themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Tragedy of couple married 47 years, kept apart by Covid as she died in care home

Peter and Linda Wilkins had been happily married for 47 years until they were cruelly separated by the coronavirus pandemic .
Peter , 69 , is the widow who left Andy Burnham speechless on live radio after explaining how he 'd been unable to visit his wife for three months as she lay confused and ill in a care home .
Both born blind , so-called window visits at the care home were no good for Peter and Linda , leaving them only with phone calls for communication .
Despite his own shock bereavement , Peter does n't want anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circumstances .
The reason he contacted Radio Manchester was to raise awareness of people separated from their loved-ones in care homes .
Visits are currently banned under current coronavirus restrictions .
Peter , from Stockport , believes that partners or close relatives should be allowed to visit once or twice a week with the right precautions .
Though he believes Linda received excellent care while in Fernlea in Hazle Grove , he felt unable to properly support his wife in the final months of her life .
An exception was made for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was the last time they saw each other .
“ I never said goodbye to her really , '' Peter says .
`` Linda was lying in her bed and I was sitting further away in a chair .
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Click here ... “ She asked me to give her a kiss and I said that I couldn ’ t because of the virus .
“ That would have been the last time I was able to and I couldn ’ t put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worst thing .
I can ’ t go back and put it right.
” Both born without sight , Peter and Linda met at Henshaws School for the Blind in Manchester and eventually settled down together in Stockport .
They both loved music and would spend hours listening to the radio .
“ We had a perfectly normal marriage like any other couple would , '' he said .
“ We had our own separate interests but we spent a lot of time together and appreciated each other .
“ If we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we always commented on it , and if one of us missed something we ’ d record it so the other could listen.
” Peter had always been more confident and as Linda developed long-term health problems , he would often act as her advocate .
Linda had a spinal condition and facial disfigurement which they believe had been caused by anti-morning sickness drugs prescribed to her mother during pregnancy .
Three years ago Linda developed rheumatoid arthritis which made it difficult for her to stand and move around in their home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ all and in July was admitted to Stockport ’ s Stepping Hill hospital just as the Covid crisis hit the NHS .
Peter was unable to visit her in hospital and felt unable to properly support his wife .
She was eventually discharged to Fernlea nursing home where again visiting was not allowed due to coronavirus .
`` It really was a very difficult situation and I do n't want anyone else to go through it , '' says Peter .
`` Linda needed me there to monitor what was happening .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facts over the phone .
`` I would have gone everyday under normal circumstances .
I would have known if she was having problems and when I was leaving I would have gone to talk with the staff .
I always used to do that before .
“ I was her advocate throughout our life because I was more confident than she was .
“ It was very difficult because I wanted to be there to support her and solve any problems .
“ It ’ s no criticism of the care home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home .
“ I don ’ t think she understood what was happening and in the last two months she went significantly downhill . ''
They were offered window visits and video calls but with neither having any sight these were redundant options .
`` We had occasional chats on the phone but Linda was becoming cognitively disabled which meant she couldn ’ t cope with certain things .
`` She struggled with holding the phone and would cut herself off when it touched her face .
`` When I would call her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to answer it . ''
Although Linda was incapacitated by her health problems , her death was unexpected .
Peter said : `` I 'd realised that she may never be able to come home , that she was too disabled to come home .
`` But I expected her to live for a couple of years in that nursing .
I was happy that she was in a caring place and when I spoke to her on the phone on Saturday we had a good conversation .
`` I just did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Peter is still waiting for contact from the coroner regarding the cause of Linda 's death .
In the meantime he intends to campaign for visiting rights in care homes .
He said : `` I do feel satisfied that I did my best and Linda would have wanted me to have done that .
`` I have always been on for getting things done .
`` I have always known what my consumer rights are and Linda was always proud when I came home with the right result .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` If I set out to do something I got it done .
`` I would like a system to be set up where the partners or the nearest relative of a patient are given one or two visits per week with the necessary precautions in place , rather than the blanket refusal we currently have .
`` It would give people their comfort and allow them to continue closeness with their relative .
`` It would also be a way to monitor any problems that might arise . ''

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Peter and Linda Wilkins had been happily married for 47 years until they were cruelly separated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Peter, 69, is the widow who left Andy Burnham speechless on live radio after explaining how he'd been unable to visit his wife for three months as she lay confused and ill in a care home.
Linda had died unexpectedly 24 hours earlier, aged 69, on Wednesday, October 21.
Both born blind, so-called window visits at the care home were no good for Peter and Linda, leaving them only with phone calls for communication.
Despite his own shock bereavement, Peter doesn't want anyone else to go through the same heartbreaking circumstances.
The reason he contacted Radio Manchester was to raise awareness of people separated from their loved-ones in care homes.
Visits are currently banned under current coronavirus restrictions.
Peter, from Stockport, believes that partners or close relatives should be allowed to visit once or twice a week with the right precautions.
(Image: Adam Vaughan)
Though he believes Linda received excellent care while in Fernlea in Hazle Grove, he felt unable to properly support his wife in the final months of her life.
An exception was made for their 47th wedding anniversary on August 25. It was the last time they saw each other.
“I never said goodbye to her really," Peter says.
"Linda was lying in her bed and I was sitting further away in a chair.
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“She asked me to give her a kiss and I said that I couldn’t because of the virus.
“That would have been the last time I was able to and I couldn’t put it right.
"That's the worst thing. I can’t go back and put it right.”
Both born without sight, Peter and Linda met at Henshaws School for the Blind in Manchester and eventually settled down together in Stockport. They both loved music and would spend hours listening to the radio.
“We had a perfectly normal marriage like any other couple would," he said.
“We had our own separate interests but we spent a lot of time together and appreciated each other.
“If we’d listened to something on the radio we always commented on it, and if one of us missed something we’d record it so the other could listen.”
Peter had always been more confident and as Linda developed long-term health problems, he would often act as her advocate.
Linda had a spinal condition and facial disfigurement which they believe had been caused by anti-morning sickness drugs prescribed to her mother during pregnancy.
Three years ago Linda developed rheumatoid arthritis which made it difficult for her to stand and move around in their home.
In March she became unable walk at all and in July was admitted to Stockport’s Stepping Hill hospital just as the Covid crisis hit the NHS.
Peter was unable to visit her in hospital and felt unable to properly support his wife.
She was eventually discharged to Fernlea nursing home where again visiting was not allowed due to coronavirus.
"It really was a very difficult situation and I don't want anyone else to go through it," says Peter.
"Linda needed me there to monitor what was happening. You just don’t get the full facts over the phone.
"I would have gone everyday under normal circumstances. I would have known if she was having problems and when I was leaving I would have gone to talk with the staff. I always used to do that before.
“I was her advocate throughout our life because I was more confident than she was.
“It was very difficult because I wanted to be there to support her and solve any problems.
“It’s no criticism of the care home staff. Fernlea is an excellent nursing home.
“I don’t think she understood what was happening and in the last two months she went significantly downhill."
They were offered window visits and video calls but with neither having any sight these were redundant options.
"We had occasional chats on the phone but Linda was becoming cognitively disabled which meant she couldn’t cope with certain things.
"She struggled with holding the phone and would cut herself off when it touched her face.
"When I would call her back she didn’t know how to answer it."
Although Linda was incapacitated by her health problems, her death was unexpected.
Peter said: "I'd realised that she may never be able to come home, that she was too disabled to come home.
"But I expected her to live for a couple of years in that nursing. I was happy that she was in a caring place and when I spoke to her on the phone on Saturday we had a good conversation.
"I just didn't expect her to die when she did."
Peter is still waiting for contact from the coroner regarding the cause of Linda's death.
In the meantime he intends to campaign for visiting rights in care homes.
He said: "I do feel satisfied that I did my best and Linda would have wanted me to have done that.
"I have always been on for getting things done.
"I have always known what my consumer rights are and Linda was always proud when I came home with the right result. She always had so much confidence in me.
"If I set out to do something I got it done.
"I would like a system to be set up where the partners or the nearest relative of a patient are given one or two visits per week with the necessary precautions in place, rather than the blanket refusal we currently have.
"It would give people their comfort and allow them to continue closeness with their relative.
"It would also be a way to monitor any problems that might arise."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Manchester United might have found their Nemanja Matic solution

