Kids who ran riot in city centre on the last day of school warned 'full investigation' is underway - as 'madness' that 'paralysed' Piccadilly Gardens slammed

The driver of a double-decker bus suffered a medical episode moments before a major crash in Manchester city centre, the Manchester Evening News understands.

A major road in Manchester city centre has been sealed off by police this afternoon following a serious crash.

A Marks and Spencer store in Manchester city centre has suddenly closed its doors. The M&S Simply Food store that has now permanently closed is situated beside Piccadilly Gardens and the bus station, on the corner of Parker Street and Mosley Street.

A city centre street has been cordoned off this evening after coach is said to have crashed into scaffolding surrounding a building. Charlotte Street, just off Portland Street, has been taped off with both police and paramedics at the scene following the collision.

A board game café and a banquet hall in Manchester will soon be allowed to serve alcohol. But a new city centre bar's bid to sell booze has been refused.

Three men have been charged following a number of 'high-value burglaries' in Manchester city centre.

When Warren McCoubrey moved to Manchester from Belfast in 1998, the city, generally, was radically different — only one Metrolink line was in operation. Unsurprisingly, a lot has happened in the past quarter of a century.

A woman who booked a £500 on a luxury city centre apartment is warning others of online scams after she was given a 'completely different flat' to the one advertised.

A BMW driver who crashed into and killed a man before running to a shop to buy vodka has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving. Daniel Masiulis, from Tameside, was behind the wheel of a BMW 520d when he crashed into bike rider Clive Pinnock in Hyde Road, Gorton.

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The chaos in the city centre that led to four police officers being attacked last night started after knives were thrown over a fence at a birthday party, the M.E.N. has learned.

An investigation is underway following a huge blaze at a building in Bury.

Fights broke out across Manchester city centre and four police officers were attacked as around '200 youths' descended after a party was shut down at a bar.

Concerns are growing for the welfare of a teenage boy who has not been seen since nine days ago. Oscar, who is 13, is missing from his home in High Peak.

On April 1, 1990 the longest and bloodiest prison riot in British history exploded at Strangeways. The disturbance lasted 25 days, left two men dead and 194 injured and resulted in sweeping changes to the penal system.

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the greatest when it comes to dealing with change. It’s something I’m working on - among other things - but a certain reticence is something that very much exists in me.

There were scenes of chaos in Manchester city centre this afternoon as hundreds of school kids ran riot.

A dispersal order has been put in place in Manchester city centre after hundreds of teenagers ran riot this afternoon.

A large-scale public art takeover project featuring murals from notable artists and members of the community has been unveiled in Eccles just in time for the summer holidays.

While the summer holidays fill kids with the excitement of having six weeks off school, it can be expensive to keep children fed and entertained during the long break. It can be costly to dine out, but you don’t want to spend the whole holiday in the kitchen either.