in greater manchester.e runs hotels, restaurants, he co—owns his salford fc and has set up a new university for kids like him who never really dreamt of going to university. all this is making some people wonder how long he can sit in the political stands instead of running out onto the pitch. gary neville, welcome to political thinking. good to be here. how and why on earth did you end up straying into politics? initially at the beginning of the pandemic i think that the country was glued to the television set every single day, unique situation, the pandemic, the downing street press conferences every night, wondering what was happening next, whether it be for health announcements, business announcements, and matt hancock stood up one day and decided that in the midst of a pandemic it was the right thing to suggest that football players needed to do a lot more. and i accept that football players don't always cover themselves in glory, we don't always cover ourselves in glory, but actually most of the footb

i love greater manchester and i love every borough in greater manchester. you said you would be a nightmare as mayor the other day. i think ithinki i think i would. i think i would because i'd want to get too much done too quickly. when you say about politics, i hate politics. when i say i "hate politics" i don't mean i hate politics as in labour, conservative. i don't like politics in life, in my businesses, in family. let's get it out on the table. let's have a discussion about it. you mean politics like manoeuvring. manoeuvring. backstabbing. yeah, backstabbing all that sort of crap. get rid of that. let's have some honesty. i get the facts sometimes you have to play the game. i get the fact you can't have everything all at once, you have to bring people on the journey, manoeuvring to a position so everyone is with you before you move, i get that — i have learnt that in the last ten years with things i have done wrong in business, like trying to get planning permission through without having the community on side and other mistakes i've made. i get that

greater manchester police announced _ manchester?er police announced that they - manchester? greater manchester police announced that they made j police announced that they made the arrests on sunday evening, two teenagers. police have not revealed the genders of the teenagers, or indeed their ages, but what we do know is they are currently in custody and will be questioned by counterterrorism police. the two teenagers were arrested in the evening yesterday.- the evening yesterday. thank ou ve the evening yesterday. thank you very much _ the evening yesterday. thank you very much greg. - the evening yesterday. thank you very much greg. that - the evening yesterday. thank you very much greg. that is l the evening yesterday. thank i you very much greg. that is the latest as we have it at the moment. overto latest as we have it at the moment. over to dallas now because we could speak to tracy walder, the former fbi special agent and indeed you are tracy just down the road from the synagogue itself, which i believe is also close to the a

the greater manchester representatives of the jewish council in greater manchester also condemning whatned, expressing concern that there were two people, teenagers arrested in south manchester by counterterrorism police. they were arrested by thpolice investigating the attack in texas. we don't know the agenda or identity of those two people arrested yet. ros: stay with me. in a few minutes, we will talk about novak djokovic. he is back in serbia after being deported from austraa. the australian is underway without him. ♪ ros: the chinese economy grew by more than 8% last year, better than many expected, but at the end of 2021, the country's growth slowed dramatically. here is more from our asia busiss correspondent on what may lie ahead for china's economy. >> consumers feel less optimistic with retail sales coming in mu weaker than expected. china's strict zero covid policy means that some major cities started to go back into lockdown from last month due to the omicron variant. we have yet to see the full impact of that. the government is unlikely to ditch its zero covid policy espec

the priority right now that the fbi and greater manchester police _ that the fbi and greater manchesterterrorism police _ police and mi5 and counterterrorism police in _ police and mi5 and counterterrorism police in all — police and mi5 and counterterrorism police in all have is to find out were — police in all have is to find out were there any accomplices? they will be _ were there any accomplices? they will be going through all his digital— will be going through all his digital footprint, will be going through all his digitalfootprint, his will be going through all his digital footprint, his means of communication, his laptop, his telephone— communication, his laptop, his telephone and so on, to find out who he had _ telephone and so on, to find out who he had met. — telephone and so on, to find out who he had met, who we had talked to, did he _ he had met, who we had talked to, did he do— he had met, who we had talked to, did he do this on his own? one thing i did he do this on his own? one thing iwouid _ did he do this on his own? one thing iwouid say— did he do this on his own? on