Opinions can change instantly in football and there are few who know that better than Nemanja Matic .
One year ago the Serb was viewed as surplus to requirements at Manchester United and informed he could leave the club in the January transfer window .
However , injuries to Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay saw Matic restored to the United first-team on a regular basis at the start of the year and the 32-year-old prospered following United 's failure to sign a new central midfielder in the 2019 summer window .
Matic had played just 160 minutes of Premier League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last season ; over the next 19 he played 1423 minutes in the league as he quickly restored faith in his abilities and was rewarded with a new three-year deal in July .
The former Chelsea man showcased his talents in a refined defensive midfield role , keeping things tidy and acting as an anchor which allowed January arrival Bruno Fernandes to flourish in an attacking role ahead of him .
Pogba 's return from injury after lockdown complimented the midfield perfectly with United 's dynamic duo now transformed into a tremendous trio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season unbeaten .
Matic had established himself as the most reliable defensive midfielder at the club , with United 's line-up largey predictable in every game they played .
Yet while the familiarity boosted United 's confidence on the pitch it also made them far too formulaic in their approach with opponents easily able to anticipate what was coming their way .
United 's failure to adapt cost them with their poor start to the current season with the dire defeat to Tottenham acting as the final nail in the coffin for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier in the year .
In the two games since then Matic has played just a minute of football with Solskjaer switching to a midfield base of Fred and McTominay , something which has revolutionised their approach in games away from home .
While the old question used to be about how United would find a player to replace Matic in big matches it looks like they have stumbled towards a solution with Fred and McTominay able to fill the void as a pair .
The two midfielders still appear to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but when played alongside one another they offer the stability of Matic but with added mobility .
In certain matches when United expect to be on top Matic still has an important role to play at the base of a midfield three , but as demonstrated already this week there is now a viable alternative when Fred and McTominay are paired together .
United 's solution is a timely one after they failed to sign a new defensive midfielder in the summer window but Solskjaer is no longer as reliant on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago .
The opposition will always influence which side United put out , but you 'll now be able to tell which matches Solskjaer deems most difficult by who he selects in his midfield .

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Opinions can change instantly in football and there are few who know that better than Nemanja Matic.
One year ago the Serb was viewed as surplus to requirements at Manchester United and informed he could leave the club in the January transfer window.
However, injuries to Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay saw Matic restored to the United first-team on a regular basis at the start of the year and the 32-year-old prospered following United's failure to sign a new central midfielder in the 2019 summer window.
Matic had played just 160 minutes of Premier League football in the first 19 matches of last season; over the next 19 he played 1423 minutes in the league as he quickly restored faith in his abilities and was rewarded with a new three-year deal in July.
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The former Chelsea man showcased his talents in a refined defensive midfield role, keeping things tidy and acting as an anchor which allowed January arrival Bruno Fernandes to flourish in an attacking role ahead of him.
Pogba's return from injury after lockdown complimented the midfield perfectly with United's dynamic duo now transformed into a tremendous trio which went the remainder of the league season unbeaten.
Matic had established himself as the most reliable defensive midfielder at the club, with United's line-up largey predictable in every game they played. Yet while the familiarity boosted United's confidence on the pitch it also made them far too formulaic in their approach with opponents easily able to anticipate what was coming their way.
United's failure to adapt cost them with their poor start to the current season with the dire defeat to Tottenham acting as the final nail in the coffin for the line-up which had served them so well earlier in the year.
In the two games since then Matic has played just a minute of football with Solskjaer switching to a midfield base of Fred and McTominay, something which has revolutionised their approach in games away from home.
While the old question used to be about how United would find a player to replace Matic in big matches it looks like they have stumbled towards a solution with Fred and McTominay able to fill the void as a pair. The two midfielders still appear to be a little lost as individuals in the first-team, but when played alongside one another they offer the stability of Matic but with added mobility.
In certain matches when United expect to be on top Matic still has an important role to play at the base of a midfield three, but as demonstrated already this week there is now a viable alternative when Fred and McTominay are paired together.
United's solution is a timely one after they failed to sign a new defensive midfielder in the summer window but Solskjaer is no longer as reliant on the Serb as he was only three months ago.
The opposition will always influence which side United put out, but you'll now be able to tell which matches Solskjaer deems most difficult by who he selects in his midfield.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Evra sends brutal message to Van de Beek over Man United transfer

Patrice Evra has told Donny van de Beek Manchester United do n't need him and questioned the club 's decision to bring him in .
Van de Beek was an unused substitute in United 's bore draw with Chelsea on Saturday and the Dutchman is the only central midfielder in the squad not to have started a league game this season .
When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did turn to his bench to try and change the game against Chelsea , he brought on Edinson Cavani , Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood , with Van de Beek looking glum in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him as Solskjaer prepared to use Greenwood as his final substitute .
Evra , who is gaining a reputation for his no-holds-barred punditry , said United simply did n't need to sign Van de Beek .
`` I saw what I used to see , '' Evra said of United 's display in general .
`` We didn ’ t create a big chance to win in the last 15 minutes .
A team like Man United needs to be in charge , they need to be in control of the game , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bring on Paul [ Pogba ] and [ Edinson ] Cavani .
Maybe they should start , maybe not .
I just want to see the best players play .
`` We ’ re talking about Van de Beek , nothing against the kid , but why has he bought him ?
He ’ s watching the game from the stand every game .
We don ’ t need him , that ’ s the truth .
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Patrice Evra has told Donny van de Beek Manchester United don't need him and questioned the club's decision to bring him in.
Van de Beek was an unused substitute in United's bore draw with Chelsea on Saturday and the Dutchman is the only central midfielder in the squad not to have started a league game this season.
When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did turn to his bench to try and change the game against Chelsea, he brought on Edinson Cavani, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood, with Van de Beek looking glum in the stands as the Sky cameras focused on him as Solskjaer prepared to use Greenwood as his final substitute.
Evra, who is gaining a reputation for his no-holds-barred punditry, said United simply didn't need to sign Van de Beek.
"I saw what I used to see," Evra said of United's display in general. "We didn’t create a big chance to win in the last 15 minutes. A team like Man United needs to be in charge, they need to be in control of the game, not waiting for the last 15 minutes to bring on Paul [Pogba] and [Edinson] Cavani. Maybe they should start, maybe not. I just want to see the best players play.
"We’re talking about Van de Beek, nothing against the kid, but why has he bought him? He’s watching the game from the stand every game. We don’t need him, that’s the truth.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Welsh Government to review ban on supermarkets selling non-essential items after outcry

The Welsh Government will review how the ban on supermarkets selling non-essential items during Wales ' firebreak lockdown is working , First Minister Mark Drakeford has said .
Mr Drakeford announced that ministers would be `` reviewing how the weekend has gone '' with supermarkets and `` making sure that common sense is applied '' .
Under the firebreak lockdown , which began at 6pm on Friday and will end on November 9 , non-essential retail including clothes shops , furniture stores and car dealerships must close .
Supermarkets have been told they must only sell essential items to discourage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in shops and be fair to retailers who have had to shut .
On Saturday , more than 34,000 people signed a petition calling on the Welsh Government to reverse the ban , which it described as `` disproportionate and cruel '' .
Mr Drakeford tweeted : `` Thank you for all your efforts over the last 24 hours to stay at home .
We know people are fed up .
`` It 's not easy , but we all have a responsibility to stop the virus spreading .
`` We 'll be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the supermarkets and making sure that common sense is applied .
`` Supermarkets can sell anything that can be sold in any other type of shop that is n't required to close .
In the meantime , please only leave home if you need to . ''
His tweet followed a statement from the Welsh Government earlier on Saturday , which insisted the ban was `` not for the sake of being difficult '' .
A spokesman confirmed that items found in other essential shops - such as stationery and greetings cards - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lockdown .
Guidance previously published by the Welsh Government said certain sections of supermarkets must be `` cordoned off or emptied , and closed to the public '' during the two-week period .
These include areas selling electrical goods , telephones , clothes , toys and games , garden products and dedicated sections for homewares .
Supplies for the `` essential upkeep , maintenance and functioning of the household '' - such as batteries , lightbulbs and rubber gloves - can be sold during the lockdown .
Images posted on social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's clothes , greetings cards and book blocked off , with plastic sheeting placed over items to prevent shoppers from accessing them .
The petition calling for the ban to be reversed immediately states : `` We do not agree that this is a prudent or rational measure , and will create more harm than good .
`` We do not agree for example that parents should be barred from buying clothes for their children during lockdown while out shopping . ''
Paul Davies , leader of the Welsh Conservatives , said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Welsh Parliament calling for members to be recalled to discuss the ban .
He described the popularity of the petition as a `` clear sign '' that people in Wales want the rule `` scrapped immediately '' .
One video posted on social media appeared to show a man ripping down plastic sheeting that was covering clothing aisles in a supermarket .
The ban on selling non-essential items was announced in the Senedd on Thursday following a question to Mr Drakeford from Conservative MS Russell George .
Mr George said it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hardware retailers to shut while similar goods were on sale in major supermarkets .
In a statement published alongside his letter urging a recall of the Senedd , Mr Davies said : `` It is madness that people have been banned from buying books , bins and baby clothes in local shops . ''
He described the lockdown in Wales as `` disproportionate , unnecessary and biting our economy hard '' and said he would rather see people able to buy items in local shops than `` see millions spent at online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , people can only leave their home for limited reasons , such as to buy food and medicine , provide care or take exercise , and must work from home where possible .
Leisure , hospitality and tourism businesses are closed , along with community centres , libraries and recycling centres , while places of worship are shut other than for funerals or wedding ceremonies .
Ministers hope that the firebreak will reduce the R value - the number of people each coronavirus case infects - to below one .
A new set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ introduced in Wales after November 9 .
On Friday , the rate of coronavirus across Wales was 156.8 cases per 100,000 people - with only one county under the Welsh Government 's threshold for intervention of 50 cases per 100,000 people .
Economists have estimated that the firebreak could cost the Welsh economy more than £500 million , but ministers say a longer period of measures would be more damaging .
On Saturday , a further 1,324 people were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus in Wales , bringing the total number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health Wales said 16 people with Covid-19 had died , with the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic rising to 1,772 .

