Man jailed for more than eight years for Salford manslaughter
A man has been jailed today after pleading guilty to manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court. Jak Kent, 21, has been
Andy Burnham speaks to MM about his re-election campaign
The Manchester Mayoral Election is just three months’ away, and the issues on Mancunians’ minds are more pertinent than ever.
GMP’s Chief Inspector resigns as force placed in special measures
Metro Mayor Andy Burnham has just announced that Greater Manchester Police chief inspector has resigned with immediate effect. It follows
Racially-motivated hate crimes surge to the highest level in two years
Racially-motivated hate crimes across Greater Manchester spiked to the highest level in two years this summer. Data obtained by MM
Plan to eradicate hate crime launched across Greater Manchester
A new plan to tackle hate crime has been launched across Greater Manchester. The Plan to Tackle Hate Crime, set
Police hit streets in Trafford for operation to tackle knife crime
Police recently hit the streets of Trafford in a campaign to tackle knife crime. Operation Sycamore was a week of
Up in smoke: 91,000 ‘illegal’ cigarettes seized during raids in Salford
ILLEGAL cigarettes and tobacco worth £46,000 have been seized in Salford. In the bedroom of a home raided by Greater
Boss of Manchester rape victims charity slams new stats showing prosecutions at lowest rate for decade
The latest Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) statistics revealing that just 1.4% of the 55,130 rapes recorded by police led to prosecution in the 12 months to March.
Revealed: Sexual assault figures continue to rise at Manchester universities
At the University of Manchester, the number of sexual assaults reported to the university was 30 for this academic year before it moved to remote work,
Revealed: The worst street in Manchester for flytipping
During a five year period, the road has received the most complaints in the city about fly-tipping for three out of five years.
‘FGM is ferocious, barbaric and should not be practised anywhere in the world,’ says survivor who was ‘cut’ aged 7
When Patricia Ajayi was seven years old and living in Nigeria, she and her sister were taken away on ‘holiday’ with her grandmother and ‘cut’, without the knowledge of their parents.