Lisandro Martinez was pleased with how Manchester United defended against Tottenham on Wednesday night.
06.10.2022 - 08:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The grieving family of a man shot dead by police in Australia say they want answers and support after claiming the officers involved used excessive force.
Police in Queensland said Luke Gilbert, 24, approached officers and allegedly lunged at them with a pen knife before he was shot on a street in the early hours. It's understood five shots were fired by two officers in total.
Luke and his younger brother, Zac, together with their parents, Nicola and Darren Gilbert, moved to Perth in Western Australia from Abbey Hey in Gorton, Manchester, when he was five. He went to Abbey Hey Primary School before they emigrated. Family back home in Manchester have spoken of their anguish and shock - and claimed Australian police weren't doing enough to help them.
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Zac, Luke's brother, meanwhile said police 'didn't try the taser, the baton or the pepper spray first, they went straight for the guns carelessly'. Luke's aunt Gina O'Mara, from Boarshaw, Middleton, said the family were desperate for answers.
Luke lived in Perth but had been travelling for five months, camping most weekends, and was on a night out with his girlfriend in the town of Airlie Beach, Queensland, when the incident happened in the early hours of last Saturday morning. According to a police union official in Queensland, Luke - who had been living in Townsville in Queensland, where he was working as a cabinet maker - pulled a knife out from his hoodie and threatened the officers, who then fired their guns.
The family said they were baffled by what has happened. Gina, 49, said: "As a family we are desperate for any answers. That is not the person Luke was.
"He was a lovely
Lisandro Martinez was pleased with how Manchester United defended against Tottenham on Wednesday night.
A pub less than an hours drive away from Greater Manchester has been named among the best for a Sunday lunch in the UK. The Cholmondeley Arms in Malpas, Cheshire, is known locally as 'The Chum' and has been highlighted in The Guardian's list of the UK's top 30 Sunday lunch venues.
Pep Guardiola was involved in a series of angry exchanges on the touchline on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City slipped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool.
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Stop and search powers have been beefed up in parts of Greater Manchester for a fourth day following two knifepoint robberies. From 3pm today (October 15) until midnight, Greater Manchester Police is using Section 60 powers in parts of Trafford.
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A 22-year-old gay man was reportedly shot dead by the Taliban in Afghanistan in August. The young man who was killed was identified as Kabul resident Hamed Sabouri.Trigger Warning: This story discusses brutal murder of a gay man, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.A local activist told Pink News that Taliban kidnapped Sabouri and a few days later sent a video of his murder to his family. Bahar, a member of Behesht Collective, an Afghanistan-based LGBTQI organisation, described Sabouri as a ‘shy ” young man who aspired to be a doctor. Afghan gay author Nemat Sadat, who set up a crowdfunding campaign last month to help evacuate LGBTQI Afghans, said that since the Taliban took over in August 2021 “the security of the LGBTQ+ community in Afghanistan has deteriorated dramatically”. According to Sedat, “Neighbours are reporting LGBTQ+ Afghans to the Taliban to gain social credit under their new regime.
The heartbroken family of a Sikh leader who was left for dead after being attacked in the Northern Quarter said that the assault has 'left an ever bleeding wound' on their hearts. Avtar Singh, 62, suffered life-changing brain injuries after being knocked out by stranger Claudio Campos, in Tib Street, on June 23.
A family man who was leading a double life as a drug ‘broker’ months after being released from prison had his secret uncovered when police cracked encrypted messages. Joseph McCormick, 41, acting under the username ‘Butternoon’ organised the buying and selling of 16 kilos of class A drugs.
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Black and Asian people are still more likely to be stopped and searched by police in Greater Manchester as the force's use of these powers increases. The use of stop and search increased by around 20 pc in the last year, with the figures more than doubling in the latest period compared to the previous year.
Manchester City players must ignore any outside noise and focus on their individual roles in Sunday's derby with Manchester United.
Emergency services are at the scene after reports of a serious collision tonight said to involve a moped and a taxi. Transport bosses have confirmed Gorton Road has been closed as a result by police between Longford Road and Broadstone Road in Reddish, Stockport.
Police have released an image of a person they want to speak to after a man sat opposite a woman before exposing himself to her on a train to Manchester. Officers from the British Transport Police are investigating the indecent exposure that took place in July.