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Police describe killing in Moss Side area of city as ‘senseless loss of life’ as they appeal for informationPolice have launched a murder investigation after a teenage boy was fatally stabbed in the Moss Side area of Manchester.Greater Manchester police (GMP) described the killing as a “senseless loss of life” and promised a visible presence in the area in the coming days. Continue reading...

Former Labour MP wins almost 40% of vote in contest beset by chaos and controversy – and dominated by the Israel-Gaza warUK politics live – latest updatesThe veteran political agitator George Galloway declared “a shifting of the tectonic plates” away from Labour after claiming a stunning victory in the Rochdale byelection.Galloway, one of the most divisive politicians in Britain, won almost 40% of the...

Disappointment in the candidates is palpable in the town, where people feel let down and neglected by the main partiesByelections are traditionally a chance for voters to lodge a protest vote. But when the people of Rochdale go to the polls on Thursday, they have barely anyone to protest against.The Labour and Green parties have ditched their candidates. The Conservative was abroad on a...

Support for Azhar Ali in looming byelection is a failure to tackle antisemitism, says leading campaignerUK politics live – latest updatesLabour is facing criticism for standing by a parliamentary candidate who has been forced to apologise for suggesting that Israel allowed Hamas’s 7 October attacks to take place to provide grounds to invade Gaza.The comments made by Azhar Ali, the party’s candidate in the Rochdale...