GMP caught one of its own employees at a huge illegal lockdown rave

Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA motorist who led police on a high speed chase then tried to blame his brother when he was caught drug driving months later has avoided jail.A judge told 33-year-old Daniel Edwards that he had taken an 'exceptional course' in sparing him from prison.Edwards was seen driving a VW Polo 'at speed' in Wythenshawe, reaching 85mph in a 30mph zone and going over speed bumps.When he approached traffic lights, where

here When asked by the Manchester Evening News , the force refused to provide the officer's name, but outlined some of the details of the case.

direct to your inboxA driver was caught on camera by traffic cops doing a staggering 109 mph in a 30mph zone.They were one of 27 motorists caught speeding in just 45 minutes on Saturday afternoon during an operation on Mauldeth Road West, which runs between Chorlton and Withington in South Manchester.Speeds recorded varied between 42mph to 109mph.GMP Traffic tweeted a picture of the car caught doing 109mph alongside the message: "#GMPSRTT officer engaged on speed enforcement on Mauldeth Road

direct to your inboxA former special constable has been barred from working in the police for life after he sent a 14-year-old girl he met during a patrol a topless photo of himself on Snapchat.Michael Wallace, 30, was placed on a policing 'barred list' following an internal gross misconduct hearing at Greater Manchester Police on Monday, the police watchdog announced today (Wednesday).He resigned as a special constable ahead of the hearing.

direct to your inboxThe police watchdog warned GMP a key post in dealing with any terror attack could be 'overwhelmed' with work in the event of any terror attack just a few months before the Arena atrocity.It also outlined concerns over how prepared unarmed officers and control staff were if there was a marauding terror attack in the city.The fears were said to have been reported to an assistant chief constable of the force on November 3, 2016, following a week-long inspection of GMP's

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police say they are investigating a video involving a man who 'appears to be struck by a police officer' in Burnage.Officers had been responding to reports of a coronavirus breach of '100 people in a café' on Burnage Lane on Sunday afternoon (February 7).Police said the incident occurred as they were arresting a 38-year-old man on suspicion of assault and resisting arrest.The video, which has been widely circulated on social media shows a man being

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police ‘deliberately’ failed to properly answer the mayor’s questions on its hugely troublesome computer system, Andy Burnham and his deputy have claimed. Last Friday the mayor had appeared before a scrutiny panel to describe a litany of failures within the force, arguing there had recently been a ‘persistent and repeated underplaying of problems’ at ‘the most senior level’, including, ‘at worst’, information being deliberately withheld.

direct to your inboxThe police watchdog has dropped an investigation into three former senior Greater Manchester Police officers over their 'command and control' of an armed operation during which a father-of-two was shot dead.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said today two of three independent investigations arising from the fatal shooting of Anthony Grainger it launched have now concluded.Mr Grainger, from Salford, died on March 3, 2012, when he was shot in the chest by a

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police is being sued by the family of a woman stabbed to death by her boyfriend days after officers failed to act on her pleas for help.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGreater Manchester Police have issued a statement condemning online racist abuse suffered by Manchester United players in the past few days.Marcus Rashford was the victim of some horrific online abuse in the wake of United's 0-0 draw at Arsenal on Saturday night, which he described as "humanity and social media at its worst".

direct to your inboxMystery surrounds a loud bang which boomed out across Tameside on Sunday night. Residents in Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield reported hearing the noise just before 10pm, with some also saying they saw a flash of orange light.

direct to your inbox In June the Manchester Evening News spoke to five patients who had suffered from 'mild Covid'. Months after their initial illness, they continued to report a range of ailments including brain fog, anxiety, breathlessness, muscle pain and fatigue.Other symptoms included headaches, intermittent fever and 'pounding heart'.

direct to your inbox A man caught by security officials in a restricted area at Manchester Airport claimed he was trying to get a flight back to his home country. Anday Koday, 31, was spotted in a no-go zone in January.

direct to your inboxRecently installed ‘modal filters’ in south Manchester have proven to be a good police deterrent after they were able to block a driver from getting away during a pursuit. At the beginning of January, a number of plant box filters were installed across Levenshulme as part of a trial project being overseen by Manchester Council.

direct to your inboxFirst Dates is back and there's new additions to the cast.The Channel 4 hit returns to screens tonight (Tuesday) for the 16th series which has been filmed in Manchester for the first time.Fred Sirieix will return to keep an eye on proceedings with Merlin back on the bar and CiCi and Grant serving customers and making sure they're having a good date.But viewers will spot three new faces on the show.David, Fiona and Daniella are the brand new cast members for the forthcoming

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police's new top cop has vowed to clamp down on Covid rule breakers following a weekend in which 170 people were fined for breaching lockdown.Acting Chief Constable Ian Pilling said a 'sizeable minority' of people were 'letting everybody else down'.The majority of last weekend's fines were slapped on people attending house parties.