Police stop driver at M62 services - and find secret compartment stashed with drugs

direct to your inboxPolice have made another arrest in connection with the murder of a man in north Manchester. Alan Murphy, 39, was found in a critical condition after officers were called to Whitstable Road in Moston on February 18.Police arrived at the scene shortly before 4.50pm after reports that a man had been stabbed.

direct to your inboxPolice are appealing for help to find a man who is wanted in connection to criminal damage and threats incidents in Cheshire.Mohammed Ashraf, who is also known as Tahir Ashraf Chaudhery, is from Greater Manchester.The 53-year-old is now believed to be in the Northwich area of Cheshire.Police said he also has links to Manchester, Cheadle and Stockport.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very

his home eight days ago.The 15-year-old was last spotted at around 2pm on February 22.He is described as a white, skinny male, around 5'4" tall with short brown hair.Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to aid efforts to trace Sonny.It is not known what he was wearing when he disappeared.Sonny is known to frequent the Royton area, and could be somewhere in that part of the borough.A spokepserson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Sonny Housby, aged 15, was last seen at his home

'Possible human remains' have been discovered close to an abandoned pub in Bolton.Police have cordoned off an area of woodland close to the building.Tests and forensic analysis is currently being carried out to ascertain the circumstances of the incident, Greater Manchester Police said.It is not believed that this incident is linked to any ongoing investigations, they added.Two eyewitnesses say officers were called to the building, just off Blackburn Road, near Egerton Park, at around

direct to your inboxOfficers had to turn more than one hundred cars away from Formby Beach on Saturday and issued thousands of pounds worth of fines for breaches of lockdown.Merseyside Police said people had travelled to the beauty spot from as far as Manchester, Stockport, and Leeds for a day out in the good weather.Around 20 people were issued with fixed penalty notices of £200 for flouting coronavirus restrictions.The current government guidance says it's the law to not leave or be outside of

direct to your inboxTwo cars chased each other through Manchester city centre before multiple gunshots were fired last night, eyewitnesses have said.A large police cordon remained in place in St Peter's Square on Sunday morning after the shocking incident unfolded at around 8.30pm on Saturday evening.A silver Vauxhall continues to be examined by forensics officers at the spot where it was abandoned between the Metrolink stop and Wagamama restaurant.Crime scene markers were laid out across the

direct to your inboxA large cordon was in place in Manchester city centre on Saturday night after police were called to reports of shots fired.Officers were called to St Peter's Square just before 8.30pm following reports of a suspected firearms discharge and a road traffic collision.Emergency services quickly attended and found an abandoned vehicle on the tram tracks in the square.No one is believed to have been injured in the incident.Two 16-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man have been

direct to your inboxDetectives are investigating following a firearms discharge in Sale overnight.Officers received a report of a party at an address on Fairway Avenue, just after 1am on Saturday.Around ten minutes later, a further call to a report of shots being fired at the address was received. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereOfficers attended and no one was

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direct to your inboxPolice discovered cannabis plants after being alerted to an attempted break-in in Stockport.Police were called to reports that two men were trying to break into a property on St David's Road in Cheadle shortly after 1pm yesterday (Thursday).Officers attended and two men - aged 26 and 28 - were arrested on suspicion of cannabis cultivation.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

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direct to your inboxTwo people have been arrested after a knife was found at at tram stop in Manchester.Police found the blade at the Cornbrook Metrolink stop.Officers have been patrolling the Manchester Airport and Trafford tram lines as part of Operation Sycamore - an operation dedicated to tackling serious violent crime.In a post on the GMP Wythenshawe Facebook page this morning, police said a knife had been recovered at Cornbrook.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct

Bury. Officers were called to a property in Daisyfield Court, off Bolton Road, at about 6.30pm on Wednesday (February 17) to a report of concern for the welfare of a man.

were called to East View in Summerseat at around 9.20pm on Wednesday.Local residents reported hearing a 'loud bang' last night.

and Wigan. A spokesman for GMP sad: “Have you seen Dale Bailey from Leigh? “He's wanted after failing to appear at court after being charged with aggravated burglary. “He is known to have links to Leigh, Atherton and Wigan in Greater Manchester.