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The Welsh Government will review how the ban on supermarkets selling non-essential items during Wales' firebreak lockdown is working, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.
Mr Drakeford announced that ministers would be "reviewing how the weekend has gone" with supermarkets and "making sure that common sense is applied".
Under the firebreak lockdown, which began at 6pm on Friday and will end on November 9, non-essential retail including clothes shops, furniture stores and car dealerships must close.
Supermarkets have been told they must only sell essential items to discourage people from spending more time than necessary in shops and be fair to retailers who have had to shut.
On Saturday, more than 34,000 people signed a petition calling on the Welsh Government to reverse the ban, which it described as "disproportionate and cruel".
Mr Drakeford tweeted: "Thank you for all your efforts over the last 24 hours to stay at home. We know people are fed up.
"It's not easy, but we all have a responsibility to stop the virus spreading.
"We'll be reviewing how the weekend has gone with the supermarkets and making sure that common sense is applied.
"Supermarkets can sell anything that can be sold in any other type of shop that isn't required to close. In the meantime, please only leave home if you need to."
His tweet followed a statement from the Welsh Government earlier on Saturday, which insisted the ban was "not for the sake of being difficult".
A spokesman confirmed that items found in other essential shops - such as stationery and greetings cards - could still be sold in supermarkets during the lockdown.
Guidance previously published by the Welsh Government said certain sections of supermarkets must be "cordoned off or emptied, and closed to the public" during the two-week period.
These include areas selling electrical goods, telephones, clothes, toys and games, garden products and dedicated sections for homewares.
Supplies for the "essential upkeep, maintenance and functioning of the household" - such as batteries, lightbulbs and rubber gloves - can be sold during the lockdown.
Images posted on social media showed aisles selling products such as children's clothes, greetings cards and book blocked off, with plastic sheeting placed over items to prevent shoppers from accessing them.
The petition calling for the ban to be reversed immediately states: "We do not agree that this is a prudent or rational measure, and will create more harm than good.
"We do not agree for example that parents should be barred from buying clothes for their children during lockdown while out shopping."
Paul Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said he had written to the presiding officer of the Welsh Parliament calling for members to be recalled to discuss the ban.
He described the popularity of the petition as a "clear sign" that people in Wales want the rule "scrapped immediately".
One video posted on social media appeared to show a man ripping down plastic sheeting that was covering clothing aisles in a supermarket.
The ban on selling non-essential items was announced in the Senedd on Thursday following a question to Mr Drakeford from Conservative MS Russell George.
Mr George said it was "unfair" to force independent clothing and hardware retailers to shut while similar goods were on sale in major supermarkets.
In a statement published alongside his letter urging a recall of the Senedd, Mr Davies said: "It is madness that people have been banned from buying books, bins and baby clothes in local shops."
He described the lockdown in Wales as "disproportionate, unnecessary and biting our economy hard" and said he would rather see people able to buy items in local shops than "see millions spent at online internet giants".
Under lockdown rules, people can only leave their home for limited reasons, such as to buy food and medicine, provide care or take exercise, and must work from home where possible.
Leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses are closed, along with community centres, libraries and recycling centres, while places of worship are shut other than for funerals or wedding ceremonies.
Ministers hope that the firebreak will reduce the R value - the number of people each coronavirus case infects - to below one.
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A new set of national measures is expected to be introduced in Wales after November 9.
On Friday, the rate of coronavirus across Wales was 156.8 cases per 100,000 people - with only one county under the Welsh Government's threshold for intervention of 50 cases per 100,000 people.
Economists have estimated that the firebreak could cost the Welsh economy more than £500 million, but ministers say a longer period of measures would be more damaging.
On Saturday, a further 1,324 people were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus in Wales, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 41,577.
Public Health Wales said 16 people with Covid-19 had died, with the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic rising to 1,772.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Downpours hit Greater Manchester with wet weather expected to last through night

Steady rain looks likely to continue into the night after downpours across Greater Manchester on Saturday .
The North West Motorway Police warned motorists to “ slow down ” in the wet weather as they worked to deal with a number of road traffic collisions .
Officers tweeted : “ We are currently dealing with numerous RTC 's where vehicles have lost control in the wet .
“ The easiest way to avoid this happening to you , is to slow down !
” In Monsall , in east Manchester , there was flooding on the road beneath the bridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Road .
Some cars were forced to turn around to avoid the flooded area .
The rain fell for much of the day in Manchester , including in the city centre .
Those who ventured into town a day after Tier 3 restrictions were imposed across the region wore raincoats and donned umbrellas to shield themselves from persistent showers .
Heavy rain is expected to last across the region for most of the night .
According to The Met Office it will be a “ wet and blustery night , possibly thundery at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be “ Blustery showers , often heavy and at times possibly thundery , affecting all parts of the region throughout the night ” .
The Met Office website states that it will be “ Less showery later in the night with possibly the odd clear spell at times in the early morning hours .
Minimum temperature 2 °C.
” Sunday is expected to produce sunny spells and scattered showers across the region .

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Steady rain looks likely to continue into the night after downpours across Greater Manchester on Saturday.
The North West Motorway Police warned motorists to “slow down” in the wet weather as they worked to deal with a number of road traffic collisions.
(Image: Adam Vaughan)
Officers tweeted: “We are currently dealing with numerous RTC's where vehicles have lost control in the wet.
“The easiest way to avoid this happening to you, is to slow down!”
(Image: ASP)
In Monsall, in east Manchester, there was flooding on the road beneath the bridge on Queens Road, close to Oldham Road.
Some cars were forced to turn around to avoid the flooded area.
(Image: Adam Vaughan)
The rain fell for much of the day in Manchester, including in the city centre.
Those who ventured into town a day after Tier 3 restrictions were imposed across the region wore raincoats and donned umbrellas to shield themselves from persistent showers.
(Image: Adam Vaughan)
Heavy rain is expected to last across the region for most of the night.
According to The Met Office it will be a “wet and blustery night, possibly thundery at times”.
(Image: Adam Vaughan)
Forecasters say there will be “Blustery showers, often heavy and at times possibly thundery, affecting all parts of the region throughout the night”.
The Met Office website states that it will be “Less showery later in the night with possibly the odd clear spell at times in the early morning hours. Minimum temperature 2 °C.”
(Image: Adam Vaughan)
Sunday is expected to produce sunny spells and scattered showers across the region.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Strictly Come Dancing viewers say the winner has been chosen already

Strictly Come Dancing viewers think the winner has already been found .
And the first competitive show is barely over .
The brand new series of the BBC dance competition began on Saturday night with 12 new celebrities and their professional partners beginning their fight to be crowned 2020 champion .
But despite their being no vote this week , and many more weeks to go until the final , fans believe it is one couple 's competition to lose .
The couple they are talking about is Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez .
The EastEnders star and pro dancer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home away with their Samba to the song of the same name by Gloria Estefan .
`` Get engraving that glitterball ... .. '' commented one .
Another said : `` Maise and Gorka will take some beating .
# Strictly . ''
A fourth also added : `` So Maisie is the clear winner , and the competition has barely started # Strictly . ''
Maisie and Gorka were awarded eights by the judges but they 're automatically through to next week .
This is because there is no public vote this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote .
Eliminations will begin following next Saturday 's show .
Maisie already has a bit of experience with Strictly having won the Children In Need special last year .
She was paired with former star Kevin Clifton which formed part of the charity fundraising event in 2019 .

