Horror as youths armed with a knife and baseball bats fight at a leisure complex as schoolkids make their way home

A stroll through the Northern Quarter will make you feel inadequately dressed — even if you’re kitted out to the nines.

A violent thug threatened a woman with a machete - but when she fought back he squirted ammonia into her eyes, leaving her in 'excruciating pain'.

Around two dozen cops are being briefed ahead of a job. They don't need motivation, but a timely reminder of the importance of the operation is offered.

Raised on the streets of a 'tough Manchester council estate' Shay Doyle could easily have turned to a life of crime. Instead, he ended up playing the part of a gangster and helped bring down some of Manchester's most feared underworld figures.

A 'suspicious looking' man stopped by plain-clothes cops at Victoria station was arrested after a 'large kitchen knife' was found stuffed down his trousers. Police say the man was detained following a 'struggle' with officers outside the city centre station on Friday afternoon.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has jokingly called out ex-Manchester United player Matteo Darmian for an incident in 2015.

Video footage released by police shows the moment armed police swooped on Olivia Pratt-Korbel's killer - arresting him on his birthday.

Paris Saint-Germain forward and Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored his 100th international goal to enter an exclusive club alongside former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday night.

The King's Coronation is just around the corner and that means It's almost time to get the bunting out, stock up on the tablecloths and bring out the 'big' chairs in anticipation.

This time last week, I was sunning it up in Florida spending my birthday with Mickey Mouse. Now I'm writing this from my Trafford flat while I look out to the balcony being splatted with hail stones. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has confirmed that Argentina are continuing with the World Cup ritual credited with transforming their World Cup campaign.

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero believes there is a 50 per cent chance of Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona before retiring.

Police discovered huge knives on six youths arrested at a tram stop tonight (March 22).

Molly Smith looked stunning as she showed off her toned figure as she soaked up the sun with her boyfriend, Callum Jones during a trip to Mexico.The Love Island couple met during the 2020 series of the hit TV show and their romance has gone from strength to strength ever since.The pair moved into their first Manchester home together in the same year they met and have indulged in a number of romantic getaways, the most recent being a luxurious trip to Mexico.The model shared a number of glamorous and gorgeous snaps on her Instagram as she posed in bikinis and evening outfits on the beach in the Mexico heat. With the caption "Tequila time" and the backdrop of palm trees and sea, Molly stuns in a blue crochet co-ord, paired with gold heels and bag in the first snap shared since arriving in North America.

Brokeback Mountain is transitioning into a stage adaptation on London’s West End.

Naman Ramachandran Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain” is set for a stage adaptation on London’s West End. The story was previously adapted as a 2005 film by Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, playing Jack and Ennis respectively, who take jobs on the remote Brokeback Mountain and develop a relationship. It won three Oscars – for direction, adapted screenplay and score. The West End adaptation will star Mike Faist (BAFTA-nominee for “West Side Story”) and Lucas Hedges (Oscar-nominee for “Manchester by the Sea”) as Jack and Ennis. Both actors will be making their West End debuts.

BAFTA-nominated Mike Faist and Oscar-nominated actor Lucas Hedges will star in a London stage adaptation of Annie Proulx’s best-selling novel Brokeback Mountain.

Stop and search powers have been beefed up in north Manchester again tonight following a fight 'with machetes' which could be linked to Sunday's shooting in Collyhurst. Greater Manchester Police says a group of six males were fighting on Tavistock Square, in Harpurhey, this afternoon (March 15).

Alejandro Garnacho had a golden opportunity ahead of him over the coming weeks.

Dramatic footage captured the moment two brave jewellers fought off an armed robber inside their shop.