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Greater Manchester bracing for snow as Met Office issues ‘yellow warning’ for most of UK

Winter is coming.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 2nd January 2025

Greater Manchester is bracing for three days of snow as the Met Office has issued a ‘yellow warning’ for most of the UK.

While much of the region has woken up to a crisp winter’s morning under a yellow warning for ice in place today, from Saturday onwards, we have another yellow warning to contend with all together, as weather forecasters are predicting that “heavy snow may cause some disruption over the weekend”.

The three-day yellow warning for snow runs from 12pm on Saturday (4 January) onto around 9am on Monday morning (6 January).

According to the Met Office, Greater Manchester residents are being told, like much of the UK, to prepare for “a small chance” that power cuts could occur, and that other services – such as mobile phone coverage – may be affected, while there is also a “slight chance” that some rural communities could become “cut off”.

As you would expect, “heavy snow” also means that there’s a chance of travel delays on roads, with some stranded vehicles and passengers because of this.

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We should also be expecting delayed or cancelled rail and air travel too.

Greater Manchester braces for snow as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning / Credit: Geograph | Pexels

“We’ve currently issued a Yellow warning for snow covering a large part of England to cater for possible disruption over the weekend,” explained Dan Holley, who is a Deputy Chief Forecaster for the Met Office.

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Speaking on the yellow weather warning issued, and what it means for the UK over the coming days, Mr Holley continued: “At this stage, there is a fair amount of uncertainty over exactly which areas will see disruptive snow, with parts of Wales, northern England, and the Midlands most likely to see some impacts.

“Here we could see 5cm or more in quite a few areas, and perhaps as much as 20-30cm over high ground, including Wales and the Pennines. Coupled with strengthening winds this could lead to drifting, making travelling conditions difficult over higher-level routes in particular.”

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Mr Holley also added that it’s likely this yellow warning will be “refined” over the coming days as “confidence in the forecast increases”, and advises that everyone “keeping up to date” with the latest warnings.

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You can keep up to date with the yellow warning covering Greater Manchester here.

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AO Arena announces ‘In Conversation’ event with Luke Una

Thomas Melia Thomas Melia

Much loved DJ and musical artist Luke Una is the latest act appearing at the AO Arena as part of their ‘In Conversation’ event taking place in Manchester later this year.

Luke Cowdrey, known more commonly under the name Luke Una, makes up one half of the unforgettable DJ duo, The Unabombers, who were widely respected in the Manchester club scene.

Known for his involvement in pivotal club movements like Homobloc and E Soul Cultura, he certainly knows how to live it large.

Una’s music helped define the underground scene in Manchester during the 1980s and 90s alongside The Unabombers bandmate, Justin Crawford.

AO Arena announces 'In Conversation' event with Luke Una
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The two were known for producing music in the Northern Sulphuric Soul genre and even ran a legendary club night titled ‘Electric Chair’.

Their music tended to blend lots of different sounds from across the globe, including Latin, hip-hop, disco, house and more.

Now, Una is ditching the decks for a mellower event focused all around his music, where he will be sharing stories that have taken place over the course of his expansive four-decade-long career.

All the talks taking place at AO Arena will be hosted by none other than BBC 6 Music presenter Chris Hawkins known for his work regularly hosting an early morning radio show and also documentaries too.

Una isn’t the only guest who will be talking all things career and Northern music, The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess is also taking part in the AO Arena’s newest talk series ‘Live And In Conversation’ set to take place this month.

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Tim Burgess is definitely keeping himself busy as he’s hosting a merch market event all about supporting bands across three Manchester city centre live music venues in May too.

The adored DJ is taking to the incredible Manchester venue on 18 May from 6pm to 10:30pm, giving guests plenty of opportunities to learn all about his artistry and skill.

Luke Una is sitting down with Chris Hawkins for AO Arena’s ‘Live And In Conversation’ series, with tickets going on sale HERE.

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Pep Guardiola says Manchester United fans should be ‘ashamed’ after ‘sick’ chant

Danny Jones Danny Jones Pep Guardiola says Man United fans should be ashamed of Phil Foden mum chant

Man City manager Pep Guardiola has condemned the Man United fans who began what has been described as a ‘sick’ chant during this weekend’s Manchester derby.

It was a forgettable outing for both sides of the city after a game where a lack of quality in the final third ultimately led to a bore draw at Old Trafford.

The result may not have been how Kevin De Bruyne would have wanted his final derby day to pan out, but it ended up being an even more disappointing day for Phil Foden after he was directly targeted with a chant about his mother.

Speaking in the post-match press conference, having already made a point of consoling him on the pitch after the full-time whistle, Guardiola said it displayed “a lack of class” from the home support.

Although the Catalan coach added the caveat that “it’s not United, it’s the people [instead]” and does happen all over the world, he still questioned the need to draw family members into chanting.

Described by many online as abuse, he went on to state that those involved “should be ashamed” and simply showed a lapse in “integrity” from those who continued well into the second half.

Foden himself could be seen reacting to the chants during the game, giving the crowd a sarcastic thumbs up and then swinging his arm upwards as if to ask for them to keep it up.

It would have no doubt stirred plenty of motivation in the 24-year-old Stopfordian, but he was ultimately subbed off just before the hour mark to a further chorus of jeers and looked to be somewhat limping down the tunnel after all was said and done – again, with the chants about his mum continuing.

Striker Troy Deeney told talkSPORT that it is merely “part of the game, unfortunately”, and United legend Gary Neville still criticised both sides for being too friendly both before and after what is supposed to be a fierce rivalry.

Is he right?

Though an arm around the shoulder from Pep in the immediate aftermath served as a touching gesture and consolation for Foden following a difficult evening, the England international has so far refused to comment on the treatment from the opposition supporters afterwards.

If anything, his subsequent post on social media was a standard but defiant one, simply writing: “We keep going.”

Despite struggling to hit the same heights he did last season and has shown in spells over recent years, former City defender Micah Richards still believes we’ll see a “better” Phil Foden when team talisman De Bruyne leaves at the end of the season.

You can watch the highlights from the game down below.

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