Police launch investigation after text message claims there's been a spate of religious hate crimes

Over this weekend, the sun-soaked streets of Moss Side were filled with happiness and celebration.

Armed police were scrambled after shots were fired at a mental health unit in Heywood. A man reportedly shot at the #Thrive facility from his garden on Argyle Parade this morning (Friday).

Jurors were shown footage of the moment Ryan Giggs was arrested and placed in a police van after allegedly headbutting his ex-girlfriend. Kate Greville alleges that the former Manchester United star attacked her at his home in Swinton after they had an argument at the Stock Exchange hotel.

Private messages between former Manchester United ace Ryan Giggs and his ex Kate Greville were made public for the first time today.The texts, where he refers to himself as ‘Chef Giggsy’ and spoke about his ‘natural’ football skills, were read out at the 48-year-old former Wales manager’s trial at Manchester Crown Court. He is accused of controlling behaviour towards Ms Greville, who he had an affair with while married to his ex-wife Stacey, between 2017 and 2020. He is also accused of headbutting her during a row at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, and elbowing her sister Emma Greville in the jaw in November 2020.

Victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse in Greater Manchester will benefit from a new technology being trialled which will see them allowed to keep their mobile phones during police investigations.

A young footballer suffered an 'unsurvivable' head injury after his car flipped during a police chase, an inquest has heard. Devonte Scott was killed when the Ford Fiesta he was driving smashed into two cars in Urmston Lane in Stretford on the afternoon of May 16 of last year.

A Ford Transit van was pursued through the streets of Oldham by Greater Manchester Police officers in the early hours of this morning (August 9) as the driver allegedly attempted to flee.

A pensioner died from ‘extensive burn’ injuries following a fire in his Salford tower block flat, an inquest heard today.

Police are appealing for information after a serious crash in Stockport which saw two people cut from a van and a car. Four people were injured and two people currently remain in hospital after the collision yesterday afternoon (August 7).

An urgent appeal has been issued after an elderly woman was seen walking the street in her dressing gown in Trafford. Police in Stretford said they were alerted to the vulnerable woman, believed to be in her 80s, by a member of the public.

An 11-year-old girl has died after going missing at a water park in Windsor, Thames Valley Police has confirmed. Emergency services were called at around 3.55pm on Saturday to reports of the child getting into difficulty at Liquid Leisure near Datchet.

A section of the A57 Snake Pass in the Peak District has been closed following a crash. Police have closed the road between Ladybower Reservoir Bamford and Glossop.

Police have issued an appeal after a man was brutally attacked at Parklife festival.

Nine men and a woman have been charged with drugs, firearms and money laundering offences after police raids. All 10 are appearing before Manchester magistrates' court today - Thursday.

Dramatic photos show a bullet-riddled car after a 16-year-old girl was blasted in a drive-by shotgun attack in south Manchester. Police are hunting the gunman who opened fire at a crowd at a party outside a house in Moss Side on Friday.

The FA has confirmed an investigation will be opened after flares were used in the stands during Manchester City's Community Shield loss to Liverpool on Saturday evening.

A man has been charged with child abduction after police were called to an Aldi store in Heywood last weekend.