‘This is a nation at war’: MM speak to eyewitness in wake of tragic Paris terror attacks
In the wake of yesterday’s devastating terrorist attacks in Paris, MM spoke to two people who witnessed the events first hand.
Expect ‘daily intrusion’ of your privacy under Theresa May’s new surveillance law – Manchester rights group
People should be fearful of ‘daily intrusions’ by police to their internet records and even personal messages without a warrant, warns a Manchester digital rights organisation.
‘She built homemade bombs’: Longsight teenager pleads guilty to terrorism offences
A 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences at Manchester Magistrates Court today, after a teen boy from Blackburn became the youngest convicted terrorist was last month.
Youngest convicted terrorist: Teen jailed for life after plotting Australian ‘massacre’
A 15-year-old boy from Blackburn has been sentenced to life after encouraging a man in Australia to commit acts of terrorism at a national day of remembrance.
Cabbed crusaders: GMP and council train taxi drivers to be Manchester’s ‘eyes and ears’
Manchester taxi drivers are set to become the eyes and ears of the city, looking and listening out for signs of domestic abuse, female genital mutilation, child sexual exploitation, human trafficking and hate crime.
Four arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences
An early morning series of arrests at Manchester Airport has seen four people taken in for terrorism offences – only two days after the arrest of a Rochdale councillor’s son.
Tameside teen pleads guilty to buying deadly biological toxin on web to kill himself
A 16-year-old Tameside boy has today pleaded guilty to attempting to acquire a deadly biological toxin with a view to taking his own life.
Chilling: Read radicalised Bolton teacher’s own rant over plot to ‘kill for ISIS’
Excerpts of a row between a radicalised Manchester teacher – who attempted to flee to Syria to ‘kill for ISIS’ – and his family have been released by police.
Jihadi John named: Brutal killer of Salford’s Alan Henning revealed
Jihadi John, believed to be from west London but originally born in Kuwait, has been named as 27-year-old Mohammed Emwazi
‘Halal is barbaric and funds terrorism’: Anti-Islam sticker spree – Salford man charged
The offensive stickers which read ‘Beware hala is barbaric and funds terrorism’ were placed on food products and equipment at a Regent Road store in Ordall on February 18.
Tameside boy charged with attempt to acquire biological toxin in ‘terror’ probe
The Tameside teenager, who is too young to be named, is charged with attempting to acquire a biological toxin or agent contrary to the Criminal Attempts Act 1981.