A video of Greater Manchester Police ‘stealing’ and throwing away homeless protesters’ tents in St Ann’s Square has gone viral on social media but their solicitor says ‘nothing short of a death’ will get the council to care.

‘Consensual sex’ forms for people to sign on drunken nights out to show they agreed to intercourse have ‘deeply worrying’ implications to the way rape cases are investigated, according to a Manchester solicitor.

A solicitor who runs his own practice in Cheadle appeared in court today charged with stealing more than £600,000 from clients.