Police detain two suspects and seize cocaine and cash in drugs raid

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested two men - and seized what they described as "drugs and a large bayonette style Rambo knife" - after pursuing a motorcycle that had been reported stolen.

Police have closed a road in Littleborough following what witnesses have described as a 'quad bike crash'. Canal Street near Littleborough railway station is cordoned off following the incident.

Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing man in south Manchester. Jerzy, 68, who uses a wheelchair, got lost from his partner on Sunday afternoon after a day in the park in Didsbury.

Police say '20 youths' have been reported swimming in a reservoir less than 24 hours after a teenager drowned in Salford Quays. Officers were called to Rumworth Lodge in Bolton on Sunday afternoon and say some youngsters were seen jumping off a pier into the water.

Police have issued an update after investigating possible gunshots which were reported on a quiet Stockport street. Officers descended on Dorac Avenue, in Heald Green, on Thursday, July 7.

Police have been seen guarding car parks and beach entrances as sunseekers enjoy the summer heatwave. Officers have been pictured at Formby in Merseyside after being enlisted to help deal with parking problems and possible anti-social behaviour.

A series of fires suspected to have been started deliberately on land near Dovestone Reservoir is being investigated by police and brigade bosses. The blazes - between Sunday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 1 2 - were near the car park at the Oldham beauty spot, cops say.

This is the wreckage left behind after a dramatic police chase was brought to a sudden halt - by a tree. Greater Manchester Police says the pursuit began after the driver of a grey Vauxhall Astra failed to stop for officers in Middleton.

Three people were taken to hospital after a crash on a main road in north Manchester.

Casa Amor challenge creates complete and utter carnage. Some may say their Love Island viewing only starts when Casa begins, as the previous four weeks just melt into a distant memory.So far, Casa Amor has caused huge cracks in Andrew Le Page and Tasha Ghouri's romance as the new Casa girls told him he's being "played" and "taken for a mug".

A car landed on its roof after a crash in Middleton. The smash happened on Hopwood Road last night (Sunday). Police officers were called to the scene at around 11.30pm.

Police blocked off a road and specialist Army explosive device units were called out after an old firework was discovered in the basement of a takeaway in Eccles. The incident sparked a large emergency services response on Sunday afternoon (July 3).

The new girls set to get the Love Island boys’ pulses racing have not been officially announced, but we have a sneak look at them and they include a pal of Geordie Shore favourite Charlotte Crosby and a dead ringer for previous islander Molly Smith. At the end of Friday night’s episode viewers were given the first glimpse of the new girls heading to the villa as the original girls have moved to Casa Amor.

A man involved in a smash in Harpurhey on Thursday evening was later found with a gun and machete when searched. Officers cornered the man along Rochdale Road, by the gates to Queen's Park, in the north Manchester town.

Police in Wigan have arrested six people following raids that uncovered money laundering as well as numerous drugs. Greater Manchester Police conducted warrants at four addresses in the Marsh Green area.

Cruel airport thieves removed a padlock from a suitcase which had been checked in at Manchester Airport and stole jewellery which was supposed to be a family's surprise 21st birthday present while on holiday in Portugal.

Sasha Urban editorJames Rado, the co-creator of the era-defining rock musical “Hair,” died in New York City on Tuesday evening, according to the Associated Press. He was 90.“Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” premiered in 1968, receiving a best musical nomination at the 1969 Tony Awards and winning best musical at the Grammys that year.

The horrific case of a 12-year-old girl who was raped by strangers and let down by authorities in Oldham is ‘not unique’, says the ex-detective who has repeatedly blown the whistle on child abuse failings.