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Strictly Come Dancing viewers think the winner has already been found.
And the first competitive show is barely over.
The brand new series of the BBC dance competition began on Saturday night with 12 new celebrities and their professional partners beginning their fight to be crowned 2020 champion.
But despite their being no vote this week, and many more weeks to go until the final, fans believe it is one couple's competition to lose.
The couple they are talking about is Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez.
The EastEnders star and pro dancer blew the judges and those watching at home away with their Samba to the song of the same name by Gloria Estefan.
"Get engraving that glitterball....." commented one.
Another said: "Maise and Gorka will take some beating. #Strictly."
"That’s this years winners! Wow!!!!!! @maisie_smith_ @gorkamarquez1," wrote a third.
A fourth also added: "So Maisie is the clear winner, and the competition has barely started #Strictly."
Maisie and Gorka were awarded eights by the judges but they're automatically through to next week.
This is because there is no public vote this week with only the judges casting their vote.
Eliminations will begin following next Saturday's show.
Maisie already has a bit of experience with Strictly having won the Children In Need special last year.
She was paired with former star Kevin Clifton which formed part of the charity fundraising event in 2019.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--What Lampard warned Chelsea players about before Man United fixture

Frank Lampard was furious at seeing Chelsea denied a penalty during their goalless draw with Manchester United , having warned his players about the Reds ' penalty record at Old Trafford before kick-off .
Harry Maguire escaped punishment for hauling down Cesar Azpiliceuta , with both arms around his throat , in the first half and VAR appeared to not even check the incident .
That left Lampard seething and he revealed he 'd warned his players about United 's penalty record at Old Trafford before the game .
This time it was a decision in the other penalty area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side and Lampard could not understand how the decision had n't gone Chelsea 's way .
Asked by Sky Sports if his side should have had a penalty , he said : `` Without a doubt , I 'm interested to see what everyone else says .
I spoke to the lads about how many penalties they get here , over the last two seasons they 're miles ahead in Europe .
`` It 's a really clear penalty , VAR is here for those decisions , they 're not always easy for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get that , but I do n't understand why it did n't get given . ''
There was no sign that the VAR did check the penalty incident and Lampard felt it would have been given had Martin Atkinson gone to look at the pitchside monitor .
`` They 've done that at the start .
He gives it if he looks at the monitor because I do n't think you can explain not giving it when you see the image and the headlock that he 's in .
It 's surprising , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , sometimes they take up to three minutes but this time they just moved on , '' he said .

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Frank Lampard was furious at seeing Chelsea denied a penalty during their goalless draw with Manchester United, having warned his players about the Reds' penalty record at Old Trafford before kick-off.
Harry Maguire escaped punishment for hauling down Cesar Azpiliceuta, with both arms around his throat, in the first half and VAR appeared to not even check the incident.
That left Lampard seething and he revealed he'd warned his players about United's penalty record at Old Trafford before the game.
This time it was a decision in the other penalty area that went against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side and Lampard could not understand how the decision hadn't gone Chelsea's way.
Asked by Sky Sports if his side should have had a penalty, he said: "Without a doubt, I'm interested to see what everyone else says. I spoke to the lads about how many penalties they get here, over the last two seasons they're miles ahead in Europe.
"It's a really clear penalty, VAR is here for those decisions, they're not always easy for the referee on the pitch, I get that, but I don't understand why it didn't get given."
There was no sign that the VAR did check the penalty incident and Lampard felt it would have been given had Martin Atkinson gone to look at the pitchside monitor.
"They've done that at the start. He gives it if he looks at the monitor because I don't think you can explain not giving it when you see the image and the headlock that he's in. It's surprising, they have time to look at it, sometimes they take up to three minutes but this time they just moved on," he said.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Man United manager Solskjaer sends message to Van de Beek

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reassured Donny van de Beek that his time will come at Manchester United after he was an unused substitute in Saturday 's draw with Chelsea .
United have been in fine form since the international break - beating Newcastle 4-1 and recording another memorable , late victory at Paris Saint-Germain - but the goals and drama dried up completely in a dull , goalless stalemate at a rain-soaked Old Trafford .
United did have the better of the chances , though , with debutant Edinson Cavani coming close with his first touch after being brought on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the bench , however , was Van de Beek , who is the only midfielder in the United squad yet to have lined up for a Premier League match , despite having impressed when he has played .
Gary Neville and Patrice Evra questioned United 's decision to sign Van de Beek while they were on punditry and co-commentary duties respectively for the Chelsea game but Solskjaer is adamant Van de Beek will prove useful .
`` Do n't worry about that , '' Solskjaer said when asked what Van de Beek @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sports .
`` He 'll get his games .
Do n't worry about that .
`` It 's easy to say who should be playing and more difficult to say who should n't . ''

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reassured Donny van de Beek that his time will come at Manchester United after he was an unused substitute in Saturday's draw with Chelsea.
United have been in fine form since the international break - beating Newcastle 4-1 and recording another memorable, late victory at Paris Saint-Germain - but the goals and drama dried up completely in a dull, goalless stalemate at a rain-soaked Old Trafford.
United did have the better of the chances, though, with debutant Edinson Cavani coming close with his first touch after being brought on.
One man who didn't get off the bench, however, was Van de Beek, who is the only midfielder in the United squad yet to have lined up for a Premier League match, despite having impressed when he has played.
Gary Neville and Patrice Evra questioned United's decision to sign Van de Beek while they were on punditry and co-commentary duties respectively for the Chelsea game but Solskjaer is adamant Van de Beek will prove useful.
"Don't worry about that," Solskjaer said when asked what Van de Beek has to do to start by Sky Sports. "He'll get his games. Don't worry about that.
"It's easy to say who should be playing and more difficult to say who shouldn't."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--How Edinson Cavani has already had an influence at Manchester United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Edinson Cavani has already had an influence at Manchester United following his debut .
Cavani , 33 , came on just before the hour in the dreary draw with Chelsea and almost scored with his first touch from a Bruno Fernandes cross .
The Uruguayan 's former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Thiago Silva denied Cavani late on with a block and Solskjaer could start the United number seven against Arsenal next Sunday .
Cavani made his first appearance since PSG beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League round-of-16 on March 11 but Solskjaer was encouraged by his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been out for a little while , '' Solskjaer said .
`` He had a nice run towards the near post , a nice little flick and there was nearly a goal there .
He 's a good presence in the box , Thiago Silva had a nice block from him .
`` But he 's going to give us a lot , he 's come in , he 's had a great influence and impact on the training ground already but we know he needs game-time to get his sharpness .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runs , he 's an experienced centre forward and the more we get the ball into and around the box we 'll get some goals from him . ''
United failed to score for the first time since February 1 in the goalless affair but Chelsea 'keeper Edouard Mendy had to deny Marcus Rashford in each half .
`` I think , obviously , there are two good teams out there and some quality defenders and definitely quality keepers as well , '' Solskjaer added .
`` Their 'keeper made two fantastic saves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the game .
`` All in all , an even game but I felt if there was going to be a winner it was going to be us with them chances . ''

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Edinson Cavani has already had an influence at Manchester United following his debut.
Cavani, 33, came on just before the hour in the dreary draw with Chelsea and almost scored with his first touch from a Bruno Fernandes cross.
The Uruguayan's former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Thiago Silva denied Cavani late on with a block and Solskjaer could start the United number seven against Arsenal next Sunday.
Cavani made his first appearance since PSG beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League round-of-16 on March 11 but Solskjaer was encouraged by his contribution against Chelsea.
"He's been out for a little while," Solskjaer said. "He had a nice run towards the near post, a nice little flick and there was nearly a goal there. He's a good presence in the box, Thiago Silva had a nice block from him.
"But he's going to give us a lot, he's come in, he's had a great influence and impact on the training ground already but we know he needs game-time to get his sharpness.
"He's got clever movements, clever runs, he's an experienced centre forward and the more we get the ball into and around the box we'll get some goals from him."
United failed to score for the first time since February 1 in the goalless affair but Chelsea 'keeper Edouard Mendy had to deny Marcus Rashford in each half.
"I think, obviously, there are two good teams out there and some quality defenders and definitely quality keepers as well," Solskjaer added. "Their 'keeper made two fantastic saves from Marcus, the two brightest moments in the game.
"All in all, an even game but I felt if there was going to be a winner it was going to be us with them chances."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts to Patrice Evra comments

