Exclusive: brick thrown through window of Nazir Afzal’s Manchester home and car slashedThe former regional chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal has revealed Read More
Jan 07, 2021
Manchester
Aug 19, 2020
Brother of Manchester Arena bomber refuses to attend court
Hashem Abedi, convicted of mass murder for Arena plot, absent for sentencing hearing as victims’ relatives tell of lossHashem Abedi, who was convicted Read More
Jul 17, 2020
Labour abuses happening ‘at scale’ far beyond Leicester, warn rights groups
Exploitation occurring in UK farming, construction, contract cleaning, fishing, recycling and domestic work, say labour organisationsThe labour abuses Read More
Jul 17, 2020
Labour abuses happening ‘at scale’ far beyond Leicester, warn rights groups
Exploitation occurring in UK farming, construction, contract cleaning, fishing, recycling and domestic work, say labour organisationsThe labour abuses Read More
Apr 23, 2020
‘The most depressing place in Manchester’: inside city’s domestic violence court
As other crimes plummet, for unhappy families abuse carries on behind the closed doors of lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus Read More
Apr 23, 2020
‘The most depressing place in Manchester’: inside city’s domestic violence court
As other crimes plummet, for unhappy families abuse carries on behind the closed doors of lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus Read More
Mar 17, 2020
Torture and ‘bribery’: the extradition of the Manchester bomber’s brother
It took more than two years to bring Hashem Abedi back to the UK for trial over deadly attackBrother of Manchester Arena bomber found guilty of Read More
Feb 14, 2020
Parents of brain-damaged baby lose life support legal battle
Father describes decision as ‘terrible’ after appeals court rules son is brain stem deadThe parents of a four-month-old baby with brain damage have Read More
Jan 25, 2020
‘I thought, OK, he goes for drunk guys’: friends and flatmates on the Reynhard Sinaga they knew
How did Britain’s worst rapist evade capture for so long?Everyone has a similar reaction when they see Reynhard Sinaga for the first time. It was the Read More
Jan 20, 2020
Transgender woman ends bid to see her ultra-Orthodox Jewish children
Woman had not seen the five since leaving the north Manchester community in 2015An ultra-Orthodox Jew who left her community to transition from male Read More
Jan 10, 2020
Detectives investigate new allegations against rapist Reynhard Sinaga
Manchester police have received ‘significant number’ of calls to major incident hotlineDetectives are investigating new allegations against the most Read More
Jan 07, 2020
The Guardian view on attitudes to rape: from Ayia Napa to Manchester | Editorial
Two highly unusual cases shed light on our understanding of attitudes towards sexual assaultWhat can the most extreme cases tell us about more common Read More