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‘Nice working with you and the Iceman’

A CONVICTED murderer was heard to shout ‘nice working with you and the Iceman’ after a child killer was found stabbed to death in prison, a jury has heard. Convicted murderers Mark ‘The Iceman’ Fellows, 45, David Taylor, 64, and Lee Newall, 57, all...

DEPRAVED TEACHER JAILED FOR ABUSING GIRL

Family’s agony at funeral home body error

A DISTRESSED daughter has told how she was shown a stranger’s body when she went to visit her late mum at a funeral home. A mix-up meant Michelle Maher and her family were presented with the wrong woman at Arthur Gresty funeral directors in West...

Stars and gripes

ON any weekend in Manchester, many across the region will have been faced with a question: Where to go for a meal – perhaps somewhere new or that place they scrolled past on TikTok recently? It used to be the case that arriving for dinner was a...

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KATE’S HUG FOR CHRISTIE PATIENT

THERE was hardly a dry eye at The Christie hospital in Withington as the Princess of Wales warmly embraced a woman in remission from cancer. Claire Lorente, 30, was gathered with her baby son Enzo, partner Pablo and extended family bearing flowers...

Angry Ginge’s thanks for fire support

Danny Maines as Gary Barlow ANGRY Ginge has been seen offering a brief update to fans after revealing some of the damage caused following a devastating fire at his mum’s house. The YouTuber, who hails from Salford, expressed his heartbreak on Tuesday...

Mystery of couple found dead in reservoir

MURDERER HAD KILLED BEFORE

A KILLER who choked his best man to death then went on to murder a ‘precious dad’ more than a decade later. David Jack was jailed in 2013 for killing 53-year-old Rampersaud Ramnarine in Oldham. The pair had known each other for 15 years and Mr...

CORRECTIONS AND COMPLAINTS

If we have published anything that is factually inaccurate, please contact the editor at [email protected] or at Mitchell Henry House, Hollinwood Avenue, Oldham OL9 8EF and, once verified, we will correct it as soon as possible. The Manchester...

Revealed: The full story of the airport case

IT LASTED just 84 seconds. But its impact far outweighed its brevity. During that nearly minute-and-ahalf, an episode of utter mayhem unfolded that had repercussions far beyond its immediate vicinity in Terminal 2 of Manchester Airport. It was an...

SPORT

“TODAY this could be the Greatest Day of our lives,” so sings Gary Barlow to open The Circus Live, Take That’s record-breaking tour rebooted and most definitely besuited after 17 years for its 2026 stadium return. And as some 40,000 fans sing those...

Ex-supply teacher admits ‘upskirting’ schoolgirls

A FORMER supply teacher has pleaded guilty to a raft of child sex offences including upskirting in schools and sharing indecent AI images of children on social media. Abusali Rahman, a British national of Bangladeshi ethnicity, appeared over videolink...

It was a crude attempt at a joke

ROBERT Kenyon is feeling the glare of the media spotlight – and not just because he is at the sharp end of Britain’s most hotly-contested byelection. He would like to talk about why a local man, born and bred in Ashtonin-Makerfield, is the best person...

Welcome to the TWILIGHT ZONE Inside Oldham Council – how town’s politics spiralled into fear, distrust & division

Outgoing Oldham Council leader Arooj Shah, and from left, Councillor Kamran Ghafoor and Raja Miah

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FLAT BROKE

INVESTIGATIONS are still continuing into the longterm repair of the glass panels at one of Manchester’s most prominent buildings. Beetham Tower, on Deansgate, has for years been the subject of headlines, with leaseholders unable to sell their flats...

The rise of ‘posh pawn’

IT’S a shop window laden with Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Prada and YSL, while inside there’s items from Hermes, Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Cartier. But this is no ordinary designer shop on Manchester’s premier thoroughfare of King Street. It’s ‘Posh...

‘We will never forget’

The Manchester Evening News is published by MEN Media, a subsidiary company of Reach PLC, which is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. We adhere to the Editors’ Code Of Practice as enforced by IPSO, which is contactable for...

WORTH THE RISK

A NDY Burnham is an affable man. As one of the best-known politicians in the country, he has celebrity status on the streets of Greater Manchester. He never refuses a selfie, a handshake, a question on policy. But when Josh Simons resigned his seat to...

‘Screaming girl, 15, abducted at knifepoint’

Police said the schoolgirl was forced into a vehicle in Bradgate Road, Bowdon. She was found in the car park of Cottons Hotel and Spa, Knutsford, inset, seven hours later where police also arrested a man, 56

Wannabe rapper jailed over pal’s death

‘CALLOUS AND DANGEROUS’

A MAN has been jailed for life after repeatedly stabbing his carer with a concealed kitchen knife whilst out on a walk. Jonathan Balmer, 37, was walking in a wooded area near to Incefield House in Wigan with the woman when he brandished the blade from...

MAYHEM!