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to directly respond to Patrice Evra 's assertion Manchester United played with a 'safety jacket ' in their dire draw with Chelsea .
There were only five attempts on target in the 0-0 between two teams that had already conceded 21 Premier League goals between them and a conservative Chelsea switched to a back three .
United kept their first clean sheet of the new league season in their first home game since the 6-1 trouncing by Tottenham and Evra lamented a 'boring game ' .
`` I think we started a little bit slow in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if there was going to be a winner in the last hour it was going to be us , '' Solskjaer said .
`` We created the biggest chances .
There are two good teams out there and we decided to get out of the box to get a foothold in the game .
`` We did n't create too many chances , but then Marcus had a good chance in the first-half , great save by the 'keeper , Marcus had a good shot towards the end that I thought was going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remember we 're playing against a good team here , so I 'm pleased for the players . ''
United had beaten Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain in their previous games but Solskjaer was conscious of how they would react to another impressive triumph in Paris and viewed the point positively .
After their last victory over PSG in March 2019 , United won two of their last 12 games of the season .
Fred and Scott McTominay started for the third game running as Donny van de Beek was completely unused and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet to start in the Premier League or Champions League .
`` Scott and Fred have done really well this week , '' Solskjaer added .
`` They 've given us a foothold in games , they are a great combination together and we felt after PSG this week we needed to have the energy in there with them .
`` The last time after PSG we struggled big-time .
We lost to Arsenal , went 12 games and probably did n't deserve to win any of the games and struggled .
Today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against a team and we were the team that had the biggest chances to win it if there was a winner . ''

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to directly respond to Patrice Evra's assertion Manchester United played with a 'safety jacket' in their dire draw with Chelsea.
There were only five attempts on target in the 0-0 between two teams that had already conceded 21 Premier League goals between them and a conservative Chelsea switched to a back three.
United kept their first clean sheet of the new league season in their first home game since the 6-1 trouncing by Tottenham and Evra lamented a 'boring game'.
"I think we started a little bit slow in the first 20 or 25 minutes but if there was going to be a winner in the last hour it was going to be us," Solskjaer said. "We created the biggest chances. There are two good teams out there and we decided to get out of the box to get a foothold in the game.
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"We didn't create too many chances, but then Marcus had a good chance in the first-half, great save by the 'keeper, Marcus had a good shot towards the end that I thought was going to be winner. You've got to remember we're playing against a good team here, so I'm pleased for the players."
United had beaten Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain in their previous games but Solskjaer was conscious of how they would react to another impressive triumph in Paris and viewed the point positively. After their last victory over PSG in March 2019, United won two of their last 12 games of the season.
Fred and Scott McTominay started for the third game running as Donny van de Beek was completely unused and the Dutchman is the only United midfielder yet to start in the Premier League or Champions League.
"Scott and Fred have done really well this week," Solskjaer added. "They've given us a foothold in games, they are a great combination together and we felt after PSG this week we needed to have the energy in there with them.
"The last time after PSG we struggled big-time. We lost to Arsenal, went 12 games and probably didn't deserve to win any of the games and struggled. Today we got a point on the board against a team and we were the team that had the biggest chances to win it if there was a winner."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Luke Shaw makes Chelsea tactics claim after Man United stalemate

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw claimed Chelsea boss Frank Lampard set his side up to avoid defeat rather than win after the two sides played out a drab goalless draw at Old Trafford .
The United full-back expressed his frustration after the Old Trafford stalemate , in which the home side dominated but were stopped by Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy .
Marcus Rashford was denied on multiple occasions , as United failed to win at home for the fifth game in succession .
Shaw told MUTV after the game that it was a disappointing feeling to drop points .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` I feel like we created the better chances , their keeper made wonderful saves at times .
I feel also we defended much better than we have , especially against a good team like Chelsea , who have high quality players all around the pitch .
`` I feel like they did n't create much and we did well in that aspect , but higher up the pitch we should have took a goal or two , and taken the points .
`` It felt like neither team wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying and you could feel that with how they turned up with their formation .
But we always want to win every game .
We 'll take one point rather than zero but we 're disappointed that we did n't take three .
`` Their keeper kept them in the game and we need to keep pushing .
We need to get our focus back and there 's a massive game on Wednesday that we need to win . ''
United will turn their attentions to Wednesday night 's Champions League game against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now turned a corner under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
He added : `` Even when we 're on the pitch now it feels different to how it did before .
Before was maybe not too concentrated and a lot of sloppy silly individual mistakes .
I think we 've learned from that , worked hard in training and we need to build on this today and take it to Wednesday .
`` I think it 's very good for the manager to have those changes that he can make , but also good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play , everyone 's pushing .
The ones on the bench want to be in the starting 11 so it 's good to have that healthy competition and it 's going to push the lads . ''

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw claimed Chelsea boss Frank Lampard set his side up to avoid defeat rather than win after the two sides played out a drab goalless draw at Old Trafford.
The United full-back expressed his frustration after the Old Trafford stalemate, in which the home side dominated but were stopped by Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy. Marcus Rashford was denied on multiple occasions, as United failed to win at home for the fifth game in succession.
Shaw told MUTV after the game that it was a disappointing feeling to drop points.
"Two points dropped really," he said. "I feel like we created the better chances, their keeper made wonderful saves at times. I feel also we defended much better than we have, especially against a good team like Chelsea, who have high quality players all around the pitch.
"I feel like they didn't create much and we did well in that aspect, but higher up the pitch we should have took a goal or two, and taken the points.
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"It felt like neither team wanted to lose, that's what people were saying and you could feel that with how they turned up with their formation. But we always want to win every game. We'll take one point rather than zero but we're disappointed that we didn't take three.
"Their keeper kept them in the game and we need to keep pushing. We need to get our focus back and there's a massive game on Wednesday that we need to win."
United will turn their attentions to Wednesday night's Champions League game against RB Leipzig and Shaw believes they have now turned a corner under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
He added: "Even when we're on the pitch now it feels different to how it did before. Before was maybe not too concentrated and a lot of sloppy silly individual mistakes. I think we've learned from that, worked hard in training and we need to build on this today and take it to Wednesday.
"I think it's very good for the manager to have those changes that he can make, but also good for the team as everyone wants to play, everyone's pushing. The ones on the bench want to be in the starting 11 so it's good to have that healthy competition and it's going to push the lads."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Strictly fans have been making the same Covid-related complaint about the show

Strictly Come Dancing is finally back on screens tonight .
The BBC One dance competition has made its comeback with twelve new celebrities battling it out on the dancefloor for the Glitterball trophy .
Fans have been beyond excited to see Strictly , hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman , back on screens after it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic .
But within minutes of the show starting on Saturday night , viewers had one Covid-related complaint about the show .
Some have taken issue with the hosts reminding viewers how the whole cast and crew have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the show on air .
The celebrities and their professional dance partners have formed a bubble for the duration of the series , social distancing is taking place on set and everyone involved is regularly tested .
However , fans do n't seem to want to hear about it .
`` Alright guys , we know you ’ ve made # Strictly COVID safe , we don ’ t care how you ’ ve done it .
Just do the show and stop reminding us about the hell outside , '' wrote one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but give up on the Covid stuff .
We know you have followed the rules # Strictly . ''
`` New # Strictly drinking game rule : shot every time they remind us how they are keeping covid safe , '' a third added .
A fourth also commented : `` We know you ’ re Covid safe .
Please stop going on , it ’ s a dance show not a public information film .
Everyone just wants to switch off and enjoy the dancing # Strictly . ''
`` Just keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of it the covid police can do one just for one series I do n't want to hear social distancing just enjoy the show , '' another comment read .
Among the measures already mentioned , there 's also a smaller studio audience this year at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire who are kept apart in household groups and the professional dancers quarantined together earlier this year to perform and pre-recorded all the group dances .

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Strictly Come Dancing is finally back on screens tonight.
The BBC One dance competition has made its comeback with twelve new celebrities battling it out on the dancefloor for the Glitterball trophy.
Fans have been beyond excited to see Strictly, hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, back on screens after it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But within minutes of the show starting on Saturday night, viewers had one Covid-related complaint about the show.
Some have taken issue with the hosts reminding viewers how the whole cast and crew have followed Covid-secure guidelines in order to get the show on air.
The celebrities and their professional dance partners have formed a bubble for the duration of the series, social distancing is taking place on set and everyone involved is regularly tested.
However, fans don't seem to want to hear about it.
"Alright guys, we know you’ve made #Strictly COVID safe, we don’t care how you’ve done it. Just do the show and stop reminding us about the hell outside," wrote one.
Another said: "Great show but give up on the Covid stuff. We know you have followed the rules #Strictly."
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"New #Strictly drinking game rule: shot every time they remind us how they are keeping covid safe," a third added.
A fourth also commented: "We know you’re Covid safe. Please stop going on, it’s a dance show not a public information film. Everyone just wants to switch off and enjoy the dancing #Strictly."
"Just keep the word bubbles and the C word out of it the covid police can do one just for one series I don't want to hear social distancing just enjoy the show," another comment read.
Among the measures already mentioned, there's also a smaller studio audience this year at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire who are kept apart in household groups and the professional dancers quarantined together earlier this year to perform and pre-recorded all the group dances.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--Manchester restaurant bookings collapse under Tier 3 - despite staying open

