Women in Manchester will be treated to free coffee at a local cafe this week in honour of upcoming International Women’s Day celebrations.
Female-run business Nibble in Manchester’s Northern Quarter has announced it will be giving away free coffees all day on Tuesday 8 March.
Available between the hours of 830am and 5pm, free coffees will be handed out to the women of Manchester, complete with empowering, feel-good messaging.
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Cups will be covered in quotes by women or empowering messages for women in honour of the day, with plenty more love and encouragement to be found inside the cafe in person.
Nibble has also teamed up with Lullabellz hair care and beauty to give the first fifty women through its door a special gift, too.
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There will be goodie bags on hand with gifts from the beauty company as well as the cafe’s own girl power-themed merch, which shouts loudly that ‘girls can do f****** anything’.
The current merch line includes tote bags, mugs, cards and tea towels, but Nibble also plans to introduce a child-friendly version without the swears in the coming weeks.
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“The first 50 ladies to come down will be getting goodie bags too with Lullabellz hair care essentials, and our ‘Girls Can’ merch too,” said Nibble NQ owner Lauren Irlam.
“I am currently waiting on the arrival of a new batch too without the swearing, for our little people and those with less of a potty mouth than mine! It’s all very exciting and it’s gone down really well since we started it.
“We’re really excited about celebrating IWD and showing some kindness to the people in our lovely city too. We all need it! We’d love to invite as many people down as possible.”
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Nibble NQ has made a name for itself in recent years as a truly independent, female-run business that takes huge pride in its home-cooking style.
Everything you’ll get at the cafe is made on-site from scratch, from healthy salads, afternoon tea and brunch to vegan and gluten-free scones, brownies, muffins and cakes.
Find it next door to Pop Boutique on Oldham Street at number 36, Manchester M1 1JN
Man named and charged with ‘brutal’ murder at Peak District stone circle on summer solstice
Emily Sergeant
A man has been formally named as he’s charged with murder after a man’s life was taken in ‘the most brutal way’ following a summer solstice event.
He has been named as Szymon Babynko – a 23-year-old Polish national who now lives in London.
Babynko was named as part of an ongoing investigation, which was launched after Derbyshire Police were called to reports of a man’s body being found at Nine Ladies Stone Circle in the Peak District at 1:38pm on Monday 22 June, and when emergency services attended the scene, a 26-year-old man was found and pronounced dead.
The man was identified as Isaac Clare-Watts, from Nottingham, with police assuring his family are being supported by specialist officers.
Babynko was arrested on Thursday 25 June in connection with the incident, before being charged with murder today (29 June).
He has also been charged with attempted murder in relation to another incident on Hady Lane in Chesterfield on Thursday 25 June, the same day he was arrested.
Investigators say they still remain ‘keen’ to hear from anyone who was at the stone circle site over the weekend – which was notably the weekend of the summer solstice – as well as anyone with video footage from the event, and dashcam footage of vehicles arriving and leaving over the weekend.
A Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) has been set up where members of the public can send information to police directly.
Babynko has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Derby Magistrates Court this week, with more updates on the case to follow.
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Man jailed after violently assaulting two female police officers at Manchester Airport
Emily Sergeant
A man who assaulted two female police officers at Manchester Airport in a high-profile case back in 2024 has now been jailed.
PCs Lydia Ward and Ellie Cook – who each have eight years of experience and service at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) – were part of a team of officers based at Manchester Airport who responded to a report of a headbutt in Terminal 2 on the evening of 23 July 2024.
When officers went to arrest the man, named as 21-year-old Mohammed Fahir Amaaz from Rochdale, he initially resisted before turning and attacking police.
During the shocking incident, PC Ward – an unarmed officer – suffered a broken nose after being subjected to actual bodily harm by Amaaz, while PC Cook, who was armed, suffered an injured jaw after being assaulted.
Many may remember that a short clip of the incident – which was recorded by a bystander – went viral after it was uploaded to social media without any wider context, leading to the officers involved becoming subjected to online abuse and condemnation.
A CCTV image of the brawl in action / Credit: CPS
PC Ward described the whole situation as ‘so confusing’.
“I have never seen anyone so violent,” she added in a victim impact statement. “I have never been so scared. It was utterly terrifying.”
PC Cook explained that she was left ‘traumatised by the incident’, adding: “I hate that we were judged by everyone. We were just doing a job – we were trying to protect the public.”
Last week (Friday 26 June), Amaaz appeared at Liverpool Crown Court where he has sentenced to three and a half years in jail for his role in the incident.
Speaking on the sentencing, GMP’s Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson commented: “This incident began after a man was headbutted in a public place in front of his family.
“Our officers were responding quickly to precisely the sort of outrageous criminal behaviour that rightly offends the public. In undertaking their duties, officers were met with resistance and violence, followed by online vilification, condemnation and adverse commentary from those who did not have the full facts.
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“It is vital that officers get the respect and support they deserve for routinely putting themselves in harm’s way to protect the public.
“Assaults on police officers are sadly all too common – 35 of my officers are assaulted every week across GM – and such incidents can never be justified.”
Georgina Pellant -
4th March 2022 
