Horror on Stockport street as house fire leaves a man dead, prompting murder investigation

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Police have shared photos of a haul of knives that were left at a police station as part of a knife amnesty. Greater Manchester Police launched its  Forever Amnesty initiative, as part of its clamp down on serious violent crime, Operation Sycamore.A series of 'amnesty bins' were placed around the region to encourage people to anonymously and safely dispose of unwanted weapons.

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Stockport mum will go on trial next year.Thomas McCann, 48, appeared before a judge at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday morning (October 7). He is accused of murdering Yvonne McCann.

here"Initial enquiries suggest that the man was stabbed after being hit by a car driven by the offender."The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries and remains there in a stable condition."No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing." Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter -

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She has been bailed pending further enquiries, a GMP spokesman said. A neighbour told the Manchester Evening News she was in at the time of the fatal blaze.

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Senior ministers are reviewing Greater Manchester’s current coronavirus restrictions today - and are expected to impose extra rules on two of the conurbation’s boroughs.Although Boris Johnson announced new national rules earlier this week, the government still believes additional localised measures need to sit alongside them in places with high infection rates.In Greater Manchester, there are currently four sets of local rules covering the ten boroughs, with case numbers well above the national

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A man suffered burns and smoke inhalation after a fire at a home in Burnage today (Sunday).Fire crews were called to the home on Kingsway at around 1.30pm.The blaze was out by 2.30pm.A spokeswoman for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Fire engines from Withington, Wythenshawe and Stockport were quickly on the scene of a fire involving the rear bedroom of a two-storey building."Firefighters used four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, a Honeywell gas detector, a thermal

Stockport will not pull out of the region’s controversial development masterplan ahead of its latest draft being released next month.Councillors voted against withdrawing from the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) at a heated town hall meeting last night.The Liberal Democrat group tabled a motion calling for the authority to concentrate on developing its own local plan, claiming the government’s intention to radically overhaul the planning system would soon render the GMSF ‘redundant’