The five Greater Manchester stories you might have missed today – Manchester Evening News
18:52, 27 Nov 2025Updated 18:53, 27 Nov 2025
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Five stories you might have missed
Police investigating the terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue have arrested a suspect at Manchester Airport. A 31-year-old man has detained on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism after arriving on an inbound flight, Greater Manchester Police confirmed. He remains in custody for questioning, according to a statement from the force. The arrest took place earlier today (November 27). Read the full story here.
Plans to build a new Metrolink stop and tram line for Manchester Airport are being seriously considered,the Local Democracy Reporting Service has learned. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is weighing up constructing a Metrolink station for Manchester Airport’s new £1.3bn Terminal 2 building. It would sit on a new ‘Western leg’ of the existing tram line. Get on board here.
Andy Burnham is ‘disappointed’ after the government dropped ‘massively important’ changes to the taxi licensing system. The mayor has long campaigned for a ban on out-of-area taxi working, which happens when a driver licensed by one council routinely works in another part of the country. Notably, nearly half of minicabs in Greater Manchester are registered outside the city-region, with more than one in 10 English private hire taxis licensed by Wolverhampton council alone. Read more about this here.
Gary Neville’s development company has ‘secured the long-term future’ of the ‘Manchester landmark’ Kendals. The United legend’s company, Relentless, will redevelop the art deco department store which enticed shoppers for generations after the building opened in 1939. However, its days as a shopping paradise are numbered after a plan to convert the nine-storey Deansgate block into offices, cafes, and shops was approved in 2021. More on this here.
Mobile phone footage captured violence erupting among students at Stockport College today. The footage captured one student screaming repeatedly ‘oh my god’ as boys aimed kicks and punches at each other, first inside the college and then on a concourse outside. Security guards in hi-vis jackets and other staff can be seen struggling to stop the fight, said to have started when two students clashed. We have more on this here.
