The UK’s leading food delivery company Deliveroo has today announced that it has made a £100,000 donation to Manchester Foundation Trust Charity.
The donation – which has been raised through a fundraising campaign launched by Deliveroo earlier this year – recognises the ongoing heroic work of NHS staff across the Trust and has been described as just a “small gesture” to express the enormous gratitude of Deliveroo customers towards NHS staff for their incredible efforts to keep the nation safe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The campaign – Supporting the NHS – has already delivered 750,000 meals to NHS workers earlier this year.
Meals were initially delivered to NHS workers’ homes through vouchers and directly to hospitals – including 25,000 meals to Manchester hospitals alone – and now the food delivery company has re-launched the campaign with the aim to reach more than one million food deliveries before Christmas.
Deliveries are being made to North Manchester General Hospital, North West Ambulance NHS Trust, Salford Royal Hospital & Tameside General Hospital.
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The food has been generously donated by Pizza Hut and Rosa’s Thai Cafe.
The £100,000 donation to Manchester Foundation Charity Trust will go towards the charity’s wellbeing fund and will help staff both on the frontline and in support services to deal with the effects of COVID-19 and their wellbeing.
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The Trust and its Charity is one of five NHS Trusts across the UK to receive a donation from Deliveroo.
Speaking on the generous donation, Will Shu – CEO and Founder of Deliveroo – said: “NHS staff have played an invaluable role in keeping us and our loved ones safe during the pandemic.
As a British business, we feel duty-bound to use our network to support the NHS staff who are working night and day and face a difficult winter, [and] that’s why our customers have been so incredibly generous, showing their enormous gratitude for all the amazing staff at the Manchester Foundation Trust Charity.”
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Rachel Laycock – Senior Corporate Fundraising Manager for Manchester Foundation Trust Charity – added: “Deliveroo has been fantastic at supporting our staff throughout the pandemic and we’re very grateful for this latest donation too.
“This money will go a long to way ensuring our wellbeing fund can really make a difference to the 25,000-plus staff working at our hospitals and community services.”
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The Manc Group has partnered with Deliveroo to help local restaurants deliver during lockdown as part of our #StillServingMCR campaign.
Working alongside Deliveroo, The Manc will ensure all restaurants on the service will get the amplification they need across our social platforms. We’ll update our one million-strong audience on your latest updates and deals and we’ll create conversations with the masses about our favourite scran from your menus.
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Basically, we will champion you, and we will go above and beyond to do it.
The Rest Is Football to host new Netflix show during the 2026 World Cup
Danny Jones
If you’re wondering what the 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage is going to look like, one particular group of punditry regulars will be broadcasting remotely, as The Rest Is Football has signed a huge deal with Netflix.
Led by Gary Lineker and co-hosted by Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, the smash-hit sports podcast is taking its already visualised format into a new corner of streaming, signing on as Netflix’s official programming partner throughout the tournament.
Co-founded by Lineker himself, the show is owned and produced by Goalhanger Podcasts (who also oversee the equally popular The Rest Is History and Rest Is Politics series), and will be the brand’s first foray into TV.
Announcing the seasonal Rest Is Football spin-off this week, the trio of former footballers turned presenters shared a short trailer on social media, giving an overview of what fans can expect come World Cup 2026.
Obviously, as seasoned pros both on the pitch and on the box through their work on Match of the Day (MotD), BT/TNT Sports, CBS Sports and more, this will be familiar ground for all three of them.
Lineker was expected to anchor the BBC’s World Cup coverage as usual, but after leaving the company earlier this year, he has decided to go it alone – or rather with his close friends and long-time collaborators, with The Rest Is Football starting back in 2023.
As explained in the clip, this format will also mirror their coverage of the Euros last year, only this time, the former MotD poster boy will be doing his hosting duties over in the States, where the bulk of the now 48-team competition tournament is taking place.
Circling back, the 65-year-old has confirmed that he’ll be working from a studio in New York and will be accompanied not only by his co-hosts virtually but with several special guests scheduled to join in, too.
Multiple reporters are expected to remote in from the England camp and various fan zones, with the fixtures set to take place across North America and Mexico.
Will you be tuning into The Rest Is Football on Netflix next summer?
Erling Haaland breaks yet another Premier League record after nine-goal thriller
Danny Jones
Erling Haaland has broken his umpteenth record since arriving in the Premier League and donning a Manchester City shirt, becoming the fastest player to reach 100 goals in the competition.
Let’s be honest, are any of us surprised?
While yet another goal from Haaland and entering himself into the 100 club was a notable narrative on the night, the real headline, however, was that scoreline, as City barely escaped by the skin of their teeth.
Despite persisting questions surrounding the Blues’ defence, it was nevertheless a landmark moment for the Norwegian number nine, who remains the most prolific striker on the planet. Here’s how he did it:
Commenting on the achievement on social media, the big blonde bagsman simply wrote, “When football takes you to places you could never have imagined” – signing off with a ‘100’ emoji, of course.
Despite it being reiterated that he doesn’t think too much about the various milestones he continues to surpass with each passing game, he admitted he knew about this particular one and was visibly chuffed with being in such good company.
For context, it took Haaland 111 matches to score his 100th goal in the division, which is 13 appearances quicker than the next fastest Premier League legend, Alan Shearer, who took 124 games to reach the tally when the modern era of the top flight first began three decades ago.
You can see who else has achieved the feat and how fast here:
Even more impressively, this wasn’t the only rather incredible statistic that came from the fixture either, as he walked away with a frankly ridiculous bit of pedigree among the strikers’ union.
As well as his opening goal, which well and truly opened the floodgates (at both ends, as it turned out), Haaland was caught offside in a PL away game for the first time in more than TWO whole years, the last occasion being against Sheffield United in August 2023.
To quote a post we saw on X, “Do you know how crazy a stat this is?…”
If you didn’t manage to catch the game on Tuesday night, we seriously recommend you watch the many highlights from the win over Fulham down below.
Emily Sergeant -
11th November 2020 
