-Credit:Getty Images Manchester City earnt their first win in six games against Leicester City last Sunday, with Pep Guardiola making some tweaks which proved to be key. It was clear to see the changes Guardiola had made with the defensive line dropping back slightly to avoid issues when the opposition were in transition. In terms … Read more
-Credit:Stu Forster/Getty Images Ruben Amorim may have an unlikely solution to three Manchester United transfer problems. Following defeat to Newcastle, United have lost their last four games in all competitions and that could easily become five with a trip to Anfield for a Premier League clash against Liverpool up next. The January transfer window swinging … Read more
Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury is “almost entirely underwater” after the Mersey floodgates were opened on New Year’s Day. The far end of Stenner Lane is completely submerged, with flood water reading the grounds of St James’ Church. Photos taken the M.E.N. show a stranded vehicle half submerged in water. The end of Stenner Lane … Read more
-Credit:Carl Recine/Getty Images Manchester United are not in good shape on the field and life off it seems just as bleak. Supporters might be experiencing the January blues following some excruciating performances and results over the Christmas period. Since that epic smash-and-grab win against Manchester City, the club have lost four games on the bounce. … Read more
A Britannia hotel in south Manchester was evacuated due to severe flooding. The Britannia Country House hotel on Palatine Road, Didsbury, understood to be housing asylum seekers, was evacuated after the area became submerged, following a night of heavy rainfall on New Year’s Eve. The River Mersey earlier burst it banks, with water quickly filling … Read more
The Manchester Airport relief road could remain closed for another day after devastating floods hit the region. New Year’s Day has seen Greater Manchester under water in many areas, following heavy downpours overnight. The A555 relief road has been shut throughout the day, having been badly affected by the floods. Images from the scene show … Read more
Readers ponder the potential of AI and question human intelligence. Photograph: MattLphotography/Alamy Prof Geoffrey Hinton claims “we’re going to develop AIs that are smarter than people. And that’s a very scary thought” (‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years, 27 December). The obvious response to this is: if … Read more
PLANS to enhance a war memorial in Stockton Heath have been approved by Warrington Borough Council. The plans were submitted to Warrington Borough Council to install two Royal British Legion silhouette figures ahead of Remembrance Day. The plans outlined that the figures were be fixed on the pillars of the brick walls of Stockton Heath … Read more
A historic property, built in 1876, is up for sale in Penketh, Warrington, for £1.2 million. Halton View is a double-fronted detached house boasting a range of original features and is “beautifully presented throughout”. The house, set in roughly a third of an acre, is accessed via electric gates leading to a new driveway and … Read more
-Credit:Getty Images Liverpool fans took their chance to make their feelings clear on Virgil van Dijk’s future as the club celebrated the anniversary of his arrival at Anfield. Van Dijk is, of course, one of three players – alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah – facing an uncertain future with their contracts expiring at the … Read more