Violent thug stubbed out a cigarette on woman's face outside nightclub

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been sacked after he hit a man over the head with his baton during a 'disturbance' on Deansgate Locks.Police constable Philip Ellis was found to have used 'excessive force' and breached standards of professional behaviour, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.The incident in October 2016 left a 23-year-old man needing hospital treatment for his injuries.The IOPC launched an investigation that concluded in March 2017 and evidence was handed

lockdown measures will remain in the borough, which has the second highest rate of new coronavirus cases in the country.

Staff and management at Mahiki were accused of having 'complete disregard' for the rules, as well as the health and safety of its customers, since reopening in July.On several occasions patrons were found drinking while standing up, ordering drinks from the bar and dancing to loud music which could be heard from outside the premises on Central Street.And despite being served with a prohibition notice banning Mahiki from operating as a nightclub, the authorities found that this was being breached

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Monday, 31 August.Defender Yan Couto has arrived in England for pre-season training five months after completing his move to City.Couto, who joined City in a £5.3million deal back in March before spending the remainder of last season on loan at Coritiba, marked his arrival at the club’s academy on Instagram."Thank my God for another dream come true, playing in Europe has always been my goal,” he wrote."Today I am a

wearing face masks in schools in parts of Greater Manchester under tighter lockdown restrictions But the mayor has expressed concerns about the number of Covid-19 home testing kits that will be made available for pupils, saying it is ‘nowhere near’ what is needed.The government announced on Tuesday that it had reviewed its opposition to the introduction of masks in schools after receiving new public health advice.Under the new guidance, secondary school pupils in areas that are still having to

In a U-turn on Tuesday, the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson said the government had changed its stance on the wearing of face masks in school settings.

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They have been asking for donations for local schools, a dogs home charity, and people made unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Five crimes relate to an ongoing investigation with a named suspect.

ticket site Skiddle : "For everyone's safety and to ensure we remain Covid secure, you must follow our house rules. "You MUST stay seated throughout the event, we know it's hard, but just practice your best sit down dance moves."If we have to ask you multiple times we will have to ask you to leave.

Chorlton church for six years, added.

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went on trial earlier this year. The brave mum said she went into “self-preservation” mode while sitting just metres from Hashem Abedi in the Old Bailey.

Manchester Evening News today as the nation observes the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.Robert Gerrard Curry trekked across Sumatra, part of Indonesia, with a group of Army soldiers to the west coast, where he was pickedup by an Australian ship and taken to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.He was 32 at the time in early 1942, three years before Japan surrendered, ending the war.Mr Curry survived his ordeal and returned to work at the Admiralty to help with preparations for the D-Day landings of 1944.He ended

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Manchester bar Mahiki has had its licence suspended after being found to be operating as a nightclub, against Government orders.The Polynesian-themed tiki bar on Central Street reopened on July 11 after closing in March when the national lockdown was imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.Police and council licensing officers visited on the opening evening and initially found it to be 'operating in the style of a bar, with low level music, patrons all seated and social distancing being