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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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Guns N' Roses Late Show Irritates Manchester Fans, Report Speculates it's Deliberate

Although fans should never be blamed for putting down their hard-earned money for concert tickets, Guns N' Roses fans should know by now the group rarely ever start their concerts on time.

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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.

manchester News From the Web

06/04/12 Manchester Hires Former Do It Best Exec Source: Inside Indiana Business - Indianapolis IN A top official is leaving the international hardware cooperative Do it Best Corp. to serve as the next alumni relations leader of Manchester College.
06/04/12 Hundreds take part in traditional Whit Walks - pictures Source: Manchester Evening News - Greater Manchester - UK Thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester in the glorious summer sun to celebrate the city's annual Whit Walks.
06/04/12 TDOT And THP Prepare For 2012 Bonnaroo Festival; Gates... Source: Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga TN For over a decade, the Middle Tennessee city of Manchester in Coffee County has hosted one of the most popular live music events in the country - the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
06/04/12 Busy Mel B boards plane in ballgown Source: AdelaideNow - Australia Dancing With The Stars green room gal Mel B went straight from work at the Channel 7 studios in Melbourne on Sunday night to the airport to make a flight to London, not even changing out of her ballgown.
06/04/12 Is this the worst start to a holiday EVER? Flight to... Source: Daily Mail - London - UK More than 220 holidaymakers endured a travel nightmare when a technical fault delayed their flight to Greece then, when it finally took off, it had to turn around after the fault reappeared.

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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