themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--Three people, including eleven-year-old boy, injured in a horror crash

Three people , including an eleven-year-old boy , have been injured in a horror crash in Worsley after a car reportedly hit a cyclist and careered into a line of parked vehicles .
Residents at the scene in Moorside Road say the vehicle flipped onto its side after the collision .
Firefighters , police and paramedics were at the scene shortly before 6.30pm on Sunday evening ( June 7 ) .
Moorside Road is closed in both directions .
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that the incident involved three vehicles and three people were taken to hospital - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the roof of a white Range Rover had to be cut off by firefighters .
They told the Manchester Evening News : `` There ’ s been a horrendous crash in Worsley on Moorside road .
All closed off both ways .
`` Loads of fire engines , paramedics and police just at the scene .
It looks like quite a few people are injured .
`` A female cyclist was being treated for head injuries when I walked past .
`` It looked awful - lots of people screaming and shouting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flying up the East Lancs to it when there were lots already being treated .
`` Paramedics were treating people inside their cars and lots of residents were helping . ''
One resident in Moorside Road said they heard a huge bang and ran out to the carnage in the street .
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said officers were called to a report of a collision on Moorside Road in Swinton between a vehicle and a cyclist .
A spokesman for the fire service said they were called at 5.52pm to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cyclist .
They said a woman was cut from a car .
An 11-year-old boy was also in the car .
`` They were both taken to hospital , and were said to have sustained minor injuries , '' they said .
`` Another woman was injured and was taken to hospital .
The force 's technical response unit was at the scene as the woman had to be cut from the car . ''

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Three people, including an eleven-year-old boy, have been injured in a horror crash in Worsley after a car reportedly hit a cyclist and careered into a line of parked vehicles.
Residents at the scene in Moorside Road say the vehicle flipped onto its side after the collision.
Firefighters, police and paramedics were at the scene shortly before 6.30pm on Sunday evening (June 7). Moorside Road is closed in both directions.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that the incident involved three vehicles and three people were taken to hospital - including an 11-year-old boy.
Eyewitnesses reported that the roof of a white Range Rover had to be cut off by firefighters.
They told the Manchester Evening News: "There’s been a horrendous crash in Worsley on Moorside road. All closed off both ways.
"Loads of fire engines, paramedics and police just at the scene. It looks like quite a few people are injured.
"A female cyclist was being treated for head injuries when I walked past.
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"It looked awful - lots of people screaming and shouting in pain.
"Police were still flying up the East Lancs to it when there were lots already being treated.
"Paramedics were treating people inside their cars and lots of residents were helping."
One resident in Moorside Road said they heard a huge bang and ran out to the carnage in the street.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said officers were called to a report of a collision on Moorside Road in Swinton between a vehicle and a cyclist.
A spokesman for the fire service said they were called at 5.52pm to the incident, involving three vehicles and a cyclist. They said a woman was cut from a car. An 11-year-old boy was also in the car.
"They were both taken to hospital, and were said to have sustained minor injuries," they said.
"Another woman was injured and was taken to hospital. The force's technical response unit was at the scene as the woman had to be cut from the car."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--Manchester United news and transfers RECAP

Marcus Rashford says he is fully fit and eager to carry on where he left off when Manchester United return to Premier League action later this month .
Rashford was enjoying his best goal scoring season until he suffered a back injury in January which would have seen him miss the rest of the Premier League campaign had it not been suspended due the coronavirus outbreak .
Instead , he is fit for United 's upcoming return against Tottenham on June 19 and raring to go .
“ I think coming out of this lockdown we are in a much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , '' the forward told Stretty News .
`` I think we just need to take each game as it comes and not get too ahead of ourselves .
We are working hard in training , gelling as a team with players coming back from injury , etc .
`` For me personally I felt I was having my best season to date before the injury hit so now I ’ m back fully fit I ’ m determined to push on.
” Recap the latest United news on our live blog @

newsdesk@men-news.co.uk (Marcus Banks, Joe Bray)

Marcus Rashford says he is fully fit and eager to carry on where he left off when Manchester United return to Premier League action later this month.
Rashford was enjoying his best goal scoring season until he suffered a back injury in January which would have seen him miss the rest of the Premier League campaign had it not been suspended due the coronavirus outbreak.
Instead, he is fit for United's upcoming return against Tottenham on June 19 and raring to go.
“I think coming out of this lockdown we are in a much stronger position than we were going into it," the forward told Stretty News.
"I think we just need to take each game as it comes and not get too ahead of ourselves. We are working hard in training, gelling as a team with players coming back from injury, etc.
"For me personally I felt I was having my best season to date before the injury hit so now I’m back fully fit I’m determined to push on.”
Recap the latest United news on our live blog.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--Disruption to schools could last until November, it has been warned

The disruption to education could go on well into the new academic year , it 's been warned .
With schools currently closed to all but specific year groups and vulnerable and key worker children , plans are being made for all pupils to return in September .
But MPs have been warned that things wo n't necessarily be business as usual by then and plans should be made accordingly .
As the Commons Education Committee met to discuss the impact of the pandemic on education and children 's services , David Laws , executive chairman of the Education Policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` There 's been a temptation to think that we are in a sort of home learning now and hopefully all back in September .
Sadly we may end up with considerable disruption to school in September , October and November .
`` So planning now and giving guidance now for a situation where there may be some home learning for a lot of pupils for a long time would be very sensible .
And starting the process of thinking about catch-up now , rather than giving up on various children who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be very important .
We should be engaging with all children in all year groups before the summer . ''
Anne Longfield , the Children 's Commissioner for England , told the committee there are many uncertainties about how schools will function in the new academic year .
She said : `` In September we do n't know ( a ) how schools will need to operate in terms of social distancing and blended learning because there 's not enough physical space , but also what are the plans if there 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a summer catch-up programme for pupils , the committee agreed that a range of people would have to be brought into schools to offer a range of activities - not just traditional learning - in order to make it fun 'so kids want to be there ' .
And they stressed the need for it to be done 'without stigma ' , adding that the 'vulnerable children ' tag used in lockdown had not been particularly helpful in boosting engagement .
There would be a huge cost attached to a catch-up programme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a small percentage of the overall education budget - and a price worth paying .
She said : `` I think it 's one where you have to look at the cost benefit analysis and that would be that the risk of not doing that would be the deficit in learning for those children .
`` Looking just at the amounts here and the business case , it will be about 2 % of the education budget .
If you took it into a billion , you are only talking about a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The risk of not doing that , in terms of both the short and long-term impact on kids , is not only that you will have a generation of kids who will come out without the grades they could or the learning for future life they could , but , if we think there is a recession coming , we want them in the best place to be able to tackle that .
`` We have seen the huge , big , inventive , fast furlough scheme , the business support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed , the NHS - all of which have shown what can be done .
We have to do that for children .
The PM has said that education , children and schools are a priority , so this is the next stage of that . ''
Depending on the money available , she said she 'd want the scheme to be 'as universal as possible ' , but schools could still target those who would benefit the most and start 'actively working with parents ' to get their children into classes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said it would not necessarily fall on teachers to provide the catch-up programme .
She said : `` We recommend that those summer camps should or could be primarily staffed by early years workers , play workers , youth workers and former teachers .
`` It does not have to rely just on the teaching workforce , and it should not be focused on academic catch-up . ''
And she added that if the catch-up programme does go ahead , then the government needs to act soon for the plans to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` It is really important is that the government gets guidance to schools as early as possible - both about what should be happening in schools to support catch-up and wellbeing for the pupils who are there , and , if the lockdown continues into autumn , to understand what help and support should be available for the pupils who are not yet going to school . ''
After welcoming back children to Nursery , Reception , Year 1 and Year 6 , the government says it 's still the plan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school before the summer holidays , for a month if feasible , though this is being kept under review .
The Department for Education says it 'will only welcome back additional year groups if the most up-to-date assessment of the risk posed by the virus indicates it is appropriate to have larger numbers of children within schools ' adding that the safety of children and staff is their 'utmost priority ' .
A DfE spokesperson said : “ From this week , many schools have begun welcoming children from Reception , Year 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as part of a phased and cautious approach .
“ To prepare for this , headteachers and school staff have been doing an excellent job including putting protective measures in place and engaging with parents and children .
We will continue to support schools who haven ’ t yet been able to open more widely to do so as soon as possible.
” She added : `` We will do whatever we can to make sure no child , whatever their background , falls behind as a result of coronavirus .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to support children to learn at home , and pupil premium funding at the highest ever per pupil rate continues to be paid to schools to help them support their disadvantaged pupils .
“ The Education Endowment Foundation ’ s innovative online tuition pilot is an important example of support in this space and we are considering , with a range of partner organisations , what more is required to support all pupils who have been affected by school closures .
”

