Attempted murder investigation launched as police make arrest

The jury in the trial of murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby has been given a majority direction. On Tuesday (August 8), the seven women and four men were told by Mr Justice Goss he would accept verdicts on which at least 10 of them are agreed on.

A coward who murdered the teenage son of his estranged partner - before trying to flee the country on a dinghy - has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years. Suleman Altaf, 45, also tried to murder his ex during the horrific attack at her home in Miles Platting.

Arrogant and staring menacingly into the camera, this is the mugshot of the 'loose cannon' who murdered Rico Burton. Liam O'Pray's custody photograph gives some hint at his violent, swaggering nature.

A police watchdog is to investigate a complaint made by a woman about the treatment she received in custody at a Greater Manchester station. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it received two referrals from the force on July 26 regarding allegations made by the woman about her detention at Pendleton police station in Salford in February 2021.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was found unconscious and seriously injured in the front garden of a house.

A former prison officer has been found not guilty of murdering a friend on his 40th birthday.

An influencer issued a grovelling apology after her dog mauled two people following a drink-fuelled party at an Airbnb apartment. Holly Snelgar’s dog Kaiser, an English pit bull, bit Jennie Lawrenson on three occasions as she went to investigate a disturbance at the serviced apartment in Manchester city centre, which she had rented to Snelgar and some friends.

A knifeman who fatally stabbed the 15-year-old son of his estranged partner before trying to flee the country on a dinghy has been found guilty of murder. Suleman Altaf, 45, also tried to murder his ex during a horrifying attack at her family home in Miles Platting.

The death of a man in Rochdale is no longer being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.

Shock descended on a quiet corner of Stockport today as residents in Reddish saw their street become a crime scene.

A tight-knit community has been left reeling following a man's death - and the arrest of a woman on suspicion of his murder. The 27-year-old was pronounced dead at a house on Kensington Street, in Rochdale, following a police call-out at around 2.10pm on Friday (July 21).

Officers have charged an alleged gunman with attempted murder following a 'shooting' in Greater Manchester. Police launched an investigation into an alleged firearms discharge on Fisher Close, in Worsley Mesnes, Wigan, earlier this month.

The cause of death of a mum-of-two whose body was found on a footpath in Rochdale remains unknown as detectives probe suspected murder.

A close friend of a man allegedly murdered at a 'debauched' celebration on his 40th birthday has recalled the moment she realised 'something had happened' and that 'it wasn't fun anymore.'

A mum-of-two who was tragically found dead on a footpath in Rochdale has now been publicly named as Kerry Newman as police arrest a man and woman on suspicion of murder.

GMP has refused a request by a relative of a TV journalist for a criminal investigation into her death. Teresa McMahon. 43, who worked for Granada Reports, was found unresponsive at her flat in Salford in the summer of 2021 and tragically later died.

The body of a woman has been discovered on a footpath next to a retail park in Rochdale this morning - prompting a major investigation.

A mum who murdered her five-year-old son by poisoning him with antidepressants has been jailed for life.

A man has appeared in court accused of the murder of a man in Levenshulme. Samuel Obokiti, 29, appeared in the dock at Manchester Magistrates' Court this morning (Wednesday) wearing grey jogging bottoms and a grey jumper.

The elderly man at the centre of a murder investigation in Trafford has been named - as a suspect was detained under the Mental Health Act.