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Man fights for his life after huge house explosion

NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their horror following a house explosion that left a man fighting for his life. People on Ash Street and surrounding roads in Harpurhey said they heard a huge bang as windows were blown from the property. There were reports...

Burglary gang jailed over £500k raids

The gang caught on camera targeting a home

Drugs kingpin claimed to have met Pablo Escobar’s brother

MELTDOWN

FOR some of us, it has been a pleasure. For others it has seemed relentless. In NHS buildings across Greater Manchester and beyond, the scorching summer truly left its mark. The UK has experienced record-breaking heat this summer. Five heatwaves have...

Cabinet committee will address rise in antisemitic attacks

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Restaurant boss used bistro as cocaine hub

A RESTAURANT boss who used his bistro as a hub for a cocaine dealing racket has been told to feel ‘eternal shame.’ Rezart Baseli, 44, his brother Refail Baseli, 39, and his son Joshua Balesi, 22, were involved in a ‘commercial and profitable’ drugs...

Bride and groom share first dance with band’s fans

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Plans for parking charges at beauty spot put on hold

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PRIDE & JOY

IT IS a year of change at Pride. What started life in 1985 as a local fundraiser for the care of people living in the city with HIV and Aids, more than 40 years on it has cemented itself as one of the biggest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the country, outside...

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Police at the scene in Salford yesterday

MAN, 26, KILLED INJURED BALEBA IN USA FACES WAIT FOR REDS DEBUT SHOOTING

Jamie Thomas Lomas, from Manchester, was shot dead in Washington

Get your skates on again

THE BBC has confirmed that hit comedy Ann Droid is getting a second series. After premiering last month, the show starring Bolton comedy actress Diane Morgan and Royle Family legend Sue Johnston quickly became a global phenomenon. Morgan plays robot...

RSPB ‘UNDERSTANDS CONCERNS’ OF LOCALS

A SPOKESPERSON for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which manages the area, said: “RSPB Dovestone is one of the most visited sites in the Peak District. “This brings huge benefits in terms of wellbeing, access to nature and local...

Vision for hundreds of roads

IT’S not long before a car zips past on Hollyhedge Road in Wythenshawe. Supposedly a 30mph area, the road cuts right across the estate from east to west, but many locals say there’s a major speeding problem. It has got to the point where some people...

GVARD OF HONOUR

for waiting for 15 hours.Harley shared a video of the moment he served up the first spud of the day loaded with cheese, beans and their special tram sauce for the youngster. Harley asked Sami what time they had got to the tram, to which he replied: “We...

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Green land saved ‘but fight isn’t over yet’

CAMPAIGNERS say ‘the fight isn’t over’ after Wigan Council U-turned on plans to free up former greenbelt land in Astley for a huge business park. Bridgewater West was tipped to become the home of around 540,000 sq ft of ‘employment space’ under the...

6 MURDER PROBES IN 13 DAYS

NEIGHBOURS on a quiet north Manchester estate have spoken of their shock after a man was confirmed dead and a murder investigation launched on their street. This latest case is now the sixth murder probe in 13 days across Greater Manchester. Police...

THE TRUTH ABOUT PICCADILLY GARDENS

NEW MAYOR NEW POWER

REGIONAL mayors will get a share of income tax revenue in what the Government says is the biggest transfer of power, funding and responsibility from Westminster in a generation. The new system will give local leaders more freedom and flexibility to...

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Fight to save science at Jodrell Bank

THE Manchester Evening News today launches a major new campaign to save science at Jodrell Bank and the observatory’s iconic Lovell Telescope. The working future of the near 70 year-old telescope – a much-loved landmark on the Greater Manchester...

A born and bred Mancunian who became a ‘jihadist’

JUST before he learned his fate, Mohammad Bashir – an anti-Semitic extremist who had plotted to unleash terror at a UK military base – had Jewish scripture quoted to him. “He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be...

It doesn’t get bigger than this

PM rules out snap election

Messages police missed that might have stopped terrorist

WHEN police twice arrested Jihad AlShamie in the months before he carried out his terror attack at a Manchester synagogue, they seized his mobile phones. But the devices weren’t analysed and a series of incriminating, ‘extremist mindset’ messages he...

Islamic extremist in defence base atrocity plot

AN ISLAMIC extremist plotted a terrorist attack at a defence base with the man who went on to carry out an atrocity at a synagogue in Crumpsall. Manchester-born Mohammad Bashir, 31, plotted with Jihad AlShamie to carry out an attack at the Defence...

Mayor candidate suspended from NHS role

You’ve done well... ...now crack on, Andy lad

IT WAS a victory many thought was impossible. Once dismissed as a politician whose moment had come and gone – having twice missed out on the Labour leadership previously – Burnham completed one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...

‘Thank you for backing me when it mattered most’

AS he prepares to leave the role that has defined almost a decade of his political career, Andy Burnham has written an exclusive letter to the Manchester Evening News reflecting on his time as Greater Manchester’s Mayor and setting out his vision for...

Murder probe after man, 75, is found dead at flats

POLICE launched a murder investigation after a pensioner was found dead at a block of flats in Bolton The pensioner, a man of 75, was found dead at Hargreaves House in the town centre on Friday morning. Yesterday detectives were continuing to quiz a...

‘I’M READY TO LEAD’

FOR Andy Burnham, the moment marked the end of a political journey that has taken him from the Labour frontbenches, to leaving Westminster altogether and leading Greater Manchester, before finally returning to the heart of national politics in...

TRAGIC DEATH OF TEACHER UNDER STRESS

A PASSIONATE and respected teacher was tragically found dead in bed after complaining about stress at work ahead of a looming Ofsted inspection, an inquest heard. Katie Allen-Gyves was 38 and the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) at Cedar...

