Police have issued a warning following a spate of burglaries targeting expensive family gold

Football fans and Easter Sunday travellers are being warned to expect disruption on a number of Manchester trains this afternoon. Northern is running a reduced service on some routes through the city until the end of today (March 31).

British holidaymakers heading to Tenerife have been warned not to feed animals in public places, as it could land them with a hefty £1,000 fine. In Tenerife, giving food to animals in public is a serious offence that can be punished.

A pensioner who died after he drove the wrong way onto the M62 and crashed into another car has been named and pictured. Police say they are piecing together the circumstances surrounding the death of Leslie Lewis who was killed in a head-on smash near Saddleworth on Saturday (March 22).

Police have issued a new statement over allegations Angela Rayner paid the incorrect amount of tax when selling her former home.

Police are looking into the circumstances behind a video that shows a group of youths gathering near a mosque in Bury.

A driver has issued a warning to fellow motorists following a 'scary' crash on a major Manchester motorway.

A man has died after police were called to a 'concern for welfare' at Stockport building site. Officers rushed to the site on The Fairway off Offerton Lane at around 8.30am on Tuesday morning (March 26), Greater Manchester Police said.

Greater Manchester Police has issued a warning as 'childhood infections of measles and whooping cough are rising dramatically'. The police force is urging parents to make sure they and their children are vaccinated as 'we are already seeing cases requiring hospital attendance including hospital admittance'.

A number of Greater Manchester hospitals have issued alerts regarding their A+E departments this evening. Tameside General Hospital, The Royal Bolton Hospital and the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan are all warning that high demand is leading to long waits for many patients.

Residents across Greater Manchester have been issued with an important warning - or they could face losing a basic right.

Police have made an arrest after a man was 'attacked with a hammer' after a collision on the M61 on Tuesday morning (March 20).

A suspect held following a dramatic swoop on an electric Jaguar whose brakes had reportedly failed on the M62 has been released 'pending further enquiries', say police.

A public appeal has been launched after a woman was approached by an unknown man 'impersonating a police officer' in Urmston last weekend.

The worlds of football and YouTube have collided these past few days with prominent Manchester United 'fan personality' Mark Goldbridge coming under fire from supporters.

Armed police boarded a holiday flight and arrested a suspect moments after it touched down. Passengers watched in shock as a man was escorted off the plane.

A woman celebrating Mother's Day with her family was left in shock when police were called after their meal descended into a 'farce.' Toni Hulme had booked into a Stoke-on-Trent restaurant to celebrate the special day with 19 relatives.

Police have made a fresh appeal for information into a killing believed to have been committed 55 years ago. As reported in the Manchester Evening News in December, the disappearance of Isabella Skelton, on June 5, 1969, from Crumpsall, is now being investigated as a murder inquiry. One man has been interviewed under caution on suspicion of her murder but no one has been charged.

Two people who were arrested after a man was killed in a crash in Oldham have been released on bail, police have confirmed.

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the UK as more heavy rain is forecast - with Greater Manchester braced for downpours.

An urgent appeal to help to find a missing boy has been issued by Greater Manchester Police.