Infections of the viral disease human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are rising among children northern China, according to Chinese state media. The surge in respiratory virus cases has raised alarm online, with some drawing parallels to the global pandemic that begun in Wuhan, China, five years ago. HMPV is now one of the top four most common … Read more
A man in his 20s was rushed to hospital by ambulance with ‘serious injuries’ following a horror sledging incident in Bury. Emergency services descended on Kirklees Brook, near to Stockton Drive in Tottington, on Sunday afternoon (January 5). The man was rescued by firefighters after falling down a ‘large slope’, according to Greater Manchester Fire … Read more
-Credit:Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images Marcus Rashford was left out of the Manchester United squad for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool, sparking further speculation over his future. The forward has fallen out of favour under Ruben Amorim has missed four of the previous five games with him being left on the bench for the … Read more
A yoga studio in Cumbria has been named the best in the UK by a nationwide fitness company. The Yoga Studio at Treasury Court in Carlisle topped a list of the 31 best yoga studios in the UK made by fitness company Origym. Emma Vasquez, owner, said she and her team put in a lot … Read more
Facemasks are to be reintroduced to Royal Bolton Hospital to contain the spread of virus as medics battle a rising number of flu cases. The hospital has seen a high number of flu cases in recent weeks, with 42 patients in the hospital with flu on Thursday 2 January, up from an average of seven … Read more
THE magnificent Sid Waddell Trophy was not the only one Luke Littler went home with on Friday night. And the other piece of silverware he picked up after winning the World Darts Championship title was a marker of how much he personally raised for a good cause. Warrington’s teenage sensation was also confirmed as the … Read more
-Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited It’s always a risk making definitive predictions as a journalist. Words, soundbites or social media posts can date very quickly and come back to bite you. But in the wake of Joe Gomez’s injury last week, it seemed a pretty safe bet that Jarell Quansah ’s sink-or-swim moment under Arne Slot … Read more
Amber alerts for cold weather have been extended across the whole of England. It comes after the UK experienced its coldest night of winter so far on Sunday night. A temperature of -13.3C was recorded in Loch Glascarnoch in the Highlands, between Ullapool and Inverness. The cold temperatures look set to continue this week as … Read more
Aldi has been named as the UK’s cheapest supermarket of 2024, according to consumer website Which?. Using an independent price comparison website, the research tracked thousands of grocery prices across eight of the UK’s biggest supermarkets (Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose) to find out how much each shop was charging for … Read more
-Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited Ruben Amorim said his Manchester United squad was “starving for leaders” on Friday, but on Sunday he got the reaction he wanted as his players stepped up to the plate for their most difficult assignment of the season. Amorim had questioned the leadership in his squad during his press conference ahead … Read more