Police appeal for help to missing 13-year-old boy

Manchester Evening News that 'football and rugby fans' began to fight each other before the skirmish turned into a 'big brawl'. In dramatic scenes, one man was left 'crawling' from the pub before being taken away in an ambulance, according to those passing the pub at the time.The eyewitness said: "Roughly three or four lads got put in the back of the police vans.

Halloween and Bonfire Night. But in certain corners of Greater Manchester and Lancashire, the season is synonymous with a local culinary delight - the black pea.

Whalley Range, also suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of complications at birth, which affects his mobility and means he has to use a wheelchair.While the condition affects his balance and posture, his parents, Simon and Dawn, say he has never let the condition stop him from reaching his goals.“Oscar goes to a mainstream school and is cognitively as bright as a button but the cerebral palsy affects the physical side of things for him,” dad Simon, 42, tells the Manchester Evening

Mia Strothers, 14, had been crossing the road when she was struck by a BMW on Lightbowne Road in Moston this week. The North Manchester Academy student suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where she sadly died on Wednesday (October 7).

Manchester City fan following the Carabao Cup final.Aston Villa fan Simon Ebdon, 54, punched the boy in the face as he and his dad waited for a train outside Wembley following the showpiece game which saw City lift the trophy back in March.Ebdon pleaded guilty to assault by beating at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in north London, on Monday, September 28.And he was ordered to carry out 80 hours' unpaid work as well as being handed a three-year football banning order.The court confirmed

Eltiona Skana, 30, is set to go on trial next month accused of murdering seven-year-old Emily Jones in a park in Bolton.Police were called to Queen's Park following an incident on Mother’s Day, March 22, earlier this year.At Manchester Crown Court this afternoon, Ms Skana, of Ernest Street in Bolton, appeared via video link for a plea and trial preparation hearing.Her barrister Simon Czoka QC requested that the defendant not be asked to enter a plea at the hearing.A further hearing was scheduled

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Sale. John Harris has been missing since Thursday, October 1.The 78-year-old was last seen in the Sale area at around 5pm.Police said he was wearing a green cap, blue jumper and blue jeans.He was also carrying a red rucksack.If you have seen John or have information, contact police on 101 quoting 1959 021020. Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your

Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for comment.Anyone who finds the dogs is asked to call Pam on 07411228102 or 07867555062.Get breaking news first on the free Manchester Evening News app - download it here for your Apple or Android device. You can also get a round-up of the biggest stories sent direct to your inbox every day with the MEN email newsletter - subscribe here . And you can follow us on Facebook here .

hereSir John Saunders, a retired High Court judge, is leading the inquiry which is examining events before, during and after the attack, including the radicalisation of Manchester-born Abedi, to see if lessons can be learned.It resumes on Monday and is expected to continue into the new year.

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Levenshulme, said she was walking her daughter, Oona, home from school on Thursday (September 24).As Oona was riding her bike along the pavement on a street in Levenshulme, the passenger door of a van opened and hit her.Sophie says her daughter was sent 'flying' into a wall.Thankfully, Oona only suffered cuts and bruises."She’s a little bit shook up but she’s a brave little soldier,” Sophie told the Manchester Evening News.

Builders working on renovations on the Manchester Jewish Museum building have discovered a 150-year-old time capsule buried within its historic synagogue walls.A glass jar, which remains intact thanks to a wax seal, was found hidden deep within a wall cavity in the cornerstone of the original museum building situated on Cheetham Hill Road.The rare find is filled with money, synagogue papers and newspapers dating back to the 1870s.Experts at the museum now believe the artifact was buried around

A paedophile who posed as a younger man online to have sexual chats with a child was caught by an undercover police officer.Steven Marchington, of Chadderton in Oldham, thought he was speaking to a teenage girl when he performed a sex act on himself over webchat.In fact it was an undercover officer who had joined the online forum for teenagers, posing as 13-year-old 'Holly'.Manchester Crown Court heard Marchington messaged the undercover officer under the username David UK, saying he was a

hereSpeaking as the total number of cases rose to 4,368 in 24 hours and Covid-related deaths were recorded as 41,788, Mr Burnham also called on the Government to consult consistently with the regions - and invite more regional voices to the COBRA meetings, one of which is to be held today (Tuesday).He said: "If he (Boris Johnson) listens more to people at a regional level we would build a greater sense of national unity in facing this virus going into the rest of autumn and the winter."Referring

hereGMP said it has a Covid-19 contingency plan in place to minimise the impact on police resources, but said the virus 'remains an on-going concern for us as an emergency service'.The force added that following any positive tests among staff, 'internal track and trace protocols are launched and if there are indications that there is learning then we work with both individuals and the organisation to effect changes to minimise future infections amongst our staff.' During the first peak of

ten boroughs in the region are now at red alert level. Most of the boroughs in the region are under tighter lockdown rules than the rest of the UK.To find out what the rules are in your area, search here:Fines were issued in Blackley after officers shut down a party.There was loud music and a 'number of different households mixing at an address', police said in a Facebook post.Shorlty afterwards, police posted about a 'large event' in Platt Bridge, Wigan.When officers attended, they asked the