Man ‘rubbed himself' against random woman sat in Piccadilly Gardens, trial hears

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has revealed how John Stones hit the depths of his football career amidst injury problems and personal troubles.The Manchester City defender has bounced back to form this season and is expected to regain his place in the team to face Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night after contributing to a stunning 12-match winning streak.But he looked to be headed out of the Etihad exit door in the last two summers, when the break-up of his long-term relationship and

direct to your inboxA knifeman who stabbed five homeless men in 'motiveless' and 'apparently random' attacks faces a lengthy sentence.Kieran McLoughlin, 32, attacked the men in Piccadilly Gardens during a ten minute stabbing spree on a Sunday night.After being arrested, McLoughlin said homeless people 'should be getting off their a*** to do work'.He was unanimously found guilty of five counts of wounding with intent, and one count of having a knife following a Manchester Crown Court

straight to your inboxThe action on the field during Manchester City's Premier League win over Sheffield United was largely forgettable, aside from Gabriel Jesus' goal, but it proved a day of records for the Blues. After beating West Brom in style last time out, City were forced into a much more professional performance against a Sheffield United side who had beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford last time out.

direct to your inboxA young mum has described the horrific moment the house she had been given as a lifeline against homelessness started to collapse - in front of her terrified children One of the houses that collapsed into a sinkhole in Abbey Hey in Manchester was being used as temporary accommodation for homeless families - and had started to feel like home to the single mum and her four young children.

direct to your inboxTwo men have gone on trial accused of murdering a man in his own home as they allegedly enforced a drug debt. Jack Brown, 26, and Conor O'Casey, 23, are accused of murdering 59-year-old Leroy Hanley in Rusholme.

straight to your inboxJohn Stones has opened up about his Manchester City transformation - and revealed how Micah Richards helped him.Stones has come in from the cold to form a blossoming central defensive partnership with Ruben Dias in Pep Guardiola's side. The pair kept another clean sheet as City beat Crystal Palace 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday night.

direct to your inboxA drunk man who sexually assaulted a tourist in Piccadilly Gardens in front of police - then denied he had done anything wrong - has been found guilty.Abakwe Adam, 31, had been ‘causing a nuisance’ in the popular spot in Manchester city centre before police officers became involved.After being asked to move on, Adam returned ‘within minutes’, Manchester Crown Court heard during his trial.A tourist from Canada was sitting by herself on a bench nearby when Adam, of no fixed

direct to your inboxA man was found unconscious at Manchester Piccadilly Station with drugs including suspected bags of spice.Officers also found diazepam and pregabalin with the man when he was found unresponsive on Tuesday evening.A spokesman for British Transport Police said officers were called to the station at 7.44pm yesterday (January 12).Photos of the drugs were shared on the BTP Greater Manchester Twitter page.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox

straight to your inboxGary Neville and Gary Lineker were among those to heap praise upon John Stones after he opened the scoring for Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United.City sealed a spot against Tottenham in April's final at Wembley as they aim for a fourth-consecutive campaign lifting the trophy, and took the lead through Stomnes early in the second half at Old Trafford.