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New footage has emerged showing the alleged assault of three police officers at Manchester Airport before a man was kicked in the head. The video, obtained by the Manchester Evening News, shows the chaotic scenes which led to an officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down on

Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel has said it is “time to put unity before personal vendetta” as she threw her hat into the ring for the Tory party leadership. Entering the increasingly crowded field to replace Rishi Sunak, the senior Conservative MP laid the blame for their worst-ever defeat on 4 July not on

A criminal investigation has been launched into the police officer filmed kicking and stamping on a man at Manchester Airport. The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it was investigating the officer caught on camera earlier this week. A decision will then be made on whether to refer the matter to

The Baird Inquiry has exposed officers at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) acting above the law: making unlawful arrests, inappropriate strip searches, and treating detainees in an “inhumane” manner.  This week, images emerging of a GMP officer kicking a man in the head will only add to scrutiny on the force. But having spoken to many

Competition among fuel retailers is “failing consumers” because drivers are still paying too much to fill up, according to regulators. In an update on its monitoring of the fuel market, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the cost to all motorists from the previously identified increase in retail fuel margins since 2019 was over

The man who was kicked in the head and stamped on by a police officer has a cyst on his brain, a lawyer for the family has said. Akhmed Yakoob made the comment in a statement outside Rochdale Police Station, a day after footage of the incident at Manchester Airport was shared widely on social

A man has been charged after an army officer was stabbed near a barracks in Gillingham in Kent. Anthony Esan, 24, was arrested after the attack at around 5.55pm on Tuesday which took place in Sally Port Gardens – near Brompton Barracks, headquarters of the 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment. He has been

A police officer armed with a Taser kicked and stamped on a man’s head as he was lying face down on the ground at Manchester Airport. The incident was filmed and has been widely circulated on social media. A second man was also struck by the officer. The video is being “assessed” by professional standards,

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a soldier was stabbed in Kent. The incident happened just before 6pm on Tuesday in Sally Port Gardens, Gillingham – near to Brompton Barracks, the headquarters of the British Army’s 1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment. In a statement, an army spokesperson

Britain’s joint-most decorated female Olympian, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged showing her “making an error of judgement” in a coaching session. The dressage rider, who won team and individual golds at the London 2012 Games, had been set to compete in both the individual and team events

A 15-year-old boy who was shot dead in a west London park during a “family fun day” event has been named. Rene Graham was killed in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park, Ladbroke Grove, at around 7.20pm on Sunday, said the Metropolitan Police. At the time of the attack, it is thought more than 1,000 people were

A mother has told Sky News how her 11-year-old daughter was groomed into sending sexually explicit photographs of herself to men online and how this spiralled into physical sexual abuse. Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) says this is a growing problem and self-generated child

Six people – four adults and two children – have died in a crash between Wakefield and Barnsley. The collision, which involved a car and a motorbike, happened on the A61 Barnsley Road on Sunday afternoon. A motorcyclist and pillion passenger, one man and one woman, were confirmed dead at the scene. A man, woman

Four people have been found dead in a car involved in a collision in Gloucestershire. The victims – described by police as “four males” – were inside a vehicle that left a road and collided with a tree, police said. The fatal collision happened on the A436 in Ullenwood in the early hours of Sunday.

Shelley Jackson’s son is yet to finish primary school – but until recently, she worried he would be kicked out of school before that could happen. Shelley would receive daily phone calls about her son’s behaviour. The phone calls would tell her “he was dysregulated, he was out of class, he was up a tree”.

The NHS has warned of “continued disruption” to GP services into next week following the global IT outage – as airline passengers reported lengthy delays and lost baggage this weekend. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue screen

It could take “weeks” to fix a global IT outage which grounded more than 5,000 flights, an expert has warned, as the full impact of the software bug becomes clear. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue screen

Businesses including banks, airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage. Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany and Spain are also reporting issues. In the UK, Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern

A large number of police officers have been deployed to the Harehills area of Leeds, where riots broke out earlier on Thursday. West Yorkshire Police said it was dealing with a serious disorder incident by deploying appropriate specialist public order resources after a double-decker was set on fire and a police vehicle was overturned. “We

The prime minister has announced £84m of new funding for African and Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to tackle the migration crisis “at source”. Speaking in a press conference at Blenheim Palace, where a raft of leaders have been meeting for a European Political Community (EPC) summit, Sir Keir Starmer said the new money