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Students and public display solidarity with student occupation in face of police presence

Students and public display solidarity with student occupation in face of police presence

Protesters and police gathered outside the building on May 27, but the occupation remains on-going
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Pro-Palestine protest escalates as police forcibly remove protestors

Pro-Palestine protest escalates as police forcibly remove protestors

The ongoing Pro-Palestine protest against the University heats up as Police are called in to move protestors, while the SU attempts to mediate the dispute
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Just one third of students feel security keeps students safe on campus

Just one third of students feel security keeps students safe on campus

Nearly three quarters of those interviewed felt that race played a role in the likelihood of a person encountering campus security
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Spike in theft at the University Main Library

Spike in theft at the University Main Library

There has been a spike in theft reports at the main library, sparking the library’s “leave it, lose it” warning
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Fallowfield Sainsbury’s is now making student life worse

Fallowfield Sainsbury’s is now making student life worse

Why it’s time for the supermarket giant to bin the barriers
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Police Now promoting in SU despite police ban

Police Now promoting in SU despite police ban

Following the passing of the ‘cops off campus’ policy’ the charity Police Now were advocating for the police in the Students’ Union building
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Nazir Afzal to be University of Manchester’s new Chancellor

Nazir Afzal to be University of Manchester’s new Chancellor

The former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England, Nazir Afzal will be replacing Lemn Sissay as Chancellor of UoM in August 2022.
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Growing up in Ireland: Ignorance vs beauty

Growing up in Ireland: Ignorance vs beauty

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Growing up black and Irish is an unspoken struggle at times – yet being Irish goes beyond race
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GMP stop and search power increased: Can expanded authority increase safety?

GMP stop and search power increased: Can expanded authority increase safety?

What do students have to say about the increased stop and search powers in Greater Manchester?
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A Cop Movie: A messy but sincere attempt to change the way we look at policing

A Cop Movie: A messy but sincere attempt to change the way we look at policing

Fact and fiction intertwine to unsatisfying ends in this genre-defying film about policing in Mexico.
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Opinion: Police in nightclubs won’t solve the issue of sexual harassment

Opinion: Police in nightclubs won’t solve the issue of sexual harassment

Laura Thompson has never been to a club, but she still knows a police presence won’t solve the widespread issue of sexual harassment
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Know your rights: How to deal with the police on campus

Know your rights: How to deal with the police on campus

The Mancunion outlines your basic rights when it comes to the police, and how to respond to police on campus
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Coronaspeak: What impact is the language of lockdown having on us?

Coronaspeak: What impact is the language of lockdown having on us?

The medicalisation and militarisation of everyday language is a tool for national unity and misinformation in equal measure, argues Lucca Di Virgilio
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Police ramp up security for Manchester train stations

Police ramp up security for Manchester train stations

Increased measures include the introduction of dog units and Behavioural Detection Officers
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Rise in knife crime throughout Greater Manchester

Rise in knife crime throughout Greater Manchester

Knife crime in the Manchester area has been a cause for concern in October but Greater Manchester Police say they are seeing better results on knife crime on the whole
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New Greater Manchester Police unit created to tackle violent crime

New Greater Manchester Police unit created to tackle violent crime

The unit aims to work with partners across Manchester to reduce violent crime in the area
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Review: Thunder Road + Q&A

Review: Thunder Road + Q&A

Thunder Road is a captivating must-see, wild journey through the grief riddled unravelling of a police officer’s life
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Deputy Mayor brands government promises ‘meaningless’

Deputy Mayor brands government promises ‘meaningless’

New crime figures released by the Home Office show that police recorded crime in Greater Manchester has increased by 8% in the 12 months to September 2018, compared to 5% nationally
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‘Major incident’ reported near Fallowfield after man stabbed

‘Major incident’ reported near Fallowfield after man stabbed

There was a heavy police presence close to Fallowfield on Monday night, with GMP confirming that one man was taken to hospital after being stabbed
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Seven men arrested after assault at Factory

Seven men arrested after assault at Factory

The men have all been arrested under suspicion of assault
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