well, just a few hours ago, martine, greater manchester police confirmed that a man in his 20s had been suspicion of rape and assault and the bbc understands that this man is in fact the manchester united striker, mason greenwood, and his arrest follows allegations on social media. it is thought that greenwood remains in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing and, in a statement, greater manchester police said that they had been made aware of social media images and videos, posted by a woman, reporting incidents of physical violence. this update comes after manchester united suspended the striker and said that mason greenwood would not be returning to training or playing in matches until further notice. the club said that they do not condone violence of any kind and say that they had been made aware of these allegations on social media, but would make no further comment until the facts have been established. the 20—year—old footballer made his debut for manchester united in march of 2019. he had been with the club from the age of seven and made his way up the ranks of the uni

more trusts in england declare critical incidents, and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non—urgentld. the government's finalising plans to drop the requirement in england that people who test positive on a lateral flow test should get a pcr to confirm it. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is due to address parliament later today as covid cases continue to rise. president macron warns he intends to make life difficult for people in france who have not been vaccinated against covid—i9. now, with news of novak djokovic, the ashes and all the rest of the sport, here is jane dougal. good morning. we do start with the ashes. on the opening day of the fourth ashes test, there's been a better performance from england, who are hoping to restore some pride after losing the first three tests. two late wickets, one from james anderson, the other from mark wood, have given england something to build upon. australia closed on 126—3. joe wilson was watching. so what's left to play for in the ashes? well, every ball counts, doesn't it? that was david warner's idea. england had james anders

more nhs trusts in england declare critical incidents — and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put someect from the scientific community in 2022? well, mega rockets will be launched in space, there will be another climate summit — cop27 — in egypt, the large hadron collider will be restarted in cern, antarctica will be further explored and the most advanced pictures of the universe will be taken. rebecca morelle, our science editor, has more. it's a big year for space, and we should see the launch of two mega rockets as america prepares to take astronauts back to the moon and beyond. there's starship from spacex. at 120 metres high, it's the tallest rocket ever built, and in 2022 it will attempt to fly around the earth. then there's nasa's ultra powerful space launch system, which will blast off and send a crew capsule called orion into orbit. no people will be on board for either of these test flights, but if they're a success, astronauts could soon be taking a ride. back on earth and it will be another critical year for climate change. at november's climate summit in glasgow a deal wa

greater manchester police said it was made aware of "social media images and videos posted by a womaniolence". our reporter, dave guest, has been outside old trafford from where he's given us the latest. mason greenwood made his manchester united debut in 2019, only last year he signed a four—year deal with the club after rising through the ranks of the united academy. but yesterday, manchester united issued a statement saying that mason greenwood would not be playing for or training with manchester united until further notice. that statement was made following allegations online by a woman who said she had been assaulted by mason greenwood. greater manchester police later confirmed they had been made aware of these social media posts and they had arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of rape and assault. now when united issued that statement saying mason greenwood would not be rejoining his team—mates until further notice, they also said that the club does not condone violence of any kind. however, they said they would be making no further statement until the full facts were establi

greater manchester police say tackling anti—social behaviour is a key priority.ification of repeat victims, offenders, locations, and trends associated with anti—social behaviour. if left unresolved, anti—social behaviour that often begins as an irritation can turn into something more serious. here in county durham, people say these... bike engine roars. ..are a real menace. young bikers tearing about, blind to safety. four years ago, trevor robinson was taking his 16—year—old dog tom for his nightly walk. a stolen quad bike with its lights off came up behind them. he was he was doing about 30, a0 miles an hour along the footpath, i didn't hear until it was right on us. and, tom, being 16, he was deaf. knocked him flying. the teenage rider fell off and ran away, abandoning the bike. i knew with the force that it hit the dog that the dog would be killed. so i just sat with him, cuddled him a little while, as he slipped away. he was a good dog, a good friend. man's best friend is his dog. he was very faithful, very well behaved, you know. didn't deserve that. trevo

