News for 'Greater Manchester'

UK police make 8 arrests in Manchester bombing case

UK police make 8 arrests in Manchester bombing case

Rediff.com25 May 2017

British PM Theresa May said the threat level in the country will remain at critical and that 1,000 army troops have been deployed to boost security.

PIX: Arsenal go top of Premier League with win over Wolves

PIX: Arsenal go top of Premier League with win over Wolves

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Missing Indian student in Britain found dead

Missing Indian student in Britain found dead

Rediff.com23 Jan 2013

Indian student Souvik Pal who went missing on New Year's Eve has been found dead after the British police recovered his body from a canal.

Man City vs Sunderland off due to strong winds

Man City vs Sunderland off due to strong winds

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

Third-placed Manchester City's home Premier League game with third from bottom Sunderland on Wednesday has been called off because of strong winds at the Etihad Stadium.

Gurdeep case: UK police look for cabbie who picked him up

Gurdeep case: UK police look for cabbie who picked him up

Rediff.com9 Jan 2012

A taxi driver may hold vital information about Gurdeep Hayer, a 20-year-old Indian-origin man who has been missing since January 2, according to the Greater Manchester Police. Concern is growing for Gurdeep, who has gone missing from a place in Manchester, which is less than 16 km from where Anuj Bidve was killed on December 26. Based in West Bromwich, Gurdeep was last seen in Manchester in the early hours of January 2. He travelled to Manchester on December 31.

Sancho apologises to England fans

Sancho apologises to England fans

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

'I am proud of this England team and how we have united the whole nation in what has been a difficult 18 months for so many people.'

EPL: Arsenal thrash Palace to move up to third

EPL: Arsenal thrash Palace to move up to third

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Arsenal's victory ended a run of three successive defeats in all competitions and put them level on 43 points with Aston Villa and champions Manchester City. Arsenal's goal difference is superior to Villa's but worse than City's.

No race angle in Anuj Bidve's killing: Police

No race angle in Anuj Bidve's killing: Police

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

There was no evidence that Indian student Anuj Bidve was shot dead by a Briton because of his race, the Greater Manchester police has said after one of the most meticulous and fast-paced investigations in recent times.

Bidve shooting: Cops make fifth arrest in UK

Bidve shooting: Cops make fifth arrest in UK

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

Another youth has been arrested by the British police in connection with the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve, taking to five the total number of suspects being held in the case.

Maradona hospitalised; Giggs arrested

Maradona hospitalised; Giggs arrested

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Maradona, 60, was taken to the Ipensa clinic in La Plata, about an hour from Buenos Aires. Maradona coaches the local club Gimnasia y Esgrima.

Police fear crowds will gather at stadiums when league resumes

Police fear crowds will gather at stadiums when league resumes

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Clubs held discussions this week on how to complete the campaign and hopes of a June restart have been given a boost by the government saying elite sport could return after June 1.

Now Indian-origin man, wife killed in Birmingham

Now Indian-origin man, wife killed in Birmingham

Rediff.com11 Jan 2012

An Indian-origin man and his English wife have been murdered in Birmingham, the British police said on Wednesday, weeks after an Indian student was killed in an apparent hate crime in Manchester.

Keane charged with assault

Keane charged with assault

Rediff.com22 Sep 2004

A police source said the charges relate to a fight with a 16-year-old boy near Keane's home.

Simmons outburst exposes discord in Afghan camp

Simmons outburst exposes discord in Afghan camp

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

According to reports, the incident took place in a restaurant in Manchester on Monday when some of the players took objection to being filmed by a man in the public and confronted him.

Inter deny claim Mourinho punched fan

Inter deny claim Mourinho punched fan

Rediff.com12 Mar 2009

Detectives are investigating claims that Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho assaulted a fan after his side's Champions League defeat against Manchester United, British police said on Thursday.

Reader response: How to avoid trouble in the UK

Reader response: How to avoid trouble in the UK

Rediff.com27 Dec 2011

As an Indian student lost his life in an unprovoked murderous attack in England, we asked readers to share with us tips on how one can avoid getting attacked in the United Kingdom. Here are the first set of responses.

Police probe Rooney assault allegation

Police probe Rooney assault allegation

Rediff.com23 Mar 2005

British police are to investigate an allegation that Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney assaulted a man in a nightclub, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Carlos Tevez has car seized

Carlos Tevez has car seized

Rediff.com7 Feb 2009

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has had his 140,000-pounds ($205,300) car seized after he failed to provide a valid UK driving licence.

England defender Richards arrested

England defender Richards arrested

Rediff.com5 Feb 2009

Manchester City and England defender Micah Richards has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident outside a nightclub in northwest England, police said on Thursday.

Sikh wins racism case against UK police

Sikh wins racism case against UK police

Rediff.com26 Feb 2008

A Sikh policeman in Britain has won a racial discrimination case against the Greater Manchester Police that rejected 12 applications from him to join it.

Soccer: Manchester United's Martial loaned out to Sevilla

Soccer: Manchester United's Martial loaned out to Sevilla

Rediff.com26 Jan 2022

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

UK: Indian-origin shopkeeper fights off robber using vodka bottle, chair

UK: Indian-origin shopkeeper fights off robber using vodka bottle, chair

Rediff.com9 May 2017

Anil Velji leaped into action when the raider burst into his convenience store in Oldham, Greater Manchester.

