Investigation into death of Strangeways prisoner who killed fellow inmate continues

direct to your inboxA man who was killed after being stabbed in Moston has been named as Alan Murphy.The 39-year-old was fatally stabbed near his home on Whitstable Road in the early hours of Thursday (February 18).

direct to your inboxDetectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died during an early hours stabbing in north Manchester.Officers were called to Whitstable Road in Moston shortly before 4.50am this morning (Thursday) following reports a man had been stabbed.Emergency services attended and a 39-year-old man was taken to hospital in a critical condition with stab wounds to his arm and chest.He died shortly after 11am, despite the best efforts of medical staff.His next of kin has

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester except one, the latest figures show.Bolton is one of just 11 places in England where the number of cases has increased.Public Health England figures show in the week to February 10, Bolton's rate was up 1% to 276.1 cases per 100,000 people.The current national average in England is 157.3.Bolton's rate is actually lower than the figure of 218.7 published on Saturday, despite today's chart

Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in all but one area of Greater Manchester.The rate in Bolton is currently 281.7 cases per 100,000 people in the week up to February 9.There were 810 cases recorded in the town that week - a one percent increase on the previous week.Bolton still has the highest rate in Greater Manchester and is one of only 15 local areas in England showing a week-on-week increase.Rutland, in the east Midlands, currently has the highest infection rate in the

huge police investigation amid reports of shots being fired.Police said around 20 men were involved.

direct to your inboxA trial into how a coronavirus vaccine works in children is set to take place.Tests will investigate the efficacy of Oxford/AstraZeneca in young people aged from six to 17.It will determine whether the jab will produce a strong immune response, with 300 volunteers set to take part.The trial will start later this month.Up to 240 children will receive the vaccine, while others will be given a control meningitis tab.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to

Yesterday (Thursday 11th February), Danny Parmar, 40, of Ashbourne Avenue, Bolton, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to supply class A controlled drugs, conspiracy to supply class B drugs and conspiracy to sell / transfer a pistol to being a prohibited weapon.He has been remanded in custody until his next court appearance.As part of the same investigation two other men were charged last month with firearms and other offences after being arrested at Manchester Airport.The pair were held on

Manchester city centre shopping centre's car park on November 3, 2018. The 42-year-old, from Hulme, had told her partner, Tony Tulloch, she was going into town to do some shopping that morning.

Salford, when she was struck by two cars and killed, an inquest has heard. Selena Mystara Meyers, from Tennessee, visited her fiancé in Worsley 'a couple of times every year', according to police coroner's officer Neil McCaffrey.

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 inboxA judge has slammed police and prosecutors after a jury took less than 30 minutes to acquit a corporate lawyer accused of groping a woman on a flight from Dubai to Manchester.Arjmand Ghafoor, 35, was found not guilty of two counts sex assault on Friday afternoon following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.Mr Ghafoor, from Birmingham, standing beside his wife after he had been cleared, said: "It's been devastating for myself and my family and my wife and my children."The

Hulme, told her partner Tony Tulloch she was going into town to do some shopping that morning.She was spotted at the shopping centre car park on High Street before falling to her death.Melanie, who leaves behind a son and a daughter, had been struggling with mental health issues for several years.She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act just months before her death after battling Schizoaffective disorder.An inquest into her death at Manchester Coroners' Court heard she was discharged from a

direct to your inboxFour men have been charged after suspected weapons were seized during a series of raids across Stretford.

direct to your inboxFour homes hit by a sinkhole that opened up in Gorton will have to be demolished, it has been confirmed.

direct to your inboxResidents at a block of flats have spoken of the moment they were evacuated from their homes as part of a major investigation into organised crime - which has seen suspected guns and grenades seized and a man pinned down in the street by armed cops.Police, backed by bomb disposal officers, swooped on Milton Close in Stretford on Friday night (January 29).

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates are continuing to fall in every borough in Greater Manchester, the latest data shows.The latest Public Health England figures show the transmission rate is lower than the national average in all areas across the region.Infection rates are dropping in every area, with the rate now falling below 360 per 100,000 in every borough.Manchester continues to have the highest infection rate in the region.It was recorded at 355.8 in the week ending January