Man arrested after 'terrified' elderly woman conned out of thousands of pounds by scammer 'claiming to be a cop'

direct to your inboxA 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of manufacturing an explosive device after 'suspicious items' were discovered at a property in south Manchester. Homes were evacuated after bomb disposal officers were called to Wilmslow Road in Fallowfield on Friday night.

The death of a North Carolina teenager on Tuesday has led police to investigate whether she may have been the victim of human trafficking. The Greenville Police Department said officers responded to a report of an apparent overdose at the Baymont Inn. First responders were unable to save the victim, a 16-year-old girl, police said.

direct to your inboxA pedestrian has been injured in a road traffic collision in Middleton.Police were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Rochdale Road at 7.35pm last night.A spokesman for GMP says a pedestrian was receiving medical treatment.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereA male has been arrested and is in custody. Police say the investigation is

pensioner had his skull fractured in a horror home robbery after being targeted twice in one day.The 69-year-old victim was allegedly threatened by masked man with a fake gun who demanded cash at his home in Lynedoch Street, Greenock, at 6.30am on Wednesday, December 16, morningMoney was taken during the first raid.Later that night two men forced entry into the same property and assaulted the pensioner.As a result of the horrifying attack he was rushed to Inverclyde Hospital with a fractured

direct to your inboxTwo men have been arrested after police discovered a £100k cannabis farm in Tameside. Police raided a property in the Dukinfield area this morning (Friday 18 December) as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of drugs.Officers found an industrial scale cannabis farm covering two stories of the property.

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday in the 1998 kidnapping and rape of a 22-year-old woman after DNA collected from a discarded cigarette last month linked him to the case, investigators said. James Byrd, now 60, was arrested in Marion County on charges of armed kidnapping and sexual battery in the 22-year-old case, Tampa police said.

direct to your inbox A man has been arrested after 10 children were attacked outside a school in Rochdale. One victim, a 12-year-old boy, was repeatedly punched in the face as he cycled to school.

arrested and charged after a petrol bomb was launched at a home in Greenock, Inverclyde.  The arson attack took place on September 19 in the town's Cumberland Road. The 22-year-old was cuffed by officers from Police Scotland and charged in connection following a wilful fireraising at a property.It's the second arrest in connection with the incident in the Renfrewshire town.

direct to your inbox A teenage boy has been arrested after two men - one a wheelchair user - were hit by a car in north Manchester. It follows an incident on Fold Street in Moston just before 11am yesterday (Wednesday).

CBS46 News Atlanta reports that the incident occurred on Dec.

Celtic Park tonight.The pair were detained in connection with disorder offences as Celtic fans gathered to vent their frustrations at the board and manager Neil Lennon.Dozens of supporters headed to Parkhead following their side's 1-1 draw with St Johnstone, leaving Lennon's side with just 2 wins from their last 12 games.Video footage showed fans shouting expletives and calling for the manager and board to be sacked.Some fans could be chasing the team bus down as it left the ground in the east

school in the Highlands. The incident took place in the grounds of Lybster Primary School in Lybster, Caithness just after 9am on Wednesday, December 3.

arrested and charged after £80,000 worth of designer gear was allegedly stolen from a Scots clothes shop. Photos showed empty racks and hangers strewn across the floor after the raid at the high end Overhype store on Aberdeen's Green on Monday.

Bolton and on to the M61 for more than 10 minutes.