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bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews
Restaurant owner fined over mouse infestationSarah Spina-MatthewsStockport councilInspectors say they saw mouse droppings as soon as they entered the premisesThe owner of a dessert restaurant has been fined after a "serious" mouse infestation was discovered. Dessert Lounge on Castle Street in Edgeley, Stockport, was visited by inspectors who found droppings "immediately upon entry" in July 2024.
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bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews |Angela Ferguson
'I'd be devastated if I lost my season ticket'Sarah Spina-Matthews & Angela FergusonHelen PowellHelen Powell says her pregnancy prevented her from going to some games last seasonA lifelong Manchester City fan said she would be "devastated" to lose her season ticket due to changes being introduced by the football club. From August, season tickets must be used for at least 16 of City's 19 Premier League home games. The ticket holder must attend 10 or more of these fixtures in person.
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bbc.com | Lynette Horsburgh |Sarah Spina-Matthews |Kelly Foran
'Court delays saw my abuser declared unfit for trial'Lynette Horsburgh, Sarah Spina-Matthews & Kelly ForanBBCSimon Byrne says his abuser robbed him of "a huge part" of his lifeA survivor of childhood sexual abuse has described his "devastation" after he had to wait years for his case to get to court only to see his abuser declared too ill to stand trial.
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bbc.com | Jonny Humphries |Sarah Spina-Matthews
Police standards chiefs probe arrest footageJonny Humphries & Sarah Spina-MatthewsPolice in Blackpool restrain Colin AllanA police force has said it is looking into an incident in which a man was grabbed by the throat and forced to the ground by an officer on a night out in Blackpool. Colin Allan, 25, was in town for a wedding when the incident happened at about 02:00 BST on Saturday. The incident happened as police were handcuffing another man believed to have been part of the group.
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bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews |Phil McCann
Grooming gang victim hopes inquiry brings answersSarah Spina-Matthews & Phil McCannBBCSamantha Walker-Roberts said she wants those who failed victims to give evidenceA woman who was raped by grooming gangs at the age of 12 and turned away by police when she tried to report the abuse has said victims may finally get answers in from a national inquiry into child sexual exploitation.
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yahoo.com | Marc Gaier |Sarah Spina-Matthews
Marc Gaier & Sarah Spina-Matthews - BBC News, LiverpoolMon, June 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM UTC1 min readPolice have been interviewing witnesses and reviewing footage of the incident [AFP]One person remains in hospital after a car drove into crowds of people during Liverpool FC's victory parade, police have said. More than 100 people were injured on 26 May when the vehicle hit supporters celebrating on Water Street in Liverpool.
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bbc.com | Marc Gaier |Sarah Spina-Matthews
Three Liverpool crash victims remain in hospital Marc Gaier & Sarah Spina-MatthewsAFPPolice have been interviewing witnesses and reviewing footage of the incident Three people remain in hospital after a car drove into crowds of people during Liverpool FC's victory parade, police have said. More than 100 people were injured on 26 May when the vehicle hit supporters celebrating on Water Street in Liverpool.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews
Four more charged over violent disorder in citySarah Spina-MatthewsPhil Cunliffe/BBCPolice say cars were set on fire during the disturbance around Lower Broughton Road A further four people have been charged following scenes of violent disorder that broke out in Salford. A total of eight people have now been charged in connection of the disturnance, which saw 50 to 60 people gathering in the city's Lower Broughton Road at about 13:30 BST on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews
GMP chief refuses to apologise to LGBTQ+ communitySarah Spina-MatthewsBBCChief Constable Stephen Watson says a general apology could be seen as "preformative"Greater Manchester Police's chief constable has refused to apologise for what human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has described as "anti-LGBTQ+ persecution" in the force's past. As part of the campaign, Mr Tatchell wrote to Greater Manchester Police (GMP) boss Stephen Watson, who declined to issue a general apology.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews
Five charged following immigration crime raidsSarah Spina-MatthewsGreater Manchester PoliceThe group were charged following raids across Greater Manchester and LondonFive men have been charged following a series of raids across Greater Manchester and London as part of a crackdown on organised immigration crime. Four men aged between 19 and 47 from Greater Manchester and a 19-year-old man from London were charged following Tuesday operation.