DEATH-CRASH DRIVER SPARED PRISON

A SPEEDING driver has avoided a jail term after crashing into a mumof-two as she crossed the road. Charlotte Rigby, 36, was killed as she crossed the A580 East Lancashire Road near her home in Golbourne Wigan, in March 2024. Shaun Read reached speeds...

Woman, 20, is accused of moor arson

A WOMAN has been remanded in custody after being charged with arson in connection with the moorland fire near Dovestone reservoir. Shania Care-Slede, 20, appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court yesterday after being charged with two offences. She...

Moors blaze still raging

FURIOUS locals have slammed youngsters who allegedly let off fireworks shortly before a huge wildfire broke out near Dovestone reservoir. Yesterday, dozens of firefighters were still battling to bring under control the blaze on the steep moorland...

Police ‘failings’ after boy visits pervert’s home

GREATER Manchester Police have admitted there may have been safeguarding failures following reports a child had been seen visiting the home of convicted paedophile Todros Grynhaus. Officers were called to a street in Heywood on October 11, 2024, after...

Man dies after a ‘violent and shocking’ attack

MURDER detectives have launched an investigation following the death of a man in a ‘violent and shocking’ early hours attack in a bar. Greater Manchester Police said that the fatal assault took place at a bar formerly known as Olivers Bar, now known...

‘We can’t let it die’

COUNCIL officials say they will urge the owners of Manchester’s Deansgate Locks for answers over its future after the last remaining nightclubs on the once-thriving leisure strip have announced their closure. Late night venues Ark and Popworld have...

Reform candidate stands by ‘house rapists’ post

REFORM UK’s mayoral hopeful says she stands by controversial comments suggesting that Green voters, ‘uniparty’ MPs and councillors should house ‘illegal criminals, rapists and economic chancers.’ Sian Astley said those who advocate for open borders...

THE BATTLE FOR GREATER MANCHESTER

CANDIDATES for the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election clashed in an impassioned hustings as they set out their vision for the future of the city-region. The six nominees answered questions at the Manchester Evening News event on a range of...

Driver denies murdering e-bike teen ‘in temper’

A DRIVER mowed down and killed a teenage boy who was riding a stolen e-bike ‘in temper,’ a murder trial heard. Terrence King, 60, denies murdering 15-year-old Devon Simmonds-Caines. Jurors at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court were told that King...

Drugs gang mum-of-five and personal trainer jailed

A MOTHER-OF-FIVE and a personal trainer have both been jailed after descending into the world of organised crime. Germane Tarrant, 33, led a drugs gang which flooded the streets of Sale and Altrincham with cocaine and cannabis. Through Tarrant, his...

KILLER DRIVER ‘HASN’T SHOWN REMORSE’

IT was 7am when Darryl Tomlinson’s family got the phone call. Mum, Michelle, and dad, Paul ‘Tommy’ Tomlinson, were celebrating her 50th birthday in Tenerife. What followed was unimaginable horror, shock and a long, long journey home. Over 12 hours...

The scandalous failure to deport grooming gang

DESPITE a decade of trying, none of the nine members of the Rochdale grooming gang has ever been deported to the country of their birth. Five of them were never at risk of deportation because of the British citizenship they were granted after their...

Vision of city’s future

and new sectors. “We’ve seen many parts of the city go through physical changes, with new housing allowing more people to live here. “As more businesses have invested here, further jobs opportunities have been created for people across all our...

Your families will not suffer the way I have

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FATHER OF VICTIM’S PLEA AS GROOMING GANG RINGLEADER SET FOR JAIL RELEASE

Poor parking is driving us mad

RESIDENTS of a south Manchester neighbourhood are becoming increasingly frustrated by persistent pavement parking. People living in Chorlton say vehicles regularly mount pavements, forcing wheelchair users, parents with pushchairs and other...

Manchester gave the world: And now, can Manchesterism change Britain?

The Suffragette Movement The Trades Union Congress The Anti-Corn Law League The Co-operative Movement Free Trade Liberalism The First Computer, Baby Graphene Splitting The Atom Modern Nuclear Physics The World's First Passenger Railway The First...

BURNHAM’S REVOLUTION

ANDY Burnham will set out a radical plan to shift decision-making power away from Whitehall in what he will argue is the biggest transfer of authority to England’s regions in modern times, as he calls for a fundamental reset in how Britain is...

Burnham’s radical plan to shift power

ANDY Burnham will unveil plans for a ‘No 10 in the North’ in what could be the biggest devolution of power and resources from Westminster in decades. In his first major policy speech since launching his bid to become Labour leader, the MP for...

Agatha Christie and the hall that inspired her

HEAD through the impressive stone gates of Abney Hall Park off Manchester Road in Cheadle and it feels like you’re escaping to another time. Meander through the woodland until the trees separate out and a sweeping view of the majestic hall comes into...

Corrie legend: Why I came out in my 60s

CORONATION Street legend Amanda Barrie has shared why she came out as bisexual in her late 60s. The 90-year-old actress, who is best known for playing Alma Sedgewick on and off for 20 years until 2001, came out as bisexual aged 67 in her 2002...

Labour and Reform three points apart

THE Restore Britain candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoralty has pledged to hold women’s safety summits in every borough if he is elected as mayor. According to the party, Marlon West has worked in the NHS in Greater Manchester for 30 years, and...

WIFE GUILTY OF HUSBAND’S MURDER

THEY first met on a blind date. Daryl Berman had been married before, but this time she had found her true match. The daughter of a textile merchant and a housewife, Daryl was born in Manchester in June 1954. Her first marriage lasted around five...