Police 'used sexualised violence against fracking protesters'

Campaigners at Barton Moss in Salford tell researchers they were groped and threatened by Greater Manchester officers

Police at the Barton Moss anti-fracking camp near Manchester used "sexualised violence" to target female protesters, it is alleged.

Protesters told academics from York and Liverpool John Moores universities that officers groped and pressed their groins up against women as they cleared demonstrations against test drilling at the site.