'I was so shocked by the cost of nurseries I left work and started one in my house'

A boy of 12 attacked on his way to school earlier this week was subjected to an 'unprovoked' assault by a man in front of shocked fellow pupils, police have confirmed.

A pub in Manchester has been labelled a "cost of living crisis hero" after it dropped its prices to £2 a pint - in a throwback to the 90s.

A woman who was caught drug-driving twice in 24 hours by the same police patrolman has been slapped with a hefty fine - but walked free from court.

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A passenger has described the dramatic moment '20 to 30' armed police stormed his train in the hunt for two men believed to be carrying weapons at Manchester Victoria.

The plight of pregnant women living on the streets, relying on sex work and eating from bins as asylum seekers in Greece has been highlighted by Manchester-based volunteers, including former Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh.

More than two months after Avanti West Coast announced it was stripping back its Manchester timetable, passengers are still facing difficulties. The company which runs services between Piccadilly and London Euston was given six months to improve by the Government last week.

A man was caught with bags of drugs in his hair after being arrested in Piccadilly Gardens.

Profits have been slashed at the Manchester-headquartered retail group behind Simply Be, JD Williams and Jacamo.

A Lidl customer says she 'can't ever go back' to the supermarket after a hilarious incident at the checkout. The woman suffered the mortifying ordeal when she popped into the store to pick up a few essentials, Manchester Evening News reports.

A pervert sent indecent nude images to who he thought was a teenager telling them "look at my little willy". Terry Yates, a married man, sent a number of nude images to the girl he thought was 14, however, the account was actually run by as part of a paedophile hunter sting.

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Muhammad Isa and his brother Ahmed had been meaning to join a gym and get fit.

When Craig and Jodie Basnett from Oldham welcomed their baby girl Xanthie nicknamed 'The Warrior Princess' into the world they quickly realised something was dreadfully wrong.

Residents without gas or electricity in Wigan now have to find somewhere else to stay after a flat fire. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) rescued a man from the building after being called out to Warrington Road in Ince at 10.50am this morning (September 24).

A shoplifter was left quite literally 'red-faced' after they were caught walking out of a store with a large haul of make up without paying.

A man who drove from Fallowfield to dump rubbish in a Salford street has been branded "selfish" and utterly irresponsible by council bosses.

A shocking average of 242 incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour PER MONTH were reported on and around Greater Manchester's Metrolink network over the last 12 months, new figures reveal. That equates to an annual total of 2,904 - or around 60 reports every week.