Rape accused claims woman was 'smiling' and 'laughing out loud' during Piccadilly Gardens incident

A 'devious' rapist who befriended an underage girl in Piccadilly Gardens then 'lured' her back to his house has lost an appeal to reduce the length of his prison sentence. In January, Girmay Andes, then 28, was jailed for eight years for rape and two separate charges of sexual assault.

The concrete pavilion at Piccadilly Gardens has long had its critics since its installation in the early Noughties. While plans are afoot to redevelop the rest of the gardens, the fact that the council don't own the hulking structure opposite the bus station means we could well be stuck with it for some time yet.

Hit BBC crime documentary The Detectives returns to our screens this week, with cameras following Greater Manchester Police’s dedicated organised crime unit in Rochdale.

Police will consider their next steps after a coroner ruled the actions of Yousef Makki's killer amounted to manslaughter. His family finally heard the words they had battled for as coroner Geraint Williams ruled their loved one had been 'unlawfully killed' at Stockport Coroners' Court today (October 25).

A woman who used to walk the streets of Manchester as a homeless teenager says her life has taken a “surreal” turn after being accepted into Oxford University. Chloe Pomfret, 20, grew up in foster care during her early school years after becoming estranged from her family after the death of her grandfather.

Plans for a residential tower in Manchester city centre have been drawn up again as the developer looks to turn it into student housing instead. One of the four blocks in the Downing development on First Street would accommodate 555 students if approved.

Strictly Come Dancing's audience is often getting as much attention as what is happening on the dancefloor as a few famous faces pop in to support their pals competing in the competition.

Manchester City are looking to bounce back from back to back Premier League losses when they take on Brighton this afternoon.

A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.

Two men have been found guilty of rape after a sobbing woman was attacked in Piccadilly Gardens. Brian Jalo, 25, Juan Quinones, 24, both raped the woman, who had travelled to the city with a friend for a weekend shopping trip.

A mother has spoken of the terrifying moment she thought her new-born son might die from a life-threatening illness, caused by a bacteria passed over during childbirth which she had no previous symptoms of.

An email claiming there was a 'suspicious package' on board a flight saw police and fire crews swarm the runway at Manchester Airport on Tuesday night (October 17).

A 77-year-old woman has tragically died after a bus crashed into a shop at Piccadilly Gardens yesterday. Almena Amica, who was a pedestrian during the incident, was taken to hospital with serious injuries but later died.

A man has been arrested after a bus crash beside Piccadilly Gardens that left a dozen people injured, with one woman currently fighting for her life in hospital.

Staff at a bubble tea shop are 'okay although shaken up' after a bus crashed into the front of the cafe, bosses have said. Paramedics are treating a 'number of casualties' after a bus ploughed into T4 in Piccadilly Gardens on Monday afternoon.

Dozens of buses serving communities across Greater Manchester have been hit by delays after a horror lunchtime crash opposite the bus station at Piccadilly Gardens.

Paramedics are treating a 'number of casualties' after a bus crashed into a bubble tea shop in Piccadilly Gardens. Emergency services were called to the scene in Manchester city centre at 1.15pm on Monday after a Diamond bus ploughed into the front of the T4 cafe at the foot of City Tower.

A mum has blasted a gang of youths for launching fireworks at her and her six-month-old baby. Police were called to Rochdale town centre yesterday (Tuesday) after around 30 to 40 young people were spotted setting off fireworks.

Two men raped a drunken sobbing woman in an alleyway near PIccadilly Gardens while a third man kept look-out, a jury has heard.

Coronation Street fans think they have spotted a red herring that may mean Tim Metcalfe survives his attack at the hands of Stephen Reid. Viewers of the ITV soap were left 'sobbing' as they watched the much-loved character left for dead after a dramatic stand-off with the Weatherfield serial killer.