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Civil resistance activists detained in Manchester over alleged plan to raid high-end stores

Take Back Power, which targets the super-rich, says seven members were arrested at a training session

Seven people from an activist group calling for higher taxes on the super-rich have been arrested by police on suspicion of conspiracy to steal.

Police confirmed that six women and one man were detained in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Sunday over what they said was a coordinated plan to steal from high-end stores.

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ยฉ Photograph: Take Back Power

ยฉ Photograph: Take Back Power

ยฉ Photograph: Take Back Power

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Man found guilty of rape that led to Andrew Malkinsonโ€™s wrongful imprisonment

Paul Quinn convicted in light of DNA evidence from 2003 attack that led to notorious miscarriage of justice

โ€ข The rape case that became one of Britainโ€™s greatest miscarriages of justice

A man who evaded justice for more than two decades has been found guilty of the 2003 rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongfully jailed for 17 years.

Paul Quinn, 52, was convicted by a jury on Friday after a fresh forensic analysis found traces of his DNA on the victim.

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ยฉ Photograph: GMP/PA

ยฉ Photograph: GMP/PA

ยฉ Photograph: GMP/PA

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The rape case that became one of Britainโ€™s greatest miscarriages of justice

Paul Quinnโ€™s conviction, 23 years after the attack, exposes how a victim was repeatedly failed and an innocent man wrongly jailed

โ€ข Paul Quinn found guilty of rape

One of Britainโ€™s most shocking miscarriages of justice began before dawn on a summer day in Salford more than 20 years ago.

A young woman had walked the darkened streets alone for about five miles when she was honked at, wolf-whistled and was so frightened she hid for a while in undergrowth.

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ยฉ Composite: Guardian Design

ยฉ Composite: Guardian Design

ยฉ Composite: Guardian Design

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