Police hunt Wigan burglar wanted on recall to prison

A performance of Beauty and the Beast in Manchester had to be stopped twice after reports that a woman was assaulted by a man at the theatre. Security staff scrambled inside the Palace Theatre around 30 minutes into the 'must-see' show on Friday night (May 13) while police were called out to the scene.

Police are continuing to investigate after a boy died in a dog attack in Rochdale.

Police have launched a search for a missing teenage girl last seen in Manchester city centre.

Greater Manchester Police are keen to learn the whereabouts of missing person Sara McDermott. The 33-year-old woman was last seen leaving Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport at 11.50am on Friday, May 13.

Police are appealing for information after a serious sexual assault in Withington in the early hours of today. A woman has reported being attacked by a man at around 3am in the Cotton Lane area of Withington.

Eleven people have been arrested as part of a police crackdown on attempted burglaries and thefts across Greater Manchester.

Police are appealing for help to find two teenage girls which have gone missing from north Manchester. Dolcy Littler, 13, and Abigail Allen, 14, were last seen together at Shaw tram stop on Tuesday (May 10) at around 9.20pm.

These are the faces of Bolton's four most wanted people this week as police ask the public for help. Officers do not know where any of the four people currently are - but all four have links to Bolton.

Cops are hoping to hunt down a football fan who tried to pull an officer from a police horse before attempting to remove its saddle. Greater Manchester Police has released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to following the incident, which took place in Wigan last month.

Alison Hammond candidly discussed her relationship with her 17 year old son, Aidan, who she walked the red carpet with at Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards. Alison, 47, who was nominated in the entertainment performance category on Sunday night, spoke to Virgin Radio host Vick Hope on the red carpet prior to the awards. She said: “I’ve got my son here today, you know, with this, with working in television and stuff comes sacrifices, you know, I haven’t always been been there for my son, so this is a wonderful recognition, and I’m so honoured that the BAFTA’s nominated me really”.

An M62 driver claimed he had mistook a police car for an ambulance after failing to stop for officers.

A new inquest into the death of a teenager who died while being chased by police in a stolen car is set to take place later this autumn. A jury at Manchester South Coroner’s Court, in Stockport, heard details about the death of Kyle Hudson, 16 earlier this year.

Two men were threatened during a robbery in the Arndale Centre car park where a coat and bag were stolen. Police received reports of robbery on the 13th floor of the city centre car park at around 3pm on Sunday, April 24.

A town centre shopping street was sealed off by police this morning after a suspected grenade was donated to a charity shop.

Police have today confirmed that a body found in a forest is missing mum Katie Kenyon. The devastating discovery was made in the Forest of Boland on Friday evening shortly after police were given new information about where to search for the mother-of-two.

A man was arrested after damaging a police car in an act of vandalism. The 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday evening (April 29) after climbing on and jumping on the ‘brand new’ police vehicle in the city centre.

Officers are investigating after a woman was reportedly raped inside a property in a Greater Manchester suburb. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a police presence on a street in Whitefield throughout Thursday (April 28).

Motorway police are being kept busy near Manchester Airport with drivers choosing a risky place to hang around before picking up passengers. By law, drivers are only allowed to stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway in an emergency, such as a breakdown.

Police have announced there will be an increase in stop searches across Bolton, following intelligence received from the community.

Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to after a woman was sexually assaulted inside a house in south Manchester.