Greater Manchester Police recorded 353 incidents of domestic abuse in the city following England’s World Cup defeat against Germany, making it the second highest recording of domestic abuse this year, after New Year’s Day.
£184,850 of compensation has been awarded to 80 Stoke fans locked in a pub in Irlam by Greater Manchester Police before a Manchester United game.
The Home Office revealed today tens of thousands of people have been stopped and searched by police in the street under the controversial Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. There have been 40 operations which have been deemed unlawful use of the anti-terror laws, three of them in Greater Manchester.
Local activists from the direct action group Plane Stupid broke through the perimeter fence of Manchester Airport just after 7 o’clock this morning. Six people have formed a human ring round one plane using lock-on arm tubes while six others have simultaneously erected tripods to blockade the World Freight Terminal.
A vigil was held on May 14 outside Bolton’s Scholey Street Police Station to show support and solidarity for the anti-fascist protesters arrested at the March 20 EDL protests. The event was organised by Greater Manchester Unite Against Fascism, who promised “full backing” to the 53 UAF protesters arrested, of which 13 were charged. The […]
Central government has capped the amount of council tax revenue Greater Manchester Police Authority will receive over the next three years.
An officer from Greater Manchester Police is currently under investigation for using a taser on a man suffering from an epileptic fit.
