BREAKING: Girl, 12, arrested following attack on schoolgirl at tram stop

Three people - including two pensioners - were arrested on suspicion of fraud after 'suspicious activity' was found on an elderly man's bank account.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of assault and were being quizzed by detectives today following reports a shopkeeper was attacked inside a store on a busy main road.

A man has been arrested over the alleged murder of a woman.

A man was arrested after police were called to a crash involving a cyclist in Bolton.

An unlicensed driver mowed down a man after police abandoned the dad-of-six barefoot three miles away from his home. Gareth Roper, 35, was killed by Jamie Evans in the horror crash on Lily Lane, in Bamfurlong, Wigan, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2022.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found unconscious at the side of a road later died. The woman is believed to have been hit by a van.

Police have been granted extra stop and search powers into this evening after a string of 'unrelated inciedents' including a serious assault in Harpurhey.

Two men were arrested and explosives were found as part of a crackdown on cash machine explosions in Greater Manchester.

A once-promising footballer whose career "fell by the wayside" was arrested at Manchester Airport after embarking on a different path. Sean Calvert had been on the books at Tranmere Rovers as a young midfielder.

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died following a 'serious assault' in Bury on Saturday night (September 16).

Police stormed a Ryanair flight that had suddenly been forced to turn around after a 'mid-air fight' broke out on board. A man was arrested at Manchester Airport by officers for alleged drunk and disruptive behaviour.

Police have arrested a second teenage boy in connection with the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Nathaniel Shani. The schoolboy died following an incident at Tavistock Square, in Harpurhey, yesterday evening (September 15).

A murder investigation is underway following the death of a 14-year-old boy stabbed in Harpurhey. A boy of the same age is being quizzed by police following the incident in the Manchester neighbourhood on Friday evening (September 15).

A 14-year-old boy is in hospital following a stabbing in Harpurhey this evening.

A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of attacks on an adult store in Manchester's Gay Village.

Shocking Snapchat footage shows the moment a schoolgirl is attacked by another student at a south Manchester tram stop. In the horrifying video captured on Monday (September 11), one girl is seen kicking another in the face while she lies on the floor screaming at Moor Road tram stop in Wythenshawe.

'Unacceptable' large-scale violence erupted on the streets of Bolton moments after police were called about fireworks. Two men have been taken to hospital after suffering serious injuries during a brawl in the Halliwell area in the early hours of this morning (September 11).

Three youths were arrested after police uncovered a machete and a large knife within moments of arriving at the Trafford Centre. Greater Manchester Police says officers from its transport unit visited the site in plain clothes on Saturday night (September 9).

A man has been rushed to hospital following a 'stabbing' on a Bolton street. Greater Manchester Police say officers were called to an assault on Cannon Street, Daubhill, at 5.30am Thursday (September 7).

A wanted man who escaped from lawful police custody has now been arrested. Serious and organised crime cops arrested David Cummins, 36, on Altrincham Road on Thursday evening (September 7).