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The disruption to education could go on well into the new academic year, it's been warned.
With schools currently closed to all but specific year groups and vulnerable and key worker children, plans are being made for all pupils to return in September.
But MPs have been warned that things won't necessarily be business as usual by then and plans should be made accordingly.
As the Commons Education Committee met to discuss the impact of the pandemic on education and children's services, David Laws, executive chairman of the Education Policy Institute (EPI), said: "There's been a temptation to think that we are in a sort of home learning now and hopefully all back in September. Sadly we may end up with considerable disruption to school in September, October and November.
(Image: Getty Images)
"So planning now and giving guidance now for a situation where there may be some home learning for a lot of pupils for a long time would be very sensible. And starting the process of thinking about catch-up now, rather than giving up on various children who are not coming back into school until September would be very important. We should be engaging with all children in all year groups before the summer."
Anne Longfield, the Children's Commissioner for England, told the committee there are many uncertainties about how schools will function in the new academic year.
She said: "In September we don't know (a) how schools will need to operate in terms of social distancing and blended learning because there's not enough physical space, but also what are the plans if there's another spike."
Discussing the merits of a summer catch-up programme for pupils, the committee agreed that a range of people would have to be brought into schools to offer a range of activities - not just traditional learning - in order to make it fun 'so kids want to be there'.
(Image: Manchester Evening News)
And they stressed the need for it to be done 'without stigma', adding that the 'vulnerable children' tag used in lockdown had not been particularly helpful in boosting engagement.
There would be a huge cost attached to a catch-up programme, but Ms Longfield says it would be a small percentage of the overall education budget - and a price worth paying.
She said: "I think it's one where you have to look at the cost benefit analysis and that would be that the risk of not doing that would be the deficit in learning for those children.
"Looking just at the amounts here and the business case, it will be about 2% of the education budget. If you took it into a billion, you are only talking about a small amount here in terms of education.
"The risk of not doing that, in terms of both the short and long-term impact on kids, is not only that you will have a generation of kids who will come out without the grades they could or the learning for future life they could, but, if we think there is a recession coming, we want them in the best place to be able to tackle that.
(Image: Getty Images)
"We have seen the huge, big, inventive, fast furlough scheme, the business support scheme and the like - and, indeed, the NHS - all of which have shown what can be done. We have to do that for children. The PM has said that education, children and schools are a priority, so this is the next stage of that."
Depending on the money available, she said she'd want the scheme to be 'as universal as possible', but schools could still target those who would benefit the most and start 'actively working with parents' to get their children into classes.
Natalie Perera, executive director of EPI, said it would not necessarily fall on teachers to provide the catch-up programme.
She said: "We recommend that those summer camps should or could be primarily staffed by early years workers, play workers, youth workers and former teachers.
"It does not have to rely just on the teaching workforce, and it should not be focused on academic catch-up."
And she added that if the catch-up programme does go ahead, then the government needs to act soon for the plans to be put in place.
Ms Perera said: "It is really important is that the government gets guidance to schools as early as possible - both about what should be happening in schools to support catch-up and wellbeing for the pupils who are there, and, if the lockdown continues into autumn, to understand what help and support should be available for the pupils who are not yet going to school."
After welcoming back children to Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, the government says it's still the plan to bring all primary year groups back to school before the summer holidays, for a month if feasible, though this is being kept under review.
The Department for Education says it 'will only welcome back additional year groups if the most up-to-date assessment of the risk posed by the virus indicates it is appropriate to have larger numbers of children within schools' adding that the safety of children and staff is their 'utmost priority'.
A DfE spokesperson said:
“From this week, many schools have begun welcoming children from Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 back to the classroom as part of a phased and cautious approach.
“To prepare for this, headteachers and school staff have been doing an excellent job including putting protective measures in place and engaging with parents and children. We will continue to support schools who haven’t yet been able to open more widely to do so as soon as possible.”
She added: "
We will do whatever we can to make sure no child, whatever their background, falls behind as a result of coronavirus.
“The government has already committed over £100 million to support children to learn at home, and pupil premium funding at the highest ever per pupil rate continues to be paid to schools to help them support their disadvantaged pupils.
“The Education Endowment Foundation’s innovative online tuition pilot is an important example of support in this space and we are considering, with a range of partner organisations, what more is required to support all pupils who have been affected by school closures.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--The criminals locked up in Greater Manchester since the start of June

