The Irish Times

Texas hostage taker had criminal and mental health history in UK

Malik Faisal Akram was killed by police after taking four hostages in a synagogue

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 19:09

UK terror threat level raised to severe after Liverpool explosion

Four arrested as blast in taxi in which one man killed declared a terrorist incident

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 19:08

Wigan warn League One clubs will be charged if James McClean is abused

Wigan send letter to other clubs after re-signing Republic of Ireland winger

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 15:14

Chief constable of Greater Manchester Police resigns amid force’s failure to record crimes

Report found force failed to record 80,100 crimes over the past year

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 21:38

Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi jailed for at least 55 years

Brother of Salman Abedi refuses to appear in court as judge passes sentence for concert attack

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 13:59

Child victims of grooming gangs failed by Manchester police, report finds

Children groomed and abused by gangs of Asian men operating in ‘plain sight’

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 12:06

How a serial rapist lured his victims into his clutches

Reynhard Sinaga pretended to help men before drugging them and filming himself raping them

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 18:13

UK’s ‘most prolific rapist’ jailed for life for raping dozens of men

Reynhard Sinaga (36) found guilty of attacking at least 48 young men in Manchester

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 15:10

Burnley fan, 13, ejected for alleged racist abuse against Spurs

Boy alleged to have directed gesture at Son during Clarets’ 5-0 thrashing in London

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 18:33

Suspect arrested on suspicion of terrorism after three stabbed in Manchester

Scene of terror at Arndale Centre as man armed with large knife lunges at shoppers

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 19:19

Paul McGrath’s son located after missing person report

Footballer thanked public’s help after son was missing for several days

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 13:27

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother extradited and arrested

Hashem Abedi is accused of helping plan attack at Ariana Grande concert in 2017

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 21:00

New PSNI chief vows to use community as a ‘weapon’ to defeat dissidents

Simon Byrne, former head of Cheshire Constabulary, replaces George Hamilton

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 22:02

Red alerts issued as France records highest temperatures ever: 45.9 degrees

European heatwave: Hundreds of schools closed; wildfires battled in Spain

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 19:51

New PSNI chief constable is named as Simon Byrne

Former chief constable of Cheshire Police takes up job when George Hamilton retires

Fri May 24 2019 - 20:16

Death of John Stalker who investigated RUC shootings of suspected IRA members

Former Manchester deputy chief constable had also worked on Moors murders

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 23:50

Manchester stabbings suspect assessed for mental health issues

Terrorism investigation ongoing following New Year’s Eve attack that left three inured

Tue Jan 01 2019 - 23:13

Newton Emerson: Stakeknife case will cut into comforting narratives

High-profile trials may expose British security’s management of paramilitaries

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 05:00

Mourinho: Manchester United will soon be back in the top four

Manager confident his side will be in a better position by end of December

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 22:31

Mourinho disappointed by lack of support from United hierarchy

Manager feels club should have backed him clearly and publicly over Pogba issue

Wed Oct 03 2018 - 23:00

British man who dropped girl (3) off bridge jailed for 14 years

Damien Smith (40) told police in Bolton the child had been taken over by aliens

Mon Jul 02 2018 - 20:28

English emergency services battle ‘aggressive’ moorland fires

Two large blazes near Bolton merged on Saturday due to increasing wind speed

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 10:11

Five injured as car ploughs into pedestrians in Manchester

Emergency services attend the scene in Trafford Park following the incident

Thu May 31 2018 - 23:30

Pair jailed for life for murder of four children in Manchester fire

Victims’ mother called police at least five times in the weeks before attack, court hears

Thu May 24 2018 - 20:27

Manchester marks first anniversary of Arena suicide bombing

Theresa May and Prince William join survivors and families at Manchester Cathedral

Tue May 22 2018 - 19:27

UK police do not know whereabouts of nearly 500 registered sex offenders

Missing include rapists and paedophiles, some who disappeared over a decade ago

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 10:34

Police investigating alleged racist attack on Raheem Sterling

Manchester City forward allegedly kicked and racially abused before win against Spurs

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 20:24

United and City offering different versions of tunnel bust-up story

United say City were at fault and Vincent Kompany was held back, while rivals disagree

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 20:45

Coronation Street’s Bruno Langley charged with sexual assault

Actor, who played role of Todd Grimshaw, had contract terminated last week

Mon Oct 30 2017 - 12:43

Garda commission chair says ‘no one person’ will reform the force

Kathleen O’Toole claims changing An Garda Síochána requires ‘cohesive’ management

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 16:59

Salary will be a stumbling block in recruiting new commissioner

Successful candidate will feel weight of public expectation and Government scrutiny

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 01:00

Homeless ‘hero’ charged with theft from victim of Manchester bombing

Over £50,000 was raised for Chris Parker after the attack via crowd-funding campaign

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 21:34

Manchester charity to give £250,000 to each bomb victim family

We Love Manchester fund has raised about £17m in public donations following atrocity

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 12:28

Police arrest man in connection with Manchester attack

Authorities detain 19-year-old at Liverpool airport in relation to bombing at concert

Fri Jul 07 2017 - 16:27