POLICE were called to the Trafford Centre on Saturday morning after ‘fights’ broke out when crowds of shoppers were trying to get their hands on a limited-edition watch. Crowds gathered outside the Swatch store to buy the 335 Royal Pop watches – a...

How do you solve problem like Strangeways?

STRANGEWAYS has long been shorthand for chaos, disorder and institutional decay, a place whose very name seems to carry the echo of its own troubled history. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the architect behind Manchester Town Hall, the imposing Grade...

TEACHING ASSISTANT ABUSED BOY

A TWISTED teaching assistant abused her position of trust to groom a vulnerable boy. Suspicions were raised around Terri Cook, from Bury, when a member of the public reported seeing her out with the child, who was of primary schoolage. Greater...

... COMETH THE MAN

THE long echoing silence from the citadel of the ‘King of the North’ is over. Andy Burnham has finally made his move. It is just a week since voters went to the polls to deliver a catastrophically bad set of local election results to the Labour...

Drug gang hid ‘Cali weed’ in vintage clothes

ON THE face of it, Dean Hussain was running a legitimate, growing business. The owner of multiple companies involved in the importation of vintage clothing from the United States, the 26-year-old appeared to have a bright future. In reality, Hussain...

BLADE THUG ATTACKS COP

A MAN has been arrested after a police officer was attacked outside a sports complex yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Denmark Road Sports Centre, near Manchester city centre, shortly before 5pm. Eyewitnesses told the Manchester...

‘Chemical incident’ evacuation

A CITY centre street was cordoned off for hours following fears of a suspected ‘chemical’ incident. Police were called to Canal Street in Manchester’s Gay Village this afternoon following reports of a smell ‘believed to be chemicals’ coming from a...

FRESH PROBE AT TV SCHOOL

‘Amazing father’ murder probe

THE man at the centre of a murder investigation in Moss Side has been named by heartbroken friends as Dre Brown. Police raced to Raby Street at around 11pm on Friday following reports of a stabbing. A man in his 30s was taken to hospital, where he...

COMETH THE HOUR

A SHORT video circulating online captures something about Andy Burnham’s political appeal in Greater Manchester. In it he is confronted by a member of the public as he walks through Manchester city centre. “Hey Andy, how come you never stuck up for...

Tragic graduate ‘left in hospital corridor’

A ‘TALENTED’ and ‘outgoing’ young woman died after spending over an hour in a corridor at Royal Oldham Hospital while suffering from a pulmonary embolism, an inquest has heard. Clarissa Street was described by her family as a very well liked and...

HORROR CRASH OUTSIDE SCHOOL

POLICE are appealing for information after four people were hospitalised in a serious collision which took place outside a school yesterday. Greater Manchester Police said a BMW i3 collided with five other vehicles at around 1pm on Warrington Road in...

Taxi driver jailed for raping student

A TAXI driver ‘abducted’ and raped a vulnerable woman after picking her up from a nightclub in Manchester city centre. Muhammad Nasir, 40, had logged off from his taxi system, meaning he was not legally allowed to pick up any passengers. Despite...

BRIDGE OF SIGHS

STANDING across from a sign informing motorists this journey is going to cost them, residents gathered to make their feelings known yesterday. Passing cars beeped in support, drivers slowed down to speak to organisers and locals spoke with...

CARE FIRM IN PROBE SHUTS CHILDREN’S SERVICES

A SOUTH Manchester care provider under investigation over a series of allegations including abuse has ended services following a Manchester Evening News exposé. The M.E.N. can reveal one council spent almost £1m in less than two years on placing...

‘TRAPPED’

IT was an autumn afternoon in Manchester city centre when videos on social media emerged showing shards of shattered glass on the ground. Scattered beneath Deansgate’s iconic Beetham Tower, cars could be heard crunching over the pieces as fire service...

SICK STALKER INVITED MEN TO RAPE EX ON TINDER

TV STAR SLAMS SACKED COP

A GREATER Manchester Police training sergeant who was found to have referred to student officers as ‘sp*ckers’ and ‘Harveys who need to be read to’ has been sacked. Sgt Natalie Dolan’s use of language in WhatsApp messages to a former trainee officer –...

‘DON’T TALK ABOUT IT’

SALFORD council is investigating its own housing company after concerns were raised during financial checks. Dérive, a development firm wholly owned by the council, was set up in 2017 and has handled more than £10m of public money since. The M.E.N....

Cop accused of causing mum’s death in crash

A MUM-OF-THREE was killed in a high-speed collision with a police car being driven ‘dangerously’ by a specialist GMP officer during a chase with another motorist, a jury heard. Pc Mark Burrows, 46, has gone on trial accused of causing the death of...

TOP DEVELOPER IN £48M CLADDING ROW

Inside the policing that contained Britain First protest

The farmer who won’t budge

ALAN French lives on an idyllic farmstead surrounded by trees, shrubbery and open fields. But all the land around him is being bought up so 2,150 homes can be built on his doorstep. The 76-year-old grew up in the countryside on the border of Tameside...