following the attack on a synagogue in texas, two teenagers are arrested in greater manchester. the police say they are making more enquiries in the blackburn area and providing assistance to the us enquiry. the hostage—taker in texas was malik faisal akram from blackburn, who was shot dead by police at the scene. his neighbours at home said he shouldn't have been allowed out of the uk. if there was mental health issues, why did he go in the first place? people are looking after him, why did he fly out? in texas, the rabbi who was one of the four taken hostage has been describing what happened. i heard a click. and it could have been anything and it turned out that it was his gun. we'll have the latest on the investigations in texas and in blackburn. also today... nadine dorries, the culture secretary, freezes the bbc�*s licence fee for two years. she claims it's to help household budgets and not a political attack on the corporation. we simply could not justify putting extra pressure on the wallets - of ha rd—working households. following the volcanic eruption on the pacific is

last night, 17 hospitals acro55 greater manchester announced that they were suspending nonurgent surgerycidents since christmas. last week, the prime minister said he hoped we could ride out this wave, but i don't think our hard—working nhs staff or the government's scientific advisers would agree. what additional steps we now take to ensure greater manchester's hospitals do not become critically overwhelmed?— hospitals do not become critically overwhelmed? ~ . ., ., , ., overwhelmed? what we are doing is to sot overwhelmed? what we are doing is to spot hospitals — overwhelmed? what we are doing is to spot hospitals in _ overwhelmed? what we are doing is to spot hospitals in greater _ spot hospitals in greater manchester and up and down the country with record investment, as i was saying in an hour and so, making sure we supplement the staff with: doctors back, volunteers, and new therapeutic treatments, but fundamentally, there is also a job for this country to follow plan b, follow the guidance that we put in place. i follow the guidance that we put in lace. ., , . ., place. i warmly w

greater manchester police said the teenagers detained today, whose identities have not been released,oned as "part of the ongoing investigation", as our special correspondent ed thomas reports. what made malik faisal akram leave blackburn, the place he called home, to travel to texas, arm himself with a gun and hold people hostage inside a synagogue? there was a tense ten—hour stand—off. as an fbi swat team moved in, the 44—year—old spoke to his family back home. his words were recorded as he became increasingly desperate. these pictures show several hostages running for their lives. within minutes, malik faisal akram was shot dead. the rabbi here described their ordeal. it didn't look good, it didn't sound good. we were very... we were terrified. and when i saw an opportunity, where he wasn't in a good position, i made sure that the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were ready to go, the exit wasn't too far away. i told them to go, i threw a chair at the gunman and i headed for the door. and all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. throughou

. — various health trusts across the country, and greater manchester had said this _ country, and greater some — said this evening they will have to stop some non—it dashed non—urgent surgery— stop some non—it dashed non—urgent surgery and _ stop some non—it dashed non—urgent surgery and some appointments will be suspended. some people have been waiting _ be suspended. some people have been waiting months and months for these appointments, and will see them put back again _ appointments, and will see them put back again. of course, we are entering — back again. of course, we are entering a _ back again. of course, we are entering a really difficult time for the nhs, — entering a really difficult time for the nhs, and i can understand why there _ the nhs, and i can understand why there is— the nhs, and i can understand why there is so— the nhs, and i can understand why there is so much concern from health workers _ there is so much concern from health workers who— there is so much concern from health workers who probably feel the prime minister doesn't quite understand the picture on the g

mr akram was from blackburn here in the uk. him greater manchester police said the arrest of the two andy gill is in blackburn. malik faisal akram is a 40 for—year—old man from blackburn hear it like a share. we've been speaking to a family friend today who say he's from a well—known and respected family and like a share. that man told us that he didn't know enough about malik faisal akram religious believes to know if they are extreme or not. what we do know is 20 years ago he was excluded from a courtroom in blackburn for repeatedly telling the court staff there that he wished he'd been on the planes that attacked america and the 9/11 attacks on new york 20 years ago. he was described at the time as a menace to court staff and was excluded from the court. that the kind of information i'm sure that the authorities here and in america will be looking at in terms of his background. we also know from his family that he had some mental health issues and the family friend we are talking to also confirmed that to us. but we were told that he was at a funeral of one of his brothers a few m

