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  1. Scoreboard from Salford Red Devils' 82-0 defeat by St Helens

  2. A computer-generated image of people stood by a widened train station platform under a curved wooden canopy.

  3. A man dressed in black with a black balaclava skulks next to a white van parked on the pavement in a residential street

  4. Aerial images of the progress on the flood defence scheme in Littleborough

  5. A man wearing a neon green hoodie and purple beanie hat smiles at the camera

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  7. Paul Rowley looks on

  8. Police tape and police officer behind the tape

  9. The mugshot of Zach Porter, who is bald and has a ginger-brown coloured beard and is wearing a grey sweatshirt.

  10. King Charles the third presenting a medal to Dr Matthew Newport. Newport has no hair and is wearing a navy suit.

  11. The forecourt of Terminal 2, with bollards seen running across a pedestrian area in front of parking bays. A terminal sign can be seen in front of the entrance way on a sunny day.

  12. A wide shot of the one-way street roadworks on Deansgate. The area is cordoned off by red and white fencing.

  13. A digital rendering of the plans, including a new modern tower block and wooded areas, with pedestrians walking under adjacent railway arches over which runs a train. The Manchester skyline of skyscrapers can be seen in the distance.

  14. Cheryl Simpson, chief executive of Space4Autism, has bobbed grey hair and wears black glasses. She is wearing a bright orange, open-necked shirt on top of a black pol-necked top.

  15. A silver and blue TransPennine Express train on tracks. The front of the train is yellow and features a small sign in the left corner that reads "Manchester".

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  17. Protesters gather on a street with placards and signs outside the red bricked entrance to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's Oxford Street office.

  18. A neon sign for 'Almost Famous' on the front of a grey building above the entrance to the restaurant on Parr Street in Liverpool.

  19. Aaron Hunt holds up a blue and black football scarf while wearing a black hoodie bearing the logo of Daisy Hill FC. He is stood outside with trees seen in the background.

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  21. 'No-one has improved at Man Utd in past decade'

    On the latest episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, the panel discussed the start of Ruben Amorim's tenure at Manchester United.

    Presenter Mark Chapman acknowledged that the Portuguese coach hasn't improved any players, but neither has any manager at Old Trafford in the past decade.

    "I don't think any player, coach or manager over the last decade has been improved by being at Manchester United," said Chapman.

    "When they leave, they appear to succeed. You only have to look at Antony at Real Betis who has three goals and an assist in four matches."

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  22. 'We're going to see how good Gonzalez is in a pressure game'

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    Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says Wednesday's Champions League play-off second leg at Real Madrid will test "how good Nico Gonzalez is in a pressure game".

    Manchester City's new signing was praised for his performance in Saturday's 4-0 win over Newcastle, but will face a more daunting task when Pep Guardiola's side arrive at the Bernabeu on Wednesday needing to overturn a 3-2 first-leg deficit.

    "It will be interesting to see how Manchester City go about it," Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.

    "Does he play [Omar] Marmoush up alongside [Erling] Haaland straight away and say 'we want to get a goal back straight away'?

    "Does he compact the midfield and say 'we stay in the game for as long as we can' and bring him on with half an hour to go and maybe unleash that pace later on in the game?

    "We're going to see how good Nico Gonzalez is in a pressure game. Away at the Bernabeu - that is where you will be tested to your absolute maximum. To see whether you can sense danger, whether you can protect your team, whether you can keep the ball in tight areas and pressure situations.

    "That's exactly what City have struggled to do. Can he cover the ground with recovery runs to make sure he is tracking back?

    "They go into this game with a little bit more organisation in midfield but still huge questions at the back."

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  23. Gossip: City line up Wirtz as De Bruyne replacement

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    Manchester City's interest in 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, who would cost more than £85m, is increasing as the club plans for a future without Kevin de Bruyne. (Mail)

    City could face competition from rivals Manchester United for 23-year-old Atalanta and Belgium midfielder Charles de Ketelaere. (Teamtalk)

    The club are braced for offers for Bernardo Silva this summer, with clubs in Spain, Portugal and Saudi Arabia interested in the midfielder. (Football Insider)

    Meanwhile, forward Claudio Echeverri will join City's squad this week, after spending the past year on loan at River Plate. (Fabrizio Romano)

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  24. Gossip: Man Utd struggle to meet Osimhen demands

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    Manchester United are keen on signing Victor Osimhen, who is on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, but the 26-year-old Nigeria striker's Champions League aspirations and wage demands might make any deal tough to complete. (Teamtalk)

    Casemiro wants to see out the remaining 16 months of his £300,000-per-week contract, dealing a blow to United's plans to sell the midfielder to raise transfer funds. (Mirror)

    United could face competition from neighbours Manchester City for 23-year-old Atalanta and Belgium midfielder Charles de Ketelaere. (Teamtalk)

    Meanwhile, Manchester United will earn £31m if Marseille sell Mason Greenwood to Paris St-Germain this summer, as they hold a 50% sell-on clause and PSG have already offered 75m euros (£62m) for the forward. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

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