NO RISKS WITH RODRI

GARETH Barry believes a number of questions will be running through Elliot Anderson’s mind as both City and United prepare to battle for his signature. Both City and United are monitoring Anderson’s progress before a potential summer move for the...

Neighbour’s desperate 999 call over stabbed woman

A WOMAN in her 60s who is at the centre of an attempted murder investigation after being stabbed came out into the street where she was spotted by a neighbour who raised the alarm, locals say. It comes as residents spoke of their horror at the...

BENEFIT CHEAT’S £75K FRAUD

A BENEFITS cheat mum who pocketed more than £75,000 in overpayments said her partner had moved out and was homeless after they broke up. Kelly Clews was actually still living with her boyfriend and enjoying trips to Pontins with him. Clews, 41,...

SCHOOL HEAD DIES IN CRASH

THE family of a beloved and popular headteacher who was tragically killed in a crash have paid a heartfelt tribute to him. Greater Manchester Police confirmed a male cyclist was hit by a car at around 6pm on Paddock Lane in Altrincham yesterday. He...

FLATS MURDER PROBE

RESIDENTS of a tower block reported hearing a ‘loud bang’ as armed police swooped following the discovery of a woman’s body on Sunday evening. Emergency services were scrambled to Somerton Court on Broadmoss Drive, Blackley, shortly after 6pm. A...

MUSIC TO THEIR EARS: CITY BLOW TITLE RACE WIDE OPEN

PEP Guardiola will wait to find out the extent of a groin injury for Rodri after the midfielder had to be substituted towards the end of their 2-1 win. The Spaniard, who suffered a serious injury in this fixture last season, was excellent for most of...

FROM RAG PUDDINGS TO ROLEXES

IT’S a drizzly Tuesday lunchtime in Oldham town centre, but inside the big, shiny new indoor Market hall, it’s absolutely heaving. Shoppers are three deep at stalls like the Hen House, where you can pick up meats, sandwiches, cakes and Oldham...

JUSTICE AT LAST

A RAPIST who watched on as an innocent man spent 17 years in jail for a crime he did not commit has finally faced justice. Paul Quinn, 52, has been found guilty of raping a 33-year-old mother-of-two after he stalked and followed her, before dragging...

RAIL CHAOS

THERE was a day of mayhem at Mancherster Piccadilly yesterday with more than 100 trains cancelled and many more facing delays – with even more disruption still to come. Damage to an overhead line at the station, which has more than 75,000 passengers...

7 YEARS FOR PENSIONER IN TERRIFYING BID TO FUND FUNERAL

A TERMINALLY-ILL pensioner who tied up a 95-year-old woman in her own home in a bizarre bid to pay for his own funeral has been told he will most likely die in prison. Edwin Morrison, 81, was yesterday jailed for seven years for the terrifying...

PICCADILLY GARDENS ROBBER JAILED

PEOPLE were threatened with a blade during a terrifying early hours robbery in Piccadilly Gardens. Police raced to the scene on September 9 last year. A group of people attacked and robbed several victims, detectives said. A report came in at around...

Britain’s most violent prison

CONDITIONS at Strangeways have barely improved 18 months after a scathing report described it as “appalling” and one of the most violent prisons in the UK. Despite being given an urgent warning to improve, HMP Manchester “remained in a precarious...

How ‘Howard’ was finally caught

FOR months, the mystery of Manchester’s “Howard” graffiti tag had left residents, police and even a celebrity namesake asking the same question: ‘who is Howard?.’ The name appeared across walls, shutters, road signs, bridges and street furniture...

‘PREDATORY’ VIDEOS STILL BEING PUT ON YOUTUBE

Street of broken dreams

ON a spring afternoon in the Northern Quarter, Thomas Street is bustling with shoppers and people sitting outside coffee shops and bars. Despite the best efforts of the 1970s, this is still by and large a handsome and characterful area. Architects and...

Art arrives at station

An armed officer at the scene on an estate

Gridlock misery making villagers really CROSS

DAVE Mynett was on his way home from work last Wednesday when he got a very familiar phone call. It was his partner ringing to tell him the village was at a standstill again because the barriers on the level crossing outside their home in Smithy...

Drive to keep cars off neighbourhood’s roads

A NEIGHBOURHOOD could change forever in plans to ‘open’ the streets for people and bring in new restrictions for cars. The Islington ‘active neighbourhood’ scheme in Salford is aiming to completely transform how it feels to live in the area and move...

DON’T FORGET! Clocks went forward at 1am

The police cordon in place after the stabbing in Oldham

‘We’ve fought for years ...now we have a voice’

SPEAKING outside court, Paul Massey’s daughter Kelly praised the coroner. She said: “The Massey family are so grateful that finally we have been given a voice for our dad in this battle that we’ve been through for over 10 years now. We can finally see...

BRAZILLIANT!

A TINY Manchester restaurant based in a ‘secret’ underground location has landed a place in the prestigious Michelin guide – celebrating a ‘UK first’ in the process. SAMPA has become the first Brazilian restaurant in the UK to get a recommendation in...