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Andrew Bardsley

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Court reporter for Manchester Evening News @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The father of murdered teen Ibrahima Seck sat down with the M.E.N. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'I regret coming to the UK - maybe if I wasn't here my son would be alive'
Ibrahima Seck, 14, was stabbed to death in north Manchester
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Ibrahima Seck was murdered in New Moston, north Manchester, last summer www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Boy handed life sentence for murder of 14-year-old Ibrahima Seck
Boy A was found guilty of murder
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Max Elliott is accused of raping a female student at the University of Manchester after the pair met at a party. He denies the charge www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Man accused of rape donated to charity after alleged incident, trial told
Max Elliott denies rape
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Asif Vali once had the ‘trappings of a successful life’ but is now in jail www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Boxer Amir Khan's former manager jailed for sex crimes in 'fall from grace'
Asif Vali once had the ‘trappings of a successful life’, but is now beginning a lengthy jail term
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Ryan Greenhow, 37, messaged girls as young as 12 on platforms including Tiktok, WhatsApp and Snapchat www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Predator targeted teenage girls at random on TikTok, WhatsApp and Snapchat
Ryan Greenhow claimed to have sexualised images of his victims
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Former Strangeways prison officer Myra Shabab, 26, narrowly avoided being sent to jail www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Two packages and ex-criminology student's Strangeways career was over
Former HMP Manchester officer Myra Shabab narrowly avoided being sent to jail
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Martin Davies, 36, denies murdering 28-year-old Kailem Gibson www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Murder accused said 'I will burn his f****** house down', jurors hear
Martin Davies, 36, denies murdering 28-year-old Kailem Gibson
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Brandon Loben posted a picture of a bundle of cash with the caption ‘that joy when you earn someone’s annual salary in a week’, and wrote ‘not a bad week’s wage’ in another caption www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'That joy when you earn someone's annual salary in a week'
Brandon Loben posted a picture of a bundle of cash
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Mohammad Ibrahim sped off after being pulled over by officers www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Man convicted of same crime three times told he could have killed someone
Mohammad Ibrahim has been jailed
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Abbas Hussain, Mohammed Rayhan, 19, and Biryan Ak, 20, all deny murder www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Alleged murderers 'celebrated' with fist bumps after teen stabbed, trial told
Abbas Hussain, Mohammed Rayhan and Biryan Ak deny murdering Mohammed Isa Afzal
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Drug addict robbed vulnerable disabled man and stole hundreds of pounds from him after exploiting his kindness www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Drug addicted thug's chilling words to disabled man
Adam Wood has been locked up
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Martin Davies, 36, denies murdering 28-year-old Kailem Gibson. Jurors heard evidence from Mr Gibson’s girlfriend www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Girlfriend of man stabbed to death tells how partner said 'I'm dying'
Martin Davies denies murdering Kailem Gibson
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Kai Pritchard smirked and shook his head www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'I don't know why you're smiling': Smirking thug's pathetic courtroom antics
Kai Pritchard smirked and shook his head
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Martin Davies denies murdering 28-year-old Kailem Gibson www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Murder accused said alleged victim 'got what he deserved', jury hears
Martin Davies denies murdering 28-year-old Kailem Gibson
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Five people involved in the shocking incident faced justice www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Woman kidnapped, Tasered and driven to the moors in terrifying 12 hour ordeal
Five people involved in the shocking incident faced justice
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The trial had been progressing in court for two months before the jury was discharged www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Rochdale grooming trial collapsed over contents of jury WhatsApp group
The trial had been progressing in court for two months before the jury was discharged
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Tayto Group Ltd was prosecuted following an outbreak of salmonella www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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The bags of pork scratchings that left 600 ill and put 35 in hospital
Tayto Group Ltd was prosecuted
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Josh Baxter went on trial following Michael Barron's death www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Man not guilty of killing Grindr date during 'high-risk' sex
Josh Baxter went on trial following Michael Barron's death
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Morsal Mohammed Naim pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Omra Wali Jan www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Mum admits killing daughter, 2, after deliberately shaking her
Morsal Mohammed Naim pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Omra Wali Jan
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Passengers looked 'visibly worried' due to Wayne Scott's behaviour www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Drunken passenger jailed after being led off plane by police
Passengers looked 'visibly worried' due to Wayne Scott's behaviour
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Ghalib Saeed has been jailed for more than three years www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Masked man let off butane gas on tram in 'malicious' acts
Ghalib Saeed has been jailed for more than three years
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Daryl Berman is accused of deliberately stabbing her husband David Berman www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Woman accused of murdering 84-year-old husband to face re-trial
Daryl Berman is accused of deliberately stabbing her husband David Berman
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Roger Ward claimed he was the victim of a cryptocurrency scam www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Church could be forced to close after dishonest treasurer plundered almost £40K
Roger Ward claimed he was the victim of a cryptocurrency scam
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Lynda Smith died before facing justice. Her former husband has been jailed for more than 30 years www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Wife of remorseless 'monster' was 'actively involved' in predator's crimes
Lynda Smith died before facing justice. Her former husband has been jailed for more than 30 years
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Ibrahima Seck was stabbed to death in New Moston www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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The boy who went to play football with his friends and never came home
Ibrahima Seck was stabbed to death in New Moston
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Asked whether she was involved in her husband's death 'in any way', Daryl Berman replied: "Absolutely not." www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Jurors hear wife accused of murdering husband, 84, wrote 'bye bye' on calendar
Asked whether she was involved in her husband's death 'in any way', Daryl Berman replied: "Absolutely not."
