Marcus Rashford has taken to Twitter to respond to a mishap involving his name by Matt Hancock on live TV this morning.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeared live on Sky News earlier today to discuss a number of matters, one of which was crucially addressing the #maketheUturn campaign by Marcus Rashford, which was successfully delivered yesterday afternoon upon the UK government stating that “a COVID summer school fund” is in the process of being set up.
Whilst taking about the campaign, Mr Hancock mistakenly referred to the 22-year old footballer as ‘Daniel Rashford’ and it understandably got a lot of people talking on social media.
It prompted reaction from both fans and famous famous alike.
Now, the Manchester United forward has taken to Twitter to have his say on the matter and despite the obvious mishap by Hancock, appears to have taken it in his stride.
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In response to a tweet by Gary Lineker, which read: “Good to see @MattHancock finally giving credit to footballers and Daniel Rashford in particular”, Rashford humorously replied claiming: “I’ve been called much worse over the last couple of days”.
I’ve been called much worse over the last couple of days 🤣
His tweet reply has already seen him receive thousands of likes and retweets in just a few hours.
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He then also appeared for an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain shortly after, where he gave a more detailed response to the name mishap and discussed his campaign with hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid.
'I've been called worse names than that.'@MarcusRashford reacts to Health Secretary Matt Hancock calling him 'Daniel Rashford' during a TV interview.@piersmorgan | @susannareid100 | #GMB
'It was a nice conversation.'@MarcusRashford tells @piersmorgan and @susannareid100 about the conversation he had with Boris Johnson following the government's U-turn to provide school meals to vulnerable children.
Even though it’s pretty mind-boggling to wonder just how Matt Hancock managed to get Rashford’s name wrong after his outstanding achievements and contributions this week, at least Marcus doesn’t seem like he’ll lose sleep over it, right?
Matt Hancock later spoke out on Twitter to say the mishap was simply due to it being “too early” and added that Rashford is a “credit to the nation”.
As I said yesterday this was never about politics or me. The PM didn’t need to u-turn the decision but I’m thankful he did. I asked you to listen and you did that so on behalf of all mums likes mine, dads and carers that are struggling across the country, thank you.
Family pay tribute to father-of-two killed in Rochdale plane crash
Daisy Jackson
The family of a man killed in a light aircraft crash in Rochdale have paid tribute to a ‘deeply loving father and devoted husband’.
36-year-old Arian Abbasi was one of two men killed when an aircraft crashed into farmland in Littleborough in Rochdale last week, after travelling from Birmingham.
Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after 11am on Tuesday 3 February, but sadly pronounced both men dead at the scene.
It’s believed there was no one else on board the aircraft, and there were no reported injuries on the ground.
Now, Arian’s family have issued a moving tribute to him. He was a pilot from Harrow in Greater London.
They described him as being a ‘deeply loving’ family man, whose passion was flying.
He was about to embark on a new chapter with a commercial airline in just a few weeks’ time.
His family said: “He lived his life for his family and friends, giving them his constant love, strength, and support.
“Flying was his passion, and he was on the brink of beginning an exciting new chapter with a commercial airline on 23 February; a dream he had worked toward with immense pride and determination.”
GMP investigations are now focused on finding part of the parachute system which contains propellant and hasn’t yet been located.
Finding the device has been ‘very difficult’ due to the nature of the terrain and the wide area over which it may have travelled.
It measures approximately 10 cm in diameter and 30 cm long and has a red anodised finish. It weighs less than 2 kg. It may have a silver metal collar attached at one end.
GMP said: “Please do not handle the device if you see it. If discovered, contact the police immediately via 101 or our Live Chat at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 1056 of 03/02/26.”
Homeless children in Greater Manchester will now get free bus travel to and from school
Emily Sergeant
Children who are currently living in temporary housing in Greater Manchester are set to get extra support with school travel.
In a move that was announced by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) at the end of last week, and following years of campaigning, homeless children living in temporary accommodation are now set to get free school travel on all Bee Network buses.
TfGM says it understands that some children end up a long way from their school when placed into temporary accommodation, and this leaves parents or carers with the difficult choice of either having to move them to a closer school, which ultimately disrupts their education, or having to pay unexpected travel costs.
While the Greater Manchester Strategy – which is the plan for the city region’s next decade – commits to reducing the number of families and children in temporary accommodation, and measures are also being taken to make sure residents have the support they need to ‘access, improve, and retain’ a decent, affordable home, this doesn’t tackle the immediate issue.
Homeless children in Greater Manchester will now get free school bus travel / Credit: TfGM
So, to help those families when they ‘need it most’, free bus travel to and from school is set to be provided, as subject to approval of this year’s Combined Authority budget.
The move comes after Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham asked TfGM last year to look at options to help with the cost of travel.
“Using our locally-controlled Bee Network buses to support families when they need it most is the right thing to do,” Andy Burnham commented.
Of course, the long-term solution is no kids in TA and we’re working with our councils to achieve this in the next few years.
We can do it because GM will soon hit the point where we are building more council and social homes every year than we’re losing through right-to-buy. 👍🏻
“A move into temporary accommodation is often a massive upheaval for families and can be a worrying time. With this measure, the cost of travel to school will be one less thing for families to worry about.
“It will mean parents and carers don’t have to choose between an extra demand on their household budget and keeping their children with friends and teachers they know and trust.”
Emily Sergeant -
17th June 2020 
