Forensics officers comb church gardens after murder probe launched

Greater Manchester Police is receiving a huge surge in calls related to mental health as a result of the pandemic, it has emerged. On average, 60 officers a day are dealing with calls from people struggling with mental health - double the normal amount.Bev Hughes, the Deputy Mayor, says GMP has set up a fortnightly gold command meeting with partners including those in mental health service to try and address the problem.

Manchester Evening News.He claimed to have seen a police officer knee Mr Moura in the head 'several times' as he was being restrained.GMP made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following the incident and all ten officers who attended were placed on restricted duties.Mr Martin's video was seized as part of the probe and IOPC investigators also looked into his allegation that police waited ‘around 15 or 20 minutes’ after Mr Moura was put into the van before

Harry Maguire was kicked in the leg by police officers who told him 'your career is over', a Greek court heard this morning. The court had been asked to postpone proceedings over the Manchester United  captain's alleged involvement in a brawl in Mykonos in Greece - but the trial started today.

Strong winds and gales could batter Greater Manchester tomorrow and Wednesday, according to forecasters.A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for the region on Tuesday and Wednesday by the Met Office.The weather warning covers a large part of England and Wales, from Lancashire in the north down to the south coast.The strong winds could bring some delays to road, rail, air and ferry, disruption to journeys, delays for high-sided vehicles, and some short term power loss for businesses

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Stockport where an officer was left with a broken jaw.

A yellow weather warning is in place for tonight in Greater Manchester - and it's looking 'unsettled' for the rest of the week.The warning for thunderstorms today is expected to be the last in a series of weather warnings issued last week as mercury levels dip in the region.Expect a mixture of sunshine and showers for the rest of the week as temperatures dip to the mid to low 20s following last week's hot temperatures.Nicola Maxey, a spokeswoman for the Met Office, said: "It's an unsettled

Salford, is due to appear at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Monday. Three police officers were taken to hospital after being attacked by a man armed with a knife in Harpurhey in the early hours of Saturday.

Greater Manchester experienced 'heat lightening' instead, which meant no thunder and rain - just sharp bolts of light. It is thought to be caused from a distant thunderstorm which is too far away to hear the thunder.

Manchester Evening News show police vehicles surrounding a blue car with its doors open. A police helicopter was seen hovering overhead.

Swinton remains cordoned off today (August 15) as police conduct a 'search for evidence'.

Manchester Evening News today as the nation observes the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.Robert Gerrard Curry trekked across Sumatra, part of Indonesia, with a group of Army soldiers to the west coast, where he was pickedup by an Australian ship and taken to Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.He was 32 at the time in early 1942, three years before Japan surrendered, ending the war.Mr Curry survived his ordeal and returned to work at the Admiralty to help with preparations for the D-Day landings of 1944.He ended

CCTV footage has captured the moment a police officer stole money from a vulnerable widower he was called out to help.In the clip, PC David Bunting reaches into a coffee table and swipes a bag full of £2 coins while attending the 44-year-old man's home.Emergency services were called to the bungalow after reports of a person in 'dire medical situation' having believed to have taken an overdose of tablets, according to the Manchester Evening News.He also allegedly had a knife and was 'bleeding

Manchester Magistrates' Court was told.