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Daryl Berman denies murdering David Berman www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Wife accused of murdering husband says she found him after he 'fell onto knife'
Daryl Berman denies murdering David Berman
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Daryl Berman denies murdering David Berman at their home in Prestwich www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'Loving' wife stabbed 84-year-old husband to death, murder trial told
Daryl Berman denies murdering David Berman at their home in Prestwich
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
'The way you went about it was idiotic' www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Judge tells 'idiots' it's 'hardly a surprise' they were caught so quickly'
'The way you went about it was idiotic'
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Senior barristers have reacted as controversial proposals to limit the use of jury trials were announced by the Government www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'There's no dispute that we've got an emergency, but this isn't the answer'
Senior Manchester barristers react as jury trials set to be scrapped for many crimes
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Lynda Smith died before her husband Leslie Smith was convicted of vile sexual crimes against children www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Wife 'complicit' in abuse committed by 'monster' husband, prosecutors say
Lynda Smith died before her husband Leslie Smith was convicted of vile sexual crimes against children
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Ibrahima, 14, died after being stabbed last summer www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Two teens accused of Ibrahima Seck murder will not give evidence, jury hears
Ibrahima, 14, died after being stabbed last summer
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Karla Pukutova was found guilty of perverting the course of justice www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Mum who lied to police after her ex killed man in the street is jailed
Karla Pukutova was found guilty of perverting the course of justice
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
David McNally was the most senior paramedic at the Etihad on matchdays, but was found to be a thief www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Manchester City to be paid thousands in compensation after 'thieving spree'
David McNally was the most senior paramedic at the Etihad on matchdays, but was found to be a thief
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Rhys Hicks has been jailed after leaving motorists in ‘panic’ as a result of his erratic and violent behaviour. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Naked cocaine and booze-fuelled thug on 'two day bender' causes chaos
Rhys Hicks has been jailed
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
A victim said they had never met anyone 'so deceitful, crooked or shameless' as Adam Moore-Lynch
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Businessman left victims £1m out of pocket when watch company failed
A victim said they had never met anyone 'so deceitful, crooked or shameless' as Adam Moore-Lynch
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Thomas Morris, who posted online under the username CodComedyTJ, posted vile 'explicitly racist' abuse www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Social media streamer CodComedyTJ locked up
Thomas Morris has been jailed
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Daniel Morris was hit by an Audi as he tried to escape from Camron Greenwood, after being driven to the scene by Reece Affleck www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Worker hit by car as he desperately tried to escape knifeman pursuing him
Daniel Morris was hit by an Audi as he tried to escape from Camron Greenwood, after being driven to the scene by Reece Affleck
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Ibrahima Seck died after being knifed to the heart last summer www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Teen stabbed to death 'worried about something happening to him', jurors hear
Ibrahima Seck died after being knifed to the heart
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Carl Benson denies assisting an offender www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Dad accused of trying to 'impede' investigation into his son, trial told
Carl Benson denies assisting an offender
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Jose Leiva-Modahl denied 19 charges said to have been committed against the same complainant www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Former Olympic coach appears in court to deny raping and sexually abusing child
Jose Leiva-Modahl denied 19 charges said to have been committed against the same complainant
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
One cigarette changed everything for Jemma Marshall www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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The extraordinary secret life of a working mum who turned into a killer
One cigarette changed everything for Jemma Marshall
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Three teenage boys are on trial accused of murdering Ibrahima Seck www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Teen 'boasted' about alleged killing of boy in rap video, murder trial told
Three teenage boys are on trial accused of murdering Ibrahima Seck
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Nicholas Martin had been released on bail accused of domestic violence www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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A domestic abuser was able to remove his tag, it almost ended in murder
Nicholas Martin had been released on bail accused of domestic violence
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Nicholas Martin tried to murder his wife weeks after she had reported him to police www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'Wicked' husband tried to murder wife by setting fire to her home
Nicholas Martin tried to murder his wife Emma
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Judge John Potter sentenced several high profile criminals during his time as one of the city’s most senior judges. ⁦We spoke to him in his final day in the job www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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"We should open doors for young people, not close them"
"I say to young people that if they wish to come into law and if they are prepared to work hard, and that is a dream they wish to follow, they should be given every single encouragement to do so"
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Charles Liburd has been sentenced to 20 years in prison www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Sexual predator faces justice for historic crimes against two girls
Charles Liburd has been sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Carl Bullock was driving on the M62 near Rochdale www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'He is utterly mortified at what happened on M62; he cannot give an explanation'
Carl Bullock was driving on the M62 near Rochdale
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Asim Tufail must pay back more than £2.5m of his ill-gotten gains www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Man learns true cost after criminal empire busted in Manchester Airport lounge
Asim Tufail is serving a 23 year prison sentence
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Andrew Bardsley @abardsleymen.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Walid Saadaoui is on trial alongside his co-accused Amar Hussein. Here is my report from the trial on Friday www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Alleged Islamic State supporter pledged 'allegiance to death', jury hears
Walid Saadaoui is on trial alongside his co-accused Amar Hussein
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