this is lee in greater manchester. labourthe this is lee in greater manchester.hen the conservatives won. so what do people here make of what has gone on and whether he should stay on as prime minister. the nurses and _ stay on as prime minister. the nurses and the _ stay on as prime minister. tue: nurses and the doctors stay on as prime minister. tte: nurses and the doctors who worked hard during the pandemic have been let down. they said the devil you know is better than the devil you do not know unless we where we are with him. he won't do nothing but somebody else might do something.— somebody else might do somethina. ., , something. there have been -len something. there have been plenty of _ something. there have been plenty of things _ something. there have been plenty of things that - something. there have been plenty of things that have i plenty of things that have happened _ plenty of things that have happened in— plenty of things that have happened in the - plenty of things that have happened in the past- plenty of things that have l happened in the pas

in greater manchester alone, 17 hospitals are pausing some non—urgent surgery.eon is expected to announce whether she will be cutting self—isolation time for those testing positive from ten days as the scottish parliament holds a special virtual session. the french president has caused controversy by using a slang term to annoy unvaccinated people in france into getting jabbed. and tennis star novak djokovic has caused fury in australia after recevieng a medical exemption to play in the australian open without having a covid vaccine. the first of our reports from jon donnison is about the pressures facing the nhs. derriford hospital in plymouth is one of a growing number to declare a critical incident because of omicron pressures on staffing levels, as well as the growing burden of those needing care. hospitals in blackpool, norfolk, wiltshire, morecambe bay and lincoln have also raised the alarm. in plymouth, they are warning the situation is increasingly complex. we have got patients who are coming in who are absolutely covid positive and they need to be in a

. >> malic pfizer from blackburn according to greater manchester police in a statement echoing what wes a u.k. national. a lot of focus, of course, since the beginning according to u.s. authorities about what information u.k. officials can supply to them. now we've also heard from his family posting on a facebook page called the blackburn muslim community in the town he hales from. they've spoken of their absolute devastation of the loss of their brother. also talking about how they wholeheartedly apologize towards the victims of this hostage crisis. they believe he had mental health issues and say how they as a family were in touch with the police during the hostage negotiations. the u.k. condemned what she called an act of terror and anti-semitism. it probably began at the beginning of this crisis between u.s. and u.k. crisis to work out whether this was a lone figure acting on their own or part of some wider plot and whether any elements of that plot may still be a threat around. i have to say listening to the coherence in that synagogue recording and how sophisticated or unsophisti

greater manchester police said it was made aware of "social media images and videos posted by a womann who said she had been assaulted by mason greenwood. greater manchester police later confirmed they had been made aware of these social media posts and they had arrested a man in his 205 on suspicion of rape and assault. now when united issued that statement saying mason greenwood would not be rejoining his team—mates until further notice, they also said that the club does not condone violence of any kind. however, they said they would be making no further statement until the full facts were established. of course, establishing the full facts is what greater manchester police hopes to do, it is a process which could take some time and so speculation about what may or may not have happened is not only unwise at this time but also potentially prejudicial. meanwhile, the sportswear manufacturer nike who sponsor the player have said they are deeply concerned by these disturbing allegations and are monitoring the situation very closely. so far, there has been no statement on behalf of the

