Detectives launch investigation after suspected stabbing

A man from London appeared in court on Tuesday morning charged with assault and possession of a bladed article after an alleged stabbing in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester city centre last week. Police swooped on the gardens last Monday afternoon (March 14) to reports of a stabbing following a 'group dispute'.

It's been almost a year since Boyzone star Shane Lynch decided to open his first Irish bar in his new home county of Cheshire - and he's not looked back since. The D13 bar on King Street in Knutsford has become a buzzing part of life in the market town, and Shane and wife Sheena have been take aback by the warm welcome they've received since moving up north.

A row has broken out over a long-drawn-out review into child sexual exploitation allegations in Oldham as Tories called again for the Home Office to step in. The review, commissioned in 2019, is examining the effectiveness of multi-agency responses to child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the borough.

Two thugs launched a vicious attack on a taxi driver leaving him in a serious condition in hospital. The suspects assaulted the driver, aged in his 60s, and tried to steal his taxi in the terrifying robbery on Cleveland Road in north Manchester. They also stole his phone.

MPs in Greater Manchester have reacted with fury after ferry giant P&O made 800 crew members redundant across its entire fleet for agency workers.

Two men have been arrested after a gunshot was reportedly fired at a Rochdale home. At around 9.25pm on Wednesday (March 16), police received a report that a shot had been fired at a window of a property on Clement Royds Street.

Eight men have been charged for the abuse of two teenage girls in Rochdale between 2002 and 2006.

Hopes of a peace deal have moved forward after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded for the first time that Ukraine could never join Nato.

A sex worker stabbed a customer in the stomach after he grabbed his money back during a fumbled encounter.

A young man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Bury town centre this afternoon.

Andy Burnham has called for an investigation into the influence of Russian money in British politics.

A teenage boy was chased through the streets by cars, then pursued on foot before being stabbed to death, a murder trial has heard.

Police investigating child exploitation have charged two people with modern slavery offences.

A teenager lashed out and stabbed four people during a house party in a 'moment of madness'.

Four men have been arrested after trying to run from a suspected stolen vehicle in a police chase.

Manchester United will be aiming to put the disappointment of Saturday's goalless draw with Watford behind them when they face cross-city rivals Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Police are investigating a 'terrifying ordeal' that saw a man raped in Manchester earlier last month.

Drivers have been warned of 30-minute delays on parts of the M6 as a major roadworks scheme begins.

Three men arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnap after the death of a "loving" dad have been released.