The Oldham couple convicted of terrorism offences in which they planned to attack Jews in north Manchester have been jailed today.

A Manchester Crown Court jury has today convicted an Oldham woman of planning a terror plot against Jews.

Shasta Khan was found guilty of three counts under terrorism laws.

Her husband, Mohammed Sajid Khan, 33, had already pleaded guilty to one of the offences, preparation for acts of terrorism, before the trial began.

A shopkeeper who was among the oldest in the world has died at the age of 103.

Jack Yaffe, who retired from his Prestwich haberdashery and hardware store earlier this year after 78 years at the till, was a well-known name in Manchester life.

He opened the shop with his wife Leah in 1934 and the couple were among the first members of the Holy Law Synagogue opposite the store.

The suitcases of two Holocaust victims and a seven-foot sculpture are among Jewish-related items showcased in the Imperial War Museum North’s 10th anniversary exhibition.

Two 17 year old boys from Broughton, Manchester, have been arrested on suspicion of possessing and discharging a firearm after an incident in the early hours of this morning when a gun was fired near the Yeshiva in Upper Park Road, Broughton.

The incident is not being treated as a hate crime or antisemitic.