Buses forced to divert after youths hurl bricks at windows

Manchester saluted military personnel past and present to mark Armed Forces Day. The outstanding contribution of the nation's armed forces was honoured with a special day of family activities and entertainment.

Altrincham Hospital 's minor injuries unit will remain closed until at least August because of a shortage of nurses. Services at the unit were suspended in November last year because of a lack of emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs).

A mum has criticised her daughter's high school for making pupils wear blazers during the heatwave.

Jenny Powell updated followers on her Instagram as she embarked on a 'three generations road trip' with her mum Myra and her eldest daughter Connie. The former Wheel of Fortune and Gimme 5 star and her family were forced to travel from Manchester to London for a Prostate Cancer UK event by car following rail strikes.

Police have issued a stern warning after youths hurled bricks and stones at vehicles on the M60. Officers say six vehicles were damaged after being hit by projectiles between junction 2 and 3, near Cheadle, on Sunday afternoon (June 19).

The father of a teenage boy killed by a gang of youths blamed the boy's grieving mother for his death.

Police have launched an attempted murder investigation after three men were 'struck to the head with bricks' in a brutal city centre assault. Officers cordoned off the junction of Peter Street and Deansgate for several hours after discovering the trio with serious head injuries after 2.15am on Monday (June 13).

A family with a young child had to shell out £1720 on new flight tickets to Manchester after their Easy Jet flight home from their package holiday in Egypt was cancelled leaving them waiting around for over eight hours.

A man from Greater Manchester has been arrested as another man fights for his life after being punched outside a nightclub. The victim was punched during an altercation outside Glow nightclub, in Lancaster, shortly before 4.30am on Sunday (June 12).

Residents have turned out in force to register their opposition to controversial plans to build 450 homes on one of the last remaining parcels of farmland in Salford. This was after property giant Peel put its £54m plan for the new estate at Hazelhurst Farm, next to the East Lancashire Road at Worsley, on display.

A second artist has been forced to pull out of this year’s Parklife festival in Heaton Park after their flight was cancelled.

School buses for students with special needs have been suspended as operators cancel their Manchester council contracts due to rising costs. Seven routes which serve schools in the city have been not been running since the Easter holidays – and they will not resume before the summer term ends.

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead six days after being attacked in Manchester city centre. David Aubert was assaulted on Bloom Street in the Gay Village in the early hours of June 2, police say.

An up-and-coming singer songwriter has been forced to pull out of Manchester's Parklife festival for health reasons. PinkPantheress apologised to fans but said she needed time to recover from 'hearing difficulties'.

A huge mound of animal waste spilled onto a road in Tameside last night with emergency services called to the scene.

A road in Tameside was closed following a smash between two buses. Emergency services were called to Lord Sheldon Way at around 6pm on Wednesday (June 1).

Police have fired a warning after shocking footage emerged of two men appearing to be assaulted at a Metrolink stop in Rochdale. Footage shared with the Manchester Evening News yesterday (May 31) appeared to show a man being hurled onto the tracks at Newbold, after another man could be seen on the ground.