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Manchester Police filmed ‘punching’ man as he was pinned down
A shocking video appears to show a Manchester police officer punching a man – weeks after same force was slammed over brutal airport arrest.
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Armed police swoop in at Manchester station following train evacuations
Chaos engulfed Manchester Victoria station after an incident this afternoon.
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Armed officer Tasers, kicks, and stamps on man’s head at Manchester Airport – police issue statement
A video posted on social media shows an armed officer kicking a man in the head - police issued a statement and claim three officers were subject to a violent assault
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UK town where families live 10 to a house and get high in mountains of rubbish
This state of the street in Greater Manchester is prompting calls for better community support and council intervention as rubbish lines the streets and children turn to crime.
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Mum recalls horror after daughter, 6, was savaged by 'pack of XL Bullies'
Amelia Bird had 30 horrific wounds after she was attacked by a pack of dogs belonging to one man. The dogs are still alive today until their breed is determined.
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Gay veteran stripped of military badge after kissing soldier has honour returned
Stephen Close was stripped of his military cap badge and jailed after the kiss, and almost saw his life destroyed due to rampant homophobia – he's since had the badge restored after a long battle for victory
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Sky and TNT Sports viewers warned after man jailed for 'illegal streaming'
Michael Hornung, 40, from Hyde, Greater Manchester, sold boxes with access to premium Sky Sports and BT channels. He has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison
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Sexy Fish chef, 42, dies after downing a bottle of Jack Daniels on a bench
Marcin Blok, a sushi chef at top Manchester restaurant Sexy Fish, was found by his wife on a bench near his home in Salford on Christmas Eve after downing a bottle of Jack Daniels
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Moment Parklife festival brawl breaks out as men throw punches in violent video
A total of 52 people were arrested over the weekend for a number of offences - including being in possession of drugs, assault and robbery following the mass brawl
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Heartbroken mum relives moment son was killed with a single punch at Parklife
Robert Hart was fatally punched by a man while protecting his girlfriend in the crowds at Manchester's Parklife festival in 2014 - ten years on his killer remains unidentified and unpunished
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Man stabbed to death and thrown in canal as he sat drinking a takeaway coffee
Ahmed Alsharan was stabbed in the heart and pushed into a canal in Manchester city centre after a group came up to him while he sat drinking a takeaway coffee by a canal last summer
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Police storm easyJet plane and drag 'nightmare' passenger off
The man was filmed collecting his luggage and walking off the aircraft after police were called to the easyJet flight from Belfast International shortly after it landed
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Victoria Wood statue toppled after car smashes into tribute to TV comedy legend
A bronze statue to Dinnerladies star Victoria Wood was toppled by a people carrier on Monday night after it smashed into the monument in Bury, Greater Manchester
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Man who bought winning £4million National Lottery ticket never saw a penny
Joshua Addyman, 29, scooped a winning scratchcard containing the life-changing sum in 2019 from a London Londis - but was unaware of the purchase as it had been made by thieves
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Angela Rayner vows not to 'do a Prezza' as she gives tour of Labour's battle bus
Labour's Angela Rayner urges voters to give the party the 'opportunity to change the country' as she takes General Election battle bus on 5,000-mile tour of battleground seats
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Heartbreaking tributes for dad-to-be, 26, who died in water rescue tragedy
Dad-to-be Junaid Athar, 26, has been described as an 'amazing' man with a 'cheeky' smile after he died following a water rescue in Cheadle, Greater Manchester
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Angela Rayner 'vindicated' as police probe dropped after council house row
Greater Manchester Police said no further action will be taken against Labour's Deputy leader - who had vowed to resign if found to have committed a criminal offence
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Innocent man jailed for rape he didn't commit spent 17 'painful' years in prison
Evidence in his case was destroyed, DNA matched a different suspect, and witnesses were found to be serial liars, yet Andrew Malkinson spent nearly two decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit. He tells his hellish story.
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Nursery worker jailed for killing baby girl by strapping face onto bean bag
Kate Roughley was found guilty of the manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan, who died after being placed face down on a bean bag Tiny Toes Nursery in Stockport, Greater Manchester
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Man Utd and City fans to take differing routes to final amid violence fears
There will be another all-Manchester FA Cup final this weekend but both sets of fans are being urged to take different routes to Wembley in an effort to avoid any violence
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Driver stopped by police trying to bring 60-inch TV home in his convertible
Police pulled over the man on the M60 in Greater Manchester and were left bemused by his thrifty excuse after spotting the 60-inch TV poking out of the back of his convertible
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Paedo teacher told boy to lie flat in her car so her parents wouldn't spot him
More details have been revealed from the court case involving school teacher Rebecca Joynes, with the jury in her trial hearing she told one to lay flat in her Audi to avoid detection
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Mum's heartbreak after 'brave' son found dead six years after horror axe attack
Cameron Brooksbank, 24, was found unresponsive at an address in Middleton, Greater Manchester, on June 18 of last year and a coroner has now concluded he did not intend to take his own life
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Driver hits 150mph with toddler sat on passenger's knee before cop chase crash
A driver reached speeds of 150mph during a police chase in Greater Manchester before crashing into a lamppost. Inside the Audi A3 a three-year-old child was found who had been sitting on a passenger's knee
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'Car used as weapon to hit crowds' as five people injured in horror mass brawl
Police said the huge brawl, which broke out on a busy residential street in broad daylight, was "shocking" - and have urged members of the public to come forward with information