Restaurant bookings have been 'decimated ' this weekend as Greater Manchester moves into Tier 3 , operators say .
Hospitality businesses that serve food are allowed to stay open under the tougher new rules , including pubs and bars offering 'substantial meals ' , but have still been hit by a wave of cancellations .
Michael Clay , the chef and co-owner of Ancoats restaurant Elnecot , said the government 's treatment of the sector had been 'disgraceful ' , adding that it had handled negotiations with Mayor Andy Burnham over a financial support package 'like a dodgy second-hand car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our business through all of this was a complete decimation of bookings , '' he said , adding that reservations were down more than 50 per cent on last month .
`` Cancellations coming in thick and fast and a complete uncertainty over the future .
`` As usual the messages from the government have been few and far between and clear as mud .
This lack of information has left us in limbo and this has been reflected in the bookings .
`` People have n't wanted to book in because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even come out or not . ''
Even if restaurants had been forced to close , Michael said the support grants being offered to businesses would not be nearly enough .
`` The £2,000 a month that our business would receive if we were told to close might as well be nothing - it would n't even cover a third of our rent , '' he said .
`` And the restaurants and bars are just the tip of the iceberg .
The whole chain of suppliers , producers , performers and tradespeople @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to survive are being decimated too without even the token help that we have been offered . ''
Michael said pub and bar closures could be 'the final nail in the coffin ' for many businesses , adding that for others it will 'continue the gradual suffocation that we have been subject to for weeks now ' .
For his own restaurant , he added : `` It is just a question of seeing if we can keep our heads above water .
`` We have worked hard for four years to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fault of our own , is being slowly picked apart .
`` We have a government who promised ( over and over and over again ) that they would do 'whatever it takes ' .
They have shown that they aren ’ t even prepared to offer the bare minimum .
They are deceitful , cowardly and shambolic .
`` We will inevitably see more pubs , bars and restaurants go out of business over the coming weeks .
`` We will see producers and suppliers go out of business .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these venues or create art for these venues treated with absolute contempt .
`` People who have worked hard , contributed to the economy , paid their taxes and built a living for themselves .
They have provided cultural stimulation , they have created jobs for people and they have adjusted their business models in order to co-operate with the ever changing stipulations this government keep throwing at them .
`` And yet they will still not be supported enough to stop them from going bankrupt .
We have no option but to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Everything we have is in this restaurant . ''
Across town , Red 's True Barbecue has also seen bookings 'totally decimated ' at both its Lloyd Street site and Fallowfield branch .
Scott Munro , co-founder of the independent smokehouse group , said : `` You ’ d think being a restaurant operator based in the north , we ’ d be slightly protected against the latest raft of tiered restrictions , alongside the 10pm curfew aimed at reducing socialising in pubs and bars .
`` But we ’ re now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the hospitality industry .
`` Where we would be able to trade fairly well under the previous rule of six , the new tiered restrictions have totally decimated bookings and walk-ins have been almost non-existent over the last week because mixing households indoors is not possible .
“ We operate in Leeds , Manchester and Nottingham which are all currently in Tier 2 , but if and when Tier 3 kicks in , we are already asking the question 'what ’ s the point in staying open ? '
Tier 3 restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , bringing the region in line with Liverpool and Lancashire .
Talks are also reportedly lined up in West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire over moving them into the same measures .
“ We ’ re hearing some operators in Liverpool are trading at 10 per cent of their usual sales level , so staying shut would surely be better than losing more money , '' said Scott .
`` The support the government is providing is insufficient to keep us all going , and there are going to be lots and lots of casualties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighbours in Wales and Northern Ireland put in circuit breakers with full support for their hospitality industries , but instead of taking the plunge , our government is languishing in lack of action and support for ours .
`` Whatever happens , we can not continue without the proper support from our government.
” The company is adapting to the situation with the launch of 'Meat by Meal ' , a nationwide next-day delivery service sending out restaurant meals , sides and craft beer for diners to recreate the Red 's experience at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making it more and more difficult for diners to come to us - it 's looking like the best solution is for us to ‘ go ’ to them , '' said Scott .
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Restaurant bookings have been 'decimated' this weekend as Greater Manchester moves into Tier 3, operators say.
Hospitality businesses that serve food are allowed to stay open under the tougher new rules, including pubs and bars offering 'substantial meals', but have still been hit by a wave of cancellations.
Michael Clay, the chef and co-owner of Ancoats restaurant Elnecot, said the government's treatment of the sector had been 'disgraceful', adding that it had handled negotiations with Mayor Andy Burnham over a financial support package 'like a dodgy second-hand car salesperson'.
"The effect on our business through all of this was a complete decimation of bookings," he said, adding that reservations were down more than 50 per cent on last month.
"Cancellations coming in thick and fast and a complete uncertainty over the future.
"As usual the messages from the government have been few and far between and clear as mud. This lack of information has left us in limbo and this has been reflected in the bookings.
"People haven't wanted to book in because they have been unsure of whether they can even come out or not."
Even if restaurants had been forced to close, Michael said the support grants being offered to businesses would not be nearly enough.
"The £2,000 a month that our business would receive if we were told to close might as well be nothing - it wouldn't even cover a third of our rent," he said.
"And the restaurants and bars are just the tip of the iceberg. The whole chain of suppliers, producers, performers and tradespeople who need hospitality to be open in order to survive are being decimated too without even the token help that we have been offered."
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Michael said pub and bar closures could be 'the final nail in the coffin' for many businesses, adding that for others it will 'continue the gradual suffocation that we have been subject to for weeks now'.
For his own restaurant, he added: "It is just a question of seeing if we can keep our heads above water.
"We have worked hard for four years to establish a business which, through no fault of our own, is being slowly picked apart.
"We have a government who promised (over and over and over again) that they would do 'whatever it takes'. They have shown that they aren’t even prepared to offer the bare minimum. They are deceitful, cowardly and shambolic.
"We will inevitably see more pubs, bars and restaurants go out of business over the coming weeks.
"We will see producers and suppliers go out of business. We have already seen artists who might perform in these venues or create art for these venues treated with absolute contempt.
"People who have worked hard, contributed to the economy, paid their taxes and built a living for themselves. They have provided cultural stimulation, they have created jobs for people and they have adjusted their business models in order to co-operate with the ever changing stipulations this government keep throwing at them.
"And yet they will still not be supported enough to stop them from going bankrupt. We have no option but to continue trying to adapt and survive.
"Everything we have is in this restaurant."
Across town, Red's True Barbecue has also seen bookings 'totally decimated' at both its Lloyd Street site and Fallowfield branch.
Scott Munro, co-founder of the independent smokehouse group, said: "You’d think being a restaurant operator based in the north, we’d be slightly protected against the latest raft of tiered restrictions, alongside the 10pm curfew aimed at reducing socialising in pubs and bars.
"But we’re now finding consumer confidence is hitting the whole of the hospitality industry.
"Where we would be able to trade fairly well under the previous rule of six, the new tiered restrictions have totally decimated bookings and walk-ins have been almost non-existent over the last week because mixing households indoors is not possible.
“We operate in Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham which are all currently in Tier 2, but if and when Tier 3 kicks in, we are already asking the question 'what’s the point in staying open?'
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Tier 3 restrictions in Greater Manchester kicked in on Friday, bringing the region in line with Liverpool and Lancashire.
Talks are also reportedly lined up in West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire over moving them into the same measures.
“We’re hearing some operators in Liverpool are trading at 10 per cent of their usual sales level, so staying shut would surely be better than losing more money," said Scott.
"The support the government is providing is insufficient to keep us all going, and there are going to be lots and lots of casualties.
“We’re seeing our neighbours in Wales and Northern Ireland put in circuit breakers with full support for their hospitality industries, but instead of taking the plunge, our government is languishing in lack of action and support for ours.
"Whatever happens, we cannot continue without the proper support from our government.”
The company is adapting to the situation with the launch of 'Meat by Mail', a nationwide next-day delivery service sending out restaurant meals, sides and craft beer for diners to recreate the Red's experience at home.
"With the various restrictions making it more and more difficult for diners to come to us - it's looking like the best solution is for us to ‘go’ to them," said Scott.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--They tried to smuggle drugs into Manchester's prisons. They all got caught

