Greyhounds are an often misunderstood breed, but now Dogs Trust Manchester is aiming to debunk a few of the common myths by hosting an awareness week.

The Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith has praises Greater Manchester Police’s ‘massive commitment’ to fighting hate crime at today’s launch of their awareness week.

Sophie Lancaster, 20, was kicked and stamped to death as she tried to stop her boyfriend from being attacked in a park in Lancashire, in 2007.