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12 Men Arrested Over Suspected UK Terror Plot

LONDON -- Police arrested 12 menin early morning raids on three cities Monday aimed at thwarting a major new terrorism plot against British targets. Assistant commissioner John Yates, Britain's senior counterterrorism police officer, said the suspects were detained in London, in the central English city of Stoke-on-Trent...

Students Clash With Police in London Tuition Protest

LONDON (Nov. 24) -- British students have once again taken to the streets to protest government plans to triple university fees and slash state funding for further education. Police have surrounded thousands of demonstrators near London's Houses of Parliament. A police van abandoned by officers in the middle of the crowd...

Security Gourd: Man Fights Off Robber With Squash

(Nov. 3) -- A delivery man in New Hampshire found a new way to squash crime. When a crook attempted to rob a corner store in Manchester, a worker delivering food to the shop stopped the perp with the closest weapon he could find -- a squash. According to WMUR.com, the strange incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Oct. 30...

Several Conn. Shooting Victims Close to Retirement

(Aug. 4) -- The eight victims in the workplace shooting in Connecticut included several men looking forward to retirement after decades on the job, friends and relatives say. An employee of Hartford Distributors, Omar Thornton, opened fire at the company's Manchester warehouse on Tuesday after being confronted with a...

Gunman Kills 8, Himself at Conn. Beer Distributor

(Aug. 3) -- A driver accused of stealing beer from the Connecticut beer distribution company where he worked shot and killed eight people at the company this morning before turning the gun on himself, police and witnesses said. Omar Thornton, who was black, had complained about being racially harassed at work, according...

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Manchester Council Defends Spending Â£40,000 On The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Visit

A council has defended its decision to spend nearly Â£40,000 of taxpayers' cash on hosting a Diamond Jubilee visit by The Queen.

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Football Freestyler To Attempt Keepy-Uppie Record from London To Manchester (VIDEO)

Football freestyler Dan Magness is taking on a record breaking journey from London to Manchester as part of Keep It Up for Soccer Aid. Magness will be doing keepy uppies along the whole route and meeting fans, supporters and celebrities along the way.

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2012 Elections - Cameron's Elected Mayors Plan Rejected By Voters

David Cameron's dream of elected mayors in Britain's major cities looks to be in tatters after the the idea was rejected in referendums.

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Chloe Sevigny: 'Manchester Is Full Of Chavs'

American actress Chloe Sevigny shouldn't expect a warm welcome if she ever returns to Manchester - she claims the city is full of "chavs".

Manchester News From the Web

05/29/12 Manchester boy Phil Jagielka steps up to fill the void... Source: Manchester Evening News - Greater Manchester - UK Phil Jagielka will finally get to go to a major tournament after he was called in to England's Euro 2012 squad as replacement for Gareth Barry.
05/28/12 Be a Jubilant Cashback Queen Source: PR Newswire HM The Queen could earn a staggering £375,000 by putting annual spending on plastic In the lead up to the Jubilee celebrations, MoneySupermarket calculated Her Majesty The Queen could generate a whopping £375,000 a year if she were to put her £32 million annual household expenditure** on a cashback credit card .
05/28/12 Take The Skyway, Part 2 Source: 3quarksdaily An empty downtown, with boarded-up shops and desolate sidewalks, is truly a sad sight to behold.
05/27/12 Beer brewers change in trying times Source: FT.com The "cream of Manchester" has turned rather sour.
05/27/12 Italian tourists flock to Manchester after Balotelli... Source: New Kerala Dot Com Britain, especially Manchester, is becoming a hot spot for Italian tourists after footie manager Roberto Mancini and striker Mario Balotelli led Man City to their first top-flight league title in 44 years.

Background on Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England with an estimated population of 498,800 in 2010. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdom's largest urban areas; the Greater Manchester Urban Area which has a population of 2.2 million.

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