Man 'safe and well' after five-hour rooftop stand-off in Sale

straight to your inbox Gary Neville has reversed his prediction that Manchester City would win the Premier League title, after only two games. Pep Guardiola's side opened their account with a 3-1 win over Wolves but were thumped 5-2 by Leicester City at the weekend.

Swinton men who were caught with drugs worth more than £40k have been jailed.  Andrew Pierce, 57, of Buchannan Street, and Ernie Wilkes, 33, of Leinster Road, were sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Monday (September 28). Manchester Crown Court heard how officers executed a warrant at Pierce's home address just after 7am on February 19 this year.  Following a search, a bag of white powder was found underneath a mattress. Almost half a kilo of MDMA carrying a street value of £42,000

Altrincham, got into her Mercedes A180 in the town centre, officers immediately stopped her and pulled her over. Despite ignoring requests to stop, she tried to walk away, but was escorted to their police car to undertake a roadside breath test, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

straight to your inboxGraeme Souness says Liverpool may run away with the Premier League title following Manchester City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City.City were off the pace last season as Liverpool stormed to their first Premier League title but pundits predicted it would be a closer title race this time around.Yet City's defensive frailties were once again exposed in the 5-2 defeat to the Foxes, who looked devastating on the counter-attack.Speaking on Sky Sports, Souness argued that

straight to your inbox Manchester City's injury situation is unlikely to get better in time for the Premier League game with Leicester on Sunday. Eric Garcia played his first game of the season against Bournemouth after missing the win over Wolves with a head injury.

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straight to your inboxFerran Torres is not interested in a season of adaptation as he prepares to make his Manchester City debut at Wolves.Torres, a summer signing from Valencia, comes highly rated and having just made his senior international debut for Spain.

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hereCheshire Police were called to reports of a smash between two cars and two motorbikes.A grey Audi RS3, a dark blue Audi R8, a black Suzuki GSXR motorbike and a blue Suzuki GSXR motorcycle crashed near to the shopping centre roundabout.The rider of the black Suzuki - a 34-year-old man from Bradford - was pronounced dead at the scene.Police said the rider on the blue Suzuki, a 32-year-old man thought to be from Bradford, was also injured.He was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary.A 28-year-old

A gang of homeless men attacked and stabbed a victim in Manchester city centre after he had tried to save his girlfriend from their clutches, a court heard.The victim emerged from a shop to protect his girlfriend who had become involved in a row with the group of men only to be stabbed twice and beaten to the ground where he was kicked and stamped on.Only two of the attackers has been brought to justice for the vicious attack, with one of them blaming 'spice rage'.Jeremy Lasker, prosecuting,

Deeplish, Rochdale at 9am on Thursday.

Two guns have been recovered after a dawn raid on a house in Salford.As reported in the Manchester Evening News four men were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences during a planned strike on Tuesday.Armed police were involved when a search warrant was executed at the property in Goulden Street, Langworthy, based on intelligence.More than 25 officers plus staff from other agencies were involved in the operation.The house was sealed off as a crime scene and the investigation is ongoing.Now

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola turned to Manchester City's youngsters to help the first team prepare for their Champions League second-leg with Real Madrid, and the academy has responded in style. City did not have a break between the end of their Premier League campaign and their last-16 showdown with the La Liga champions, but with the manager keen to keep things in-house there were no external friendlies organised.

Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood after they were sent home by England for breaches of COVID-19 protocols. The former England midfielder has leapt to the defence of the City and Manchester United starlets following the drama in Iceland.

Bolton, on Wednesday (September 2).