the northern care alliance, the group of hospitals around 0ldham, bury, that area of greater manchester absences over the last week. chesterfield in yorkshire, high rates, the hospitals on the world in the north—west showing height rates, it is showing this picture of a gradually improving fingers crossed situation in london but in the north of england, rates going up and pore pressure on absences in the nhs. there is some figures on what are called delayed discharges adding to the pressure, people getting stuck in hospital? this the pressure, people getting stuck in hosital? , , . , the pressure, people getting stuck in hosital? , , . ., in hospital? this is always a problem — in hospital? this is always a problem for _ in hospital? this is always a problem for the _ in hospital? this is always a problem for the nhs - in hospital? this is always a problem for the nhs and i in hospital? this is always a - problem for the nhs and particularly in the winter but you'd notice it more because of the pressure connected to covid so andy burnham, the greater manchester mayor was talking yesterd

according to greater manchester police in a statement echoing what we'd heard from u.s. officials earlier. he is a uk national. and a lot of focus of course since the beginning according to u.s. authorities about what information uk officials can supply to them. now, we've also heard from his family posting on a facebook page for the blackburn muslim community in the town where he hails from. they've spoken in a statement of their absolute devastation at the loss of their brother, also talking about how they wholeheartedly apologize toward the victims of this hostage crisis. they also say how they believe he had mental health issues and say how they as a family were in touch with police during these hostage negotiations. the uk government's foreign secretary, liz truss, has condemned what she called an act of terror and an act of anti-semitism, and the work of course now begins, or probably began at the beginning of this crisis between u.s. and uk officials to look at things like communications, travel history, to work out whether or not this was a lone figure acting on

more trusts declare critical incidents and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non—urgent surgeryn hold. hospitals are under pressure not just because of the number of patients coming in with covid, but also because unfortunately, many of our staff are now isolating because they themselves have covid as well. a review of the coronavirus restrictions in england is expected to stick with the current measures, while in scotland ministers will consider cutting self—isolation time. is foreign travel about to get a bit easier? the government will today look at the testing process for returning home. the airlines industry is warning of financial disaster unless things change. a breakthrough for england in the fourth ashes test. stuart broad with the only wicket as rain affects day one in sydney. good morning. a cold and frosty started the day for us with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, but as a ridge of high pressure builds a cross is, things will quieten down, the wind will ease. all the detail throughout the programme. it's wednesday the 5th of january. our main story. more hosp

now, we know greater manchester police, who are the neighbouring faucet to lancashire, made two arrestsanchester yesterday evening. we don't know whether they are male or female, we don't know their age either, so waiting for more information on that, but that is not unusual in these sorts of incidents. police, counterterrorism officers quickly look at the contacts and known people to whoever was involved in such an incident and often make arrests for people to be questioned and it is not unusual for them to be released without charge subsequently. we don't know whether that will happen in this case, but that will happen in this case, but thatis that will happen in this case, but that is often the pattern that this sort of thing follows, but was malik faisal akram being helped by anybody here in lancashire? so they will be looking closely at his connections after what has been a very shocking and upsetting weekend for his family and upsetting weekend for his family and friends, who knew this 44—year—old who had lived here until very recently, but who had then gone to the states. very re

with me now is sir peter fahy, he's a former chief constable of greater manchester police. to be kept back, what do you think of this? �* , ., ., be kept back, what do you think of this? �*, ., ., ., , , ~ , this? it's major details being kept back because _ this? it's major details being kept back because they _ this? it's major details being kept back because they are _ this? it's major details being kept back because they are asking - this? it's major details being kept back because they are asking for. back because they are asking for minimal reference to those events which have been referred to them. so you can see from the plaintiff the it would leave a huge hole in her report and act in the metropolitan police may be concerned that if her report was issued in full and there was a full description of those particular events that she had referred to the police then that would make the public and politicians think everybody was automatically almost guilty of breaching the regulations are as the police have to look at it independently and with a fresh pair of eyes and th

