BBC radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake says he was racially abused during a bizarre exchange with a man outside a pub in Trafford.
12.04.2023 - 05:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A police officer who was forced out of Greater Manchester Police following an investigation into a 'racist' WhatsApp group has said he has been unfairly punished.
Ashley Feest resigned ahead of a disciplinary hearing which barred him from returning to policing and which concluded he would have been dismissed had he not already left. He admitted gross misconduct.
He was a member of a police WhatsApp group titled 'The Dispensables' and subtitled 'the gods of north Manchester who risk their lives every day to f*** jobs off'.
READ MORE: All Greater Manchester hospitals with strikes this week as doctors stage industrial action of 'unparalleled disruption'
Racist and homophobic language was used on the group chat which was said to be dominated by another officer, PC Aaron Jones, who left the force in disgrace last year.
PC Feest was said to have referenced the illicit use of drugs on the group chat. He had also shared a 'racist' meme about slavery and he was also found to be positive for steroids when he was subject to a random drugs test by the force, the hearing was told.
Another member of the group PC Rebekah Kelly was dismissed without notice after the panel ruled she failed to challenge a vile racist slur her then boyfriend, PC Jones, had made to her separately.
A third police officer, PC Graham Atkinson, was handed a final written warning after the panel found he failed to challenge racist and homophobic comments on the group. The investigation also uncovered a video in which PC Atkinson mocked a Lithuanian man by appearing to speak a 'made up language'.
In a strongly worded statement following the hearing, Detective Chief Superintendent Mike Allen, head of GMP's Professional Standards Branch, said: “The conduct of
BBC radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake says he was racially abused during a bizarre exchange with a man outside a pub in Trafford.
For many food places, a hygiene rating can make or break the business by giving customers an impression of what quality they can expect.
It’s well documented that in recent years the heart of Stockport has experienced something of a renaissance.
A police officer has been referred to Lancashire Constabulary's Professional Standards Department after a clip of him calling a civilian a 'f***ing biff' began circulating online.
A student who was fatally stabbed on his way home from a Halloween party in south Manchester was in 'good spirits' just minutes before the fight that resulted in his death, a jury has heard.
It was 4.15am and two men arrived in a black BMW outside the Co-op in Ellenbrook, Worsley. They were joined by another in a Transit van stolen hours earlier from Burtonwood, Cheshire.
The new spin-off series of I'm A Celebrity airs on ITV tonight (April 24) with a brand new format and a new location. Some of the show's most memorable campmates from over the years will be returning to battle it out to become the first ever I'm A Celeb 'legend'.
The first series of I'm A Celebrity...South Africa is right around the corner as we see some of the show's most iconic faces make a comeback.
A former Greater Manchester Police constable has been found guilty of five sexual assaults on young men and women.
Stacey Solomon shared an emotional moment she experienced over the weekend after spending some quality time with her grandma and children. The Sort Your Life Out host headed away from home with her husband Joe Swash and their children on Friday night.
Mobile phone owners have been left confused as the emergency alert - which was scheduled to hit the nation's devices at 3pm - sounds on some phones but not others.
A Salford mum who was diagnosed with cancer at 32 despite being told a lump in her breast was ‘nothing to worry about’ has urged people to seek a second opinion if they feel that something isn't right.
A police officer is facing a possible jail sentence after a jury convicted her of causing serious injury to a boy of 15 while driving dangerously on a 999 call.
The family of a 'kind' and 'loving' man who suffered a heart attack after chronic cannabis use have spoken of their heartache following his sudden death.
A building for police officer Taser training is set to be built in Whitefield. Bury Council’s planning committee will next week consider an application for the force to install the building at Whitefield Police Station, Bury New Road.
The head of Greater Manchester Police has called for more judges, magistrates courts and sitting court days amid a backlog of criminal cases.
I'm A Celebrity... South Africa will see the return of some of the most memorable campmates from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! over the years in the brand new setting of South Africa. All of the campmates in this 'all-star' series previously survived the Australian jungle, but South Africa will prove to be a harder proposition which will push them to their limits and test them like never before.
The heartbroken parents of a mum-of-three who was tragically found dead on the railway line in Ashton-under-Lyne have paid tribute to their 'smiley' and 'bubbly' daughter.
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a Manchester United superfan described as 'the most loyal, gentle, and loving chap' who 'always had a smile on his face'.
Two more police officers have been disciplined following an investigation into a 'racist' police WhatsApp group, it has emerged.