Lucy Powell has been elected as the new Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, after defeating Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson with 54% of the vote. Powell, who is from Moss Side, Manchester, was elected following the resignation of Angela Rayner last month. Her election victory has been seen by some as a blow to Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, due to the fact that he sacked Powell from his cabinet in September. She had previously served as Leader of the House of Commons.

Salford ended their winless run in League Two getting the only goal of the game in an end-to-end thriller at the Peninsula Stadium verses Oldham Athletic. The first twelve minutes of the game was thrilling football with both sides trying to get an early lead, both sides getting half chances and shots away. After the neck and neck first quarter of an hour the game finally gave Salford City a moment to cease, after being played through Kelly Nmai was tripped in the box by Manny

The Shakers looked the far better side in this Greater Manchester Derby netting 5 against Wythenshawe.   It was tight match in the first 5 minutes with both sides putting in decent crosses into the box that could have led to something, but in the end it was Bury who broke the deadlock early with Kai Evans putting a ball over the top of the Wythenshawe defence for DJ Pedro to latch onto and place into the top of the net to beat the keeper at the far post and make it 1:0 Bury F