Cop's career in tatters
A POLICEMAN'S dreams of a promising career have been left in tatters after he was convicted of possessing cocaine.

Arson attacks on new hospital
AN arsonist has struck four more times at the region's new children's hospital site bringing the total number of fires to ten.

Olympic heroes to stay
BRITAIN'S Olympic heroes will snub a new £80 million cycling centre being built for London's 2012 games to remain in Manchester.

Pipe work to hit 3,000 golfers
THOUSANDS of golfers face trouble on the first tee when five Greater Manchester courses are dug up.

University in email libel payout
A UNIVERSITY lecturer who was wrongly accused of fiddling a £180 expenses claim has won £10,000 in libel damages.

Thais demand Thaksin return
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the British Embassy in Bangkok today to demand the return of Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra to face criminal charges.

Cancer patients' drugs woe
A POSTCODE lottery has been exposed which shows cancer patients from Manchester are missing out on new drugs.

MP stands by tax comment
MINISTER Ivan Lewis has hit out at rumours he may be facing the sack after raising the spectre of higher taxes on higher earners.

Pair hurt in 999 van crash
A MUM and daughter ended up in hospital with broken bones when a police van on a 999 call crashed into their car.

Manchester enters nuclear race
MANCHESTER is in a race to become the nuclear research capital - even though town hall chiefs insist the city is still 'nuclear free'.

Man stabbed after music row
A MAN has been stabbed in the thigh and body following a row over loud music.

Wedding riddle over Tupele
WEDDING bells could soon be ringing for Coronation Street star Tupele Dorgu after she was spotted trying on dresses.

Fire hero told job is safe
A HERO fireman has been told he will have a future in his brigade, despite suffering horrific burns.

Mum burns after row
A MUM died from severe burns after she set her clothes on fire with white spirits and a cigarette lighter following a minor argument with her partner, an inquest heard.

Trio quizzed on double stabbing
TWO women and a man were today being questioned by detectives over a double stabbing.

TA's military history on display
PHOTOS from Army archives are giving a fascinating insight into Greater Manchester's military history.

Girlfriend's appeal over attack
THE 'devastated' girlfriend of a man left fighting for his life after being attacked by a gang over a cigarette has appealed to them to turn themselves in.

Boy 'wanted' to flog himself
A BOY has told a court how he wanted to flog himself with a bladed whip during a Muslim religious ceremony.

Airport set for strike
BAGGAGE and check-in staff at Manchester Airport have voted to go on strike - threatening to disrupt the travel plans of thousands of holidaymakers.

Priest admits abuse
A PRIEST who sexually abused a string of boys at a top Catholic school more than 20 years ago has finally been brought to justice.

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Wanted (times four)
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Invitation to Roma solidarity demo on 19 September 2008, in Manchester
Join the Anarchist Federation, Manchester No Borders and Roma groups for a solidarity demo against repression of Roma in Italy, taking place in Manchester, Britain in September. All welcome.
Date: Friday 19 September 2008
Time: 11.30am
Place: Italian Consultate. 111 Piccadilly Manchester, M1 2HY.
Map:  http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=M1+2HY&countryCode=GB

DFEY Meeting :: Digital Freedom in Education and Youth
DFEY-NW[1] (Digital Freedom in Education & Youth - North West) is a group focusing on young people and issues of freedom in the digital world, based in the Northwest of England at the moment.

No Borders activities against Labour Party Conference
On the 20th September the Labour Party Conference will return to Manchester. To coincide with this there will be a demo organised by Stop The War and a counter conference organised by The Convention of the Left. Manchester No Borders will be hosting a number of events including a block on the demo, workshops, a tour of Manchesters immigration system and a punk and poetry evening.

Manchester Pride Launch Interrupted by Protesters
Young Activists Ejected from Lord Mayor's Reception - Council Balloon Launch Ambushed in Surprise “Birthday” Message - Around half a dozen young gay activists gave Manchester Pride an unexpected surprise this evening when they surrounded the imminent balloon launch set to mark the event's 18th anniversary. City wide LGBT event faces tension within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

Abundance Manchester fruit picking to start soon!

Abundance Manchester is a new project to pick fruit from gardens and public places and distribute it with bike trailers to groups who need it. These will include The Destitution Project, which provides food to destitute asylum seekers, The Mustard Tree, which distributes food to homeless people, a healthy eating group for mothers with young children and a homeless hostel for young people.

Caesar’s-Messiah’s Vicar Calls for Peace (Again) in Georgia?

Caesar’s-Messiah’s Vicar Calls for Peace (Again) in Georgia?

Seamus Breathnach 15/08/2008 06:51
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Unfortunately, the Pope and his enormous empire is quite capable of suing the whole world. Through Opus Dei, he already owns most of the Supreme Courts and , in some countries, he even has a Special Place drafted into their Constitution. This was so for the Republic of Ireland and East Timor; and , if you looked closely enough at a couple of dozen other Catholic countries , you would find the same anti-secular bias, even when such countries brag about 'every citizen being equal before the law'. Catholicism makes tin-pot dictatorships out of the most well-meaning countries. One has only to mention Spain, Portugal and Austria to see what they did to these countries in the past, or to Spain, Italy or Germany before , during and after WW11. The personality of the Christian, when you have taken away the Janus-mask of White Pope (who does the PR from the Vatican) and the Black Pope , who does the biz abroad, is one of deception, forgery, incalculable violence and aggression ,not just to women and children in 'State-run Catholic schools', but in the broadest theaters of universal civil and international war.

Happy - and determined - Campers
Issue 4 of Manchester Climate Fortnightly newsletter out now, with stories on Climate Camp, Congestion Charge and the usual features.

letter to kent police legal services
hands up who is havin difficulty gettin stuff back from the kent police?

Bradford Council Demo - 29th August '08
DEMO AT BRADFORD COUNCIL'S OFFICES
29th AUGUST 2008
MEET 11am @ Bradford Council, Jacob's Well, Bradford, BD1 5RW
(Please note that the demo is not at the Bradford Town Hall, but at the council offices opposite)

When is a bloodsport not a bloodsport? When it's a grouse shoot!
The Bingley Moor Partnership and the Moorlands Association have been busy in the lead-up to the ‘Glorious 12th’, the official start of the grouse shooting season, trying to make it in the headlines and turn the tables on the general public opposition to bloodsports.

Iranian refugee hanging Emergency demo Sat 16 Aug 2008, 12pm
There will be a demo in Manchester on 16 August, in response to the death of an Iranian refugee who hanged himself on 5 August after being evicted from his home by the racist British Home Office.

Bradford Council Exposed - Corruption & Favouritism over Grouse Shoot Plans
PRESS RELEASE

Anarchy Alive - Uri Gordon speaking in Liverpool Fri 15th Aug
News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop presents anarchist author Uri Gordon speaking about his book "Anarchy Alive! Anti-Authoritarian Politics From Practice to Theory", at 7pm, this Friday 15th August, at Liverpool Social Centre, basement 96 Bold St, Liverpool L1 4HY  http://www.liverpoolsocialcentre.org. (Entrance next door to bookshop - ring basement bell). All welcome.

Two more deaths of asylum seekers
Iranian refugee Nadir Zarebee hanged himself after NASS- appointed accommodation made him homeless.

Mohammad Hussain, Iraqui refugee and activist for asylum rights died of cancer, wich went undetected and treated while he was detained at Linbdholme IRC.