Man, 23, arrested on suspicion of abduction and sexual assault of six-year-old girl

Manchester City fans are unfurling all the superlatives for Erling Haaland after the phenomenon scored the opening goal against Aston Villa.

Jamie Carragher says Erling Haaland could go down as the greatest ever Premier League player if his upward trajectory continues.

Campaigners and locals have banded together to stop the closure of a 300-year-old pathway alongside the River Irwell in Salford.

The family of a 26-year-old woman at the centre of a murder and rape investigation in Tameside have paid a heartfelt tribute to her.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction following reports a 13-year-old boy being missing for more than three weeks. Officers have released a new image of Aaron - whose surname has not been released - in a bid to track him down.

Detectives investigating the alleged murder of a man in Moss Side have arrested a teenager. The M.E.N. previously told how Javell Morgan, 20, was found with serious injuries following an incident on Claremont Road at about 12.15am on Monday, August 15.

Homes were being raided by police in Liverpool today after a shocking series of gun murders across the city. The police action follows the murder in her own home of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was shot as she stood behind her mother when a gunman ran into their terraced house.

A nine-year-old girl shot dead in Liverpool has been named by Merseyside Police as Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

Stormzy took on the role of football pundit on live TV last night (August 22) following Manchester United’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool – check out the clip below.The Croydon MC – who supports Man Utd – attended the Premier League game with his young nephews, and took the time out to share his post-match thoughts on Sky Sports. “That was amazing,” he said. “That’s the best we’ve been this season.”Later, he admitted that he was feeling “a bit flustered” and “starstuck” after being asked to take part in a chat with pundits Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville: “Someone gave me a mic and now I’m here like ‘Mum, I made it!'”Stormzy was then asked his opinion on Cristiano Ronaldo being dropped from United’s starting line-up.

Police have arrested a man after a seven-year-old girl was 'abducted from the street, taken into woodland then sexually assaulted in a van' - though the hunt for another man continues.

The transfer window has a little over two weeks until it closes for the summer.

A 'large number' of police officers are currently carrying out "extensive" searches in an area of Tameside after a young girl was 'taken into the woods' by a stranger.

Awaab Ishak had just turned two when he died - his young lungs exposed to the rancid damp and mould of a 'sweatbox' flat.

Two young men have been jailed for conspiring to assault a 16-year-old boy.

Manchester City players including Kevin De Bruyne are keeping in contact with former academy youngster Romeo Lavia, who says he left the Etihad permanently this summer after being impressed with Southampton when they visited the Etihad last season.