We have just completed our round-up of criminals locked-up in May but now it is time for another run in June .
People have been locked up for all manner of criminal offences with M.E.N .
reporters there to cover the most serious .
There was the drug addict robber and his 'dangerous ' mate who targets elderly women as well as the violent bully whose horrific campaign of abuse against his girlfriend saw him threaten to 'break every single bone ' in her body .
Despite the coronavirus outbreak , and recent UK lockdown , prison sentences are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being locked up for their offences .
Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester since the start of the month .
The violent bully whose horrific campaign of abuse against his girlfriend saw him threaten to 'break every single bone ' in her body A jealous , violent bully who subjected his girlfriend to a horrific campaign of mental and physical abuse has been jailed .
Stephen Williams , 30 , held a knife to his partner ’ s throat , punched her in the face , poured a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to kill her .
He ordered her to give up her job , family and friends .
After forcing her to resign from her job - in case she was unfaithful at work - HGV driver Williams made his girlfriend travel around with him in his lorry cab to make sure she did n't speak to other people while he was on the road .
Williams flew into a jealous rage when she said her young brother looked 'cute ' in a photo .
During one terrifying incident , he told her : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re dead .
`` Say bye to your street , you ’ re not coming home .
I ’ m taking you to a field and you ’ re dead , and then I ’ m going to come back and I ’ m going to get your mum and sister and then I ’ ll save your little brother 'til last .
`` We ’ re gon na go to a field , I ’ m gon na kick you around and I ’ m gon na break every single bone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re never gon na feel pain like it . ''
Williams , of Newlands Avenue , Bolton , pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship ; assault by beating ; assault occasioning actual bodily harm ; causing an unauthorised transmission from prison ; and witness intimidation .
He was sentenced to two years in prison .
He was made the subject of a restraining order , forbidding him to see or contact his ex-partner for two years .
The ex-cop who lived life of luxury with wife until he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AGAIN ... A former 'Breaking Bad ' police officer jailed for heading up a drugs conspiracy also sold dodgy TV boxes in order to fund his 'lavish ' lifestyle including slap-up meals and stays at top hotels .
Ex-PC Daniel Aimson , 39 , ran a 'sophisticated ' operation selling ZGemma boxes online , many loaded with software which allowed people to access subscription channels such as Sky Sports and BT Sport and the latest films and TV without paying the normal fees .
He set up a company as part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13 months a court heard and he used the profits to pay for amongst other things luxury breaks and dinners costing hundreds of pounds at Michelin starred restaurants with wife Rachel , who he has now split from .
Aimson has now had a year added to his sentence after a judge said he had deprived companies like Sky of legitimate custom .
Aimson , of Ullswater Road , Astley , Wigan was jailed for six years and four months on December 19 , 2017 for conspiracy to produce cannabis and misconduct in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to conspiracy to defraud at an earlier hearing .
He was sentenced by a judge sitting at Manchester Crown Court on Monday morning .
He appeared via videolink from prison with legal counsel appearing and the press observing via Skype as is the current arrangement during the pandemic .
Judge Elizabeth Nicholls sentenced him to a year in prison to run consecutive to his current term of which he will serve half , meaning in practice he will serve an additional six months .
The man who tried to rugby tackle female police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he failed , he jumped in himself A man has been jailed after trying to push a police officer into a Salford Quays canal - claiming it was a cry for help .
Sean Morris , 32 , had approached two officers along the canal and engaged in conversation with them whilst filming them on his phone .
After a few moments , he then ‘ rugby tackled ’ the female officer in an attempt to push her into the canal , Manchester Magistrates Court heard .
The male officer , who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold onto her security tags to stop her falling in .
He managed to fight off Morris , from Salford , who then proceeded to jump into the canal and refused to get out .
It wasn ’ t until more officers attended that he was arrested and interviewed .
Morris pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency services officer and was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment .
Morris , of Kershope Grove in Salford , was also ordered to pay £200 compensation to the police officer .
The hapless thief who claimed he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 'in a skip' Lee Mullineaux , 26 , was out stealing items from a car in Bolton less than a month after a judge gave him a chance following an appearance in court in relation to a high speed police chase .
Now Mullineaux , from Bolton , has been jailed for eight months .
He originally appeared in court in December last year after he was chased by police through Newton Heath .
Less than a month later , he was caught while stealing items from a car in Westhoughton , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Bolton , pleaded guilty to dangerous driving , failing to provide a specimen , driving without a licence and insurance and theft .
He was also banned from driving for 16 months .
A teenager bared his backside to pub locals three times before brandishing kitchen knife following bust-up A teenager who 'brandished a large and fearsome ' kitchen knife after baring his backside three times at locals during a pub row has been jailed .
CCTV showed Maros Petik swinging the knife in front of him as the argument spilled out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Oldham .
It came after the 18-year-old was told to leave the Ashton Road pub when he became aggressive towards customers at about 5pm on Sunday , March 1 .
On his way out , he threw punches at a customer stood in the doorway before pulling his trousers down three times to bare his backside .
As the row continued outside , Petik , of Kent Street , Oldham , began waving a stick at a customer , who was swinging his walking stick back at him , Manchester Minshull Street @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then handed a kitchen knife , which he also waved in the direction of several locals who had come out of the pub .
Petik pleaded guilty to possessing a knife ; and using threatening or abusive words or behavior .
Man jailed for 22 weeks after spitting at police officer after 'having an issue with a group of men' A man had been jailed for 22 weeks after spitting in the face of a police officer .
Mohammed Hussain , 42 , had spat at the officer after calling 999 to report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'group of males ' , Manchester Magistrates Court heard .
He was taken to hospital and spoken to by the police , but they were called out again once Hussain , of Bolton , had returned home .
Following this , events escalated , and resulted in Hussain spitting in the face of one of the officers and using racially abusive language towards another officer .
Hussain previously entered not guilty pleas to assaulting an emergency worker and racially aggravated harassment , but changed his plea to guilty on June 1 , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropped against him .
Hussain , of Bromwich Street , was sentenced to 22 weeks imprisonment for the assault and 12 weeks imprisonment for racially aggravated harassment to run concurrently . '
I run this area ' said drunk who claimed to be in Doddington gang as he waved a fake gun around in a bookies A man walked drunk into a bookies with a fake gun and bullets and claimed to be a member of the notorious 'Doddington ' crime gang , a court heard .
Kevin McMillan threatened a manager at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and put three bullets down on a table in front of a man gambling at a machine after pulling the gun from his waistband , a court heard .
A judge was told McMillan , 39 , 'brandished ' the gun at the man on the machine and told him : `` I going to f**k you up .
`` Who the f**k are you ?
`` I have just come out of prison..doing 15 years .
`` I am a member of the Doddington . ''
McMillan , who Manchester Crown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apologised to the man before saying ' I run this area ' and again referencing the south Manchester crime gang .
He was said to have been 'waving ' the gun around at the time .
McMillan , of Cornbrook Park Road , Old Trafford , pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an imitation firearm .
He was jailed for 15 months .
The drug addict robber and his 'dangerous ' mate who targets elderly women A cleaner was attacked and 'humiliated ' in a pub during a terrifying ordeal as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard .
Drug addict Sonny Shockledge , 37 , and his accomplice Carl Siddall , 36 , have both received significant jail terms for the robbery in the early hours at the Angel Inn in Dukinfield , Tameside .
The woman was left 'absolutely terrified ' and said she feared she 'd be raped or killed , Minshull Street Crown Court heard .
She had arrived at the pub to clean the downstairs bar area at about 5.30am on September 16 last year , as the pub landlady slept in the flat upstairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loudly on the door , before demanding money .
Shockledge threw the woman against a wall , and at one point put her in a headlock as he 'marched ' her around the pub , demanding that she hand over cash .
Despite her telling the pair that she had no access to such money , her ordeal continued for several minutes .
She was 'dragged ' along the floor , and at one point suffered the 'indignity ' of having her upper clothing raised to reveal her naked back as they searched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Both Shockledge and Siddall were handed extended sentences , after Judge Potter declared them 'dangerous ' , ruling that they posed a 'significant risk to members of the public of serious harm ' .
Siddall , of Wellington Street , Ashton-under-Lyne , received an extended sentence comprising of four years and eight years months in prison , and an extended licence period of two years and six months .
He pleaded guilty to robbery and taking a vehicle without consent .
Shockledge , of Assheton Close , Ashton-under-Lyne , also admitted robbery and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also received an extended sentence , comprising of four years and eight months in custody but with an extended licence period of four years .
The pair will serve two-thirds of those custodial terms in jail , before being considered for release by the Parole Board .
Shockledge also received an additional 10 months in jail after admitting three counts of burglary and one count of attempted burglary .
The man jailed for trying to spit at cop after racially abusing bank teller A man has been jailed for trying to spit at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using racist language towards a building society teller .
Bernard Erskine , 53 , had been causing upset at a bank in the city centre to members of the public and staff when he used racially abusive slurs after becoming frustrated .
The man , who was said to be of no fixed abode , was arrested and taken into custody , wherein he spat towards a police officer , Manchester Magistrates Court heard .
Fortunately the officer managed to pull the plastic screen across to protect herself from being hit by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a suspended sentence for a different matter , pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment and common assault of an emergency worker .
Erskine , of no fixed abode , was sentenced to an activated suspended sentence of 20 weeks imprisonment and 12 weeks imprisonment for the offence of assaulting an emergency worker .
He was also ordered to pay £128 victim surcharge and £85 court costs upon his release .
The £100,000 cocaine dealer whose life of luxury came to an end in Stockport Tesco A drug dealer who was caught with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be living a lavish lifestyle with trips to Dubai and expensive designer clothing .
Remi Phythian , 26 , had been shopping in Tesco in Stockport when officers arrested him for being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs in March this year It was only when the GMP Special Operations team searched his house that they discovered drug paraphernalia including snap bags and scales , over £4,000 in bundles of cash , designer clothes , trainers and a motorbike .
Further investigations revealed that Phythian , of Denton , had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 2019 .
He funded his ‘ lavish lifestyle ’ through the selling of class A drugs and deposited the cash through the Post Office , Minshull Street Crown Court heard .
The cocaine found in his Mercedes van , which was concealed in a Tesco ’ s bag , weighed one kilo and was said to be worth a street value of £100,000 .
Phythian pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to offences of possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession of criminal property .
Phythian , of Worths Lane , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imprisonment .
A proceeds of crime act hearing was set for October 26 .