strain from covid — more trusts in england declare critical incidents — and 17 hospitals in greater manchestere non urgent surgery on hold. the government's finalising plans to drop the requirement in england that people who test positive on a lateral flow should get a pcr to confirm it. the teams are looking at testing and testing regimes. as i say, we have introduced so many lateral flow tests now that people are... they are very accurate, the lateral flow tests. what do you think of that idea? do let me know @vicderbyshire on instagram or twitter or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is due to address parliament later today as covid cases continue to rise. people in australia are angry after tennis star novak djokovic is allowed to enter the country without a confirmed covid vaccination. prime minister scott morrison says the player will be on the �*next plane home�* if he can't provide evidence of a medical exemption. president macron warns he intends to make life difficult for people in france who have not been vaccinated against covid—19. police in kazakh

great britain in connection with a hostage standoff at a synagogue in texas over the weekend greater manchester police announced yesterday that the teens are being questioned, but it's not clear if they'ae going to face charges related to the incident near fort worth, a new video shows several law enforcement officers still on the scene. all 4 hostages survived. saturday's nearly 12 hour ordeal at congregation. beth israel in the town of colleyville. the suspect identified as 44 year-old mill lake akram was killed by the fbi. the agency says that he arrived here in the u.s. 2 weeks ago during the standoff, he demanded the release of a pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al qaeda, who was convicted of trying to kill u.s. army officers in afghanistan. that scientist is serving an 86 year prison sentence in fort worth. it's not clear why the suspect entered the synagogue his connection to the 2 teens in the uk is also unclear. hundreds of mourners paid their final respects to the 9 children and 3 adults who were killed in a philadelphia duplex fire earlier this month. all of the v

in a statement, greater manchester police said they were "aware of images and videos circulating on socialuiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances." manchester united said they "do not condone violence of any kind." in a statement, the club said mason greenwood will not return to training or play matches until further notice. mason greenwood has not responded to the allegations. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has said it's highly unlikely british troops would be fighting on the ground if russia were to invade ukraine but said coordinated sanctions targeting russian companies and oligarchs could be a deterrent to president putin. nato's secretary general, jens stoltenberg, has told the bbc it's up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path. moscow — which objects to nato's eastward expansion in europe — has denied it plans to invade. here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. nato is beefing up its deterrents in eastern europe with every passing day. this is the west's continuing counter build—up in the face of what downing street is calling rising r

this is leigh in greater manchester.nservatives won. so what do people here make of what's gone on, and whether he should stay on as prime minister? it's all the nurses and the doctors who've worked hard during the pandemic, who obviously have been let down. they say that the devil that you know is better than the devil you don't know. and at least we know where we are with him. he won't do nothing, but somebody else might do something. i think he should go. i mean, there's been plenty of things happened in the past where politicians have done not half as bad as he's done, and they've had to leave. they've resigned, or they've been forced out. they should alljust go, for me. they're all out for themselves, not for the working people, are they? not one of them. the list of social do's that went on in westminster, when social do's were banned, is long. and these are just the ones we know about. it's up to this woman, sue gray, a senior civil servant, to catalogue the lot of them. but it could be another week or so before w

great britain in connection to the hostage standoff at a synagogue in texas over the weekend greater manchester police say that the teens are being questioned right now. it's unclear if he'll face any charges related to the incident near fort worth. there are reports that say the 2 teens are the children of 44 year-old crumb. he was identified as the hostage taker. the fbi says he was a british citizen and arrived in the u.s. 2 weeks ago. >> during the standoff, he demanded the release of a pakistani neuroscientist who suspected of having ties to al qaeda. he was convicted of trying to kill u.s. army officers in afghanistan that scientists to serving an 86 year prison sentence in fort worth. it's unclear why the suspect entered the synagogue. the parents of one of the 6 workers killed in an amazon warehouse collapse filed a lawsuit against the company. the amazon warehouse collapsed after tornadoes tore through illinois last month. the parents allege that amazon opted not to evacuate workers from that facility in a timely manner as it sought to keep them fulfilling orders. kelley hoskins has th

