Emergency services block main road as four people left injured in car crash

Controversial plans for an office block in Manchester city centre and student accommodation off Oxford Road have not got the green light. But almost 100 new homes were approved by the planning committee on Thursday (July 6).

Emergency services closed off a road in Failsworth after a child on a bike was hit by a car.

A road was closed off in Wigan this morning as firefighters tackled a blaze at a block of flats.

A huge emergency services response at an industrial unit in Oldham was sparked by a 'chemical leak', the fire service has confirmed.

Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan has expressed his heartbreak after learning his pregnant co-star died in a tragic car crash, as tributes pour in. Paul, 44, took to social media to express his devastation after learning actress Frankie Julia Hough died in the car accident while travelling with her two sons and nephew.The actor said he was "lost" after learning she had died on a motorway. Frankie, 38, known for playing Jess in the popular Channel 4 soap, stopped on the hard shoulder of the M66 when she was struck by a speeding vehicle.

Emergency crews were scrambled to a city centre street last night after two men climbed a huge crane.

A man's body is understood to have been found in a canal in Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday afternoon (June 20). Emergency services swarmed the Asda car park, beside the Ashton Canal, at around 4.30pm.

A man was left injured after an off-road bike crashed into a stationary police car in Salford on Sunday afternoon (June 18).

A huge emergency response was prompted after a car was found 'well alight' in the River Irk in north Manchester.

The landmark Owens Park Tower could be demolished under new plans for Manchester University's Fallowfield campus. University bosses have unveiled proposals to replace existing accommodation with what they describe as 3,300 'new bedspaces' on the site covering Owens Park, Oak House and Woolton Hall.

Manchester City would demand a 'huge fee' from Paris Saint-Germain to prise Bernardo Silva away from the Etihad Stadium.

Coronation Street viewers reckon they've spotted a huge blunder as Elaine Metcalfe ended up in hospital after being drugged by Stephen Reid.

Police are searching for a woman who lives in a tower block where a fire broke out yesterday (June 14).

A controversial block of flats is set to be built at a south Manchester Tesco car park as the developer behind the plans won an appeal, overturning the town hall's decision. The plans for 75 apartments off Parrs Wood Lane in East Didsbury were rejected by Manchester council after hundreds of objections.

Firefighters descended on a tower block in north Manchester after a fire broke out this morning.

A 27-year-old motorcyclist died after a crash in Bolton. Police were called to Moss Bank Way following an incident on Tuesday, June 14.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United would be better off pursuing a move for West Ham United midfield ace Declan Rice instead of Mason Mount this summer.

Soccer Aid is back for another year as the charity football match aims to raise money for charity.

A number of Metrolink services have been suspended this afternoon which will have an impact on those heading to Heaton Park for Parklife 2023.

If you thought day one of Parklife was hot, well then buckle in because day two of the UK's biggest metropolitan festival is a scorcher. Temperatures here at Heaton Park are to hit 27 degrees by mid-afternoon, and there's even a chance of thunder and showers.