2 h. ago Police slap Greater Manchester town centre with fifth 48 hour dispersal order in three weeks

Police have been regularly using the tactic as they try to crack down of a spate of anti-social behaviour

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3 h. ago Cops release new image of man who vanished near Stirling over a month ago

Yuxin Cao, 22, was last spotted between 7pm and 9pm on Tuesday, September 2, in the top car park at Dumyat Hill.

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4 h. ago Family praise ‘hero’ who was shot while stopping terrorist entering synagogue

Adrian Daulby is believed to have been shot dead by police during the incident in Manchester.

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4 h. ago In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but amid rising antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start nowIt was the Jewish New Year last week, when the traditional greeting is shana tova: a good year. This time around, you’d often hear it in adapted form, as Jews wished each other something more modest: “A better year.” As if, given the times we live in, “good” would be too much to ask for; as if we ought to scale down expectations. It turns out we didn’t scale them down enough.I was in synagogue when word spread of the murderous attack at Heaton Park in north Manchester that left two people dead, along with the killer. Yom Kippur is rightly described as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, but it is also a moment of vulnerability. Those who follow tradition, and that includes plenty who wouldn’t describe themselves as believers in God, do not eat or drink for 25 hours; many switch off their phones, and don’t watch TV or listen to the radio; they engag...

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10 h. ago Police shot dead Manchester terror attack victim and left another seriously injured, admit officers

One of the victims killed in a terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester yesterday was shot by police, GMP has confirmed.

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22 h. ago Manchester attack: two killed and three injured after terrorist drives into grounds of synagogue and stabs worshippers

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injuredPolice have shot dead a terrorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Using a car to ram into the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, the man then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers shot at him twice, fearing he also had an explosive device tied to his chest. It was later found to be a fake. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police after two people killed and three injured – latest updates

Greater Manchester police name Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, and say three people are in custody on charges of preparing acts of terrorismFull story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “s...

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24 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police after being shot dead

The 35-year-old was killed by police after the attack on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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24 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police – latest updates

Greater Manchester police says Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, is man who carried out attack in which two people were killedFull story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”...

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25 h. ago Two dead in Manchester terror attack after killer ‘in suicide belt’ attacks synagogue on Yom Kippur

Sir Keir Starmer condemned the ‘vile’ terrorist attack which targeted ‘Jews because they are Jews’

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26 h. ago Seven minutes of horror: How the Yom Kippur terror attack unfolded

Two people were killed and suspect shot dead in a terror attack on a synagogue in north Manchester on the Jewish community's holiest day

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26 h. ago Police give major update on device worn by Manchester attack suspect shot dead

WARNING ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPIC IMAGE: The suspect appeared to have been armed with a bomb, which prevented police from confirming that he had been killed for some time

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27 h. ago Manchester terror attack suspect pictured dead with blade and 'bomb' next to him

Warning: distressing images. The horror incident, which has been declared an act of terror, took place at the synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on Thursday morning.

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27 h. ago Rob Rinder urges public to stand together after vile Manchester synagogue attack

TV judge and presenter Rob Rinder has voiced his concerns and urged everyone to stand with the Jewish community following the attack on a Manchester synagogue that left two dead

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28 h. ago Synagogue attacker who killed two was a ‘terrorist targeting Jews because they are Jews’, says Starmer – latest updates

Britain must defeat rising antisemitism, says PM, following attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur Full story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham has told BBC Radio Mancheste...

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28 h. ago Teenager killed in town city centre after 'innocuously' walking past man's girlfriend

Ahmad Al Ibrahim had only recently moved from Wales to Huddersfield when he was killed in broad daylight

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29 h. ago Myanmar's military says it has recaptured a key central town from ethnic rebels

Myanmar’s military claims it has taken back control of a major district capital in northern Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group

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29 h. ago Manchester attack suspect pictured dead with blade and 'bomb' next to him

WARNING THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES: Two people were killed and four others injured following a terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar

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29 h. ago Two killed and terrorist shot dead in car and stabbing attack 'horror' at Manchester synagogue

Police say the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident

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29 h. ago Manchester synagogue terror attack: two killed and suspect shot dead

Police say they believe they know identity of man behind car and knife attack that left four people seriously injuredManchester synagogue stabbing – latest updatesTwo members of the Jewish community have died and four are in a serious condition after a terrorist attack outside a synagogue by a man who was shot dead by officers, Greater Manchester police (GMP) have said.Police shot the suspect, who appeared to be wearing an “explosive device”, after one person was stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Continue reading...

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