Manchester has one of the highest numbers of assaults on emergency workers in the country. Helena Vesty reports More than 1,000 emergency workers have been assaulted while trying to save lives in Greater Manchester since the law was changed to better protect those who protect the public. Manchester borough has one of the highest numbers of assaults on emergency workers in the country. The figures come as, on Friday (March 27), Mayor Andy Burnham and health bosses launched an anti-racism campaign, No Space for Racism, amid ‘evidence of a significant rise’ in racism and discrimination across the region’s health and...