Tag Archives: Greater Manchester

The moment their apartment was raided and everything was over… finally their victims were safe

Footage has been released of police raiding the Oldham flat of a ‘perverted’ gang who were holding a Romanian woman hostage. The gang, including a brother and sister, forced the young mother into sex work after tricking her into coming to the UK. Five men and a woman have been jailed for a total of… Read More »

Pensioner gets compensation after taking car park company to court over 10p

A retired man has been awarded compensation after taking a car park company to court over a 10p fine. Jim Hibbert, 85, paid for his 50p parking fee at Middleton Shopping Centre in Greater Manchester using three 20p coins because he didn’t have exactly 50p – but later received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) saying… Read More »

George Galloway defends gay comments as Labor campaign launches

George Galloway has doubled down on his controversial comments about people who identify as gay after launching his party’s campaign in Tameside. The British Labor Party leader became MP for Rochdale in a January by-election and is running for re-election on July 4. He was one of 326 Labor candidates who will campaign for votes… Read More »

Seb Coe to chair Man Utd’s new stadium taskforce with Andy Burnham and Gary Neville

Lord Coe, seen here with Sir Alex Ferguson and former sports minister Richard Caborn, will chair the task force investigating how Old Trafford can be transformed – Getty Images/John Peters Sebastian Coe will lead a special task force to investigate a “once-in-a-century opportunity” to create a new stadium for Manchester United as the centerpiece of… Read More »