greater manchester police have confirmed they arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of rape and assaultons posted on social media earlier this morning which police became aware of. video footage, photos and an audio recording in which a woman alleged she had been assaulted by the manchester united striker were made public for a few hours but have since been deleted. earlier today manchester united also confirmed they also had been made aware of the allegations and said they had suspended their striker, saying he would not be returning to training or playing in any matches until further notice. the club added in a statement they do not condone violence of any kind. mason greenwood has been involved with this club from the age of seven, he worked his way up the academy until he made his debut for the first team in 2019. since then he has made 129 appearances for the club and has one cap for england. but so far the striker has not made any response to the allegations on social media. thank you for that. up to 16,000 people are still without power in scotland and the north east of england,

greater manchester police have confirmed that they arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of rape andons posted on social media early this morning which police became aware of. video footage, photographs and an audio recording in which a woman alleged that she had been assaulted by the manchester united striker greenwood were made public for a few hours but have since been deleted. earlier today manchester united also confirmed that they too had been made aware of the allegations and said that they had suspended their striker saying he would not be returning to training or playing in any matches until further notice. the club also added in a statement that they do not condone violence of any kind. mason greenwood has been involved with this club from the age of seven, he worked his way up the academy until he made his debut for the first team in 2019, since then he's made 129 appearances for the club, he also has on or england. he also as one cap but so far the striker has not made any response to the allegations on social media. let's take a look at some other stories in the headline

greater manchester police have announced in the last hour that they have made two arrests. llowing the incident over the weekend. now incident over the weekend. now in terms of the teenagers, the police are not revealing their genders, so we don't know whether they are male or female or their ages or why they have been arrested or indeed their connection to the incidents, but what we do know is that they are currently being interviewed by counterterrorism police in manchester and the police in manchester and the police in manchester have issued a statement saying that forces will remain in the region of manchester and are liaising with local communities to put in place any measure us to put in place any measure us to provide further reassurance to provide further reassurance to local communities.- to local communities. greg mckenzie. _ to local communities. greg mckenzie, keeping - to local communities. greg mckenzie, keeping us- to local communities. greg mckenzie, keeping us up—to—date on the latest on that story for you. thank you so much for joining us on newsday. you ar

greater manchester police have confirmed that they arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of rape andd on social media earlier this morning which police became aware of. video footage, photographs and an audio recording in which a woman alleged that she had been assaulted by the manchester united striker, greenwood, remained public for a few hours but have since been deleted. and earlier today, manchester united confirmed that they too had been made aware of the allegations and said that they had suspended their striker, saying he would not be returning to training or playing in any matches until further notice. the club also added in the statement that they do not condone violence of any kind. mason greenwood has been involved with this club from the age of seven. he worked his way up the academy until he made his debut for the first team in 2019. since then, he's made 129 appearances for the club, he also has one cap for england. but so far, the striker has not made any response to the allegations on social media. government ministers in the uk will meet later to decide whether to s

our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to people in leigh in greater manchester.rties looms large. and now the truth is coming out. and for many, it hurts. he was a bus driver. he worked all through the pandemic. and it's the third time he had covid. he'd already had it twice before and then he got it again. philip's brother died three weeks ago. anotherfamily suffering during the pandemic. a lot of people, family, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, have died on their own with total strangers, and they're having parties. something's seriously going wrong in this country. you voted for borisjohnson? yes, idid. what did you expect? not that. i expected somebody with a bit of decency. he's apologised. he has said sorry. we can all apologise. we can all go through life, keep apologising. the promise here in 2019 was to cut through. level up in lee's favour. but the talk right now is wine, cheese and parties. when you hear of failures in the sue gray report, is that a priority for you right now in your life? not really, no. i'm concerned about myjob security, the bill

