Hate crime in general has risen by some 85% over the same period but the spike of reports online since 2014 might be due to the fact that is when Greater Manchester Police first introduced the cybercrime flag to its systems.

The brother of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena attack, is part of a group of politicians, trade unionists and anti-fascists who are opposing a far-right book launch in Manchester today.

“Reporting you all to the police” was posted by a concerned member of Facebook group Star Wars Sithposting: a Star Wars fan group which started with good intentions, but as of January 2017, has become a cesspool for racism, anti-Semitism, and child pornography jokes.

In a world of people grotesquely craving celebrity status, there are others who steer refreshingly well away from it.

Over 3,000 incidents of racial hatred were reported to Greater Manchester Police last year, MM can reveal.

The number of Islamophobic attacks reported to Greater Manchester Police more than DOUBLED in the four weeks following the Paris attacks.

Britain First will see a surge in their support after the ‘callous and shameful’ Paris attacks, warns a Manchester Green Party candidate.

Black LGBT people have a lack of visibility in mainstream society, but the LGBT Foundation is trying to bring them to the forefront with their Black History Month event, ‘Screening in Colour’.

Viv Anderson has hailed the world’s first black professional football as an ‘incredible’ inspiration, in the week that marked 150 years since his birth.

A national ballot has revealed the political issues most important to young people, citing the living wage, tackling racism, and mental health as some of the most prominent problems.

The use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials is tantamount to ‘discrimination’, a University of Manchester cultural historian has said.