12 h. ago Gunmen open fire at football match in Mexico, killing at least 11

Mayor of Salamanca in Guanajuato state says attack is part of ‘crime wave’ as he appeals to president for help Gunmen opened fire at a football match in central Mexico on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, authorities said.César Prieto, the mayor of the town of Salamanca in central Guanajuato state, said in a statement posted to social media platforms that the gunmen arrived at the end of a match. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Taking the temperature in Denton with town at centre of political storm in wake of Andy Burnham decision

The Manchester Evening News spoke to residents in Denton

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33 h. ago Man, 44, left seriously injured after early morning disturbance in Scots town

A MAN has been left seriously injured after a violent street bust-up erupted in a Scots town centre in the early hours of this morning. Cops scrambled to Cathcart Square in Greenock, after chaos broke out between a group of people at around 2.10am on Sunday. The late-night disturbance turned nasty, with a 44-year-old man suffering...

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33 h. ago Woman in her 40s dies outside town centre bar as teenager arrested over ‘murder’

A WOMAN has tragically died after an alleged altercation outside a bar in a busy town centre - as a teenager is arrested on suspicion of murder. Cops have launched an investigation after the alleged assault in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, last night. Officers were scrambled to Russell Street after the incident was flagged...

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35 h. ago Major disturbance in Greenock leaves man in hospital as cops lock down street

A probe has been launched into the incident which took place in Greenock town centre around 2am this morning.

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42 h. ago In Somerset, I found glorious proof that the UK can build great council houses. So what is holding us back? | John Harris

It was life-affirming to meet the residents of Rainbow Way in Minehead. But so much still stands in the way of Labour’s vision for social housing I met Carole Guscott, a retired former carer, on a clear winter’s morning in the Somerset town of Minehead. She was walking her whippet, Gracie, on the way back to her new flat, past the local Premier Inn and on to a cul de sac called Rainbow Way. “I knew as soon as I saw it,” she told me. “I just thought: ‘I can make this place my home.’”Up until recently, she was living in a private rented place near the centre of town and paying £780 a month in rent. For four years she had known that Rainbow Way was being built. She also knew that its houses and flats were an example of something that is vanishingly rare in post-Thatcher Britain: new council housing, which meant security for the people chosen to be the tenants but also intense competition for places. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Leviticus review – queer desire is a deadly curse in haunting horror

Sundance film festival: Conversion therapy has gory results in a smart and surprisingly romantic debut feature from Australian writer-director Adrian ChiarellaSomething rather nasty is unfolding in Sundance horror Leviticus. If you asked the god-fearing residents of the isolated Australian town at its centre, they would say it’s the curse of homosexuality, quietly infecting the youth. If you asked the gay teens themselves, they would say it’s something far more horrifying.In writer-director Adrian Chiarella’s indelible debut feature, queer desire is not only a danger to one’s safety from the bigots that you live, work and pray with, but it’s also a supernatural affliction. We first see teens Naim (Joe Bird) and Ryan (Stacy Clausen) as they engage in a clandestine hang, that familiar dance of a play-fight leading into a kiss. For Naim, it’s a new world opening up, a reason to believe there might be something to be happy about in an otherwise dull new town with his warm yet clueless s...

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3 d. ago ‘A vibrant town centre was promised but not fully delivered’: When are shops and businesses moving into Farnworth Green?

The developers behind the development say ‘we would rather sit patiently and get the right occupiers in’

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3 d. ago Specsavers Bathgate opens in new town centre location following more than £550,000 investment

Specsavers Bathgate has moved further down George Street into a larger unit, which features four testing rooms, state-of-the-art equipment, a dedicated contact lens area and increased capacity as part of the six-figure investment.

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3 d. ago Police issue update after man attacked twice in Greater Manchester town centre

He has been in hospital for treatment while two arrests were made

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4 d. ago Hold your horses! Moment mounted police officer detains wanted man after high speed chase through town centre

This is the moment a mounted police officer chased down a wanted man through Blackburn town centre before finally detaining him.

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6 d. ago Watch: Police officer chases wanted man on horseback through town centre

'Ever wondered if we’ll pursue you on horseback? Well, the answer is YES....'

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6 d. ago Historic theatre in Greater Manchester town set for makeover

The revamp falls within an area of the town centre destined for regeneration

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6 d. ago Police issue major arrest update after shooting in Greater Manchester town centre

Officers arrested a teenager on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder

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6 d. ago Controversial Ayr town centre proposal pulled as councillors demand removal of cycle lanes

Accessible Ayr proposals had retained cycle lanes despite significant public opposition, but councillors have told officials to remove them.

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7 d. ago Teenager arrested for 'conspiracy to murder' after shooting in Greater Manchester town centre

Police have issued a major update on the shooting

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9 d. ago Major police update after man shot in the street in Greater Manchester town centre

Armed police raced to the scene after a gunman opened fire

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9 d. ago Everything we know after shooting in Greater Manchester town centre

A person has been seriously injured in the incident

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9 d. ago LIVE updates as blood seen on pavement following early hours attack in Greater Manchester town centre

An arrest has been made, police said

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9 d. ago Blood seen on pavement following early hours attack in Greater Manchester town centre

An arrest has been made, police said

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