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We have just completed our round-up of criminals locked-up in May but now it is time for another run in June.
People have been locked up for all manner of criminal offences with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious.
There was the drug addict robber and his 'dangerous' mate who targets elderly women as well as the violent bully whose horrific campaign of abuse against his girlfriend saw him threaten to 'break every single bone' in her body.
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, and recent UK lockdown, prison sentences are still being handed out and people are still being locked up for their offences.
Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester since the start of the month.
The violent bully whose horrific campaign of abuse against his girlfriend saw him threaten to 'break every single bone' in her body
(Image: GMP)
A jealous, violent bully who subjected his girlfriend to a horrific campaign of mental and physical abuse has been jailed.
Stephen Williams, 30, held a knife to his partner’s throat, punched her in the face, poured a corrosive cleaner over her head and threatened to kill her. He ordered her to give up her job, family and friends.
The controlling behaviour lasted months.
After forcing her to resign from her job - in case she was unfaithful at work - HGV driver Williams made his girlfriend travel around with him in his lorry cab to make sure she didn't speak to other people while he was on the road.
Williams flew into a jealous rage when she said her young brother looked 'cute' in a photo.
During one terrifying incident, he told her: "That’s it, you’re dead.
"Say bye to your street, you’re not coming home. I’m taking you to a field and you’re dead, and then I’m going to come back and I’m going to get your mum and sister and then I’ll save your little brother 'til last.
"We’re gonna go to a field, I’m gonna kick you around and I’m gonna break every single bone in your body.
"You’re never gonna feel pain like it."
Williams, of Newlands Avenue, Bolton, pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship; assault by beating; assault occasioning actual bodily harm; causing an unauthorised transmission from prison; and witness intimidation.
He was sentenced to two years in prison. He was made the subject of a restraining order, forbidding him to see or contact his ex-partner for two years.
The ex-cop who lived life of luxury with wife until he was jailed for drugs conspiracy is sentenced AGAIN...
A former 'Breaking Bad' police officer jailed for heading up a drugs conspiracy also sold dodgy TV boxes in order to fund his 'lavish' lifestyle including slap-up meals and stays at top hotels.
Ex-PC Daniel Aimson, 39, ran a 'sophisticated' operation selling ZGemma boxes online, many loaded with software which allowed people to access subscription channels such as Sky Sports and BT Sport and the latest films and TV without paying the normal fees.
He set up a company as part of the operation which raked in £655,000 over just 13 months a court heard and he used the profits to pay for amongst other things luxury breaks and dinners costing hundreds of pounds at Michelin starred restaurants with wife Rachel, who he has now split from.
Aimson has now had a year added to his sentence after a judge said he had deprived companies like Sky of legitimate custom.
Aimson, of Ullswater Road, Astley, Wigan was jailed for six years and four months on December 19, 2017 for conspiracy to produce cannabis and misconduct in a public office.
Aimson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud at an earlier hearing.
He was sentenced by a judge sitting at Manchester Crown Court on Monday morning.
He appeared via videolink from prison with legal counsel appearing and the press observing via Skype as is the current arrangement during the pandemic.
Judge Elizabeth Nicholls sentenced him to a year in prison to run consecutive to his current term of which he will serve half, meaning in practice he will serve an additional six months.
The man who tried to rugby tackle female police officer into Salford Quays canal...when he failed, he jumped in himself
A man has been jailed after trying to push a police officer into a Salford Quays canal - claiming it was a cry for help.
Sean Morris, 32, had approached two officers along the canal and engaged in conversation with them whilst filming them on his phone.
After a few moments, he then ‘rugby tackled’ the female officer in an attempt to push her into the canal, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
The male officer, who was stood alongside his colleague, had to hold onto her security tags to stop her falling in.
He managed to fight off Morris, from Salford, who then proceeded to jump into the canal and refused to get out. It wasn’t until more officers attended that he was arrested and interviewed.
Morris pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency services officer and was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment.
Morris, of Kershope Grove in Salford, was also ordered to pay £200 compensation to the police officer.
The hapless thief who claimed he'd found loot, including £200 bracelet, 'in a skip'
A hapless thief claimed he'd found his loot, including a £200 bracelet, 'in a skip'.
Lee Mullineaux, 26, was out stealing items from a car in Bolton less than a month after a judge gave him a chance following an appearance in court in relation to a high speed police chase.
Now Mullineaux, from Bolton, has been jailed for eight months.
He originally appeared in court in December last year after he was chased by police through Newton Heath.
Less than a month later, he was caught while stealing items from a car in Westhoughton, Bolton.
Mullineaux, of Cleveland Gardens, Bolton, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen, driving without a licence and insurance and theft.
He was also banned from driving for 16 months.
A teenager bared his backside to pub locals three times before brandishing kitchen knife following bust-up
A teenager who 'brandished a large and fearsome' kitchen knife after baring his backside three times at locals during a pub row has been jailed.
CCTV showed Maros Petik swinging the knife in front of him as the argument spilled out onto the pavement outside the Druids Arms in Oldham.
It came after the 18-year-old was told to leave the Ashton Road pub when he became aggressive towards customers at about 5pm on Sunday, March 1.
On his way out, he threw punches at a customer stood in the doorway before pulling his trousers down three times to bare his backside.
As the row continued outside, Petik, of Kent Street, Oldham, began waving a stick at a customer, who was swinging his walking stick back at him, Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
The teenager was then handed a kitchen knife, which he also waved in the direction of several locals who had come out of the pub.
Petik pleaded guilty to possessing a knife; and using threatening or abusive words or behavior.
Judge Bernadette Baxter sentenced Petik to 12 months in a young offenders institute.
Man jailed for 22 weeks after spitting at police officer after 'having an issue with a group of men'
(Image: GMP/photo)
A man had been jailed for 22 weeks after spitting in the face of a police officer.
Mohammed Hussain, 42, had spat at the officer after calling 999 to report an alleged assault against him by a 'group of males', Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
He was taken to hospital and spoken to by the police, but they were called out again once Hussain, of Bolton, had returned home.
Following this, events escalated, and resulted in Hussain spitting in the face of one of the officers and using racially abusive language towards another officer.
Hussain previously entered not guilty pleas to assaulting an emergency worker and racially aggravated harassment, but changed his plea to guilty on June 1, and a charge of racially aggravated harassment was dropped against him.
Hussain, of Bromwich Street, was sentenced to 22 weeks imprisonment for the assault and 12 weeks imprisonment for racially aggravated harassment to run concurrently.
'I run this area' said drunk who claimed to be in Doddington gang as he waved a fake gun around in a bookies
(Image: GMP.)
A man walked drunk into a bookies with a fake gun and bullets and claimed to be a member of the notorious 'Doddington' crime gang, a court heard.
Kevin McMillan threatened a manager at Betfred on Erskine Street, Old Trafford, and put three bullets down on a table in front of a man gambling at a machine after pulling the gun from his waistband, a court heard.
A judge was told McMillan, 39, 'brandished' the gun at the man on the machine and told him: "I going to f**k you up.
"Who the f**k are you?
"I have just come out of prison..doing 15 years.
"I am a member of the Doddington."
McMillan, who Manchester Crown Court heard had been drinking, then apologised to the man before saying 'I run this area' and again referencing the south Manchester crime gang.
He was said to have been 'waving' the gun around at the time.
McMillan, of Cornbrook Park Road, Old Trafford, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an imitation firearm.
He was jailed for 15 months.
The drug addict robber and his 'dangerous' mate who targets elderly women
A cleaner was attacked and 'humiliated' in a pub during a terrifying ordeal as two robbers demanded cash, a court heard.
Drug addict Sonny Shockledge, 37, and his accomplice Carl Siddall, 36, have both received significant jail terms for the robbery in the early hours at the Angel Inn in Dukinfield, Tameside.
The woman was left 'absolutely terrified' and said she feared she'd be raped or killed, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
She had arrived at the pub to clean the downstairs bar area at about 5.30am on September 16 last year, as the pub landlady slept in the flat upstairs.
The pair burst in after banging loudly on the door, before demanding money.
Shockledge threw the woman against a wall, and at one point put her in a headlock as he 'marched' her around the pub, demanding that she hand over cash.
Despite her telling the pair that she had no access to such money, her ordeal continued for several minutes.
She was 'dragged' along the floor, and at one point suffered the 'indignity' of having her upper clothing raised to reveal her naked back as they searched for valuables, the court heard.
Both Shockledge and Siddall were handed extended sentences, after Judge Potter declared them 'dangerous', ruling that they posed a 'significant risk to members of the public of serious harm'.
Siddall, of Wellington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, received an extended sentence comprising of four years and eight years months in prison, and an extended licence period of two years and six months.
He pleaded guilty to robbery and taking a vehicle without consent.
Shockledge, of Assheton Close, Ashton-under-Lyne, also admitted robbery and taking a vehicle without consent.
He also received an extended sentence, comprising of four years and eight months in custody but with an extended licence period of four years.
The pair will serve two-thirds of those custodial terms in jail, before being considered for release by the Parole Board.
Shockledge also received an additional 10 months in jail after admitting three counts of burglary and one count of attempted burglary.
The man jailed for trying to spit at cop after racially abusing bank teller
(Image: Facebook/Bernard Erskine)
A man has been jailed for trying to spit at a police officer after being arrested for using racist language towards a building society teller.
Bernard Erskine, 53, had been causing upset at a bank in the city centre to members of the public and staff when he used racially abusive slurs after becoming frustrated.
The man, who was said to be of no fixed abode, was arrested and taken into custody, wherein he spat towards a police officer, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.
Fortunately the officer managed to pull the plastic screen across to protect herself from being hit by the spittle.
Erskine, who was subject to a suspended sentence for a different matter, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment and common assault of an emergency worker.
Erskine, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to an activated suspended sentence of 20 weeks imprisonment and 12 weeks imprisonment for the offence of assaulting an emergency worker.
He was also ordered to pay £128 victim surcharge and £85 court costs upon his release.
The £100,000 cocaine dealer whose life of luxury came to an end in Stockport Tesco
A drug dealer who was caught with 1kg of cocaine worth £100,000 was found to be living a lavish lifestyle with trips to Dubai and expensive designer clothing.
Remi Phythian, 26, had been shopping in Tesco in Stockport when officers arrested him for being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs in March this year
It was only when the GMP Special Operations team searched his house that they discovered drug paraphernalia including snap bags and scales, over £4,000 in bundles of cash, designer clothes, trainers and a motorbike.
Further investigations revealed that Phythian, of Denton, had been abroad 16 times between January 2016 and March 2019.
He funded his ‘lavish lifestyle’ through the selling of class A drugs and deposited the cash through the Post Office, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
The cocaine found in his Mercedes van, which was concealed in a Tesco’s bag, weighed one kilo and was said to be worth a street value of £100,000.
Phythian pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to offences of possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession of criminal property.
Phythian, of Worths Lane, Denton, was sentenced to six years imprisonment.
A proceeds of crime act hearing was set for October 26.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--How a self-proclaimed 'Bollywitch' went from bully target to trans advocate

