Violent criminal who tried to kill two adults and two children convicted of attempted murder

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hereAnother neighbour said: "I think he was dead for at least a week. He was a drinker but he was no problem.

from Tameside, was with 17 other men as part of the stag party who were booked onto an early flight from Manchester to Palma in Majorca on Friday June 7 last year.However another member of the party was found to have two cling film wrapped packages in his hand luggage.That man said they didn't belong to him and that Birch had put them there the court was told.Birch was escorted from the plane and accepted responsibility to police saying he had them in his pocket before placing them in the other

Statistics show that of those who find themselves in the crown court, just over a quarter are women.But despite appearing less regularly than men in the courts, women have been responsible for some of the most horrific attacks our courts have seen recently.Some crimes were committed in a domestic setting, others were more spontaneous - but all involved knives and gratuitous violence.Here are some of the most disturbing cases, involving violent women defendants, that our reporters have covered

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straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has defended Kyle Walker after Roy Keane labelled the Manchester City defender an idiot.Walker has been in excellent form for City so far this season but gave away a soft penalty for a foul on Sadio Mane in last weekend's draw with Liverpool. It led to a rant from Sky Sports pundit Keane, who branded Walker an 'idiot' and a 'car crash'.

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hereMr Soyoye, known as John, died on November 5.Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they were called to Birchenall Street, and established that a boy, later identified as Mr Soyoye, had been stabbed.Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.Judge Alan Conrad QC remanded Mr Tchipenda in custody.The judge told him: "I have fixed your trial for July 5."But before that there will be a further hearing, at which you will attend for your plea to be taken, on

straight to your inboxEngland manager Gareth Southgate has hit out at the 'personal criticism' Roy Keane handed to Manchester City defender Kyle Walker during Sunday's draw with Liverpool.Despite fearing that his England career may be over after being shown a red card in the draw with Iceland in September, Walker has remained a key part of the international side and is enjoying a fine run of form as of late.The right-back started the Three Lions' last two Nations League matches and was also

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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they were called to Birchenall Street, and established that a boy, later identified as Mr Soyoye, had been stabbed.Despite the best efforts of emergency services, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter - subscribe here. And

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straight to your inboxRoy Keane has labelled Kyle Walker an "idiot" and a "car crash" for his challenge on Sadio Mane that saw Liverpool take the lead against Manchester City. The Reds took an early lead at the Etihad Stadium when Walker was penalised for fouling Mane inside the penalty area after the Liverpool forward has burst inside him.

The government has U-turned over providing free meals to disadvantaged children during the Christmas holidays.It comes after Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford called for an end to child hunger in the UK.His petition to extend free meals into the school holidays gathered more than one million signatures.But Tory MPs voted down a Labour bid to extend support to struggling parents through the October half-term.The government has now U-turned and promised to lay on £170 million of extra