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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Salford | Mind Blowing Facts

Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?

Andy Burnham’s recent promise to create a ‘No 10 North’ echoes BBC’s successful Out of London plan

The Guardian - UK

BBC heads from Salford to Atlanta for live England v Argentina broadcast

The BBC will present live coverage of England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina live from Atlanta

The Guardian - UK

Who are the BBC commentators, pundits and presenter for Spain vs Saudi Arabia?

The Group H encounter from Atlanta will be beamed to your device of choice straight from Atlanta. And Salford.

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TikTok-Linked Crimes Saw 110% Rise In UK, Days Before Government's Under-16 Social Media Ban

Salford experiences a 110% increase in TikTok-related crimes, prompting UK plans for an under-16 social media ban. The proposed restrictions aim to enhance online safety for children.

International Business Times UK

BBC kicks off World Cup broadcast battle in Salford and provides contrast to ITV’s celebrity slop

Journalistic muscles were flexed with Ros Atkins fact-checking real-world issues with production offering merits more achievable by working from home

The Guardian - UK

ITV unveil New York skyline studio - as BBC broadcast from 'green box in Salford'

The BBC and ITV have unveiled their studios for the World Cup.

Evening Standard

Where is the BBC World Cup studio? The corporation unveils its World Cup setting as ITV broadcast from USA

BBC coverage of the World Cup will be led from the UK at least for the group stages.

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Will the BBC score an own goal by broadcasting the World Cup from Salford?

Football’s staying home for the belt-tightening Beeb, while ITV and Gary Lineker’s popular podcast present from glitzy studios in New York

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re going to be in an unreal, mad World Cup time zone’: Kelly Cates on presenting in Salford at 2am

BBC TV and radio host on sportswashing, the brilliance of watching Argentina up close and why Donald Trump won’t be able to hijack the football glory

The Guardian - UK

Calls to review ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for rapist in Andrew Malkinson miscarriage of justice

Paul Quinn will serve at least 14 years for the 2003 rape in Salford and could spend less time in prison than Malkinson

The Guardian - UK

Man jailed for rape over which Andrew Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned

Paul Quinn’s minimum term of 14 years means he may serve less time than man wrongly convicted of 2003 Salford attack

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over Manchester synagogue terror attack released on bail

The 49-year-old from Salford was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity

Evening Standard

Raves, Brecht and re-enacting Diana’s funeral: the White Hotel bows out as the north’s bravest music venue

After 10 years of avant-garde mayhem, the rough-diamond Salford venue is set to close. Its founders look back on their artistic free-for-all and explain how its spirit will continue

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested in connection with Heaton Park synagogue terror attack

The 49-year-old was arrested in Salford on Tuesday evening.

Evening Standard

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NHS watchdog launches inspection of troubled trust after The Independent exposed failures

Exclusive: Cancer patients were among dozens harmed at Royal Salford Hospital, a review of the care of hundreds of women found – now the regulator has been called in

The Guardian - UK

Notts County 3-0 Salford: League Two playoff final – as it happened

Notts County outclassed Salford to secure a return to League One after 11 years away

The Independent UK

Reform criticised after winning ‘indefensible’ Salford council by-election

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Reform wins first Salford council seat after by-election slammed as ‘indefensible’

A local Reform member was able to trigger the early election using a little-known law

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The Independent UK

Sex offender found guilty of brutal rape that innocent man served 17 years in prison for

Paul Quinn, 52, has been convicted of the brutal rape and grievous bodily harm of a woman in Little Hulton, Salford, which occurred on 19 July 2003. His conviction comes after Andrew Malkinson, 60, spent 17 years wrongly imprisoned for the same crime, being released in 2020 and having his…

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‘A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: why Tate has lent an LS Lowry painting to a school

Sending painting to artist’s namesake school in Salford is a first for gallery, and has brought huge benefits

Evening Standard

LS Lowry artwork goes on display in school

It is the first time the Tate has loaned a work from its collection to a school.

Evening Standard

Miscarriage of justice rape trial: Internet searches were coincidence – accused

Paul Quinn, 51, is accused of a 2003 rape in Salford for which Andrew Malkinson wrongly served 17 years in jail.

The Independent UK

Wales fail in bid to convince England youth star to switch allegiance for World Cup play-offs

Ashley Phillips was absent from Craig Bellamy’s Wales squad as they prepare for next week’s World Cup play-offs

The Independent UK

Drug dealer points loaded gun at police officer after being tasered

A drug dealer who pointed a loaded gun at police officers and a member of the public in Salford has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

The Guardian - UK

How the ‘Lowry effect’ is rejuvenating Salford and Manchester: a tour of the artist’s old haunts and new shrines

There’s a lot more to LS Lowry than his matchstick men. A visit to the artist’s hometown reveals how his legacy helped turn a derelict dockland into the thriving creative hub of Salford Quays

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