4 h. ago Violence breaks out on city streets as cars smashed up amid 'protest'

Police blocked the road with a riot van as the scenes unfolded last night

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4 h. ago Riot van called as violence erupts and cars smashed on Manchester's Curry Mile

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5 h. ago Violence erupts on Manchester street as cars smashed during protest

Violent scenes unfolded on Wilmslow Road, known locally at the Curry Mile, last night - with multiple police officers swarming the area and sealing the road off following a protest

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6 h. ago Violence erupts as cars smashed up amid 'protest' on Wilmslow Road

Police blocked the road, known locally at the Curry Mile, with a riot van as the scenes unfolded last night

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12 h. ago ‘I could not stay silent’: Palestinian prisoner tells of sexual abuse in Israeli jail

Sami al-Saei has defied social stigma to speak out about what a report calls a ‘grave pattern’ of sexual violenceWarning: contains graphic descriptions of tortureSami al-Saei said he heard the Israeli prison guards who raped him laughing through the assault, before they left him lying blindfolded, handcuffed and in agony on the floor to take a cigarette break.At least one of the group knew a crime was being committed and intervened, not to stop the torture but to prevent its documentation. Al-Saei said he heard the man warning others “don’t take a photo, don’t take a photo” as they attacked. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Christian bishop warns clergy to be sure ‘their wills written’ in wake of Renee Good’s death

Hirschfeld did not call for violence, but instead said people of Christian faith should not fear death

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3 d. ago Cheapest supermarket smashed it at Christmas, but there are seven reasons money

I did a big shop at the supermarket celebrating a festive sales surge

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3 d. ago Police called to smash on same road where four killed in horror crash just six days ago

Emergency services were called to Wigan Road in Bolton today to a collision involving at least two cars this afternoon

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6 d. ago Dramatic moment police smash through door of 'drugs hub' before three people arrested

Officers burst into the home in a dawn raid

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8 d. ago Police vehicle smashes into railings as other car left crushed in crash during 'pursuit' in Manchester

Oldham Road was closed off for a number of hours following the crash

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8 d. ago Manchester road closed after crash involving police car as it smashes into railings

A road was closed in Manchester following a serious crash involving a police car. Emergency services attended Oldham Road near Miles Platting with a police car having smashed into railings

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9 d. ago ‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations“Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,” says Monaira*. She was forced to flee her home in Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched so-called clearance operations across Rohingya villages.During the violence, her brother was taken by military soldiers, shot dead, and his home set on fire. “Children were thrown into the fire in front of my eyes,” says Monaira, who was raped by military personnel. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Four killed in horror crash as road closed for investigation

Five others are being treated in hospital following the fatal smashin Greater Manchester in the early hours of Sunday

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1 week ago Homes evacuated as car overturns and smashes into Gorton beauty salon

The driver of the vehicle left the scene

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1 week ago LIVE updates as car 'smashes into shop' and emergency services rush to scene

Debris can be seen strewn across the road in Gorton

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1 week ago Teachers strike at two Greater Manchester primary schools over ‘culture of violence’

NASUWT members at Ravensfield and Lily Lane schools say nine-day stoppage follows ‘almost daily’ attacks by pupilsTeachers at two primary schools in Greater Manchester say they have been driven to strike because of “almost daily” attacks by pupils, leaving parents bewildered by the industrial action.Members of the NASUWT teaching union at Ravensfield and Lily Lane primary schools are taking nine days of strike action, from this week until 22 January, because of what the union called “a culture of violence” involving an increasing number of assaults by pupils against staff and other children. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Riot van spotted at Plymouth schools as armed cops swarm after 'knife' reports

Police, including armed officers, were called to the Butt Park Road area of Honicknowle, Plymouth, following reports a young person may have been in possession of a knife this morning

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1 week ago ‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran

People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strikeDemonstrations over economic conditions broke out in Kurdish regions of Iran on Wednesday despite authorities using violence to try to disperse protests before an announced general strike, according to witnesses and rights groups.Protesters took to the streets across Kurdish cities in western Iran, with shopkeepers shutting down stores and demonstrators chanting against government corruption. People said they were met with force as authorities fired teargas, pellet guns and what demonstrators said were live bullets at crowds. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chaos as gunfire erupts near Venezuela's presidential palace in Caracas

Videos circulating on social media captured the sound of sustained gunfire echoing across Caracas, Venezuela, following the removal of President Nicolás Maduro from power

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2 w. ago Pope shares 'deep concern' for Venezuela after warning Donald Trump against invasion

The Pope previously urged Trump to use 'dialogue, or perhaps pressure' to combat what the US President called Maduro's 'narco-regime', rather than resorting to violence.

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