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OPINION - Are 'mega forces' the solution to Britain’s policing woes?

Britain has too much crime because it has too many police forces, apparently. But don’t fret, Britons, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has had A Big Idea. Sir Mark Rowley, chief of the ever-showered-in-glory Metropolitan Police, has proposed a radical overhaul of the make-up of police forces. What…

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Oldham disorder involving car chase and machetes prompts police to extend powers

Greater Manchester Police granted officers extended stop and search powers ‘following a number of incidents overnight involving weapons’.

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Police chief vows ‘relentless’ pursuit of grooming gangs

It comes after a largely positive report about Greater Manchester Police’s turnaround in tackling the gangs.

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Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

The Independent UK

Greater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says

Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs

The Independent UK

GMP better on grooming gangs as more than 1,000 suspects under investigation

Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.

Evening Standard

Police issue appeal five years after double murder at lockdown party

Cheriff Tall and Abayomi ‘Junior’ Ajose were killed in a car park in the middle of a block of flats in Moss Side, Manchester.

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Greater Manchester Police chief refuses to apologise for past homophobia in ‘insult’ to LGBT+ community

The force’s Chief Constable said it could ‘unfairly impugn’ the service of past officers to issue a sweeping apology for historic homophobia

The Independent UK

Riots erupt in Salford as 60 masked youths burn vehicles and hurl bricks at police with 'tensions high'

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an officer and remains in custody

Evening Standard

Three teenagers charged with murder of 14-year-old boy in Manchester

Ibrahima Seck died in hospital on Sunday after an incident in New Moston.

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Family pay tribute to ‘funny, caring’ boy, 14, stabbed to death in Manchester

Three teenagers – aged 14 and 16 – arrested on suspicion of murder, Greater Manchester Police says

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Three arrested after teenage boy dies in Manchester

A teenage boy has died and a murder investigation has been launched, Greater Manchester Police said.

Evening Standard

Who was Race Across The World star Sam Gardiner and what happened?

Sam Gardiner tragically lost his life in a car accident on Thursday

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Man arrested after police officer injured as ‘car reversed into him’

A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault, dangerous driving and failure to stop, Greater Manchester Police said.

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Police officer’s legs crushed after ‘car reversed into him several times’

A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault, dangerous driving and failure to stop, Greater Manchester Police said

The Independent UK

Two teenage boys killed in motorbike crash in Salford

The two boys – aged 16 and 17 – are believed to have been riding on the same vehicle, police say

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Woman found dead outside former cricket club

Greater Manchester Police says the body was found near the former Burnage Cricket Club in Burnage

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Crime's up in London - but the capital's still safer than Manchester, according to latest police data

Manchester worse for total crime rate, violence, stalking and sexual offences

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‘XL bully’ destroyed by police arresting ‘men with machetes’

The incident happened as Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers arrested two 16-year-old boys.

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Knife crime in England and Wales: Latest numbers and trends

A total of 54,587 offences were recorded by forces in England and Wales in 2024.

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Former UFC Signee Pietro Menga Sentenced to 15 Years for Drugs and Firearms Offenses

Former UFC signee Pietro Menga sentenced to 15 years for drug and firearms offenses after major police sting in Manchester.

The Independent UK

Inside the unit hunting Manchester’s most dangerous fugitives – and the shocking crime that started it all

In 2012, Manchester’s most wanted fugitive laid a trap and murdered two police officers after weeks evading capture. Crime Correspondent Amy-Clare Martin visited the specialist unit which now works to capture the city’s most dangerous suspects by tracking their every move

The Independent UK

Murder arrest as woman, 93, found dead in house

A 39-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder in the leafy village of Gatley

Evening Standard

Man charged with assault for allegedly slapping Jack Grealish after Manchester derby at Old Trafford

Grealish is said to have been struck near the tunnel at the Stretford End

The Independent UK

Jack Grealish ‘slapped in face’ by Man Utd fan as police charge man with assault

The alleged incident came at the end of the 0-0 draw at Old Trafford

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