Locked up in October: The criminals jailed in Greater Manchester last month

The biggest Covid-19 hotspot in the region has emerged in Wigan after cases more than doubled in one neighbourhood.

Passengers numbers at Manchester Airport have bounced back to around half of pre-Covid levels, bosses have revealed.

A cocaine-fuelled mum who led police on a terrifying high-speed chase and a prisoner who threatened to kill a judge in 'a slow and painful way' were just two of the offenders jailed in our region over the last week.

A species of wasp never before seen in the region has caused a buzz in Bury.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the M60 being closed for hours amid a police incident, parents blasting an 'inappropriate' Squid Game doll at the Trafford Centre, and the tragedy of a teenager who found it 'difficult' after being dropped by Man City academy took his own life.

An arsonist caught fleeing from a house after petrol bombing it and a man who threw a loaded shotgun from his car during a dramatic police chase were just two of the offenders jailed in our region during the first week of November.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in four boroughs of Greater Manchester, latest figures has shown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that no one is calling for his Covid 'plan B' rules to be implemented now.

The most and least expensive properties sold across Greater Manchester in the last few months have been revealed.

Hospitals are struggling under pressure as general beds fill up with Covid-19 patients - leaving people waiting hours longer than they should for emergency help in A&E.

The top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include yobs who attacked police, firefighters and the public in Stockport and the dog-walker fighting for his life in hospital after a hit-and-run collision.

Some of the top stories across the Manchester's Evening News today include a taxi driver left fighting for his life after a brutal attack, an Australian reality TV star’s unusual bucket list of things to do after moving to Manchester and how police found a new use for growing equipment after a cannabis farm raid.

These are the dopey criminals whose foolish actions saw them end up in the dock.

Some of the top stories across the Manchester's Evening News today include the woman brutally attacked who says she's lost faith in GMP, the latest police crackdown on anti-social behaviour on the Metrolink, and the Stockport chippy named one of the best in the country.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a child ill with Covid who was told he would have to 'lie on the floor of the hospital' for SIX hours, experts warning about heating your home and Corrie's Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas emotional as their daughter turns 13.

Most schools across the UK have begun to take time off for the half-term holidays.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the nurse who thought she'd be killed in a terrifying encounter with a patient, an in-depth look into Greater Manchester's healthcare and Molly Mae and Tommy Fury were left 'extremely shaken' following an £800,000 burglary from their home.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the woman who was caught in an X-rated post on Google Maps, the mum who begged for a GP appointment for 15 months before being told she had cancer and residents are furious after a 'locals only' charge was introduced for New Islington Marina.

A nurse who took her Mercedes to a car wash after her son shot someone on the back seat and two t hugs embroiled in a petty feud who blew up a home with the family still inside were just some of the offenders jailed in our region this week.

Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the 15-year-old with OCD who works for celebrities, our family writer's review on where to get the cheapest essential household products, and an in-depth look into Alderley Edge's lost celebrity superclub.