In an unexpected development, two men seen in CCTV footage attacking police officers at Manchester airport in July have been charged by the CPS and the police officers involved have all been cleared. Only took five months.
Reform UK is planning to launch a private prosecution of the men who fought police at Manchester airport earlier this year, saying the officers have been thrown "under the bus" while the men have gone unpunished.
A criminal investigation has been launched into who passed the CCTV footage of the Manchester Airport attack on police to the Manchester Evening News while the attackers themselves remain uncharged.
A shock poll put Reform U.K. just four points behind the Tories today on 15%, with the Conservatives down to 19%. It coincides with the Conservative candidate for Manchester Mayor defecting to Reform.
During all the furious arguments about the cancellation of HS2, why has nobody mentioned the utter stupidity of having high-speed trains in a tiny country like England, asks David Craig.
Residents fed up with low traffic neighbourhoods have launched an extraordinary rebellion against the controversial schemes – by setting them alight and taking on the green zealots who police them.
Ending mask-wearing rules and allowing people to make up their own minds would be a "recipe for confrontation", says Labour's Kate Green. She believes that masks and social distancing should continue beyond July 19th.
An NHS leader says that the number of positive tests alone does not tell the full story: "It is a much younger population that is coming in ." They are less vulnerable and easier to treat.
People living in Greater Manchester and Lancashire are now advised to "minimise travel" due to the Indian variant, though Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has told locals not to cancel trips because of the new guidelines.
Children as young as 16 years-old are set to be offered Covid vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna as Manchester launches a "preventive vaccine plan" due to fears about the Indian variant.
