Major road in Oldham closed after a serious crash between car and motorbike

Astley, after magnet fishers found a grenade in a nearby canal. Higher Green Lane is shut between Peel Lane and Cleworth Close, while officers carry out their investigation.The canal footpath is also taped off.Police were called at around 4pm today (Sunday February 7) following the discovery.Get regular updates from Wigan direct to your email inbox with the free MyWigan newsletter.All you need to do is click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyWigan News'.

Covid ­powers by ­bursting into a terrified couple’s ­bedroom and hurling a pet dog out of the way.Defence lawyer Aamer Anwar – who is part of a watchdog group monitoring the use of ­temporary coronavirus laws – has called the late-night raid the “worst incident to date”.Chef Cameron Meechan, 26, claims he and girlfriend Danielle McHugh were in bed watching Netflix when about 10 police officers broke the door off its hinges and wrestled him to the ground.During the incident – ­understood to have

direct to your inboxPolice shut off a major road tonight after a 'disturbance'.Officers were called to Bury New Road, in Heywood, between Whalley Road and Heady Hill Road at about 9.30pm.They shut the road off after finding an injured man, who has since been taken to hospital.The road reopened just after 11pm.In a statement, a spokesman for GMP said: "Police were called to a report of a disturbance at Bury New Road."Upon arrival there was a male who had an injury.

Bury Old Road near the junction with Middleton Road. They added that Bury Old Road appeared to be closed by the officers.Now, police have revealed that officers were responding to a triple-car smash in Great Cheetham Street East at around 1.40pm.A man was arrested on suspicion of driving with no insurance and robbery.Greater Manchester Police has launched enquiries into the incident.

East Kilbride at the weekend.

M61 due to a lorry fire. The HGV caught fire, along the carriageway between junctions 8 ( Chorley ) and 6 ( Horwich ) at around 4.30am today (Thursday January 28).

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direct to your inboxThis is moment armed police detained a robbery suspect following a police chase that ended in a crash on a major road in south Manchester. The drama unfolded on Wilbraham Road in Fallowfield  late on Saturday night, January 25.

collision with a car on a Scots road. The man had been on his electric-assisted bike on he B822 one mile south of Kippen at around 3.25pm on Friday.

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

direct to your inbox A woman has died after a crash between a car and a lorry on the M60.

direct to your inboxA pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Tameside.Wellington Road is shut between Oldham Road and Lord Sheldon Way in Ashton-under-Lyne while police investigate.The pedestrian was struck at around 7.50pm this evening.The driver stopped at the scene and the pedestrian was taken to hospital.Police have not said how serious their injuries are.Transport for Greater Manchester are urging motorists to avoid the area.

direct to your inboxThe A555 Airport Relief Road remains closed due to flooding.The dual carriageway remains shut in both directions between the Bramhall Oil Terminal to Styal Road.Stockport Council say the A555 will stay closed for at least the remainder of today (Thursday).Photographs taken this afternoon show an abandoned car partly submerged under water on one of the carriageways.The road closure follows more than 24 hours of torrential rain and flooding across the region in the wake of

direct to your inbox A man who died in a crash between a motorbike and car in Oldham has been named as Wayne Heath. Emergency services rushed to Ashton Road at around 4.10pm on Monday (January 19).It followed reports that a Vauxhall Insignia and Yamaha motorbike had collided near the junction with Hathershaw Lane.Mr Heath, 54, sadly died at the scene.A spokesperson for Rochdale Coroner's Court confirmed a file had been received regarding Mr Heath's death.

direct to your inboxPolice are investigating a potential shooting in Newton Heath.The shooting is reported to have happened on Briscoe Lane shortly before 1.50pm today (Tuesday).Briscoe Lane is shut while police investigate.No one is reported to have been injured and no arrests have been made.It's understood that a member of the public reported the firearm discharge to police.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Police were called at 1.50pm this afternoon to Briscoe Lane to a

direct to your inbox A man has died after a crash between a motorbike and car in Oldham. The smash happened at around 4.10pm on Monday (January 18) on Ashton Road.A Vauxhall Insignia and Yamaha motorbike collided near the junction with Hathershaw Lane, police said.The motorcyclist - a 54-year-old man - was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.