An Oliver Cromwell statue in Wythenshawe has been vandalised with the words 'cockroach' and 'f*** racist'

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Wythenshawe has been rated inadequate by Ofsted due to poor GCSE results and student absence. Inspectors said pupils at Manchester Health Academy have "not achieved well for far too long," after they visited the school in March this year.

Robert Johnson, the founder of BET and an avid critic of activists on the left of the political spectrum, thinks the removal of confederate statues is not an important issue for Black people. The death of a Black man named George Floyd in Minnesota last month has sparked a lot of unrest around the country and launched conversations about police brutality and racism.

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Wythenshawe Hospital during a shift on a coronavirus ward. Lucy Sumara works as a physiotherapist at the south Manchester hospital and has been redeployed to a COVID-19 ward during the pandemic.

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Wythenshawe road sign as a tribute to Marcus Rashford have spoken about why they chose to honour him.

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A woman has been jailed after carrying out a number of ‘despicable’ distraction thefts against elderly and vulnerable people.Tracey MacDonald, 41, was caught after being ‘named and shamed’ on social media.She repeatedly approached older women in Wythenshawe, distracted them, before stealing cash.MacDonald, of no fixed address, stole a total of around £1,300 from the five women, Manchester Crown Court heard.She pleaded guilty to five counts of theft from a person at an earlier hearing, but the

Manchester Council have announced they will review every statue in the city in response to the Black Lives Matter protests. Thousands of people joined demonstrations all over the country this weekend, including in Manchester, London and Bristol.

Massive Attack have welcomed the removal of a statue of Edward Colston by anti-racism protesters in Bristol, saying that it “should never have been a public monument”.Demonstrators who were marching in Bristol on Sunday (June 7) as part of the ongoing protests worldwide following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis made global headlines after a group of protesters pulled down the statue of Colston, a 17th century slave trader, and threw it into the harbour.Massive Attack, who hail from

Manori Ravindran International EditorPrime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken out on the U.K.’s demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in police custody, warning that protesters who attack public property or the police will face “the full force of the law.”Johnson’s speech on Monday came a day after anti-racism protesters in Bristol tore down a controversial bronze statue of 17th-Century slave trader Edward Colston, rolled it through the streets and tossed it into the River Avon — an

hereThe men fled the supermarket towards the nearby tram stop.No one has been arrested.A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 6pm on Saturday, June 6, 2020 police were called to a report of a robbery at a store at Wythenshawe Civic Centre."Three masked men entered the store and threatened an employee."A key was taken by one of the offenders before all three men fled the scene towards the nearby Metrolink station."Anyone with further information can contact GMP on 101 or

Manchester Magistrates Court this morning (Monday).Both confirmed their names and date of birth before a District Judge.Mr Matthews, of Lawton Moor Road, Wythenshawe, is charged with murder; and possession of an offensive weapon.Mr Stott, of Hampshire Road, Partington, Trafford is charged with murder.No pleas were entered.Police were called to Wythenshawe Road following reports a man was assaulted.Mr Allan was taken to hospital, where he died the next day.The case was adjourned ahead of a