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The horrific story surrounding the murder of an electrician who was shot dead before having acid poured over him will be revealed in a new podcast. Dad-of-two Liam Smith, 38, was killed yards from his front door in Wigan in November last year.

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A special podcast revealing how Thomas Campbell was brutally murdered in his own home has been released. The Manchester Evening News has produced a one-off episode telling the story of how the dad-of-two was 'tortured to death' after being ambushed when he went to open his front door.

A man has been charged with murder after a teenager was fatally stabbed in south Manchester.

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A fly-tipper has been fined after he was captured on CCTV dumping rubbish twice in the same day.

A sneaky shopper stole a jewellery bag containing a Gucci ring after the woman who owned it put it down to browse at Boxing Day bargains.

A thug who went to hospital for treatment and then threatened to 'stab people up' was found with a seven inch knife.

A former NHS doctor has appeared in court accused of manslaughter over the death of a patient at the Royal Oldham Hospital.

Terrifying footage shows the shocking moment a thug armed with a knife and a hammer attacks a defenceless woman in the street.

A builder who defrauded victims across Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and Lancashire will be jailed later this year.

In a field next to a church, police who had launched a manhunt came across a body.

A killer driver went for a McDonald's after mowing down a teenager in a horrendous hit and run.

Brandon Moore desperately tried to destroy an EncroChat phone, which he'd been using to plot his revenge.

Two men have been charged in part of a police crackdown on high-value car burglaries.

A dad who started working for an alleged drugs boss known as 'Big Harry Potter' after getting into financial problems has been locked up.

A gangster who bought an AK47 said the deadly weapon made him 'ready for warfare'.

A successful film director who worked with Hollywood A-listers has been jailed after terrorising a woman during a vile stalking campaign.

A man has been charged after a 'woman was held against her will'.

A drug crazed thug stabbed his half-brother to the face with a pair of scissors in a horrendous attack which just missed his eye.

A thug who led a 'counter attack' which culminated in the murder of a young dad-to-be in the street has been locked up.

Police want to trace this man following a fight in a pub beer garden which ended with a woman being mauled by a dog.

A man on trial accused of murdering his mother by setting her on fire told jurors the devastating blaze was started by accident as he lit a cigarette.

A gran stabbed her partner in the chest and punctured his lung following a drug-fuelled row.

A knifeman who caused terror in the city centre as he randomly stabbed homeless people has been handed a 23 year sentence.

A mother was murdered after her son threw petrol at her and started a devastating fire following a 'furious' argument, prosecutors allege.

A 'jealous, controlling' thug beat up his partner because she said her ex was better looking than Cristiano Ronaldo, a court heard.

A drug dealer bragged about being a 'gangster' and having guns to his ex-girlfriend, a court heard.

A jealous ex said 'look what you've made me do' to his former partner after punching her in the face.

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies has made a further appearance in court ahead of her trial.

A man has been charged after an attack with a hammer in Dukinfield.

A flasher was caught 'waving his front around' while exposing himself outside Piccadilly Station in broad daylight.

A man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Stockport.

A judge has demanded an investigation after two members of an organised crime gang were able to successfully apply for £145,000 in Covid 'bounce back' loans.

A international multi-million pound 'chop shop' organised crime gang had luxury cars, often stolen during terrifying robberies or burglaries, shipped to Dubai.