Tag Archives: Manchester Evening News

What we know about the search for missing Brit Jay Slater, 19, in Tenerife

The mother of British teenager Jay Slater says she fears her son may have been “abducted against his will” after he went missing in Tenerife. Slater, 19, disappeared on Monday morning after attending a music festival on the island. Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, flew to Tenerife with her eldest son, Zak, and was joined by… Read More »

Nothing could prepare police officers for what happens after they stop a motorcycle

Three ‘brave’ police officers went to a regular vehicle stop after spotting a moped ‘moving erratically’… but ‘nobody could have prepared them for how their day would end’. Neighborhood Sergeants Marc Foster and Tim Ansell, along with PC Marcus Wolstencroft from Manchester Police, attended the incident on Wood Road, on the border of Stretford and… 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 »

Police launched an internal investigation after footage showed police aiming to punch a 15-year-old boy as the street exploded with anger.

Police are conducting an internal investigation following a street rage where mobile phone footage showed an officer punching a 15-year-old boy. Police arrested five boys, aged between 13 and 15, amid a tense standoff with residents. There were reports of antisocial behavior in Briarfield Road in Burnage last week, with a brick said to have… Read More »