The lights at the Deansgate bar dim as the silhouette of a woman in a traditional Indian sari appears at the centre of the stage .
Lip-syncing to a song from 2002 Bollywood film Devdas , the performer has white pupils and a haunting aesthetic to match .
We soon learn the woman behind this brilliant cluster of cultures is Yvy DeLuca , a self-proclaimed 'Bollywitch ' and trans art performer .
When she 's not bewitching audiences , Yvy works in the health sector and is also an author and advocate for equality .
Yvy , originally from Bradford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 20 .
The decision to transition came after years of soul-searching .
“ On an unconscious level , I knew I was transgender when I was about four or five years old , ” Yvy tells the M.E.N .
“ I remember my mum dressing me in a jumper and I would take it off to put it on my head pretending it was my hair .
“ When I was in my early teens , I really started to realise who I was .
The issue for me wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just didn ’ t know how to become that person.
” Like many LGBT+ people , high school wasn ’ t easy for Yvy .
After being subjected to severe bullying , she made the decision to leave at the beginning of Year 11 without any qualifications .
A year later , she would go to Blackburn College in order to get her GCSEs .
During that time , she started to presume she was gay .
“ I tried to immerse myself in gay culture and the one queer club night in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was attracted to boys so I just assumed I was gay .
Through that , I realised that nobody was experiencing the same things as me .
I didn ’ t feel like a gay man , but noone else felt like a woman .
“ That ’ s when I really started to discover I was trans .
There was no looking back after that , I knew what I was supposed to be doing.
” Afraid of being caught on the family computer , she would often sneak off and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to find out more about what she was going through .
A few years after college , Yvy revealed to her mum that she was going to transition .
Her mum was , and continues to be , extremely supportive of the decision .
At the time , in 2015 , she was working for a bank in Manchester and was about to move to the city .
“ When I started that job , I wasn ’ t presenting as Yvy and no one knew then , ” she says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blackburn , get on the train and then put my makeup on in the toilet before heading into the office .
`` When I finished my shift , I would do it all again in reverse .
None of my family , besides my mum , ever knew about it .
“ When I made the decision to officially transition , I booked two weeks off and came back as Yvy .
Everyone was floored , no one was expecting that.
” Most of Yvy ’ s colleagues reacted positively , if not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , not everyone responded the same way .
“ I noticed someone at work who I didn ’ t know and who worked in a different department had started smiling at me and I could tell they thought I was attractive , ” she recounts .
“ I would give them a smile back and not think anything else of it .
“ A little while later , I noticed they stopped smiling and were being quite abrasive towards me .
There and then , I realised that someone must have told them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift , Yvy found herself alone with the male colleague .
Upon entering the toilets to remove her makeup before heading home , he followed her in and locked the door .
“ He attacked me from behind and touched me inappropriately .
I almost broke my collarbone from smashing it against the toilet and I had really bad bruises .
“ He forced me to look at myself in the mirror and told me I was disgusting .
“ After that , I just rushed out - I didn ’ t take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the train home , a bunch of men kept referring to me as ‘ it ’ .
I just got off the train at a random stop in the middle of nowhere.
” When she got home that evening , Yvy attemped suicide .
“ It just really upset me , ” Yvy adds .
“ I ’ m a person too .
I ’ m doing nothing to impact your life in any negative way yet you still have an issue with me .
“ That whole incident took me down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a really final way , but I looked at myself and decided I didn ’ t want that to be my legacy .
“ This all happened just days before I was moving to the city all myself .
It was a tough spot , but all I can do is learn from it and take what happened and apply it to my life .
“ It made me think about how I can make other people ’ s lives better .
Everyone needs to understand what it means to be transgender and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with .
We don ’ t need other people to come in and make it worse.
” It ’ s for that reason that Yvy , now 35 , decided to write a book about her experiences .
Titled ‘ Tainted Beauty : The Memoir of an Authentic Creation ’ , Yvy hopes her story can help others who may feel alone and scared .
“ I ’ ve had some really tough times , ” Yvy says .
“ But looking back now , I learnt so much about myself during each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I know I wouldn ’ t be where I am today.
” Last year , Yvy also found she was able to express herself through performing as a ‘ Bollywitch ’ .
“ I incorporate Bollywood dance with witchcraft , ” she says .
“ A lot of people in LGBT+ spaces will perform to Ariana Grande or Miley Cyrus , while I do something completely different .
“ The songs I perform to aren ’ t in English , so I expected audiences to hate it but from the first performance I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They went nuts.
” Yvy says her art also provides representation for queer Muslims , who are often overlooked in the community .
“ I noticed there was barely any Asian representation in these LGBT+ spaces , I realised that if I didn ’ t see it , I needed to be it .
“ We need to ensure we ’ re constantly evolving and ensuring the whole community is involved .
I ’ m not going to preach about something and not then put that into practice .
`` That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m doing .
I can be Asian , I can be spooky , I can be whatever I want .
“ I want to represent for queer Asian trans people and say , you can be that person .
You can be whoever you want to be.
” Yvy now lives in Salford , with her husband who she married in 2015 .
She is putting the finishing touches to her second book , which will be a direct continuation of her memoir , and continues to perform through online events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretended the person I used to be in high school and college never existed , '' she says as she looks back on her past .
“ While writing my first book and having to relive all these experiences , I realised I was being extremely disrespectful to that person .
`` They had to endure so much hurt and discrimination , they had to take the hit while they kept me safe inside until I was ready to stand up and be myself .
“ I owe so much to that person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have ever met.
” You can follow Yvy on Instagram , and you can purchase her book here .

