Dopey crook arrested after attending court armed with 'large knife'

The girl, 14, suffered serious injuries after being struck by a BMW on Lightbowne Road at around 8.15 on Monday morning.Police say the girl was crossing the road at the time of the crash.She remains in hospital in a critical condition.A man, aged 45, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

was discovered after emergency services were called to Scotsman's Flash south of the town centre on Sunday afternoon.  (October 4). Three teenagers - aged 17, 18 and 19 - have been arrested on suspicion of murder.They are in custody being questioned by detectives.Now Samson's devastated parents have spoken.

a drive-by shooting outside a pub in Monsall.The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital where he remained in a stable condition on Monday morning.A long stretch of Pinehurst Road and St Augustine Street was taped off around The Clarendon pub on Sunday night.Police descended on the north Manchester estate shortly after 6pm, after reports that a man had been shot.Local sources have confirmed to the M.E.N that the attack was a drive-by shooting which is understood to have been targeted.The

here.To download our app to get all the latest news visit here.He said the defendant has a strong work ethic, having been employed as a support worker helping people suffering from dementia, and more recently as a sales executive, but he lost that job after the pandemic.Mr Maguire said Chitanga came to Manchester after starting a relationship with a woman, but it later broke down.Chitanga, of Holyrood Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a knife in a public

in Rochdale.Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they executed three warrants at addresses on Taylor Street, Middleton, Blanche Street, Rochdale, and White Lees Road, Littleborough today, Tuesday September 29.

M62 smash happened near Goole, East Yorkshire, on April 3.Police were called to reports a caravan transporter smashed through the central reservation and into an oncoming black Lexus car. The driver of the Lexus, Nigel Eley, 41, from Urmston, and passenger John-Paul Cassidy, 37, who lived in Chorlton, both died.

in Bury after allegedly making a 'gun fingers' gesture at police.

Wythenshawe carrying a 'crossbow and bat', police have confirmed. Armed cops were called to the estate following the incident on Friday afternoon.

Manchester Evening News Tommy was a 'loving and caring dad, husband, brother and uncle'.Kathleen Berry, who is married to Tommy's nephew, said he treated her 'like his own niece'.She lovingly called him 'Uncle Mush'.In a message to Tommy, penned with husband Alan McDonagh, Kathleen said: "From all of us, Uncle Mush, we all love you."A legend, the one and only Tommy Sharp. You will never be forgotten."We would all give anything in the world to have you back.

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Bury. Police rushed to the home and arrested two men, ages 33 and 61, on suspicion of possession of a shotgun.

in Farnworth at the junction of Bradford Road and Minerva Road just before 8am. It is believed the crash involved an ambulance and another vehicle.Two people sustained 'minor' injuries.

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on the M60 this morning after an early morning crash.

in Salford remains closed this morning after a man was seriously injured in a rush-hour crash. It happened on Trafford Road near Salford Quays shortly after 9am this morning (Thursday).

Two guns have been recovered after a dawn raid on a house in Salford.As reported in the Manchester Evening News four men were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences during a planned strike on Tuesday.Armed police were involved when a search warrant was executed at the property in Goulden Street, Langworthy, based on intelligence.More than 25 officers plus staff from other agencies were involved in the operation.The house was sealed off as a crime scene and the investigation is ongoing.Now