All news on the topic: Greater Manchester

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Drug kingpin’s cracked Audi taillight helped expose £19m Cali-weed smuggling empire
It was a £19 million drugs operation involving smuggling designer cannabis through UK airports in pallets of vintage clothes.
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Preston Davey case exposes tragic chain from killer birth mother to abusive adopters
The mum of a tragic baby sexually abused and murdered by his adopted dad is a killer schoolgirl who tortured an OAP to death.
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Burnham warns UK risks sliding into poisonous US-style politics before Makerfield vote
Discourse is becoming more polarised and “communities don’t work together any more”, he said during a campaign speech.
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Gun terror on Sheffield nightlife strip leaves 30-year-old woman dead and three in custody
A 30-year-old woman has died following a shooting outside a bar in Sheffield city centre.
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Makerfield cafe row erupts after Farage’s unannounced stop with campaign team
Nigel Farage has been asked to apologize after the Reform UK leader entered a Makerfield community cafe unannounced with his team and "intimidated" workers.
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Burnham’s Commons comeback plan under fire over £5m Greater Manchester by-election bill
Andy Burnham’s effort to return to Parliament has been criticized by opposition MPs over the potential cost of a by-election for his position as Greater Manchester mayor.
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Labour civil war erupts over calls for Britain to rejoin the EU
Ex-health secretary’s allies rally to defend him after culture secretary calls his comments about rejoining bloc ‘odd’.
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Labour MP quits seat to clear path for Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster
Josh Simons tells LBC that the Greater Manchester Mayor has brilliant qualities, but won’t fix Labour’s problems in one fell swoop.
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Wes Streeting launches bid to replace Keir Starmer in Labour leadership race
Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any future Labour leadership contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer in his first public appearance since resigning as health secretary.
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Streeting turns on Starmer and backs Burnham power grab
Former health secretary Wes Streeting said Labour needs "our best players on the pitch" and "Andy Burnham is one of them" as he backed him to win the Makerfield by-election.
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Andy Burnham lines up MP to step aside as Commons return bid fuels Starmer leadership challenge
Andy Burnham has lined up a Labour MP ready to step aside to facilitate his return to the Commons and challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the role of Prime Minister.
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Labour civil war deepens despite Starmer defusing coup attempt from within cabinet
Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had defused the immediate threat to his position on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting.
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Could Andy Burnham topple Starmer? Labour insiders think he is the party’s best hope
He’s the would-be Labour leader and prime minister who has stood for the leadership unsuccessfully twice before.
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Keir Starmer promises to prove his skeptics wrong in a do-or-die speech
Keir Starmer has admitted that the British people do not believe Labour cares about them as he took responsibility for Labour’s devastating election results.
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Keir Starmer cautions Labour against internal political disputes amid discussions of leadership
Sir Keir Starmer has urged his party not to repeat the Conservative Party’s mistake of "descending into political infighting" amid speculation that his rivals are plotting a leadership challenge.
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First tailgating case sees fan banned after sneaking into Wembley final
A man has been banned from attending football matches following what police have said is the first charge for tailgating a football match.
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Burnham lines up byelection bid to challenge Starmer’s grip on Labour
Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government.
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RBS banker jailed after stealing £274k from struggling clients in bribery scandal
A Royal Bank of Scotland manager who stole nearly £250,000 from his customers has been jailed.
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Woman in custody after tragic death of 14-week-old baby sparks police probe
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a baby girl died on Saturday.
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Horror collapse leaves 40 evacuated amid fears of modern slavery link
A shocking building collapse has raised concerns about possible human trafficking after it reportedly forced more than 40 people nearby to evacuate.
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Starmer defends move to block Andy Burnham from Westminster by-election as Labour anger grows
Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in a Westminster by-election next month, as anger continues to grow within the Labour Party over the move.
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Labour weighs Andy Burnham return to Westminster as Gorton and Denton by-election looms
Labour MPs are preparing to meet amid growing speculation that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham could stand in an upcoming Westminster by-election triggered by the resignation of a local MP.
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Boy, 14, arrested on suspicion of harassment after death of Manchester schoolgirl
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of harassment following the death of a schoolgirl.
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Major crime crackdown in Brinnington nets 15 arrests, £200k heroin haul and dozens of weapons seized
A crime-fighting neighborhood policing operation is underway in Brinnington as local teams strive to disrupt illegal activities, arrest criminals, and take action according to public demand.
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Pensioner pilot cheats death in gyrocopter crash-landing on Bolton street
A gyrocopter pilot executed a bold emergency landing in a field after his propeller was hit and damaged above Greater Manchester.