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The lights at the Deansgate bar dim as the silhouette of a woman in a traditional Indian sari appears at the centre of the stage.
Lip-syncing to a song from 2002 Bollywood film Devdas, the performer has white pupils and a haunting aesthetic to match.
We soon learn the woman behind this brilliant cluster of cultures is Yvy DeLuca, a self-proclaimed 'Bollywitch' and trans art performer.
When she's not bewitching audiences, Yvy works in the health sector and is also an author and advocate for equality.
Yvy, originally from Blackburn, transitioned in 2005 at the age of 20.
The decision to transition came after years of soul-searching.
“On an unconscious level, I knew I was transgender when I was about four or five years old,” Yvy tells the M.E.N.
“I remember my mum dressing me in a jumper and I would take it off to put it on my head pretending it was my hair.
“When I was in my early teens, I really started to realise who I was. The issue for me wasn’t ever debating who I was, I just didn’t know how to become that person.”
Like many LGBT+ people, high school wasn’t easy for Yvy. After being subjected to severe bullying, she made the decision to leave at the beginning of Year 11 without any qualifications.
A year later, she would go to Blackburn College in order to get her GCSEs. During that time, she started to presume she was gay.
“I tried to immerse myself in gay culture and the one queer club night in Blackburn,” Yvy says.
(Image: Kaleido Shoots (Instagram: @kaleidoshoots))
“I was attracted to boys so I just assumed I was gay. Through that, I realised that nobody was experiencing the same things as me. I didn’t feel like a gay man, but noone else felt like a woman.
“That’s when I really started to discover I was trans. There was no looking back after that, I knew what I was supposed to be doing.”
Afraid of being caught on the family computer, she would often sneak off and use the computers at the local library in order to find out more about what she was going through.
A few years after college, Yvy revealed to her mum that she was going to transition.
Her mum was, and continues to be, extremely supportive of the decision. At the time, in 2005, she was working for a bank in Manchester and was about to move to the city.
“When I started that job, I wasn’t presenting as Yvy and no one knew then,” she says.
"I would leave home in Blackburn, get on the train and then put my makeup on in the toilet before heading into the office.
"When I finished my shift, I would do it all again in reverse. None of my family, besides my mum, ever knew about it.
“When I made the decision to officially transition, I booked two weeks off and came back as Yvy. Everyone was floored, no one was expecting that.”
Most of Yvy’s colleagues reacted positively, if not shocked, at the reveal. However, not everyone responded the same way.
“I noticed someone at work who I didn’t know and who worked in a different department had started smiling at me and I could tell they thought I was attractive,” she recounts.
“I would give them a smile back and not think anything else of it.
“A little while later, I noticed they stopped smiling and were being quite abrasive towards me. There and then, I realised that someone must have told them I was transgender.”
During a late shift, Yvy found herself alone with the male colleague. Upon entering the toilets to remove her makeup before heading home, he followed her in and locked the door.
“He attacked me from behind and touched me inappropriately. I almost broke my collarbone from smashing it against the toilet and I had really bad bruises.
“He forced me to look at myself in the mirror and told me I was disgusting.
“After that, I just rushed out - I didn’t take off my lipstick or anything. Then on the train home, a bunch of men kept referring to me as ‘it’. I just got off the train at a random stop in the middle of nowhere.”
When she got home that evening, Yvy attemped suicide.
“It just really upset me,” Yvy adds. “I’m a person too. I’m doing nothing to impact your life in any negative way yet you still have an issue with me.
“That whole incident took me down a dark place that almost ended in a really final way, but I looked at myself and decided I didn’t want that to be my legacy.
“This all happened just days before I was moving to the city all myself. It was a tough spot, but all I can do is learn from it and take what happened and apply it to my life.
“It made me think about how I can make other people’s lives better. Everyone needs to understand what it means to be transgender and how scary it can be to begin with. We don’t need other people to come in and make it worse.”
It’s for that reason that Yvy, now 35, decided to write a book about her experiences. Titled ‘Tainted Beauty: The Memoir of an Authentic Creation’, Yvy hopes her story can help others who may feel alone and scared.
“I’ve had some really tough times,” Yvy says.
“But looking back now, I learnt so much about myself during each of those times. Without that, I know I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Last year, Yvy also found she was able to express herself through performing as a ‘Bollywitch’.
“I incorporate Bollywood dance with witchcraft,” she says.
“A lot of people in LGBT+ spaces will perform to Ariana Grande or Miley Cyrus, while I do something completely different.
“The songs I perform to aren’t in English, so I expected audiences to hate it but from the first performance I discovered people really responded well to it. They went nuts.”
Yvy says her art also provides representation for queer Muslims, who are often overlooked in the community.
“I noticed there was barely any Asian representation in these LGBT+ spaces, I realised that if I didn’t see it, I needed to be it.
“We need to ensure we’re constantly evolving and ensuring the whole community is involved. I’m not going to preach about something and not then put that into practice.
"That’s why I’m doing what I’m doing. I can be Asian, I can be spooky, I can be whatever I want.
“I want to represent for queer Asian trans people and say, you can be that person. You can be whoever you want to be.”
Yvy now lives in Salford, with her husband who she married in 2015.
She is putting the finishing touches to her second book, which will be a direct continuation of her memoir, and continues to perform through online events.
“When I transitioned, I pretended the person I used to be in high school and college never existed," she says as she looks back on her past.
“While writing my first book and having to relive all these experiences, I realised I was being extremely disrespectful to that person.
"They had to endure so much hurt and discrimination, they had to take the hit while they kept me safe inside until I was ready to stand up and be myself.
“I owe so much to that person because they are the strongest person I have ever met.”
You can follow Yvy on Instagram, and you can purchase her book here.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--Gamer builds Manchester landmarks on The Sims - and the detail is incredible

A furloughed woman in Manchester is recreating some of her favourite Manchester landmarks on The Sims 4 , with unbelievable accuracy .
Jess Vaughan , who normally works in sales and marketing , has built virtual replicas of locations including Ancoats Marina and Mackie Mayor .
The detail of each build is remarkable - down to the resident dog at Ancoats bakery Pollen , and to the rainbow bunting along Canal Street .
Jess 's virtual world includes landmark buildings like the Peveril of the Peak pub , St Ann 's Church , and Whitworth Locke with its ornate glass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two and four hours , but she says that the positive feedback she receives from other players makes it all worth it .
She has even created an Instagram account to chart her new time-consuming hobby .
In a time that many of us are staying away from the city centre , and all of us are going without the restaurants and bars we 'd usually spend our free time in , it 's a novel way to visit some popular haunts .
Jess says she 's been playing The Sims since she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed this much time to it until she was recently furloughed .
She said : `` I live in Ancoats so I 've been going out on my daily walks , picking a place to build then taking lots of pictures .
It 's never enough pictures though , so I always end up on social media looking at the location tags to see what other people have posted .
`` That 's a great thing about Manchester , it 's one of those cities where loads of people take pictures and there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capture the city and its spirit , so I can piece them together .
`` Some of them can be quite frustrating but I genuinely get such a sense of achievement when it 's done - like the canal boats in Ancoats marina , I could n't begin to think how I 'd build those but I was so happy when I was finished .
`` The insides of places are the hardest because I obviously ca n't go in somewhere like Mackie Mayor at the minute to see what it looks like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new appreciation for the city 's buildings and structures .
She added : `` I just love all the different architecture around Manchester , all the different styles in one street , I thought it would be really interesting to build .
`` I love that in Manchester you could have these huge modern glass buildings but then in the middle of it is a tiny old pub . ''
Many people have picked up new hobbies during the UK 's ongoing lockdown , whether it 's fitness or baking or jigsaw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is n't the only one to turn her hand to virtual construction either - one gamer built a replica of 42s nightclub while another crafted a Sims version of Manchester 's G-A-Y .
Few have gone to this level of detail , though .
Jess said : `` It 's something I can spend my time on getting away from everything , and people 's reactions have been really heart-warming .
`` A lot of us ca n't get out and walk around the city , and go to the businesses that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a bit of fun and a bit of joy . ''
Each of Jess 's builds on The Sims 4 can be added to individual 's games and explored by your own Sims .
To see more of them , visit instagram.com/sim.ulatedmanchester

