John Scheerhout
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Life for trio of teen thugs who murdered the 'wrong man'
Kane Adamson, Joshua Prescott, and Ben Dawber were hunting a man who punched someone outside a bar - but they stabbed to death an innocent man, Thomas Williamson → Read More
Suspects get rude awakening as police smash down doors in crackdown on major cocaine and heroin gang
Four young men were held during raids in Wigan as part of an operation to tackle county lines gangs → Read More
Anger as former cop told he won't face disciplinary action over his evidence to Arena bomb inquiry
Families are 'shocked and disappointed' Dale Sexton won't face disciplinary action → Read More
Family of Yousef Makki will get team of top lawyers at fresh inquest after raising £22k
Some £5k from one anonymous donor and £7k from Parklife music festival found Sacha Lord pushed the fundraising drive over its target → Read More
The anger of Manchester Arena bombing families at MI5 apology 'that had to be dragged out of them'
Lee Hunter, who lost his sister in the attack, has called on the security services to reveal much more about what they knew of the bomber → Read More
Paedophile caught with 15,000 indecent images of children but he claims he 'didn't realise it was illegal'
A judge showed mercy to Collins, who was said to struggle to read and write, and he was able to cycle away from court after his sentencing hearing → Read More
Girl, 16, died after being hit by BMW which mounted the pavement as she walked to college, court hears
Alisha Goup suffered a fatal head injury when she was hit by a car and propelled into a tree, a senior coroner has been told → Read More
Man to stand trial charged with murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel
Thomas Cashman, 34, goes on trial in Manchester today - he denies murdering the schoolgirl who was shot dead in her home in Liverpool → Read More
Boy, 15, in a serious condition after stabbing at a McDonalds
Police were called to the fast food restaurant in Higher Broughton, Salford, on Saturday night → Read More
Price stamps to rise next month
The price of a first class stamp is set to increase above £1 for the first time, Royal Mail has announced. The cash-strapped delivery giant has revealed it will increase the price of a first class stamp by 15p to £1.10p from April 3. Meanwhile, it will also increase the price of a second class stamp by 7p to 75p. Royal Mail said that the increases are needed to ensure that the universal service,… → Read More
Police searching for wanted teen over a 'serious assault'
Calum McManus, 18, is being sought over an alleged attack in Heywood yesterday → Read More
The Arena bombing happened after the security services let us down. Why won't they tell us why?
Some have accused the security services of hiding behind national security concerns to keep key intelligence about the suicide bomber secret, dismissing claims secrecy was necessary to prevent attacks as 'virtue signalling' → Read More
LIVE: Third and final report of Manchester Arena bomb inquiry published
It will address what MI5 knew about Abedi before the attack - the families say the service 'failed to keep the country safe' → Read More
The cost of the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry has risen to £31.6million
The cost is well above the £21m spent on the public inquiry into the killing spree of Dr Harold Shipman → Read More
Police investigate Forest Bank prison worker over sex assault allegations
Police are investigating a member of staff at Forest Bank prison in Salford over allegations of sexual assault. A statement from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed: "Enquiries are currently ongoing at this time." It follows an allegation made by another staff member, who alleges they were sexually assaulted last year. The privately-run prison, operated by Sodexo on behalf of the Ministry… → Read More
Seven people arrested over £8m north west property investment 'scam'
Up to 100 investors have been defrauded out of nearly £8m, according to the National Crime Agency → Read More
Police spend second day searching commercial unit after armed swoop
Firearms officers were called to the unit in north Manchester at around 11am on Thursday following reports of two men causing a disturbance and making threats → Read More
Police smash in doors to cannabis farm and seize 'dirty' cash in early morning raids across Oldham
19 suspects held as 200 GMP officers execute 28 drugs search warrants across the town on Thursday → Read More
Businessman who has made series of courtroom allegations against law firm loses latest legal battle
Abbey Solicitors and former client David Rose, 58, are involved in a series of claims and counter claims at the High Court in Manchester → Read More
Driver smashes into railings outside landmark pub
The council has tweaked the traffic lights at the junction Blackfriars Road and Trinity Way but accidents continue → Read More