Drugs are even more valuable in prison than on the streets .
And when drugs get behind the gates , it creates a lucrative market for dealers operating behind bars .
Friends , family and corrupt staff have all been implicated in the supply of contraband over the years - with attempts to hand over illicit substances during visiting time all-too common .
Meanwhile , some offenders have resorted to 'throw-overs ' - where drugs are hurled over the prison wall , to get drugs inside .
Once on the wing , drugs can fuel a multitude of problems - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The M.E.N .
recently reported on particular problems at HMP Forest Bank in Salford .
Figures revealed drugs were found at the prison 654 times last year , the third highest of any prison in England and Wales .
Meanwhile a string of cases , has revealed the substances most in demand in jail - and the desperate measures criminals will resort to to get them inside .
The pregnant mum jailed after being caught trying to smuggle cannabis into jail Leonie Gerrard , 19 , from Salford , was caught with cannabis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two sim cards , while she went to visit a prisoner .
Despite her being pregnant , the judge said her crimes were so serious that she deserved jail .
She had been visiting an inmate at a Young Offender 's Institution at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire , in December 2018 .
The pair had 'embraced ' during the visit and an 'exchange ' was made where the package containing the illicit items was handed over .
The prisoner was stopped , and Gerrard was also held .
Just less than 25 grams of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard earlier this month .
She later claimed to have been pressurised into taking in the package after receiving threats .
Her lawyer said Gerrard was not aware of what was in the package , and 'chose not to ask ' .
Jailing her for 15 months , the judge , Recorder Michael Blakey , told her : `` You are very young , and obviously , I do n't mean any disrespect , you have been very foolish on this occasion .
It is sad to see you here before me in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who did n't stop even after being locked up Anton Daniels , from Sale , Trafford , threw drugs over a prison wall so Tania Dewar , who worked for him and had been remanded in custody , could sell to inmates .
Daniels , 36 , threw 'several parcels ' over a wall at HMP Styal , Cheshire Police said .
He was caught after being stopped by police in Wilmslow in February .
At his home , police found 'assets ' worth more than £100,000 , including vehicles , cash , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mobile phone messages linked Daniels and Dewar to drug dealing in both Macclesfield and Peterhead , Aberdeenshire .
Daniels , of Brooklands Road , was sentenced to 10 years .
He previously admitted to conspiracy to supply class A drugs ; money laundering ; and conspiring to throw class A drugs into a prison .
Dewar , 31 , of Somerset Close , Macclesfield , was jailed for seven years and six months .
She pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs ; and conspiring to throw class A drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convicted of possession with intent to supply class A drugs - heroin and cocaine - in connection with a separate case .
The pair caught acting 'suspiciously ' outside prison who were found with about £25,000 of drugs They were caught with cocaine , cannabis and steroids worth up to £25,000 , which was to be thrown over a prison wall .
Kurtis Clancy from Oldham , and Dean Heney , from Manchester , stashed the drugs in drinks bottles .
When they were caught , police found a black bag containing three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drugs with hooks attached to the outside .
A mobile phone and chargers were also to be thrown over the prison walls for inmates to retrieve .
The pair said they were performing the task at HMP Parc in south Wales to pay off debts to a criminal currently serving time for 'serious firearms offences ' .
Clancy , 22 , and Heney , 28 , were spotted acting suspiciously outside the prison in April .
In July , Cardiff Crown Court heard the bottles contained between £6,500 and £19,500 worth of cannabis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , between £2,000 and £2,500 of steroids , tobacco , syringes , and a mobile phone and chargers .
Heney was jailed for four years and 10 months , while Clancy was sentenced to six years .
The pair had previously entered guilty pleas to eight counts each of conspiracy to supply drugs at an earlier hearing .
The mum 'very lucky ' not to be jailed , after twice being caught trying to smuggle drugs into prison Emma Flynn , 33 , was twice caught trying to smuggle drugs into prisons .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lucky ' not to be sent to prison .
In July 2018 , Flynn , from Wigan , hid a package in her underwear which contained cocaine , cannabis , Subutex , seven pieces of paper impregnated with Spice , a mobile phone and USB stick .
She handed it over to a prisoner she 'd never met before , during a visit at HMP Forest Bank in Salford .
The drugs could have been worth £1,375 in prison .
She was allowed to leave the prison without being arrested , and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in October , she tried to smuggle more drugs into a prison , this time at HMP Lancaster Farms .
She was found with 18.5g of cannabis , with a potential value of £1,150 , as well as 10ml of testosterone , valued at £50 .
Delays meant that she was sentenced for the Lancaster Farms offences before the Forest Bank counts .
She received a suspended sentence for the Lancaster Farms offences , but the sentencing judge was not aware of her offending at Forest Bank .
At Manchester Crown Court in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ QC said that if a judge would have sentenced both cases at the same time , it would have been 'highly likely ' that Flynn would have been jailed .
Her lawyer said Flynn was 'particularly vulnerable ' and that she had been exploited .
She was sentenced to 22 months in prison , suspended for two years .
The woman who tried to smuggle in £33,000 of cocaine while visiting her boyfriend As the couple began to hug , prison staff noticed something was wrong .
Samantha Turner , 36 , had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in HMP Forest Bank .
Benson put his hands under the coat Turner was wearing as if he was fumbling for something .
He found a black package , which he stuffed down his trousers .
Officers stepped in and found it contained 10.96g of high purity cocaine , which prosecutors said could be worth anything from £16,000 to £33,200 inside prison .
There was also 14.22g of Spice , with a potential value of £1,442 in prison .
It also contained two iPhones , four small Xanco mobile phones , nine sim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In July last year , Manchester Crown Court was told Turner said she thought the package contained a phone battery , Rizla papers and some tobacco , but a judge rejected her claim .
Judge Richard Mansell QC said : `` It simply wouldn ’ t have been worth the risk to smuggle tobacco and a battery into prison and the size and weight of the package you received was clearly inconsistent with your claim . ''
Turner 's lawyer said she had a 'very difficult life ' , and that she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visit , in December 2017 .
She was jailed for 18 months .
The judge added : `` The message must go out loud and clear from these courts that anyone who smuggles illicit items into prison , especially controlled drugs and phones , should expect to receive an immediate custodial sentence regardless of personal mitigation . ''
The mum who used her baby as a 'distraction ' during smuggling bid Lauren Maskery said she caved into the pressure being applied by her ex , drug dealer Keiran Flanagan , to smuggle drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using her baby daughter as a 'distraction ' during the smuggling bid .
Maskery , 24 , tried to hand over a package containing pieces of paper with Spice laced onto them during a visit .
Manchester Crown Court heard how the pair had been in relationship for three years and had a daughter together .
The court was told Flanagan , 29 , had been calling Maskery and sending messages pressurising her into bringing a package into prison .
The package had been dropped off through her letterbox in the days prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oldham , said she did n't know that the package contained drugs , a claim which a judge said he 'did n't accept ' .
When at HMP Manchester , she hid the package in her bra .
After arriving in the visiting area , she pulled it out and passed it to Flanagan , using the child as a 'distraction ' , prosecutors said .
The package was found to contain 29 sheets of A4 paper , which had the class B drug Spice laced onto them .
Flanagan was caught , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressurised by others to smuggle the drugs into jail .
Police estimated the drugs could be worth up to £4,350 in prison .
In August last year , Flanagan was jailed for 20 months , to run consecutively to a previous five year sentence imposed for conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin .
But the judge spared Maskery jail , instead handing down an 18 week sentence , suspended for 18 months .
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Drugs are even more valuable in prison than on the streets.
And when drugs get behind the gates, it creates a lucrative market for dealers operating behind bars.
Friends, family and corrupt staff have all been implicated in the supply of contraband over the years - with attempts to hand over illicit substances during visiting time all-too common.
Meanwhile, some offenders have resorted to 'throw-overs' - where drugs are hurled over the prison wall, to get drugs inside.
Once on the wing, drugs can fuel a multitude of problems - like violence, control and debt.
The M.E.N. recently reported on particular problems at HMP Forest Bank in Salford.
Figures revealed drugs were found at the prison 654 times last year, the third highest of any prison in England and Wales.
Meanwhile a string of cases, has revealed the substances most in demand in jail - and the desperate measures criminals will resort to to get them inside.
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The pregnant mum jailed after being caught trying to smuggle cannabis into jail
(Image: M.E.N.)
Leonie Gerrard, 19, from Salford, was caught with cannabis, tobacco, a mobile phone and two sim cards, while she went to visit a prisoner.
Despite her being pregnant, the judge said her crimes were so serious that she deserved jail.
She had been visiting an inmate at a Young Offender's Institution at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, in December 2018.
The pair had 'embraced' during the visit and an 'exchange' was made where the package containing the illicit items was handed over.
The prisoner was stopped, and Gerrard was also held.
Just less than 25 grams of cannabis was recovered, Manchester Crown Court heard earlier this month.
She later claimed to have been pressurised into taking in the package after receiving threats.
Her lawyer said Gerrard was not aware of what was in the package, and 'chose not to ask'.
Jailing her for 15 months, the judge, Recorder Michael Blakey, told her: "You are very young, and obviously, I don't mean any disrespect, you have been very foolish on this occasion. It is sad to see you here before me in a crown court."
The dealer who didn't stop even after being locked up
(Image: Cheshire Police)
Being jailed didn't stop their drug dealing operation.
Anton Daniels, from Sale, Trafford, threw drugs over a prison wall so Tania Dewar, who worked for him and had been remanded in custody, could sell to inmates.
Daniels, 36, threw 'several parcels' over a wall at HMP Styal, Cheshire Police said.
He was caught after being stopped by police in Wilmslow in February.
At his home, police found 'assets' worth more than £100,000, including vehicles, cash, designer clothing and a 'high-value' watch.
Mobile phone messages linked Daniels and Dewar to drug dealing in both Macclesfield and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
Daniels, of Brooklands Road, was sentenced to 10 years.
He previously admitted to conspiracy to supply class A drugs; money laundering; and conspiring to throw class A drugs into a prison.
Dewar, 31, of Somerset Close, Macclesfield, was jailed for seven years and six months. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs; and conspiring to throw class A drugs into a prison.
She was also convicted of possession with intent to supply class A drugs - heroin and cocaine - in connection with a separate case.
The pair caught acting 'suspiciously' outside prison who were found with about £25,000 of drugs
(Image: South Wales Police)
They were caught with cocaine, cannabis and steroids worth up to £25,000, which was to be thrown over a prison wall.
Kurtis Clancy from Oldham, and Dean Heney, from Manchester, stashed the drugs in drinks bottles.
When they were caught, police found a black bag containing three Lucozade bottles and another container full of drugs with hooks attached to the outside.
A mobile phone and chargers were also to be thrown over the prison walls for inmates to retrieve.
The pair said they were performing the task at HMP Parc in south Wales to pay off debts to a criminal currently serving time for 'serious firearms offences'.
Clancy, 22, and Heney, 28, were spotted acting suspiciously outside the prison in April.
In July, Cardiff Crown Court heard the bottles contained between £6,500 and £19,500 worth of cannabis, between £750 and £3,000 of cocaine, between £2,000 and £2,500 of steroids, tobacco, syringes, and a mobile phone and chargers.
Heney was jailed for four years and 10 months, while Clancy was sentenced to six years.
The pair had previously entered guilty pleas to eight counts each of conspiracy to supply drugs at an earlier hearing.
The mum 'very lucky' not to be jailed, after twice being caught trying to smuggle drugs into prison
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Emma Flynn, 33, was twice caught trying to smuggle drugs into prisons.
She was later told she was 'very lucky' not to be sent to prison.
In July 2018, Flynn, from Wigan, hid a package in her underwear which contained cocaine, cannabis, Subutex, seven pieces of paper impregnated with Spice, a mobile phone and USB stick.
She handed it over to a prisoner she'd never met before, during a visit at HMP Forest Bank in Salford.
The drugs could have been worth £1,375 in prison.
She was allowed to leave the prison without being arrested, and was summonsed to court months later.
Then in October, she tried to smuggle more drugs into a prison, this time at HMP Lancaster Farms.
She was found with 18.5g of cannabis, with a potential value of £1,150, as well as 10ml of testosterone, valued at £50.
Delays meant that she was sentenced for the Lancaster Farms offences before the Forest Bank counts.
She received a suspended sentence for the Lancaster Farms offences, but the sentencing judge was not aware of her offending at Forest Bank.
At Manchester Crown Court in September last year, Judge Patrick Field QC said that if a judge would have sentenced both cases at the same time, it would have been 'highly likely' that Flynn would have been jailed.
Her lawyer said Flynn was 'particularly vulnerable' and that she had been exploited.
She was sentenced to 22 months in prison, suspended for two years.
The woman who tried to smuggle in £33,000 of cocaine while visiting her boyfriend
As the couple began to hug, prison staff noticed something was wrong.
Samantha Turner, 36, had gone to visit her boyfriend Stephen Benson in HMP Forest Bank.
Benson put his hands under the coat Turner was wearing as if he was fumbling for something.
He found a black package, which he stuffed down his trousers.
Officers stepped in and found it contained 10.96g of high purity cocaine, which prosecutors said could be worth anything from £16,000 to £33,200 inside prison.
There was also 14.22g of Spice, with a potential value of £1,442 in prison.
It also contained two iPhones, four small Xanco mobile phones, nine sim cards as well as phone chargers.
In July last year, Manchester Crown Court was told Turner said she thought the package contained a phone battery, Rizla papers and some tobacco, but a judge rejected her claim.
Judge Richard Mansell QC said: "It simply wouldn’t have been worth the risk to smuggle tobacco and a battery into prison and the size and weight of the package you received was clearly inconsistent with your claim."
Turner's lawyer said she had a 'very difficult life', and that she was emotionally vulnerable at the time of the visit, in December 2017.
She was jailed for 18 months.
The judge added: "The message must go out loud and clear from these courts that anyone who smuggles illicit items into prison, especially controlled drugs and phones, should expect to receive an immediate custodial sentence regardless of personal mitigation."
The mum who used her baby as a 'distraction' during smuggling bid
(Image: Colin Horne - Manchester Evening News)
Lauren Maskery said she caved into the pressure being applied by her ex, drug dealer Keiran Flanagan, to smuggle drugs into Strangeways prison.
She ended up using her baby daughter as a 'distraction' during the smuggling bid.
Maskery, 24, tried to hand over a package containing pieces of paper with Spice laced onto them during a visit.
Manchester Crown Court heard how the pair had been in relationship for three years and had a daughter together.
The court was told Flanagan, 29, had been calling Maskery and sending messages pressurising her into bringing a package into prison.
The package had been dropped off through her letterbox in the days prior to the incident.
Maskery, from Oldham, said she didn't know that the package contained drugs, a claim which a judge said he 'didn't accept'.
When at HMP Manchester, she hid the package in her bra.
After arriving in the visiting area, she pulled it out and passed it to Flanagan, using the child as a 'distraction', prosecutors said.
The package was found to contain 29 sheets of A4 paper, which had the class B drug Spice laced onto them.
Flanagan was caught, and he said he was also being pressurised by others to smuggle the drugs into jail.
Police estimated the drugs could be worth up to £4,350 in prison.
In August last year, Flanagan was jailed for 20 months, to run consecutively to a previous five year sentence imposed for conspiracy to supply cocaine and heroin.
But the judge spared Maskery jail, instead handing down an 18 week sentence, suspended for 18 months.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-24--More than 100 Covid patients died in GM hospitals this week

