It’s been revealed that Marcus Rashford used to hand out cash to children and the homeless in Manchester from his car.
The Wythenshawe-born Manchester United and England star is no stranger to lending a hand to those who need it most after his mission to end child food poverty has helped thousands of children throughout the UK over the last year, and won him widespread praise in the process.
His relentless campaigning has also helped earn him a number of prestigious accolades, including an MBE, and special honours at both last year’s BBC Sports Personality Awards and Pride of Britain Awards.
But while Rashford has been quite-rightly recognised by the public for his numerous achievements throughout the last 12 months, according to his brother, Dwaine Maynard, a lot of his work has gone on unnoticed too.
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In an exclusive interview with the WSJ Magazine this week, Rashford admitted that before he began to turn his hunger to make a difference into impactful change on a national level, he used to drive around the streets of Manchester handing out cash to those in need.
He would often hand over money from his car window to children and the region’s homeless.
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It was only until his brother Dwaine advised him to look for other ways to make a change, that he decided to stop doing it.
“It’s actually not very safe for you to stop your car and do that,” Dwaine said.
Even though he’s now moved on to create a lasting legacy of chance, Rashford acknowledges that despite all his efforts, there still remains a lot of work to do in the continued fight against child food poverty, and when speaking in a video hearing with the Commons Petitions Committee earlier in the year, he said: “The main point is children and families need assurances that when they fall, they are going to have someone to lean on, they’re going to be protected.
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“[Ministers] should have had things in place to assure people they’re not going to hit rock bottom and have no help, because too many people that I’ve spoken to and the families and their children, they hit that point and they’ve had to build themselves back up on their own.
“And for me, that’s not fair.”
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Channel 4 is looking for Mancs who think they can survive the apocalypse for a new TV series
Lydia Mastrolonardo
Have you always wanted to see how long you’d last in an apocalypse?
Well now’s your chance, as Apocalypse is potentially coming back to Channel 4 for a second series, with producers having put out a nationwide casting call for contestants willing to take part.
The casting call simply reads: “Do you think you have what it takes to survive the end of the world?”
Described as a dystopian series designed to test the creativity, resourcefulness, and resilience of our nation, Apocalypse sees players are pushed out of their comfort zones and put to the ultimate test.
In the series, ordinary people are tasked with surviving for 28 days in an abandoned city – used previously only for the military to practice urban warfare – with no food, running water, electricity or heat.
Produced by The Garden – which is part of ITV Studios – for Channel 4, the show’s creators are now calling on Mancs and people up and down the country with the ‘courage and ingenuity’ to compete, to get in touch and apply for the potential second series.
Does your mate always bang on after watching a post-apocalyptic film that they would’ve done things differently? Or is the news at the moment freaking you out and you want to give the end of the world a bit of a practice run? Either way, sign up, test that plan you’ve built in your head, and see if you’ve really got what it takes.
Applications are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed. Come on, let’s prove what Mancs are made of.
Hundreds of katsu curries are being given out for FREE in Manchester this week
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of katsu curries are being dished up and given out for free in Manchester this week, but only for certain people.
And those lucky people will be students.
That’s right… a new semester is upon us, and thousands of freshers and returning students are descending on the city and Manchester‘s many universities for another year. But the life of a student isn’t exactly the cheapest sometimes, especially for those who haven’t had to live on a budget before moving out or into halls.
But to make things a little easier, Tampopo has announced it’ll be serving hundreds of one of its most popular dishes for free this week.
Tampopo is celebrating National Katsu Curry Day in the most delicious way possible, by giving away 700 Katsu Curries with rice for free, exclusively to freshers and students this Sunday (27 September).
Whether you’re brand new to the city, settling back into uni life, or you’re simply in need of a katsu fix, students can head to their nearest participating Tampopo and tuck into a hearty meal without needing to spend a penny.
100 katsu curries will be available each from 12-2pm at both Tampopo restaurants in Manchester city centre – which are on Albert Square, and in the Corn Exchange – or if you head over to the Trafford Centre, both the Tampopo there and the East Street sites are taking part.
“[Our] Katsu Curry has long been one of our most-loved dishes, so National Katsu Curry Day felt like the perfect excuse to give students a proper welcome to the new academic year,” Tampopo said in a statement.
So, are you feeling hungry then? The offer is exclusively available for takeaway only to freshers and students with a valid student ID, which they must present on collection.
100 portions are available at each participating location, and just one free katsu curry with rice will be available per person.
The Manc -
10th March 2021 
