The family of a man shot dead by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have renewed calls for justice after companions present with him at the time of the killing were cleared of planning an armed robbery.
Two Greater Manchester Police riot officers are to appear before magistrates on charges of perverting the course of justice in relation to the policing of a demonstration against the English Defence League.
Olympics security firm G4S supplied an “intelligence analyst” familiar with legislation governing surveillance powers to Greater Manchester Police (GMP), according to a vacancy advertised on the website of the multinational company’s subsidiary “Policing Solutions” last January.
Friends and family of Anthony Grainger led a vigil yesterday lunchtime in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester city centre to remember all those who have died in custody and to press for justice over the 36 year old father’s death after being shot by a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) firearms officer.
Plans to criminalise squatting through the government’s Legal Aid Bill could cost up to £790 million, according to new research commissioned by the campaign group Squatters’ Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH).
Dozens held a solidarity demonstration outside the disused Kro 2 restaurant earlier today following the arrest of six activists who occupied the site in protest against anti-squatting laws and what protestors call “the corporate takeover” of central Manchester.
Local residents are being invited to take part in open debates on the causes of last summer’s riots in Manchester and Salford.