More than 100 Covid-19 patients died in Greater Manchester ’ s hospitals this week for the first time since the peak of the pandemic .
A total of 112 Covid patients died at the region ’ s hospitals in the seven days up to October 22 .
It ’ s the first time the weekly total has gone over 100 since May 16 .
There have been 253 deaths within Greater Manchester ’ s hospitals in October so far .
This compares with 99 during the whole of September .
Another 32 coronavirus deaths have been registered at Greater Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's hospital death toll has now reached 2,541 , according to the latest NHS figures .
A further three people died within Bolton NHS Foundation Trust , nine more died at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust ’ s hospitals and seven more within Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust .
Another two people died while in the care of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust , two more at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and nine more at the Wrightington , Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust .
The total number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester , as of Saturday , October 24 is : A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England .
That brings the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 31,743 , NHS England said on Saturday .
Patients were aged between 32 and 98 .
All except seven were aged between 66 and 90 and had known underlying health conditions .
The deaths were between April 6 and October 23 , with the majority being on or after October 20 .
Thirteen other deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result .

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More than 100 Covid-19 patients died in Greater Manchester’s hospitals this week for the first time since the peak of the pandemic.
A total of 112 Covid patients died at the region’s hospitals in the seven days up to October 22.
It’s the first time the weekly total has gone over 100 since May 16.
There have been 253 deaths within Greater Manchester’s hospitals in October so far.
This compares with 99 during the whole of September.
Another 32 coronavirus deaths have been registered at Greater Manchester's hospitals since yesterday.
The region's hospital death toll has now reached 2,541, according to the latest NHS figures.
A further three people died within Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, nine more died at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s hospitals and seven more within Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Another two people died while in the care of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, two more at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and nine more at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
The total number of coronavirus deaths at hospital trusts in Greater Manchester, as of Saturday, October 24 is:
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - 272
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - 9
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 516
NHS Nightingale Hospital North West - 6
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - 644
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - 6
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - 215
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - 245
Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - 310
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - 15
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust - 309
A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England.
That brings the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 31,743, NHS England said on Saturday.
Patients were aged between 32 and 98.
All except seven were aged between 66 and 90 and had known underlying health conditions.
The deaths were between April 6 and October 23, with the majority being on or after October 20.
Thirteen other deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.