"It's like an arms race": The shock and anger after spate of stabbings in a quiet Greater Manchester town centre

Have a wander around Rivington and you never know what you’ll find around the next corner. This village, located between Bolton and Chorley, is where you’ll discover a range of outdoor delights, from beautiful yet wild gardens to mysterious hilltop towers.

Officers are investigating after a woman was reportedly raped inside a property in a Greater Manchester suburb. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a police presence on a street in Whitefield throughout Thursday (April 28).

Detectives have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses following the fatal stabbing of a young dad in Ancoats.

A woman has been arrested in connection with a series of thefts that occurred across supermarkets in Greater Manchester.

Hospitals are being urged to improve their recruitment process as more nurses and midwives are leaving their jobs due to NHS pay rates and seeking a better work life balance, a Northern Care Alliance report has said. The NCA, who run care across Salford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury, have highlighted that the retention of staff is a big area of concern.

A 21-year-old wrestler from Middleton has made history as his company's youngest ever male, solo champion. Luke Jacobs has followed in the footsteps of some of professional wrestling's elite by winning Progress Wrestling's Atlas Championship.

A teenager has been arrested after allegedly leading cops on a high-speed chase from Liverpool to Tyldesley in a stolen car. Police were told about a blue Renault Captur being driven into Liverpool at speed along the East Lancashire Road at around 8.15pm yesterday (April 24).

Two friends have been left appalled at the 'disgusting' state of a Greater Manchester cemetery after seeing rubbish dumped throughout it. Lisa Smith and Debbie Owen, from Astley, visited Leigh Cemetery on Thursday morning (April 21).

2022 marks an important year for the LGBTQ+ community in the country - marking 50 years since the first ever Pride took place in the UK. The UK Gay Pride Rally was held in London on July 1, 1972 and saw around 2,000 people take part.

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has admitted the force were "borderline incompetent" in their handling of the Rochdale grooming gangs.

There are going to be changes to school bus services in nine of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs, transport chiefs have announced. The new services come into effect from next Monday (April 25).

The search is on to find an unclaimed £1,000,000 EuroMillions prize from a ticket bought in Trafford.

Warmer weather is set to return for the Bank Holiday weekend after an unsettled start to April in Greater Manchester. According to the Met Office, we can expect temperatures to rise in the coming days.

Shocking photos have shown rubbish carelessly dumped in a Greater Manchester beauty spot. Walkers came across piles of tyres, plastic boxes and various other items left beside the road in Saddleworth today (April 10).

Forty-six days on, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. More than 10 million people have fled their homes, according to the United Nations, while another 6.5 million are thought to be displaced inside the war-torn country itself.

A dispersal order was put in place in Manchester city centre last night after reports of a 'fight inside the Arndale centre'.

After another week of showers and sunshine in Greater Manchester, this weekend will remain largely dry. Despite the bright conditions, it will still be rather chilly, with temperatures dropping to -4C overnight.

More than 200 visas have been issued so far to Ukrainians being sponsored to stay at homes in Greater Manchester, new figures revealed today. But the publication of the welcome statistics comes amid an ever-growing backlash over the speed it is taking to process applications, with many families in Greater Manchester and across the country claiming delays were putting lives at risk.

Yuliia Bihun often wakes in the night. In a confused state, she imagines herself back in Kyiv as bombs and missiles rain down around her.

The current invasion of Ukraine by Russia with its appalling loss of life and destruction of cities seems steeped in another era. From the end of the Second World War until 1991 a Cold War, existed between the US and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, in the Eastern and Western Blocs.