greater manchester hospitals have said that they are causing some nonurgent surgery because of rising missions and staff absences and the north east ambulance service for the same reason has put in place contingency measures asking some patients even those with possibly serious conditions, to make their own way to hospitals while ambulances concentrate on those who are critically unwell. and around half a dozen trusts in england, hospital trusts, half a dozen trusts in england, hospitaltrusts, have half a dozen trusts in england, hospital trusts, have declared critical incidents because of all the pressure coming through. i think there is a worry about this move of cases up to the older age groups and more hospital admissions that that that may result in more pressure on intensive care. a lot of uncertainty around that. borisjohnson says he has gone further than before to say there is a good chance in his view that no further restrictions will be needed. he thinks the plan b measures in england i love and hailed the success of the bicester programme but of course the other nations of

after the hostage—taking incident at a synagogue in texas, two teenagers have been arrested in greater manchestert the scene after a 10—hour standoff. he'd taken four people hostage, including a rabbi, who all survived unharmed. friends of akram said he'd suffered from mental health problems, and they expressed surprise that he'd been able to travel to the us. sophie long has more from dallas. the authorities here at the united states have made it very clear that this is now an investigation with several strands and one that is global in reach. certainly counterterror officers here in texas and in the north of england are now working on this investigation as evidenced by the arrests of two teenagers and manchester overnight. they're still being questioned. but we have learned here today as many more details about exactly what happened in the building behind me during that ordeal on saturday and we've heard from the rabbi, rabbi charlie walker, he is been speaking to our partners in the united states and he told them that when the hostage taker arrived here on saturday, he looked like a vulnerable

greater manchester police said it was made aware of "social media images and videos posted by a womanents of physical violence". it added "we can confirm a man in his 20s has since been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault". he remains in custody. rafael nadal has completed a stunning comeback to win the australian open and become the most successful male tennis player of all time. he came from two sets down against the top—seeded player daniil medvedev. it means the spanish player has now won 21 grand slams — more than any man in history and one more than his great rival novak djokavic who was denied entry to australia because he is unvaccinated against covid. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller was at the match in melbourne. i think there's two elements to it. the historic nature of his triumph that now moves him ahead of roger federer novak djokovic in the battle to end their career with the most number of clicks to eight grand slam titles by a man. the next grand slam onto clay where the doll has won 13 times. maybe he will start the favourite there in a few months�* time

— let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news coming out to us from greater manchester.s been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault after manchester united suspended mason greenwood. the police said they were made aware videos purporting to show physical and sexual violence, and a man in his 20s has subsequently been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. much more on that throughout the evening. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show with katie razzall. hello. a major trial will take place this year in the us. you'll remember the story behind it. el shafee elsheikh is accused of being a member of the islamic state group and of being one of the notorious is beatles. so named by their hostages because of their british accents and accused of torturing and beheading journalists and aid workers. itv news' rohit kachroo secured interviews with el shafee elsheikh and another man before they were transferred into us custody. those interviews are to form part of the trial. so, what are the ethics of interviewing some of the members of a terror group? is it ever ok

more trusts declare critical incidents and 17 hospitals in greater manchester put some non—urgent surgerynately, many of our staff are now isolating because they themselves have covid as well. a review of the coronavirus restrictions in england is expected to stick with the current measures, while in scotland ministers will consider cutting self—isolation time. is foreign travel about to get a bit easier?

bristol declare �*critical incidents" due to rising pressures on services — and 17 hospitals in greater manchester

have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of a 16—year—old boy in greater manchesterin a street in stretford yesterday evening, and died later in hospital. the police are urging anyone with information to come forward. the queen has flown by helicopter to sandringham from windsor castle, where she's expected to spend the next few weeks. rising covid infections meant the traditional family christmas at her norfolk estate had to be cancelled as a precaution. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the impact of covid restrictions on business and hospitality have been "worth it" in the the battle against the virus. on the eve of some rules being eased, she said she understands the measures have had a "very adverse" effect, but that they've helped put scotland "firmly on the downward slope". our correspondent alexandra mackenzie is in glasgow. what are the measures being lifted tomorrow? ~ , , . ., , tomorrow? well, these restrictions were ut tomorrow? well, these restrictions were put in — tomorrow? well, these restrictions were put in place — tomorrow? well, th