Beautician allegedly murdered by ex-cage fighter was stabbed to the heart, jury told

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has confirmed it will ‘progress’ investigations into child sexual exploitation in Oldham ahead of the publication of an independent review.In November last year Oldham council and the Oldham Safeguarding Partnership commissioned a review from the Mayor of Greater Manchester into allegations circulating online about abuse in the borough.These chiefly concern ‘shisha bars, taxi companies and children’s homes’, according to the terms of reference for

direct to your inboxParis Saint-Germain's Champions League clash against Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended in the first half following an alleged racist incident.PSG, who are competing with Manchester United and RB Leipzig for a spot in the knockout phase of the competition, walked off the field in solidarity with their Turkish opponents following a confrontation on the touchline.It is alleged that the fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu, made a racist remark towards Basaksehir's assistant

Bolton.Christopher Hardman, 46, died weeks after suffering serious injuries in an assault outside a fish and chip shop in Winchester Way, Breightmet, on July 13.Christopher Walton, of Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, appeared at Manchester Crown Court today (Monday, December 7).The 23-year-old pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder.He also denied further charges of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.In August, Bolton Crown Court heard that the robbery charge related to a carjacking, which

Bury.Cole Kershaw, 18, died in hospital after being shot in the chest in Chesham Road on August 12.Raheem Hall, 19, of Hardfield Street, Heywood, appeared at Manchester Crown Court today where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.He has also denied a second count of assisting an offender.The second charge relates to the alleged disposal of a BMW 5 Series and the transportation of two fellow defendants, Kamran Mohammed and Mohammed Izaarh Khan,

direct to your inboxA university graduate was beaten to death in a ‘revenge attack’ by two men after he pushed a boy off a bike, a jury has heard.David Allan, 23, died on June 5 this year on Wythenshawe Road in the Northern Moor area of Manchester.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, aged 33, are both charged with one offence of murder.Matthews, of Wythenshawe, has already pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies murder.

Court."We understand," the judge told jurors on the second day of the trial."We are human beings, even judges and lawyers.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City need to take their Champions League dead rubber seriously if they want to consider themselves a big team. The Blues confirmed top spot in the group with a drab 0-0 draw at Porto, ensuring an easier draw on paper in the last-16 of the knockout competition next year.

direct to your inboxThree arrests have been made in dawn raids carried out to crackdown on the supply of class A drugs.Officers raided properties in Moss Side, Longsight and Manchester city centre this morning (Tuesday). They were searched as part of GMP 's Operation Bathurst, an investigation into the supply of class A drugs in the Moss Side and Longsight areas.

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hereAfter two weeks of evidence at the Manchester Crown Court trial, the judge began summing up the case.Mrs Justice Yip told jurors the partial defence of loss of control would apply if there were 'extremely grave' issues that would lead Wadsworth to feel a 'justifiable sense of being seriously wronged'.Wadsworth says he felt 'humiliated and betrayed' after claiming Ms Belshaw made revelations to him on the day of her death, on May 20.The defence claims Ms Belshaw admitted she had previously

After being a part of The Chase since 2010, Anne Hegerty has been left unhappy after having her pay reduced thanks to new chaser Darragh "The Menace" Ennis joining the quiz show.The television personality, who looked stunning in a pink dress at the Pride of Manchester Awards in 2019, revealed the chasers are paid according to performance and having a new chaser means they all get paid less.

tributes flooded in for the teenager on social media.His auntie Jade Ratcliffe and uncle Anthony Brotherton told the Manchester Evening News: "We absolutely adored him."He was a beautiful young boy. This has left a massive hole in our family.

A man has been charged in connection with an alleged assault in Gorton.Officers were called to a report of a disturbance on Hyde Road at around 4.25pm on Tuesday (November 24). Two people were taken to hospital, one with life-changing injuries, police said.Inocencio Moto, 30, of St Phillips Road, Gorton has been charged with section 18; and section 47 assault.He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court this today (Thursday).

Andrew Wadsworth, 37, accepts killing 32-year-old Melissa Belshaw, but denies murder.After giving evidence yesterday, today he was cross examined by the prosecution at Manchester Crown Court.The jury had already been told by Wadsworth that Ms Belshaw had confirmed a number of allegations about her sex life, including the claim that she was working as an escort, an allegation she had sex with a family member and that she had bought drugs from - and slept with - her next door neighbour 'with a

temporary Nightingale court at Salford's Lowry Theatre on Tuesday (November 24). Today (Wednesday), giving evidence at court, consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Inti Qurashi said Bennett-Eko's mind was “disturbed” at the time of the killing. The court heard how all three psychiatrists who assessed him agreed on that factor. However, Dr Qurashi, who teaches at the University of Manchester, did not believe his psychosis was “so severe it prevented him from not knowing what he was doing”.Dr

Andrew Wadsworth, 37, accepts killing 32-year-old Melissa Belshaw but denies murdering her.Jurors were told that he had been released from prison two months before the incident at Ms Belshaw's home on Upholland Road in Wigan.In November 2011 he was sent to jail after being convicted of two counts of robbery, two counts of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, aggravated burglary and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.On day five of the trial at Manchester Crown Court,