Manchester Synagogue identified as a ‘bomb plot target’ court hears IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 3
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’ court hears Salam Ahmadyan, 36 and Rahman Salehi, 34 were both charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist act The Independent UK · Oct 3
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’ Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were arrested in Manchester on September 20. Evening Standard · Oct 3
Home Secretary warns UK is facing ‘serious threats’ from Iran after bomb plot charges Two Iranians were arrested in Manchester last month and charged with an alleged bomb plot against the Jewish community The Independent UK · Oct 3
Two Iranians in UK charged over terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community In a grave development, two Iranian nationals, Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan, face charges in the UK over an alleged terror conspiracy targeting Manchester's Jewish community during Yom Kippur. They stand accused of carrying out reconnaissance and attempting to procure materials for an improvised explosive device. Prompt intervention by authorities… The Times of India · Oct 3
The football horse that Andy Burnham rode in on is now bucking his vibe PM’s contortions over the Manchester City verdicts have landed him with an early test of what he wants to stand for. Realpolitik, or real values? The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
Manchester City’s guilty verdict brings football’s great sell-off crashing to earth On the day Andy Burnham spoke of the wrong turn Britain took under Thatcher, football was facing a day of reckoning over its own story of corporate acquisition The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
Two men to appear in court charged with suspected terror plot Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were both charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Two men charged with suspected terror plot targeting Jewish community Salam Ahmadyan 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi 34, of Salford, were both charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Two men charged with suspected terror plot against Jewish community in Manchester Salam Ahmadyan, 36 and Rahman Salehi, 34 were both charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist act The Independent UK · Oct 2
Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community Man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with men arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, police say The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
Tell us about all your meetings with Manchester City’s owners, Andy Burnham urged The prime minister was roundly criticised this week after he said he would be ‘really concerned’ if City’s Abu Dhabi owners sold the club in the wake of City being found to have breached the Premier League’s financial rules The Independent UK · Oct 2
Michael Winterbottom on 24 Hour Party People: ‘Steve Coogan was perfect as Tony Wilson’ The film that captured the chaotic, brilliant music scene in Manchester between the mid-Seventies to the early Nineties is celebrating its 24th anniversary with a re-release to cinemas The Independent UK · Oct 2
Andy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester City The prime minister is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to publish details of all his meetings with Manchester City’s owners The Guardian - UK · Oct 2
The Independent UK · Oct 2 N-Dubz have just announced a UK arena tour. Here’s how to get tickets Trio N-Dubz have announced a UK arena tour titled The Legacy Tour for February and March 2027. The tour will launch in Glasgow on 25 February and visit Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, London, Cardiff and Manchester before concluding in Birmingham on 10 March. The group, comprising Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer, formed…
The Independent UK · Oct 2 Man City case impacts 'integrity' of the game, the Football Association says The Football Association has expressed concern that the ruling against Manchester City for large-scale financial wrongdoing affects the “integrity” of soccer and says it is assessing the verdict
France 24 · Oct 2 Manchester City appeal judgement that club breached Premier League financial rules Manchester City on Friday appealed an independent commission's findings that the club had seriously breached the Premier League's financial rules for more than a decade. The commission found the 10-time English champions had arranged phoney commercial deals with a number of its sponsors as part of a "disguised funding scheme".
The Independent UK · Oct 2 Manchester synagogue hero describes moment he was stabbed by knife-wielding terrorist IN FULL
The Economic Times · Oct 2 Manchester City set to appeal Premier League findings over £900m financial breaches Manchester City is set to file an appeal against the findings of financial misconduct by a deadline. The club denies the allegations and claims to possess evidence that exonerates them. They will argue that sponsorship deals were partly funded by the Abu Dhabi government. Meanwhile, there may be further legal…
The Independent UK · Oct 2 Security guard who held off knife-wielding Manchester synagogue attacker feared he was ‘going to die’ Andrew Franks had been called to guard the synagogue at the last minute on Yom Kippur – the holiest day of the year for Jews
Euronews · Oct 1 Manchester City not 'above the rules', says Downing Street After PM Andy Burnham's - a former mayor of Greater Manchester - admission of his fears that the club's owners might leave because of the investigation into 'creative book-keeping', his spokesperson has issued a clarification.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 How success of Manchester City helped put Andy Burnham in power PM has praised Abu Dhabi group as ‘huge partner’ in reshaping Manchester, but critics say this ignores public cost of city’s transformation
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 Andy Burnham’s Manchester City comments stir fresh tensions with Premier League Andy Burnham’s intervention in the Manchester City debate has revived tensions between the Premier League and the prime minister
The Independent UK · Oct 1 Man City appeal lawyers to claim sponsor money paid by Abu Dhabi government Manchester City are expected to lodge their appeal after being found guilty of all financial charges
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1 Manchester City fans are right to feel angry – now they need to direct it at the owners Success under the Abu Dhabi regime made supporters feel proud, but they can only really get those feelings back under new custodians