John Scheerhout
Crime Reporter at Manchester Evening News
Crime reporter at the Manchester Evening News and author of Lured to Their Deaths. Socially distant
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2 days ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | John Scheerhout
They took coins worth £58 from the tillThe owner of a barber shop has spoken of his dismay after burglars threw a brick through the window and made off with coins worth £58 from the till. The raid happened just after midnight today (Tuesday) at Milano Barbers on Gorton Road in Reddish. Owner Ari Hamakaren found out about the raid when regulars noticed the broken front window and called him.
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2 days ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | John Scheerhout
But the force says even if officers didn't deliver the document to him personally he must have read it as his fingerprints were found on itGreater Manchester Police now admits the way officers issued Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey a threat-to-life warning before his death was 'sub-optimal'. The admission emerged during a pre-inquest review today (Tuesday, April 22) as his family battles for a full inquest to be held into what police did and didn't do in the run up to Massey's July 2015 murder.
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2 days ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | John Scheerhout
It is thought Guy Battersby suffered a seizure as he cycled to the gym and went into Rochdale Canal in Miles PlattingTributes have been paid to a 23-year-old Manchester City fan who died after cycling into a canal following a suspected seizure. Guy Battersby's body was found in Rochdale Canal in Miles Platting on Good Friday. Guy, from Failsworth, was a night manager for Lidl supermarket in Manchester city centre.
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2 days ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Gerard Couzens |John Scheerhout
The victim, 30, said to be from the North West, died after he left a tennis club in CalahondaA man believed to be from Britain has been killed in a Costa del Sol street shooting. Police were last night hunting the killer, who is thought to have fled the crime scene in a getaway car later found torched nearby. The murder happened around 8.15pm on Monday in the popular holiday resort of Calahonda between Marbella and Fuengirola.
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3 days ago |
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | John Scheerhout
Worshippers at The Hidden Gem church in Manchester city centre say Pope Francis always looked after the 'voiceless'People across Greater Manchester have paid tribute to Pope Francis after his death was announced by the Vatican. The leader of the world’s Roman Catholics died aged 88 just a day after appearing to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Easter Sunday.
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