E-fit appeal for man who punched and raped Salford schoolgirl, 15, in alley
A man who punched a 15-year-old schoolgirl to the ground before raping her in a Salford alleyway last week, is still being hunted by police.
Half of Manchester wrongly pour fat down sink – even putting gravy in TOILET
Nearly half of people in Manchester cause millions of pounds-worth of problems with pipes by disposing fat and food waste down the plughole, according to new research – and some even ditch their gravy down the TOILET.
Wigan’s Ben Flower says he doesn’t know why he threw Super League final punch
Welsh international Flower received a six-month ban following his sending-off in the Trafford showpiece for a double-punch on St Helens’ Lance Hohaia.
‘Gay-friendly’ employer list: Man Uni, Co-op and Bury Council land top 100 spots
The University of Manchester (43rd), the Co-operative (26th) and Bury Council (62nd) scooped spots in Stonewall’s top 100 gay-friendly places to work in the UK.
Manchester’s ‘vast’ hidden sex crime shame: Trafficking, forced marriage and FGM
The report – Tackling Hidden Crimes and Behaviours – published on January 14 by Manchester City Council states that the city is a ‘hotspot’ for unreported sex crimes such as female genital mutilation.
Charity worker forced to sign Sex Offenders’ Register after gyrating hips in woman’s face on Manchester night out
A middle class house-husband has been ordered to sign the Sex Offender Register after he got drunk and gyrated his hips in a woman’s face during a ‘laddish prank’ in a Manchester city centre bar.
Russia’s ban on trans drivers ‘will trigger surge in LGBT hate crime across globe’
The Chairman of the Manchester transgender charity Sparkle has condemned the Russian law banning transgender people from driving.
Meet Manchester’s ‘Beast’: MMA fighter with weight loss powers wants pro scalps
Ashley Reece signed a three-fight contract with Full-Contact Contender (FCC) in November ahead of his first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fight on Saturday March 28.
Cameron’s snoopers’ charter ‘would not have stopped Paris terror attacks in UK’
David Cameron’s proposed ‘snoopers’ charter’ puts the public’s privacy in jeopardy for nothing – as terrorists such as those in Paris were already known to police, claims a Greater Manchester MP.
‘Blind drunk’ Rochdale man stole car outside takeaway shop with passenger inside
John Horner, 33, made off with Mohammad Zafar’s Tayota – and his wife – as he entered a takeaway on Manchester Road.
The Pusher? Police quash rumours that ‘serial killer’ stalks Manchester canals
National newspapers including The Daily Express, Mirror and Independent, this week suggested a possible link between the deaths of 61 bodies pulled out of the city’s canals during the last six years.