Emergency services swoop in Gorton following reports of a disturbance and a serious assault

Covid-19 is once more piling pressure on an already strained NHS, according to Greater Manchester health chiefs. Staff absences as a result of coronavirus are seeing shortages in hospitals, GP surgeries, and community care.

Health chiefs in Greater Manchester are carrying out emergency planning and response meetings - which featured heavily during the Covid-19 response - as they anticipate heatwave pressure breaking over the NHS, the Manchester Evening News understands.

Manchester United could reportedly look to use Donny van de Beek as a makeweight in a deal as they look to improve their midfield.

Summer holidays are coming up, parents are thinking about back-to-school and there are social invitations getting dished out left right and centre. So really, there’s only one thing for it: a new pair of shoes.

Stroke and heart attack sufferers have been left waiting over an hour in recent months for ambulances. As waits continue to stretch well beyond 999 response targets, patients tell painful stories of being stranded in agony, while paramedics say they are struggling to keep up with ever-soaring demand.

The 10 Greater Manchester councils are gearing up their response to the red warning for exceptional heat early next week, which could see the mercury burst through 40C barrier in the region. The Met Office, along with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has upgraded its warning for Monday and Tuesday next week for much of the country, including Greater Manchester from amber to red, warning of ‘extreme heat’.

Two people were checked over by paramedics after a crash involving four vehicles in Bolton.

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Community leaders, the police and councillors all gathered in public to update concerned residents about a shocking assault that was filmed and shared on social media.

Three people have been arrested after a sickening attack on a male victim in Oldham. Horrific footage shows him being beaten by a number of people.

Two women and a man were arrested after police were called to reports of a disturbance on a street in Gorton, GMP confirmed today. The Manchester Evening News told last how neighbours on Darras Road in Gorton reported a woman was allegedly glassed and a man was seen apparently holding a knife in the street.

A girl was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Oldham.

Three or four 'loud bangs' were heard with passengers 'screaming' as a plane had to make an emergency landing just after taking off from Manchester Airport this morning. It is the second TUI flight to make such a landing within four days.

A TUI flight from Manchester issued an 'emergency' alert this morning shortly after taking off. The flight - TOM5GM - has since been circling over the north west for more than two hours as it looks to return to Manchester Airport.