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A furloughed woman in Manchester is recreating some of her favourite Manchester landmarks on The Sims 4, with unbelievable accuracy.
Jess Vaughan, who normally works in sales and marketing, has built virtual replicas of locations including Ancoats Marina and Mackie Mayor.
The detail of each build is remarkable - down to the resident dog at Ancoats bakery Pollen, and to the rainbow bunting along Canal Street.
Jess's virtual world includes landmark buildings like the Peveril of the Peak pub, St Ann's Church, and Whitworth Locke with its ornate glass atrium.
Each project takes her between two and four hours, but she says that the positive feedback she receives from other players makes it all worth it.
(Image: Sim.ulatedmanchester)
She has even created an Instagram account to chart her new time-consuming hobby.
In a time that many of us are staying away from the city centre, and all of us are going without the restaurants and bars we'd usually spend our free time in, it's a novel way to visit some popular haunts.
Jess says she's been playing The Sims since she was a kid, but hadn't committed this much time to it until she was recently furloughed.
(Image: Sim.ulatedmanchester)
She said: "I live in Ancoats so I've been going out on my daily walks, picking a place to build then taking lots of pictures. It's never enough pictures though, so I always end up on social media looking at the location tags to see what other people have posted.
"That's a great thing about Manchester, it's one of those cities where loads of people take pictures and there are so many photos out there that capture the city and its spirit, so I can piece them together.
"Some of them can be quite frustrating but I genuinely get such a sense of achievement when it's done - like the canal boats in Ancoats marina, I couldn't begin to think how I'd build those but I was so happy when I was finished.
"The insides of places are the hardest because I obviously can't go in somewhere like Mackie Mayor at the minute to see what it looks like!"
(Image: Sim.ulatedmanchester)
It's also given her a new appreciation for the city's buildings and structures.
She added: "I just love all the different architecture around Manchester, all the different styles in one street, I thought it would be really interesting to build.
"I love that in Manchester you could have these huge modern glass buildings but then in the middle of it is a tiny old pub."
Many people have picked up new hobbies during the UK's ongoing lockdown, whether it's fitness or baking or jigsaw puzzles. Or Netflix binges.
Jess isn't the only one to turn her hand to virtual construction either - one gamer built a replica of 42s nightclub while another crafted a Sims version of Manchester's G-A-Y.
Few have gone to this level of detail, though.
Jess said: "It's something I can spend my time on getting away from everything, and people's reactions have been really heart-warming.
"A lot of us can't get out and walk around the city, and go to the businesses that we'd like to, so this is just a bit of fun and a bit of joy."
Each of Jess's builds on The Sims 4 can be added to individual's games and explored by your own Sims.
To see more of them, visit instagram.com/sim.ulatedmanchester


themanchestereveningnews--2020-06-07--'You ruined my life!' Manchester's most shocking courtroom outbursts revealed

Appearing in a court before a judge is always a serious matter .
So when a defendant swears , laughs during the hearing or even calls a judge a 'Nazi ' , it just does n't help their cause .
Judges can hold them in contempt of court , and can hand down more punishment for their behaviour .
Nevertheless , a string of offenders appearing before Manchester 's courts have let their anger get the better of them during hearings .
Police officers in court have also been a target of their frustrations .
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'See you later Adolf' After being ordered to spend more time in jail , Scott Napier gave the judge a unique farewell .
`` See you later Adolf , '' the violent offender told Judge Richard Mansell QC , as he was led away to start his latest jail sentence .
That was n't his only outburst during the case , in which Napier was jailed for attacking a prison officer with his own baton while he was a serving prisoner at HMP Strangeways .
Napier , 53 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the trial , and previously called a female judge a 'slut ' .
He also described his victim , who the judge said Napier had a 'personal vendetta ' against , as a 'born again Nazi ' .
The attack followed a row over paint , with Napier claiming he had been given permission to paint his cell .
Sentencing Napier to a further three years jail in September last year , Judge Mansell told him : `` You have verbally abused me on more than one occasion , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vitriolic hatred of the prison officer that has manifested itself during the trial . ''
Anas Khan 's outburst came as he learned he was being sentenced to 21 years in prison .
He and three other men were jailed for a total of 80 years for stealing more than £90,000 during 10 raids on cash-in-transit vans across Greater Manchester .
When 26-year-old Khan learned of his fate , he launched a foul-mouthed tirade towards sentencing Judge Michael Leeming , who he repeatedly called a ' f****** muppet ' .
`` Stick 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Khan told the judge .
Judge Leeming warned Khan that if did n't apologise for the outburst he could face further punishment and be held in contempt of court .
Khan 's co-defendants Sajjad Hussain , 28 , Abubakir Iqbal , 30 , and Shazad Mahmood , 26 , were jailed for 18 years , 21 years and 17 years respectively in January .
The gang were caught while trying to flee from their eleventh robbery at a branch of Natwest bank in Halifax .
Manchester Crown Court heard how armed robber Hussain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a bank call centre and telling his bosses his grandmother had died so he could get the day off to help complete another heist .
`` You 've f****** ruined my life you p**** , '' Sam O'Neill told a police officer in court as he was led away to start his near 20 year sentence .
O'Neill , described in court as a 'jolly big man ' , was in the dock alongside his wife and four other men after they were caught with a gun and £3m-worth of cocaine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of amphetamine - around 300kg - with the help of a Hungarian chemist .
The outfit was also found with heroin and huge wads of cash .
In January last year at Manchester Crown Court , a judge jailed the six defendants for almost a century in relation to the elaborate conspiracy , in which pink ladies shoe boxes were used to conceal blocks of cocaine .
Sam O'Neill , 35 ; Gary O'Regan , 34 ; Paul Higginson , 40 ; and Patrick Warde , 52 , were equal partners in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester Crown Court ruled .
Ten weeks in jail for a trip to Piccadilly Gardens Neil White , 57 , had been hauled before the court after he admitted breaching a criminal behaviour order which prohibited him from being in Manchester city centre .
White , a drug addict with 96 criminal convictions including public order , shoplifting and battery offences to his name , insisted he strayed into Piccadilly Gardens on his way to collecting a methadone prescription .
But District Judge Margaret McCormack jailed White , of Adcock Walk in Ardwick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was his fourth breach of the order .
After being jailed at Manchester magistrates court in April , furious White shouted : `` Ten weeks ?
Ten weeks for one day ?
You f***ing horrible cow . ''
The teenagers who were ordered to apologise after laughing while they were sentenced The two boys , aged 15 and 16 , were facing justice for being part of the 'Urbis gang ' which brought a 'wave of street crime ' to the streets of Manchester .
The pair were heard to laugh as they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dragged them back in the dock , and they apologised .
The 16-year-old said : `` I 'm sorry , Your Honour for laughing .
But I did n't want to cry in front of my Dad . ''
The 15-year-old said : `` I just wanted to get my sentence over with .
Instead of crying I just laughed it out . ''
In May last year at Manchester Crown Court , the pair were both given two year detention and training orders .
The court heard how the gang , aged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summer holidays in 2018 roaming in the area around Victoria station and the Urbis building in Manchester city centre committing crime .
Anti-social behaviour often escalated into serious offending , and children became their victims , the youngest being 11 .
'If I 'm going down , I 'll go down in style' Anthony Woodhead-Robertson , who was appearing in court via video-link from prison , was eventually told to leave the video booth and the connection was removed , after interrupting court proceedings a number of times .
He was being jailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer with a wine bottle .
After Judge Anthony Cross QC said Woodhead-Robertson was 'incapable of responding to non-custodial sentences ' , the defendant said : `` I 've not had a job for 13 years , what else am I going to do but drink ? ''
The officer had been called to Moston to after receiving reports that Woodhead-Robertson was 'playing with his genitals ' in public .
Woodhead-Robertson , 39 , who was drinking from a wine bottle , then used it to hit the officer over the head .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and subdue him , but she was struck her a further two times and she was knocked to the ground .
Despite being attacked , the officer rugby tackled Woodhead-Robertson and with the help of members of the public he was restrained and handcuffed .
Woodhead-Robertson later told interviewing officers : `` If I 'm going down , then I might as well go down in style . ''
He was jailed in February last year after pleading guilty to an offence of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm .
'Nonce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ? '
Sam Walker ended up being sentenced to extra time in prison after two shocking rants towards a judge .
Walker , 33 , was in court after a 100mph police chase in which the judge said it was 'astonishing that nobody was injured or killed ' .
He was initially sentenced to 20 months in prison , but was given extra time behind bars at Liverpool Crown Court after ranting at Judge Steven Everett in 2016 .
After storming out of the dock , Walker , then 33 , refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three months in prison for contempt of court .
He then launched another foul-mouthed tirade and Judge Everett hit him with a further six months in jail for a second contempt .
Walker said : “ Nonces come to this court , they destroy people ’ s lives , they don ’ t get jail .
I get jail .
“ Where the f*** is the justice there ?
There is no justice for the victims of these paedophiles .
“ That ’ s why every time I see them in jail I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get .
I dish out the justice because you don ’ t .
“ Give me any sentence you want , I don ’ t give a f***.
” The 29 month sentence was later reduced by six months after an appeal , and after Walker sent a letter of apology to the judge .

