Criminal investigation into horror crash in which 16-year-old died ongoing

Tributes are pouring in for BBC Dragons' Den star Drew Cockton who has tragically died at the age of just 36.

A thug who viciously beat his own father to a pulp has been sent to jail. Nathan Brine battered left his dad with a broken eye socket, forehead and jaw during a drug fuelled attack.

A proud single dad from Stockport has completed the Manchester half marathon with his two-year-old daughter strapped on to his back.

An investigation has been launched after a protest erupted into violence outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester on Sunday afternoon (October 16). Police were called to the incident, which involved pro-democracy Hong Kong protestors, outside the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Rusholme.

A 16-year-old boy has died and two others were injured after a car hit a lamp post near a Metrolink line on Saturday night, police have revealed.

A man from Manchester has been arrested after a young woman died after a car crash in Lancashire.

A Manchester man was arrested after a young woman died following a crash in Accrington.

A man aged in his 60s from Manchester was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a young woman was seriously injured in a collision.

Hundreds of Omonia Nicosia fans were videoed making their way to Old Trafford ahead of their side's Europa League clash with Manchester United. Droves of Cypriot supporters were seen heading for the Theatre Of Dreams in footage captured by Twitter user Alex Roberts.

Willie Spence, a runner-up of last year's American Idol, has died in a car crash at the age of 23. The singer's Jeep reportedly "left the roadway" and collided with the back of a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the hard shoulder near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

A driver climbed over his partner as she lay in the passenger seat with life-threatening injuries to escape from the scene of a crash. Craig Hirtle then returned later to try drag her injured body through a window before fleeing again, a court heard.

Reports two girls aged six and seven were sexually assaulted by a man in Oldham are being investigated by detectives, police have revealed. Greater Manchester Police said the girls and their families were being supported by specialist officers.

The RSPCA is investigating after the 'battered' body of an XL American bulldog was found dumped in a child's pushchair. The society said scans showed the dog, which had been left wrapped in a blanket, suffered significant skull and jaw fractures, which they said appeared to have been the result of 'blunt force trauma to the head'.

Victoria Beckham sparked debate again as she toasted a triumphant time at Paris Fashion Week. As the Spice Girl turned world renowned fashion designer was joined by her loving family last week for her first ever Paris runway show, some followers questioned the choice of a black lace camisole dress for daughter Harper, 11.

A man who died in a horror crash after a police chase in Bolton has been named as Simon Bailey.

A man has been charged with murdering a man in Rochdale.

The victim at the centre of a murder investigation in Rochdale has been named by friends as Liam Richardson.