British police team to meet Anuj Bidve's family in Pune

British police team to meet Anuj Bidve's family in Pune

Rediff.com31 Dec 2011

A team of the Greater Manchester Police from Birmingham will leave for Pune on Sunday to meet the family members of Anuj Bidve, who was killed in a suspected hate crime. Three police officers -- Chief Superintendent Barry Russel Jackson, Detective Constable Peter Christian Rickards and Police Constable Esther Barbara Lambert -- are leaving for Pune to meet the family of Bidve, government sources said. The visas of the police team are being issued on Saturday.

UK court orders extradition of Tiger Hanif

UK court orders extradition of Tiger Hanif

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Tiger Hanif, who is wanted in India in connection with two bomb attacks in Gujarat in 1993, has been ordered to be extradited to India by a British judge who called him a "classic fugitive" during a hearing in London.

Security tightened for Man U game

Security tightened for Man U game

Rediff.com24 Apr 2004

Fans attending the Liverpool - Man United game would be subjected to rigorous security checks.

Vaughan wants England to adopt Man City manager Guardiola's approach

Vaughan wants England to adopt Man City manager Guardiola's approach

Rediff.com3 Mar 2024

For Michael Vaughan, Pep Guardiola is the best sporting leader in the last 15 years and the former England skipper won't mind if Ben Stokes employs Manchester City manager's approach of never allowing players to take their places for granted.

Bidve murder: UK offers 50,000-Pound reward for info

Bidve murder: UK offers 50,000-Pound reward for info

Rediff.com31 Dec 2011

British police investigating the "horrific" murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve have offered a 50,000-pound reward to trace the killer and apologised to the victim's family for delay in informing about the incident after it emerged that they learnt of his death from Facebook.

Anuj's family seeks help from Maharashtra CM, Pawar

Anuj's family seeks help from Maharashtra CM, Pawar

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

Rakesh Sonawane, the brother-in-law of Anuj Bidve, has sought help from Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to expedite the process of getting the murdered youth's body back home as early as possible. Anuj, 23, a student of Lancaster University, United Kingdom since the last three months, was murdered in Salford in Greater Manchester on December 26 when he was out with his friends in Salford for a vacation.

How Indians can avoid getting attacked in the UK

How Indians can avoid getting attacked in the UK

Rediff.com29 Dec 2011

We asked our readers How to avoid trouble in the UK in the wake of the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford, Greater Manchester on December 26. Here's Aruni Mukherjee's response.

Anuj Bidve murder: Friends, family turn to Facebook for help

Anuj Bidve murder: Friends, family turn to Facebook for help

Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

Almost 48 hours after Anuj Bidve's murder in Salford, Greater Manchester, his family is yet to find out a way to bring his body back to India as early as possible.

4 weeks to get body from UK? Anuj's family in shock

4 weeks to get body from UK? Anuj's family in shock

Rediff.com27 Dec 2011

While the murder of their 23-year-old son at Salford, Greater Manchester, was shocking enough, the news that his dead body will take another four weeks to be sent to India has sapped them completely.

Ola-Uber battle hots up, this time in UK

Ola-Uber battle hots up, this time in UK

Rediff.com7 Aug 2018

Ola said it has obtained licences to operate in South Wales and Greater Manchester, and will launch operations in South Wales by September.

Mobile phones may be extinct in 5 years!

Mobile phones may be extinct in 5 years!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

A UK professor predicts mobile computers will take the place of cell phones.

Mourinho, Moyes charged with misconduct by FA

Mourinho, Moyes charged with misconduct by FA

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct in the wake of his comments about referee Anthony Taylor before Manchester United's goalless draw with Liverpool last week, the Football Association said on Thursday.

British cops quit over race investigation

British cops quit over race investigation

Rediff.com22 Oct 2003

Seven recruits and an officer were identified as making racist remarks in The Secret Policeman, a BBC documentary that was made using Tehelka-style techniques.

Husband held for pregnant teen's murder

Husband held for pregnant teen's murder

Rediff.com15 May 2007

Police confirmed that several members of her family were being questioned over her death.

Five racist British cops quit

Five racist British cops quit

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

This follows an undercover television documentary broadcast on Tuesday night.

Australia's Faulkner charged with drink-driving

Australia's Faulkner charged with drink-driving

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Australia all-rounder James Faulkner has been charged with drink-driving by Greater Manchester Police, Cricket Australia said on Friday.

Greater say for soccer fans via takeover rule shake-up?

Greater say for soccer fans via takeover rule shake-up?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

New buyers of English and Welsh soccer clubs may be forced to sell up to 10 per cent of their stakes to fans of the club under plans put forward on Friday by Britain's opposition Labour party to shake up club ownership and governance rules.

Manchester Utd thrash Everton, Arsenal hold Chelsea goalless

Manchester Utd thrash Everton, Arsenal hold Chelsea goalless

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Antonio Valencia's early thunderbolt put Manchester United en route to a 4-0 Premier League victory over Everton on Sunday, but they needed a flurry of late goals to finally subdue their unfortunate visitors.