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Appearing in a court before a judge is always a serious matter.
So when a defendant swears, laughs during the hearing or even calls a judge a 'Nazi', it just doesn't help their cause.
Judges can hold them in contempt of court, and can hand down more punishment for their behaviour.
Nevertheless, a string of offenders appearing before Manchester's courts have let their anger get the better of them during hearings.
Police officers in court have also been a target of their frustrations.
Here the M.E.N. recalls some of the most shocking courtroom outbursts in recent times.
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'See you later Adolf'
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After being ordered to spend more time in jail, Scott Napier gave the judge a unique farewell.
"See you later Adolf," the violent offender told Judge Richard Mansell QC, as he was led away to start his latest jail sentence.
That wasn't his only outburst during the case, in which Napier was jailed for attacking a prison officer with his own baton while he was a serving prisoner at HMP Strangeways.
Napier, 53, had labelled Judge Mansell a 'Nazi' during the trial, and previously called a female judge a 'slut'.
He also described his victim, who the judge said Napier had a 'personal vendetta' against, as a 'born again Nazi'.
The attack followed a row over paint, with Napier claiming he had been given permission to paint his cell.
Sentencing Napier to a further three years jail in September last year, Judge Mansell told him: "You have verbally abused me on more than one occasion, as well as prosecuting counsel, but it is your vitriolic hatred of the prison officer that has manifested itself during the trial."
'Stick 21 years up your f****** a***'
Anas Khan's outburst came as he learned he was being sentenced to 21 years in prison.
He and three other men were jailed for a total of 80 years for stealing more than £90,000 during 10 raids on cash-in-transit vans across Greater Manchester.
When 26-year-old Khan learned of his fate, he launched a foul-mouthed tirade towards sentencing Judge Michael Leeming, who he repeatedly called a 'f****** muppet'.
"Stick 21 years up your f****** a***," Khan told the judge.
Judge Leeming warned Khan that if didn't apologise for the outburst he could face further punishment and be held in contempt of court.
Khan's co-defendants Sajjad Hussain, 28, Abubakir Iqbal, 30, and Shazad Mahmood, 26, were jailed for 18 years, 21 years and 17 years respectively in January.
The gang were caught while trying to flee from their eleventh robbery at a branch of Natwest bank in Halifax.
Manchester Crown Court heard how armed robber Hussain led a double life, also working at a bank call centre and telling his bosses his grandmother had died so he could get the day off to help complete another heist.
'You've ruined my life you p****'
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"You've f****** ruined my life you p****," Sam O'Neill told a police officer in court as he was led away to start his near 20 year sentence.
O'Neill, described in court as a 'jolly big man', was in the dock alongside his wife and four other men after they were caught with a gun and £3m-worth of cocaine.
The gang also plotted to produce £3m of amphetamine - around 300kg - with the help of a Hungarian chemist.
The outfit was also found with heroin and huge wads of cash.
In January last year at Manchester Crown Court, a judge jailed the six defendants for almost a century in relation to the elaborate conspiracy, in which pink ladies shoe boxes were used to conceal blocks of cocaine.
Sam O'Neill, 35; Gary O'Regan, 34; Paul Higginson, 40; and Patrick Warde, 52, were equal partners in the huge drugs scheme, a judge at Manchester Crown Court ruled.
O'Neill's wife Jennifer, 31, and Darren Gill, 27, had lesser roles.
Ten weeks in jail for a trip to Piccadilly Gardens
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Neil White, 57, had been hauled before the court after he admitted breaching a criminal behaviour order which prohibited him from being in Manchester city centre.
White, a drug addict with 96 criminal convictions including public order, shoplifting and battery offences to his name, insisted he strayed into Piccadilly Gardens on his way to collecting a methadone prescription.
But District Judge Margaret McCormack jailed White, of Adcock Walk in Ardwick, for ten weeks after noting it was his fourth breach of the order.
After being jailed at Manchester magistrates court in April, furious White shouted: "Ten weeks? Ten weeks for one day? You f***ing horrible cow."
The teenagers who were ordered to apologise after laughing while they were sentenced
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The two boys, aged 15 and 16, were facing justice for being part of the 'Urbis gang' which brought a 'wave of street crime' to the streets of Manchester.
The pair were heard to laugh as they were being sentenced.
Judge Hilary Manley dragged them back in the dock, and they apologised.
The 16-year-old said: "I'm sorry, Your Honour for laughing. But I didn't want to cry in front of my Dad."
The 15-year-old said: "I just wanted to get my sentence over with. Instead of crying I just laughed it out."
In May last year at Manchester Crown Court, the pair were both given two year detention and training orders.
The court heard how the gang, aged between 13 and 16, spent the summer holidays in 2018 roaming in the area around Victoria station and the Urbis building in Manchester city centre committing crime.
Anti-social behaviour often escalated into serious offending, and children became their victims, the youngest being 11.
'If I'm going down, I'll go down in style'
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Anthony Woodhead-Robertson, who was appearing in court via video-link from prison, was eventually told to leave the video booth and the connection was removed, after interrupting court proceedings a number of times.
He was being jailed for 12-and-a-half years after attacking a police officer with a wine bottle.
After Judge Anthony Cross QC said Woodhead-Robertson was 'incapable of responding to non-custodial sentences', the defendant said: "I've not had a job for 13 years, what else am I going to do but drink?"
The officer had been called to Moston to after receiving reports that Woodhead-Robertson was 'playing with his genitals' in public.
Woodhead-Robertson, 39, who was drinking from a wine bottle, then used it to hit the officer over the head.
The female officer bravely continued to try and subdue him, but she was struck her a further two times and she was knocked to the ground.
Despite being attacked, the officer rugby tackled Woodhead-Robertson and with the help of members of the public he was restrained and handcuffed.
Woodhead-Robertson later told interviewing officers: "If I'm going down, then I might as well go down in style."
He was jailed in February last year after pleading guilty to an offence of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
'Nonce don't get jail so why do I?'
Sam Walker ended up being sentenced to extra time in prison after two shocking rants towards a judge.
Walker, 33, was in court after a 100mph police chase in which the judge said it was 'astonishing that nobody was injured or killed'.
He was initially sentenced to 20 months in prison, but was given extra time behind bars at Liverpool Crown Court after ranting at Judge Steven Everett in 2016.
After storming out of the dock, Walker, then 33, refused to apologise and was given an additional three months in prison for contempt of court.
He then launched another foul-mouthed tirade and Judge Everett hit him with a further six months in jail for a second contempt.
Walker said: “Nonces come to this court, they destroy people’s lives, they don’t get jail. I get jail.
“Where the f*** is the justice there? There is no justice for the victims of these paedophiles.
“That’s why every time I see them in jail I punch their heads in every chance I get. I dish out the justice because you don’t.
“Give me any sentence you want, I don’t give a f***.”
The 29 month sentence was later reduced by six months after an appeal, and after Walker sent a letter of apology to the judge.