in longer-term social distancing measures .
The new system would let customers log in to the queue remotely and wait in their cars to enter stores instead of queueing outdoors .
So far it is being trialled in its store in Middleton , near Leeds , and could be rolled out nationwide later down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voiced their concern over the plans - especially those who do not drive or own a car .
Shoppers have commented on our sister site , the Liverpool ECHO 's What 's On Facebook page , and are confused about how this will work for non-drivers .
One user said : `` Stupid question but what if you dont have a car to wait in . ''
Another said : `` This is stupid what if you do n't have a car and have got the bus or taxi then what . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ brilliant but what about the people who do n't have a car not everyone can drive or is lucky enough to have a partner that can drive do they all have to wait in the trolley shelter ? ''
However some shoppers were relived with the plans .
One said : `` Thank god it ’ s been so sunny during this pandemic , what would we do if the weather changed . ''
Another added : `` Thank god !
!
I cant physically stand in a queue for that long this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' And , a third said : `` Tesco have got it spot on .
We just need to slow down . ''

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Now the weather has taken a turn for the worse, supermarket shoppers are reconsidering whether or not they want to queue outside in the rain and thunderstorms.
However, some supermarkets have already considered this, and are doing their best to help shoppers avoid having to wait outside and get drenched in the process.
Tesco and Asda are among them, as both brands have come up with new ways to keep customers dry while they queue.
Tesco's website says: "If it's raining or particularly cold, we may ask you to stay in your car to queue – we'll let you know when you can come in."
Asda, too, wants to help shoppers avoid the rain, and is trialling a "virtual queuing" system as part of its investment in longer-term social distancing measures.
The new system would let customers log in to the queue remotely and wait in their cars to enter stores instead of queueing outdoors.
So far it is being trialled in its store in Middleton, near Leeds, and could be rolled out nationwide later down the line.
But many shoppers have voiced their concern over the plans - especially those who do not drive or own a car.
Shoppers have commented on our sister site, the Liverpool ECHO's What's On Facebook page, and are confused about how this will work for non-drivers.
One user said: "Stupid question but what if you dont have a car to wait in."
Another said: "This is stupid what if you don't have a car and have got the bus or taxi then what."
A third added: "That's brilliant but what about the people who don't have a car not everyone can drive or is lucky enough to have a partner that can drive do they all have to wait in the trolley shelter?"
However some shoppers were relived with the plans. One said: "Thank god it’s been so sunny during this pandemic, what would we do if the weather changed."
Another added: "Thank god!! I cant physically stand in a queue for that long this is a great idea if it works"
And, a third said: "Tesco have got it spot on. We just need to slow down."