The Latest Breaking News from Mark Short

Radford parents' push to oust chair continues despite board changes

Parents say they have lost confidence in the board chair.

The Canberra Times · Jun 24

Couple forced to close £85 per night holiday home due to ‘barmy’ council decision

Couple had spent £16,000 on converting a carpenter’s shed in their back garden into a luxury garden lodge

The Independent UK · May 4, 2025

Inside the unit hunting Manchester’s most dangerous fugitives – and the shocking crime that started it all

In 2012, Manchester’s most wanted fugitive laid a trap and murdered two police officers after weeks evading capture. Crime Correspondent Amy-Clare Martin visited the specialist unit which now works to capture the city’s most dangerous suspects by tracking their every move

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025

Americans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll finds that only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

'MI5 trained me to bring down Moss Side's gangsters'

Soldier-turned undercover cop Shay Doyle risked his life to get close to the Manchester's most dangerous gangsters

Manchester Evening News · Apr 2, 2023

New Anglican school in Wright to open in 2026

A new Anglican school will host up to 1800 students from early childhood through to year 12.

The Canberra Times · Feb 20, 2023

Nephew of cop killer Dale Cregan who called himself 'bad man' jailed over drug dealing and theft of £5,000 Rolex

"The defendant is a young man born into circumstances not of his own but there are many in similar circumstances that have still gone on to live law-abiding lives."

Manchester Evening News · Jan 23, 2023

Nephew of cop killer Dale Cregan JAILED after being unmasked as drug pusher 'Bad Man'

Oscar Cregan, the 20-year-old nephew of Dale Cregan who went on a murderous rampage in 2012, admitted criminal damage, theft and intent to supply drugs and was jailed for three years

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Operator of new private school in Wright yet to be revealed

The ACT government will not yet reveal who has won the tender for a new private school.

The Canberra Times · Jan 13, 2023

The most notorious prisoners ever to serve time at Strangeways revealed as prison's future in question

Late last year it was revealed that Manchester city council had approached the government about the prospect of Strangeways prison being closed and relocated out of Manchester

Manchester Evening News · Jan 7, 2023