Updates on Thursday 17 November
News, sport, weather and travel updates return from 08:00 on Friday
Live updates for Greater Manchester and east Cheshire have finished for the day, but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday, with more of the latest news, sport, weather and travel.
We'll leave you with this video of singer Rick Astley reacting to a mash-up featuring his song Never Gonna Give You Up and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.
As Rick rightly says, it's "quite odd"...
There'll be further showers tonight with clear spells.
It will be cold with frost in sheltered spots, but snow is likely over the hills, leading to some icy patches by the morning.
Lows of 1C.
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Police are looking for witnesses after men brandishing sledgehammers stole £20,000 worth of jewellery.
Shortly before 11:00 last Thursday, two men attacked the glass shop front of the Harvey and Thompson Pawnbrokers in Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre.
They took the jewellery and stashed it into a bag held by a third man. All three jumped into a car, driven by a fourth man, and fled in the direction of Prestwich.
Police said the car, a black Isuzu D Class, was stolen a week before and later recovered.
Spending on children and young people's mental health in some areas of Greater Manchester is among the lowest in the country, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Image source, Science Photo LibraryIn this financial year, Tameside and Stockport are spending about £10 or less per head, while South Manchester allocates nearly £80, leading to a "postcode lottery", the study said.
The RCP is urging the NHS to reassess its planned spend if it wants to meet its target of 70,000 more children receiving treatment for their mental illness by 2021.
In his first broadcast interview, former professional footballer Andy Woodward has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme about the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a coach when he was part of Crewe Alexandra's junior set-up.
Some viewers may find the content of this interview disturbing.
Woodward, who is now 43 and also played for Bury and Sheffield United during his career, explained how the abuse at a young age left him feeling suicidal, dealing with depression and experiencing panic attacks that got so bad he once faked an injury during a match.
A man has been charged with allegedly encouraging terrorism and having a document likely to help a person to commit an act of terrorism.
Image source, PAAabid Ali, originally from Manchester, was charged with the offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Mr Ali, who lives in Wrexham, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
The 48-year-old, previously known as Darren Glennon, was arrested on 10 November.
Police said there was no threat to public safety.
BBC Sport
Manchester United will lose more than £20m in sponsorship income from Adidas if they fail to qualify for next year's Champions League.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe German sportswear giant is in the second season of a 10-year, £750m deal.
After announcing a fall in first-quarter revenue, United said the annual payment will reduce by 30% if they do not reach Europe's flagship competition for a second successive season.
United are sixth in the Premier League, six points off the top four.
"There is a clause in the Adidas contract that applies if we are missing from the Champions League for two years in a row," said United's chief financial officer Cliff Baty.
"An example would be if we [were due to receive] £70m [in a given year], we would not receive £21m."
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Mancunians could wake up to a blanket of snow, external on Friday morning, with the white stuff expected to fall overnight in some places.
Two men have been charged with conspiracy to supply drugs and other banned items into a North West jail.
Image source, GoogleIt follows an incident at HMP Risley near Warrington, which reportedly involved a drone, in August, police said.
The men were arrested after an investigation by the prison service and the regional crime squad.
BBC Sport
Toni Duggan scored an outstanding goal to secure a draw against Brondby and seal Manchester City's place in the Women's Champions League quarter-finals last night.
The Co-operative Bank has announced that up to 200 people will be made redundant, at its sites in Manchester and Stockport.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is blaming the impact of low interest rates on the business.
The bank almost collapsed in 2013 after bad property loans contributed to a hole in its finances worth around £1.5 billion.
Quote MessageWhilst we continue to make progress with our turnaround plan, in a challenging economic environment, maintaining our focus on costs and delivery of initiatives are key to building a more resilient and sustainable bank.
Liam Coleman, Deputy Chief Executive, Co-operative Bank
Showers will continue tonight with some clear spells.
Snow is likely over the hills and it will be cold, with a patchy frost possible. Lows of 2C.
BBC Radio Manchester's Red Wednesday team have asked a simple question: How many cups of tea did Manchester United need to sell to fund the purchase of Paul Pogba?
The answer: A lot of cups of tea.
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A third day of strike action has been continuing at Manchester's Fujitsu site including 300 Unite members, the union said.
Image source, GoogleUnite officials said the industrial action was being taken over cuts to pensions and a gender pay gap.
The strike follows the announcement that 1,800 jobs will be cut from Fujitsu's UK work force.
Cheshire Fire Service asks motorists to take care on wet roads.
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A Manchester United fan who suffered a heart attack, external outside Old Trafford has shook hands with the retired doctor who saved his life.
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Manchester United's income has fallen following their failure to qualify for this season's Champions League.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe club's first-quarter revenue - to 30 September - was down £3.4m (2.8%), with matchday income suffering the biggest fall, down 32.3% to £16.8m.
The reduction is largely due to United playing three fewer home games compared to the same period 12 months ago.
Debt has risen 18% to £337.7m, largely due to the fall in the pound against the dollar since the Brexit vote.
Two firms of solicitors in Bolton have criticised a decision by council chiefs to give a third firm, Asons, a grant of £300,000 to move into new offices in the town.
Image source, GooglePartners from Fieldings Porter and Russell and Russell are calling on Asons to hand the cash back and are also demanding a full investigation into the decision to award the grant without public scrutiny.
The council says the cash was awarded to Asons to help with "development costs" for the Newspaper House building in Churchgate and to preserve jobs.
A full independent audit of the decision is to be carried out.
