Greater Manchester's hour-by-hour weekend weather forecast with torrential rain and thunder on its way

A major IT failure is has been affecting hospitals across Greater Manchester since early this morning, resulting in patients being 'sent home from waiting rooms'.

A Netherlands-inspired 'care village' which will allow residents to move between homes has been given the green light by Wigan Council.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in Greater Manchester this week.

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GMP have enforced new powers in an area of Greater Manchester after a group of armed men were seen fighting.

A leading barrister is set to be appointed to assess the cases of three women who have accused Greater Manchester Police of unjustified strip searches while in custody.

More heavy rain is set to lash Greater Manchester over the weekend, with the Met Office also predicting a chance of thunderstorms as the drab start to the school summer holidays continues.

An innocent man who served 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has slammed Greater Manchester Police's apology as 'meaningless'.

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Five flood alerts were in place across the region on Sunday (July 23) after a long spell of heavy rain battered Greater Manchester.

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Heavy rain has battered Greater Manchester over the last 24-hours. A month's worth of rain was forecast to fall over this weekend across parts of the UK, with a yellow weather warning for rain issued for over Sunday (July 23).

An urgent appeal has been issued by police for help finding a missing woman with links to Greater Manchester. Jessica Johnson was last seen in the Walker Road area of Blackburn around 11am on Friday (July 21), having gone missing from her Bacup home.

Millions of people have received one-off payments worth £451 directly into their bank accounts to help with the cost of living crisis this year.

GMP has refused a request by a relative of a TV journalist for a criminal investigation into her death. Teresa McMahon. 43, who worked for Granada Reports, was found unresponsive at her flat in Salford in the summer of 2021 and tragically later died.

A multi-storey car park is being closed for the weekend while major building work takes place at a Greater Manchester hospital. Tameside Hospital is subject to a £20 million redevelopment project at the emergency department.

Umbrellas may be needed this weekend in Greater Manchester with rain and thunderstorms forecast.

Greater Manchester has been hit with heavy rain and thunderstorms for a second day in a row.

A yellow thunderstorm warning is in place today (Saturday) covering the whole of Greater Manchester. Thunder and lightning is set to hit the region later this afternoon, with torrential rain also expected.