Drugs gangs who 'took over' town jailed in huge bust after eight-month secret police operation

A second Bury Conservative election candidate has been ditched by the party after an ‘anti-Semitic’ social media post emerged. Shaf Mahmood, who was selected by the Tories as one of their three candidates for the Redvales ward has had his endorsement from the party revoked today, the district association revealed.

A drone, drugs and mobile phones have been intercepted by police near Strangeways prison.

A coroner has slammed the way a probation service hostel where three residents have died has been run - with 'inadequate' staffing levels and a known culture of drug taking. Bolton Coroners Court heard eye-opening evidence on Tuesday (April 12) from workers and management involved with St Joseph's approved premises, in Eccles, during the three months Craig Akhtar Bissa lived at the site.

A ‘caring’ 20-year-old student died after taking MDMA and ketamine at the Warehouse Project, an inquest heard.

Police are investigating an incident in which Cristiano Ronaldo knocked a phone out of a fan’s hand after losing a Premier League game on Saturday. 

Greater Manchester's over-stretched health service is set to be hit by a wave of patients battling a new addiction to opioids, doctors have warned.

Dan Walker only announced his BBC Breakfast on Monday but his seat had already been filled... sort of. The presenter announced the news that he was quitting the early morning news programme after six years on social media earlier this week.

British Airways has dramatically increased the price of flights from Manchester to London over the Easter school holidays. This may be an attempt to discourage people from booking while the aviation industry struggles with a number of issues.

A Middleton college is working with local police after a random stop and search exercise uncovered 18 out of 25 people carrying drugs. Officers from the Middleton Neighbourhood Team carried out their operation in the area around Hopwood College's Middleton campus and Hopwood Woods earlier this month.

Armed police seized drugs, a stolen car and cash during the latest raids in an operation into the criminal use of encrypted mobile phones. Two alleged class A drug traffickers, aged 35 and 38, were also arrested during the operation in Oldham and Rochdale at 5am today.

Police have released video footage showing the inside of a 'chop shop' used by two brothers to break down stolen cars and sell the parts on eBay.

Seventeen suspects have been arrested after an undercover operation to smash gangs supplying crack cocaine and heroin to Manchester's homeless. Dawn raids were carried out after an eight-month investigation into drugs being sold openly on the street, just a mile from the city centre.

BBC's Holby City is coming to an end tonight after 23 years on screen. The drama series, which follows the highs and lows of staff and patients on the wards of fictional Holby City hospital, will air its final ever episode on Tuesday night.

When a teenage Sammy McIlroy was about to make his Manchester United debut in a derby at Maine Road, his fellow countryman George Best wandered over to have a word.

Peter Hook helped unveil a new mural of Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis in Macclesfield town centre this afternoon (March 26).The bassist and co-founder of New Order cut the ribbon alongside Akse, the Manchester-based street artist who painted the mural, telling those in attendance: “I am actually very honoured to be here, and to do this, because to me it’s about time Ian came home.”The mural, funded by Cheshire East Council, is based on an original photograph taken by Kevin Cummins at The Factory/Russell Club in Hulme, Manchester on 13 July 1979. It adorns a building on Mill Street opposite Macclesfield bus station.Ahead of the unveiling, Curtis said earlier in the week: “I’m watching all the people going down the street and every single one of them is drawn to it.“Some young kids walking down had no idea who he was but now they do. Hopefully they’ll listen to the music and get the gist of what we were trying to do as kids.”Some of Akse’s other recent works include murals of the late British army officer and fundraiser Captain Tom Moore and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford.He said it was an honour to paint the portrait of Curtis and hoped local people were excited about it.“Although I’ve been working on murals most of my life, it’s still always an incredible feeling to get to the end of the journey – well the end of my journey at least,” Akse said.

A 'large firework' found by cops during a drugs raid sparked a mass evacuation of tower blocks in Manchester city centre. Armed officers and the bomb squad were scrambled to Deansgate Towers on Saturday morning (March 26) following the discovery.

Chelsea fans can now buy tickets for their away clash with Manchester United in May after the British government updated sanctions put upon owner Roman Abramovich.