John Scheerhout

Criticism of Didsbury of Mosque has been revealed in a Charity Commission 'action plan' drawn up in the wake of the Manchester Arena bomb manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

It was moving and full of humour and a tangible sense of community which Heathens like me can only envy. It's a crying shame they feel so under siege at the moment

Visited lots of places of worship in my time (as a godless reporter) but I'm embarrassed to say yesterday was my first time at a synagogue, in this case Heaton Park synagogue where the congregation heard moving tributes to the two heroes who died in the terror attack last year

The jury in the Preston Davey murder and abuse trial jury has been discharged. The case will start afresh on Monday manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/p…

I’m at Stockport Coroner’s Court for the inquest into Ricky Hatton’s death. His father Ray and son Campbell have arrived with his manager Paul Speak

As the bombs drop in the Middle East, I heard some heart-breaking stories from Iranian expats in Manchester this afternoon...

@TheNathanNS They’ve been protesting at the same spot every weekend since January although without the same numbers as today

@johnscheerhout Where the fuck do they get all those flags from on such short notice?

The area outside Central Reference Library is awash with flags including some flags of Israel and the USA

This is Mitra Mehran with her son Ashkan. She fled the regime in 1979. “I think they are the most horrible, vicious people,” she says.

This is Kimia who fled Tehran five years ago. She tells me she was forced to wear a hijab when she was out on the streets

Cheers erupt here and champagne comes out at reports from Israel that the Ayatollah is dead

Many of those gathered here are carrying posters showing Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah of Iran who they believe to be the rightful leader of the country. He is in exile in the US

Amid the chants of ‘no more Ayatollah’ there’s plenty of exuberance too.

Feelings are running very high as the crowds shout down the current regime

A huge poster has been erected said to show some of those who have died at the hands of Iran’s current regime

A huge flag of Iran has been unfurled

I estimate there are more than a thousand people here all supporting the strikes on Iran

I’m in St Peter’s Square in Manchester city city centre where people have gathered to support the strikes on Iran by the USA and Israel