Mercedes driver tries to flee after smashing into bush in 130mph police chase

A union has spoken out after a pay deal for striking bus drivers was secured, bringing industrial action to an end.

A HGV driver from Greater Manchester was arrested while cycling along a coastal path in North Wales in his birthday suit.

A man who robbed a delivery food driver at knifepoint and threatened to kill him has been jailed.

Thousands of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester are set to be affected by strikes as Ring and Ride drivers threaten industrial action. Around 7,000 disabled or older people use the service which offers a low-cost door-to-door accessible transport option on demand for residents with walking difficulties.

Motorists have been urged to stay away from an area of Tameside after a crash which left one person in hospital.

This is the moment brave drivers attempted to battle a flooded motorway after torrential rain left the road submerged in water.

A delivery driver stole over £21,000 worth of stock from his employer after falling into ‘overwhelming’ debt following his wife’s death.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after leaving the road at a busy roundabout before hitting a road sign. Greater Manchester Police says its officers arrested the 62-year-old in Horwich, Bolton, this morning (August 25).

The mayor for Greater Manchester has condemned taxis registered ‘hundreds of miles away’ to avoid meeting local standards.

Fifty drivers will be prosecuted after a huge illegal car meet caused 'carnage' on the streets on Greater Manchester last night (Sunday). Police say up to 200 souped-up sports cars took part in the get together, which began in a car park in Pilsworth, Bury at about 7pm, before travelling through Middleton and into Manchester.

Police are hunting a driver who used a car 'as a weapon', pinning the victim against a wooden post.

Residents described hearing a 'huge bang' after a police vehicle 'exploded' into flames in Leigh.

The partner of pregnant Hollyoaks actress Frankie Jules-Hough, who was killed in a horror motorway car crash, has welcomed plans to review the prison sentence of the driver who killed her. Adil Iqbal, 22, was speeding in his father's BMW on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester, when his car hit Frankie's on 13 May. He was jailed for 12 years on 19 July, having pleaded guilty to killing Frankie, 38, and causing serious injury to her son Thomas, 9.

Officers have issued an update after a woman was dragged into a car and kidnapped in Failsworth. The woman, aged in her 20s, was seen being pulled into the dark vehicle on Valentine Street.

A woman was tricked out of hundreds of pounds when using a cash machine in Eccles. At about 2pm on August 5th the victim used an ATM machine in Church Street in the town centre when a conman struck.

A dealer who was part of a huge 'Uno' drugs line brought on his own downfall after he was pulled over for 'driving erratically' by police.

Investigations into alleged racist comments on a WhatsApp group which led to the sacking of five firefighters last year has resulted in another four leaving the service. All nine staff are from the same station in Greater Manchester.

A burglar tried to break into several houses before he was chased by a homeowner and disturbed by a dog in Wigan.

A woman was dragged down the street with her arm trapped in the window of a Mercedes before being driven at in Manchester city centre.

Around 1,500 bus drivers are taking part in strike action across Greater Manchester today, with hundreds of services off the roads as a result, a union said.